In 2022, there were approximately 4.91 thousand asylum applications by people from Myanmar lodged in Malaysia. A large share of asylum-seekers from Myanmar in Malaysia are the Rohingyas, who are fleeing ethnic persecution in Myanmar.
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Number of asylum applications by Myanmar citizens lodged in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of applications in thousand
2022
4.91
2021
16.79
2020
5.26
2019
22.4
2018
24.47
2017
17.79
2016
15.07
2015
18.29
2014
22.27
2013
50.76
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UNHCR. (August 8, 2023). Number of asylum applications by Myanmar citizens lodged in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/933000/malaysia-number-of-asylum-applications-by-myanmar-citizens/
UNHCR. "Number of asylum applications by Myanmar citizens lodged in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/933000/malaysia-number-of-asylum-applications-by-myanmar-citizens/
UNHCR. (2023). Number of asylum applications by Myanmar citizens lodged in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/933000/malaysia-number-of-asylum-applications-by-myanmar-citizens/
UNHCR. "Number of Asylum Applications by Myanmar Citizens Lodged in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/933000/malaysia-number-of-asylum-applications-by-myanmar-citizens/
UNHCR, Number of asylum applications by Myanmar citizens lodged in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/933000/malaysia-number-of-asylum-applications-by-myanmar-citizens/ (last visited June 12, 2025)
Number of asylum applications by Myanmar citizens lodged in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], UNHCR, August 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/933000/malaysia-number-of-asylum-applications-by-myanmar-citizens/
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