East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Malaysia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
250,606
in 2025
Malaysia
150,164
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
40th
Malaysia rank
40th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Malaysia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196419942025

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 250,606 against 150,164 in Malaysia, a difference of 100,442.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.7 times Malaysia's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 40th of 44 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 431,477 120,820 310,657 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 588,456 104,506 483,951 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 463,241 16,262 446,978 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 493,077 39,016 454,061 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 528,117 99,589 428,528 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 349,012 136,832 212,180 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Malaysia?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 250,606 against 150,164 in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
100,442, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Malaysia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 40th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,579 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.