Cambodia vs Malaysia
Cambodia vs Malaysia: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -1.8 per 1,000 people in Cambodia and 5.2 per 1,000 people in Malaysia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 7 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Malaysia has been higher since 1998, when it overtook Cambodia.
- In 2023, Cambodia ranked 171 and Malaysia ranked 40 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cambodia at -1 per 1,000 people and Malaysia at 1.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Cambodia | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -1.8 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | -1.8 | 5.4 |
| 2021 | -1.6 | 5.5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | -3.5 | 6.1 |
| 2018 | -5.3 | 6.7 |
| 2017 | -4.6 | 7 |
| 2016 | -3.2 | 7 |
| 2015 | -3.7 | 6 |
| 2014 | -3.7 | 5.2 |
| 2013 | -3.6 | 5 |
| 2012 | -3.5 | 4.6 |
| 2011 | -3.5 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | -3.4 | 5.5 |
| 2009 | -3.5 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | -3.6 | 7.3 |
| 2007 | -5 | 8.5 |
| 2006 | -4.4 | 8.8 |
| 2005 | -4.5 | 8.7 |
| 2004 | -4.5 | 8.4 |
| 2003 | -4.4 | 8.1 |
| 2002 | -4.3 | 8.1 |
| 2001 | -4.3 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | -4.1 | 5.5 |
| 1999 | -3.9 | 4 |
| 1998 | -2.8 | 4.5 |
| 1997 | 43.6 | 3.7 |
| 1996 | 47.1 | 3.5 |
| 1995 | 50.2 | 3.6 |
| 1994 | 52.9 | 3.4 |
| 1993 | 21.8 | 3.2 |
| 1992 | 34 | 3.5 |
| 1991 | 7.6 | 5.3 |
| 1990 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| 1989 | 7.8 | 8.3 |
| 1988 | -2.1 | 7.9 |
| 1987 | 6.8 | 8.5 |
| 1986 | 6.9 | 8.1 |
| 1985 | 0.8 | 7.9 |
| 1984 | -5 | 7.2 |
| 1983 | 8.2 | 6.9 |
| 1982 | -3.7 | 6.5 |
| 1981 | -4.3 | 6.3 |
| 1980 | -25.7 | 6.2 |
| 1979 | 23.3 | -1.1 |
| 1978 | -16.3 | -1.2 |
| 1977 | -9.8 | -1.4 |
| 1976 | -8.6 | -1.6 |
| 1975 | -7.3 | -1.8 |
| 1974 | -6.7 | -2 |
| 1973 | -6.2 | -2 |
| 1972 | -6.1 | -2 |
| 1971 | -12.1 | -2 |
| 1970 | -29.1 | -3.1 |
| 1969 | -2.7 | -4 |
| 1968 | -2.7 | -4.2 |
| 1967 | -2.7 | -4.4 |
| 1966 | -2.8 | -3.7 |
| 1965 | -2.8 | -4 |
| 1964 | -2.8 | -4.4 |
| 1963 | -2.7 | -4.8 |
| 1962 | -0.6 | -5.1 |
| 1961 | -0.9 | -5.5 |
| 1960 | -1 | -5.9 |
| 1959 | -1.2 | -6.1 |
| 1958 | -2.1 | -6.2 |
| 1957 | -1.3 | -2.2 |
| 1956 | -1.1 | -2 |
| 1955 | -1 | -1.7 |
| 1954 | -0.9 | -1.4 |
| 1953 | -1 | -1.2 |
| 1952 | 0 | -0.2 |
| 1951 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 1950 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Cambodia | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.9-24.8–18 | 4.92.5–7.9 |
| 2025 | -1.8-28.6–21.3 | 4.61.3–8.6 |
| 2026 | -1.9-31.3–23.9 | 4.40.4–8.8 |
| 2027 | -1.7-31.6–25.8 | 4.40.1–9.9 |
| 2028 | -1.6-30–25.8 | 4.4-0.6–10.2 |
| 2029 | -1.6-31.5–26.7 | 4.1-1.4–10.4 |
| 2030 | -1.6-34.1–28.1 | 4.2-1.8–10.8 |
| 2031 | -1.5-33.5–26.1 | 4.2-2.4–10.8 |
| 2032 | -1.5-33.1–26.2 | 4.1-2.7–11 |
| 2033 | -1.4-33.2–27.6 | 3.7-3.3–10.8 |
| 2034 | -1.5-32.6–27.7 | 3.8-3.5–11 |
| 2035 | -1.3-31.1–27.5 | 3.8-3.8–11.9 |
| 2036 | -1.5-32.3–27.3 | 3.7-4.2–11.8 |
| 2037 | -1.3-33.3–28.5 | 3.6-4.1–12 |
| 2038 | -1.3-32.9–26 | 3.6-4.5–12.1 |
| 2039 | -1.4-35.4–26.1 | 3.3-5–12 |
| 2040 | -1.4-33.3–27.6 | 3.4-5.2–12.2 |
| 2041 | -1.4-33.6–26.5 | 3.3-5.3–12.4 |
| 2042 | -1.3-32.1–28 | 3.5-5.3–12.5 |
| 2043 | -1.3-33.9–29.4 | 3.4-6–13 |
| 2044 | -1.3-32.9–28.5 | 3.1-6.6–12.2 |
| 2045 | -1.3-34–27.6 | 3.1-6.8–12.2 |
| 2046 | -1.2-34.7–27.9 | 3.2-7–12.3 |
| 2047 | -1.3-33.4–31 | 3.1-6.9–12.7 |
| 2048 | -1.2-33.3–29.6 | 2.9-7.1–13.3 |
| 2049 | -1.2-33.3–27.9 | 2.8-7–12.5 |
