Net migration, annual growth rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Net migration, annual growth rate was -4.67 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Malaysia, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, net migration, annual growth rate in Malaysia stood at -4.67 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.1% on the previous year and down 126.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Malaysia peaked at 676.66 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -49.87 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Malaysia 104th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.56 % change on previous year | -23.87 % change on previous year | 6.76 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.1 % change on previous year | -3.75 % change on previous year | 35.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.7 % change on previous year | -3.11 % change on previous year | 676.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.11 % change on previous year | -31.74 % change on previous year | 25.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.43 % change on previous year | -11.89 % change on previous year | 40.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.13 % change on previous year | -22.2 % change on previous year | 18.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.84 % change on previous year | -49.87 % change on previous year | 84.98 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 101 Comoros -3.71 % change on previous year compare
- 102 United States -4.31 % change on previous year compare
- 103 Myanmar -4.43 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Cyprus -4.78 % change on previous year compare
- 106 Mongolia -4.82 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands -5.02 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Malaysia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 117.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.45 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 2.96 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 289.80 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 117.9% (2025)
- Broad money 120.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 117.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 4.28 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 166,615 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Malaysia?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Malaysia was -4.67 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 676.66 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -49.87 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Malaysia ranks 104th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 126.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.