Refugee population by country or territory of asylum reached 132,086 persons in 2021 in Malaysia, according to the National Statistical Office. This is 1.68% more than in the previous year.
Historically, refugee population by country or territory of asylum in Malaysia reached an all time high of 141,580 persons in 1978 and an all time low of 145 persons in 1993.
Malaysia has been ranked 30th within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of refugee population by country or territory of asylum.
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