Malaysia vs Thailand

Malaysia vs Thailand: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 5.2 per 1,000 people in Malaysia and 0.3 per 1,000 people in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 4.9 per 1,000 people, or 19 times that in Thailand.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Malaysia vs Thailand: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 5.2 per 1,000 people in Malaysia and 0.3 per 1,000 people in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 4.9 per 1,000 people, or 19 times that in Thailand.
MalaysiaThailandUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Malaysia has been higher since 1980, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2023, Malaysia ranked 40 and Thailand ranked 91 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Malaysia at 1.3 per 1,000 people and Thailand at 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearMalaysiaThailand
20235.20.3
20225.40.3
20215.5-0
202030.5
20196.10.1
20186.70.2
201770.9
201671.6
201560.5
20145.20.8
201351
20124.61.1
20114.21
20105.50.8
20096.31.6
20087.31.6
20078.51.5
20068.81.5
20058.71.5
20048.41.6
20038.11.6
20028.11.6
20017.41.5
20005.51.9
199942.8
19984.53
19973.72.5
19963.52.5
19953.62.5
19943.42.3
19933.22.1
19923.52.5
19915.32.2
19907.62.8
19898.31.7
19887.92.4
19878.52.4
19868.12.2
19857.92.8
19847.22.8
19836.93
19826.52.1
19816.31.7
19806.21.9
1979-1.11.9
1978-1.21.9
1977-1.42.1
1976-1.61
1975-1.81.6
1974-21.8
1973-22.1
1972-21.9
1971-21.2
1970-3.11.4
1969-40.8
1968-4.20.4
1967-4.40.5
1966-3.70.4
1965-40.7
1964-4.40.6
1963-4.80.6
1962-5.10.6
1961-5.50.5
1960-5.90.3
1959-6.1-0.1
1958-6.2-1.1
1957-2.2-0.4
1956-2-0.3
1955-1.7-0.3
1954-1.4-0.3
1953-1.2-0.4
1952-0.20.1
19510.60.4
19501.20.5
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMalaysiaThailand
20244.92.5–7.90.3-0.6–1.2
20254.61.3–8.60.4-0.9–1.6
20264.40.4–8.80.4-1.1–1.9
20274.40.1–9.90.5-1.2–2.1
20284.4-0.6–10.20.5-1.4–2.3
20294.1-1.4–10.40.6-1.5–2.4
20304.2-1.8–10.80.6-1.6–2.8
20314.2-2.4–10.80.7-1.7–2.9
20324.1-2.7–110.7-1.8–2.9
20333.7-3.3–10.80.7-1.9–3
20343.8-3.5–110.7-1.9–3.3
20353.8-3.8–11.90.7-1.9–3.3
20363.7-4.2–11.80.8-2.1–3.3
20373.6-4.1–120.8-2.1–3.2
20383.6-4.5–12.10.8-2–3.3
20393.3-5–120.9-2.1–3.4
20403.4-5.2–12.20.9-2.2–3.4
20413.3-5.3–12.40.8-2.3–3.4
20423.5-5.3–12.50.9-2.3–3.5
20433.4-6–130.9-2.4–3.4
20443.1-6.6–12.21-2.4–3.6
20453.1-6.8–12.21-2.4–3.6
20463.2-7–12.31-2.4–3.6
20473.1-6.9–12.71-2.3–3.6
20482.9-7.1–13.31-2.4–3.8
20492.8-7–12.51-2.5–3.6
20502.9-6.6–131-2.8–3.7
20512.7-7.8–13.21-2.6–3.6
20522.7-7.5–13.50.9-2.8–3.7
20532.7-8–13.21-2.6–3.9
20542.5-8–130.9-2.8–3.9
20552.3-8.3–12.41-2.7–3.9
20562.4-7.8–12.81-2.7–3.9
20572.3-8.3–13.21-2.8–3.8
20582.3-8.5–12.81-2.7–3.8
20592.4-8.7–13.21-2.6–4.1
20602.3-7.8–13.11-2.8–3.9
20612.3-8.6–13.11.1-2.8–4
20622.1-8.6–13.51-2.9–3.9
20632-9.3–13.51.1-3.1–4.1
20642.1-9.8–13.41.1-3.2–4
20651.9-9.5–13.51-3.2–3.9
20661.8-9.7–13.91.1-3–4.1
20671.8-9.6–13.51.1-3.1–4
20681.7-9.4–141-2.9–4.2
20691.9-9.5–14.21.1-3.1–4.2
20701.9-9.7–141-2.9–4.2
20711.9-9.4–13.61.1-3.1–4.5
20721.9-9.4–13.21-3.2–4.4
20731.8-9.6–13.61-3.4–4.2
20741.9-10.2–13.61-3.3–4.3
20751.8-9.7–141.1-3.4–4.2
20762-9.3–14.31.1-3.1–4.2
20771.7-9.1–13.61.1-3.2–4.3
20781.6-9.8–13.71.1-3.2–4.4
20791.6-9.6–13.81-3–4.3
20801.4-9.9–13.61-3.4–4.3
20811.6-9.9–13.71.1-3.2–4.2
20821.5-9.4–13.91-3.3–4.2
20831.5-9.5–13.31-3.4–4.1
20841.6-9.5–14.21-3.3–4
20851.6-10–14.31-3.4–4.2
20861.5-10.5–14.61.1-3.3–4.1
20871.5-10.7–14.61.1-3.5–4.2
20881.5-10.2–14.61.1-3.2–4.1
20891.6-10–14.41-3.3–4.1
20901.5-9.9–15.11-3.4–4.3
20911.6-10–14.81-3.1–4.3
20921.6-10–151-3.3–4.3
20931.5-10.9–14.91-3.4–4.3
20941.5-9.9–15.71-3.4–4.3
20951.5-9.7–14.40.9-3.5–4.2
20961.4-9.7–14.20.9-3.3–4.3
20971.5-9.9–14.81-3.7–4.4
20981.6-10.1–14.21-3.4–4.3
20991.5-10–14.21-3.5–4.3
21001.3-10.5–14.40.9-3.7–4.2

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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.

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