Ireland vs Malaysia: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled

Ireland
124,730 people
in 2024
Malaysia
138,417 people
in 2024
Ireland rank
46th
Malaysia rank
43rd

Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time

  • Ireland
  • Malaysia
050.0k100.0k150.0k197720002024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 138,417 people against 124,730 people in Ireland, a difference of 13,687 people.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 43rd of 183 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 523.33 people 104,638 people 104,114 people Malaysia
1990s 600.7 people 16,262 people 15,662 people Malaysia
2000s 6,758 people 39,016 people 32,258 people Malaysia
2010s 6,749 people 99,589 people 92,840 people Malaysia
2020s 67,699 people 134,166 people 66,467 people Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Ireland or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 138,417 people against 124,730 people in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Ireland and Malaysia?
13,687 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malaysia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Malaysia rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
Ireland ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 43rd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 7,634 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.