Malaysia vs Pakistan: Total number of international immigrants
Malaysia
3.81 million immigrants
in 2024
Pakistan
4.18 million immigrants
in 2024
Malaysia rank
18th
Pakistan rank
16th
Total number of international immigrants over time
- Malaysia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 4.18 million immigrants against 3.81 million immigrants in Malaysia, a difference of 369,450 immigrants.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Pakistan ahead.
Malaysia ranks 18th and Pakistan ranks 16th of 232 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 million immigrants | 4.94 million immigrants | 3.77 million immigrants | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 1.89 million immigrants | 3.68 million immigrants | 1.78 million immigrants | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 3.30 million immigrants | 3.73 million immigrants | 424,910 immigrants | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 3.76 million immigrants | 3.73 million immigrants | 36,335 immigrants | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Malaysia or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 4.18 million immigrants against 3.81 million immigrants in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Malaysia and Pakistan?
- 369,450 immigrants, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Pakistan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Pakistan rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- Malaysia ranks 18th and Pakistan ranks 16th 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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