India vs Malaysia: Total number of international immigrants

India

4.80 million immigrants

in 2024

Malaysia

3.81 million immigrants

in 2024

India rank

15th

Malaysia rank

18th

Total number of international immigrants over time

India currently reports 4.80 million immigrants against 3.81 million immigrants in Malaysia, a difference of 989,750 immigrants.

That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 18th of 232 countries.

Indicator: Total number of international immigrants
Unit: immigrants
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

People living in a given country who were born in another country.