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Refugee population in Malaysia from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Number of refugees in thousands
2023	135.87
2022	134.55
2021	132.09
2020	129.9
2019	129.1
2018	121.31
2017	103.84
2016	92.26
2015	94.16
2014	99.36

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October 2024

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Region

Asia, Malaysia

Survey time period

2014 to 2023

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As per the source, refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection.

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The number of refugees residing in Malaysia saw no significant changes in 2023 in comparison to the previous year 2022 and remained at around 135.87 thousand refugees. Still, the number of refugees residing reached its highest value in the observed period in 2023.
Refugee population includes people who are outside of their country of origin for reasons of feared persecution, conflict, generalized violence, or other circumstances that have seriously disturbed public order and, therefore, require international protection. Country or territory of asylum is the country or territory where an asylum claim was filed and granted.

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