| 2050 | -1.3-31.9–27.1 | 2.9-6.6–13 |
| 2051 | -1.2-32.3–27.1 | 2.7-7.8–13.2 |
| 2052 | -1.3-33.1–26.4 | 2.7-7.5–13.5 |
| 2053 | -1.3-33.3–26.9 | 2.7-8–13.2 |
| 2054 | -1.2-31.1–26.9 | 2.5-8–13 |
| 2055 | -1.3-33.1–28.1 | 2.3-8.3–12.4 |
| 2056 | -1.2-36–27 | 2.4-7.8–12.8 |
| 2057 | -1.1-32.7–27.8 | 2.3-8.3–13.2 |
| 2058 | -1.1-32.9–27.2 | 2.3-8.5–12.8 |
| 2059 | -1.1-31.9–27.9 | 2.4-8.7–13.2 |
| 2060 | -1.1-34.4–25.3 | 2.3-7.8–13.1 |
| 2061 | -1.2-32.6–28.4 | 2.3-8.6–13.1 |
| 2062 | -1.3-34.3–27.1 | 2.1-8.6–13.5 |
| 2063 | -1.2-34.9–27.9 | 2-9.3–13.5 |
| 2064 | -1.1-33.9–27.6 | 2.1-9.8–13.4 |
| 2065 | -1.3-32.7–28 | 1.9-9.5–13.5 |
| 2066 | -1.1-33.1–30 | 1.8-9.7–13.9 |
| 2067 | -1.1-32.7–27.7 | 1.8-9.6–13.5 |
| 2068 | -1.2-34.7–27.5 | 1.7-9.4–14 |
| 2069 | -1.2-32.5–27.7 | 1.9-9.5–14.2 |
| 2070 | -1.2-34.1–29.3 | 1.9-9.7–14 |
| 2071 | -1.1-34.9–29.8 | 1.9-9.4–13.6 |
| 2072 | -1.1-33–29 | 1.9-9.4–13.2 |
| 2073 | -1.2-34.4–29 | 1.8-9.6–13.6 |
| 2074 | -1-34.1–28.3 | 1.9-10.2–13.6 |
| 2075 | -1.2-32.9–30.6 | 1.8-9.7–14 |
| 2076 | -1-33.1–29.2 | 2-9.3–14.3 |
| 2077 | -1-35.5–28.3 | 1.7-9.1–13.6 |
| 2078 | -1.1-35.3–27.7 | 1.6-9.8–13.7 |
| 2079 | -1.1-35.6–27 | 1.6-9.6–13.8 |
| 2080 | -1.1-34.4–27 | 1.4-9.9–13.6 |
| 2081 | -1-34.2–25.9 | 1.6-9.9–13.7 |
| 2082 | -1-34–28.2 | 1.5-9.4–13.9 |
| 2083 | -1-33.5–28.2 | 1.5-9.5–13.3 |
| 2084 | -1.1-34.3–29.4 | 1.6-9.5–14.2 |
| 2085 | -1.1-34.1–27.2 | 1.6-10–14.3 |
| 2086 | -1.1-34–28.2 | 1.5-10.5–14.6 |
| 2087 | -1.1-32.7–26.9 | 1.5-10.7–14.6 |
| 2088 | -0.9-33.3–28.4 | 1.5-10.2–14.6 |
| 2089 | -1.1-36.5–29.5 | 1.6-10–14.4 |
| 2090 | -1-33.1–28.1 | 1.5-9.9–15.1 |
| 2091 | -0.9-34.3–29 | 1.6-10–14.8 |
| 2092 | -1-34.2–28.2 | 1.6-10–15 |
| 2093 | -1-36.6–29.4 | 1.5-10.9–14.9 |
| 2094 | -1.1-34.5–29.1 | 1.5-9.9–15.7 |
| 2095 | -0.9-34.6–29.6 | 1.5-9.7–14.4 |
| 2096 | -1-34.7–28.8 | 1.4-9.7–14.2 |
| 2097 | -1.1-34.5–28 | 1.5-9.9–14.8 |
| 2098 | -1.1-37.6–28.6 | 1.6-10.1–14.2 |
| 2099 | -0.9-33.8–29.2 | 1.5-10–14.2 |
| 2100 | -1-34.1–30.6 | 1.3-10.5–14.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cambodia vs Malaysia
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023Malaysia: 76.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Malaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCambodia: 29.1% in 2022Malaysia: 93.9% in 2022
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017Malaysia: 3.52% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Malaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023Malaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023Malaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023Malaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025Malaysia: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023Malaysia: 30.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023Malaysia: 7.5% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025Malaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCambodia: $716M in 2025Malaysia: $4.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025Malaysia: $138 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCambodia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Malaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020Malaysia: 136,000 people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Malaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020Malaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023Malaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsCambodia: 1 million TIV in 2000Malaysia: 20 million TIV in 2024