In 2022, there were approximately 123.56 thousand refugees and 34.6 thousand asylum-seekers from Myanmar in Malaysia. The majority of refugees and asylum-seekers from Myanmar in Malaysia were the Rohingyas. Malaysia however, has maintained a tough stance against refugees and asylum-seekers from Myanmar, and regularly turned away boats with displaced Rohingyas in its waters.
Number of refugees and asylum-seekers from Myanmar in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
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UNHCR. (August 10, 2023). Number of refugees and asylum-seekers from Myanmar in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/955387/myanmar-refugees-asylum-seekers-in-malaysia/
UNHCR. "Number of refugees and asylum-seekers from Myanmar in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/955387/myanmar-refugees-asylum-seekers-in-malaysia/
UNHCR. (2023). Number of refugees and asylum-seekers from Myanmar in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/955387/myanmar-refugees-asylum-seekers-in-malaysia/
UNHCR. "Number of Refugees and Asylum-seekers from Myanmar in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/955387/myanmar-refugees-asylum-seekers-in-malaysia/
UNHCR, Number of refugees and asylum-seekers from Myanmar in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/955387/myanmar-refugees-asylum-seekers-in-malaysia/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Number of refugees and asylum-seekers from Myanmar in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], UNHCR, August 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/955387/myanmar-refugees-asylum-seekers-in-malaysia/