Japan vs Malaysia: Total number of international immigrants
Japan
3.41 million immigrants
in 2024
Malaysia
3.81 million immigrants
in 2024
Japan rank
19th
Malaysia rank
18th
Total number of international immigrants over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 3.81 million immigrants against 3.41 million immigrants in Japan, a difference of 396,980 immigrants.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 19th and Malaysia ranks 18th of 232 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 million immigrants | 1.17 million immigrants | 20,585 immigrants | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.81 million immigrants | 1.89 million immigrants | 79,865 immigrants | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2.37 million immigrants | 3.30 million immigrants | 930,555 immigrants | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 3.35 million immigrants | 3.76 million immigrants | 413,320 immigrants | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Japan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 3.81 million immigrants against 3.41 million immigrants in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Japan and Malaysia?
- 396,980 immigrants, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- Japan ranks 19th and Malaysia ranks 18th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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