Low & middle income vs Malaysia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate

Low & middle income
5.48 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malaysia
19.05 % change on previous year
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
26th
Malaysia rank
29th

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 19.05 % change on previous year against 5.48 % change on previous year in Low & middle income, a difference of 13.57 % change on previous year.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 3.5 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malaysia ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 29th of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 19.21 % change on previous year 133.56 % change on previous year 114.35 % change on previous year Malaysia
2010s 18.35 % change on previous year 30.7 % change on previous year 12.35 % change on previous year Malaysia
2020s 9.06 % change on previous year 4 % change on previous year 5.05 % change on previous year Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate, Low & middle income or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 19.05 % change on previous year against 5.48 % change on previous year in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate between Low & middle income and Malaysia?
13.57 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Malaysia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Low & middle income and Malaysia rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
Low & middle income ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 29th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
213 places, 4,727 data points, 2001–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.