Japan vs Malaysia: Net migration

Japan

140,579

in 2025

Malaysia

166,615

in 2025

Japan rank

10th

Malaysia rank

7th

Net migration over time

Japan
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 166,615 against 140,579 in Japan, a difference of 26,036.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Globally, Japan ranks 10th and Malaysia ranks 7th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Net migration in Japan
Net migration in Malaysia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Net migration
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,424 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.