What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Malawi and Moldova?

1,488 immigrants, with Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Moldova?

8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Malawi vs Moldova: Total number of international immigrants

Malawi

186,719 immigrants

in 2024

Moldova

188,207 immigrants

in 2024

Malawi rank

121st

Moldova rank

120th

Total number of international immigrants over time

Malawi
Moldova

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 188,207 immigrants against 186,719 immigrants in Malawi, a difference of 1,488 immigrants.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 121st and Moldova ranks 120th of 232 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1990s	684,672 immigrants	449,248 immigrants	235,424 immigrants	Malawi
2000s	227,140 immigrants	212,198 immigrants	14,942 immigrants	Malawi
2010s	207,525 immigrants	117,058 immigrants	90,467 immigrants	Malawi
2020s	189,040 immigrants	132,749 immigrants	56,292 immigrants	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Malawi or Moldova?: Moldova, at 188,207 immigrants against 186,719 immigrants in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Malawi and Moldova?: 1,488 immigrants, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Moldova?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Moldova rank globally for total number of international immigrants?: Malawi ranks 121st and Moldova ranks 120th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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