Indonesia vs Malaysia
Indonesia vs Malaysia: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.1 per 1,000 people in Indonesia and 5.2 per 1,000 people in Malaysia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 5.3 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Malaysia has been higher since 1980, when it overtook Indonesia.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Indonesia at -0.1 per 1,000 people and Malaysia at 1.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Indonesia | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.1 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | -0.1 | 5.4 |
| 2021 | -0 | 5.5 |
| 2020 | -0.1 | 3 |
| 2019 | -0.1 | 6.1 |
| 2018 | -0.1 | 6.7 |
| 2017 | -0.1 | 7 |
| 2016 | -0.1 | 7 |
| 2015 | -0.1 | 6 |
| 2014 | -0.1 | 5.2 |
| 2013 | -0.1 | 5 |
| 2012 | -0.1 | 4.6 |
| 2011 | -0.2 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | -0.2 | 5.5 |
| 2009 | -0.3 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | -0.3 | 7.3 |
| 2007 | -0.3 | 8.5 |
| 2006 | -0.3 | 8.8 |
| 2005 | -0.3 | 8.7 |
| 2004 | -0.3 | 8.4 |
| 2003 | -0.4 | 8.1 |
| 2002 | -0.4 | 8.1 |
| 2001 | -0.3 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | -0.2 | 5.5 |
| 1999 | -0.1 | 4 |
| 1998 | -0.1 | 4.5 |
| 1997 | -0 | 3.7 |
| 1996 | -0 | 3.5 |
| 1995 | -0 | 3.6 |
| 1994 | -0 | 3.4 |
| 1993 | -0 | 3.2 |
| 1992 | -0 | 3.5 |
| 1991 | 0 | 5.3 |
| 1990 | 0.1 | 7.6 |
| 1989 | 0.1 | 8.3 |
| 1988 | 0.1 | 7.9 |
| 1987 | 0.2 | 8.5 |
| 1986 | 0.2 | 8.1 |
| 1985 | 0.2 | 7.9 |
| 1984 | 0.3 | 7.2 |
| 1983 | 0.3 | 6.9 |
| 1982 | 0.3 | 6.5 |
| 1981 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 1980 | 0.3 | 6.2 |
| 1979 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| 1978 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| 1977 | 0.3 | -1.4 |
| 1976 | 0.4 | -1.6 |
| 1975 | 0.4 | -1.8 |
| 1974 | 0.5 | -2 |
| 1973 | 0.5 | -2 |
| 1972 | 0.6 | -2 |
| 1971 | 0.7 | -2 |
| 1970 | 0.7 | -3.1 |
| 1969 | 0.7 | -4 |
| 1968 | 0.5 | -4.2 |
| 1967 | -0.8 | -4.4 |
| 1966 | -0.7 | -3.7 |
| 1965 | -0.6 | -4 |
| 1964 | 1.5 | -4.4 |
| 1963 | 1.1 | -4.8 |
| 1962 | 1.1 | -5.1 |
| 1961 | 1.1 | -5.5 |
| 1960 | 1.2 | -5.9 |
| 1959 | 1.2 | -6.1 |
| 1958 | 1.2 | -6.2 |
| 1957 | 1.2 | -2.2 |
| 1956 | 1.2 | -2 |
| 1955 | 1.2 | -1.7 |
| 1954 | 1.2 | -1.4 |
| 1953 | 1.2 | -1.2 |
| 1952 | 1.3 | -0.2 |
| 1951 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| 1950 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Indonesia | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.1-0.5–0.5 | 4.92.5–7.9 |
| 2025 | -0.1-0.7–0.6 | 4.61.3–8.6 |
| 2026 | -0.1-0.7–0.7 | 4.40.4–8.8 |
| 2027 | -0.1-0.8–0.8 | 4.40.1–9.9 |
| 2028 | -0.2-0.8–0.9 | 4.4-0.6–10.2 |
| 2029 | -0.2-0.8–1 | 4.1-1.4–10.4 |
| 2030 | -0.1-0.8–1 | 4.2-1.8–10.8 |
| 2031 | -0.1-0.9–1.1 | 4.2-2.4–10.8 |
| 2032 | -0.2-0.9–1.1 | 4.1-2.7–11 |
| 2033 | -0.1-0.9–1.1 | 3.7-3.3–10.8 |
| 2034 | -0.2-1–1.2 | 3.8-3.5–11 |
| 2035 | -0.2-1–1.2 | 3.8-3.8–11.9 |
| 2036 | -0.2-1.1–1.3 | 3.7-4.2–11.8 |
| 2037 | -0.2-1.1–1.3 | 3.6-4.1–12 |
| 2038 | -0.2-1.2–1.4 | 3.6-4.5–12.1 |
| 2039 | -0.2-1.2–1.4 | 3.3-5–12 |
| 2040 | -0.2-1.2–1.3 | 3.4-5.2–12.2 |
| 2041 | -0.2-1.3–1.3 | 3.3-5.3–12.4 |
| 2042 | -0.2-1.3–1.4 | 3.5-5.3–12.5 |
| 2043 | -0.1-1.3–1.4 | 3.4-6–13 |
| 2044 | -0.2-1.3–1.5 | 3.1-6.6–12.2 |
| 2045 | -0.2-1.3–1.4 | 3.1-6.8–12.2 |
| 2046 | -0.2-1.3–1.5 | 3.2-7–12.3 |
