Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Malaysia is 0.0002 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 57.4% on the previous year and up 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0006 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2010.
That places Malaysia 125th out of 198 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.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +50.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -33.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -47.4% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -28.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +53.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +250.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +192.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | +114.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | +51.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per person | +56.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 units per person | +39.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 units per person | -32.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 units per person | -57.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 122 Seychelles 0.0002 units per person compare
- 123 Uruguay 0.0002 units per person compare
- 124 Gabon 0.0002 units per person compare
- 126 Cape Verde 0.0001 units per person compare
- 127 Kenya 0.0001 units per person compare
- 128 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0001 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 origin, per capita in Malaysia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0002 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 125th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.4%. 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 origin, 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 origin 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 origin ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 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 origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.