Kuwait vs Malaysia: Total number of international immigrants
Kuwait
3.32 million immigrants
in 2024
Malaysia
3.81 million immigrants
in 2024
Kuwait rank
20th
Malaysia rank
18th
Total number of international immigrants over time
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 3.81 million immigrants against 3.32 million immigrants in Kuwait, a difference of 483,320 immigrants.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 18th of 232 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 995,646 immigrants | 1.17 million immigrants | 174,554 immigrants | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.24 million immigrants | 1.89 million immigrants | 658,625 immigrants | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2.24 million immigrants | 3.30 million immigrants | 1.06 million immigrants | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 3.18 million immigrants | 3.76 million immigrants | 585,645 immigrants | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Kuwait or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 3.81 million immigrants against 3.32 million immigrants in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 483,320 immigrants, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- Kuwait ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 18th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) β 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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