Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0018 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malaysia stood at 0.0018 units per person.
The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0019 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +1006.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +545.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per person | +470.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | -27.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | +33.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 units per person | +263.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 units per person | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 units per person | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 units per person | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 units per person | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0018 units per person | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0021 units per person compare
- 30 Switzerland 0.0019 units per person compare
- 31 Niger 0.0018 units per person compare
- 33 Iceland 0.0017 units per person compare
- 34 Central African Republic 0.0015 units per person compare
- 35 Mauritania 0.0014 units per person compare
More social development data for Malaysia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 150,164 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,477 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,477 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0042 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malaysia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0018 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.