Lesotho vs Malawi: Net migration

Lesotho

-5,192

in 2025

Malawi

-5,628

in 2025

Lesotho rank

136th

Malawi rank

137th

Net migration over time

Lesotho
Malawi

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -5,192 against -5,628 in Malawi, a difference of 436.

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

Globally, Lesotho ranks 136th and Malawi ranks 137th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Net migration in Lesotho
Net migration in Malawi
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.