| 2047 | -0.2-1.4–1.5 | 3.1-6.9–12.7 |
| 2048 | -0.1-1.4–1.5 | 2.9-7.1–13.3 |
| 2049 | -0.2-1.4–1.5 | 2.8-7–12.5 |
| 2050 | -0.1-1.5–1.5 | 2.9-6.6–13 |
| 2051 | -0.2-1.5–1.5 | 2.7-7.8–13.2 |
| 2052 | -0.2-1.5–1.5 | 2.7-7.5–13.5 |
| 2053 | -0.2-1.5–1.6 | 2.7-8–13.2 |
| 2054 | -0.1-1.6–1.5 | 2.5-8–13 |
| 2055 | -0.1-1.6–1.6 | 2.3-8.3–12.4 |
| 2056 | -0.1-1.6–1.6 | 2.4-7.8–12.8 |
| 2057 | -0.2-1.6–1.6 | 2.3-8.3–13.2 |
| 2058 | -0.2-1.7–1.7 | 2.3-8.5–12.8 |
| 2059 | -0.2-1.6–1.7 | 2.4-8.7–13.2 |
| 2060 | -0.2-1.6–1.7 | 2.3-7.8–13.1 |
| 2061 | -0.2-1.6–1.8 | 2.3-8.6–13.1 |
| 2062 | -0.2-1.6–1.8 | 2.1-8.6–13.5 |
| 2063 | -0.2-1.7–1.8 | 2-9.3–13.5 |
| 2064 | -0.2-1.8–1.8 | 2.1-9.8–13.4 |
| 2065 | -0.2-1.7–1.8 | 1.9-9.5–13.5 |
| 2066 | -0.2-1.7–1.8 | 1.8-9.7–13.9 |
| 2067 | -0.2-1.7–1.8 | 1.8-9.6–13.5 |
| 2068 | -0.2-1.7–1.8 | 1.7-9.4–14 |
| 2069 | -0.2-1.7–1.8 | 1.9-9.5–14.2 |
| 2070 | -0.2-1.8–1.8 | 1.9-9.7–14 |
| 2071 | -0.2-1.7–1.8 | 1.9-9.4–13.6 |
| 2072 | -0.1-1.8–1.9 | 1.9-9.4–13.2 |
| 2073 | -0.2-1.9–1.9 | 1.8-9.6–13.6 |
| 2074 | -0.2-1.8–1.9 | 1.9-10.2–13.6 |
| 2075 | -0.2-1.7–1.9 | 1.8-9.7–14 |
| 2076 | -0.1-1.8–2 | 2-9.3–14.3 |
| 2077 | -0.2-1.8–1.9 | 1.7-9.1–13.6 |
| 2078 | -0.1-1.8–2 | 1.6-9.8–13.7 |
| 2079 | -0.2-1.9–2.1 | 1.6-9.6–13.8 |
| 2080 | -0.1-1.8–2 | 1.4-9.9–13.6 |
| 2081 | -0.1-1.9–2 | 1.6-9.9–13.7 |
| 2082 | -0.1-1.9–2.1 | 1.5-9.4–13.9 |
| 2083 | -0.1-1.9–2 | 1.5-9.5–13.3 |
| 2084 | -0.1-2–2 | 1.6-9.5–14.2 |
| 2085 | -0.1-1.9–2 | 1.6-10–14.3 |
| 2086 | -0.1-2–2.2 | 1.5-10.5–14.6 |
| 2087 | -0.1-1.9–2.1 | 1.5-10.7–14.6 |
| 2088 | -0.1-2–2 | 1.5-10.2–14.6 |
| 2089 | -0.1-2–2 | 1.6-10–14.4 |
| 2090 | -0.1-2–2.2 | 1.5-9.9–15.1 |
| 2091 | -0.1-2–2.2 | 1.6-10–14.8 |
| 2092 | -0.1-2–2.1 | 1.6-10–15 |
| 2093 | -0.1-2–2.2 | 1.5-10.9–14.9 |
| 2094 | -0.1-2–2.2 | 1.5-9.9–15.7 |
| 2095 | -0.1-2–2.2 | 1.5-9.7–14.4 |
| 2096 | -0.1-2.1–2.2 | 1.4-9.7–14.2 |
| 2097 | -0.1-2–2.2 | 1.5-9.9–14.8 |
| 2098 | -0.1-2.2–2.1 | 1.6-10.1–14.2 |
| 2099 | -0.1-2.1–2.2 | 1.5-10–14.2 |
| 2100 | -0.1-2.1–2.1 | 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
Indonesia vs Malaysia
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Malaysia: 76.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Malaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Malaysia: 93.9% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Malaysia: 3.52% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Malaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Malaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Malaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Malaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Malaysia: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Malaysia: 30.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Malaysia: 7.5% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Malaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Malaysia: $4.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Malaysia: $138 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Malaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Malaysia: 136,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Malaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Malaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Malaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Malaysia: 20 million TIV in 2024