Malaysia
28/11/2022
A. Annual series
A.1 Foreign-born population, 2000-2020
(Individuals)
Years Total Population Foreign-born
All foreign-born Born in Portugal
N Change in N % of total Change in % of total As a % of all foreign-born Change in
2020 32 365 998 1.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2019 31 949 777 1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2017 31 624 264 4.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2015 30 270 965 6.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2010 28 334 135 10.3 2 380 067 8.4 -- -- -- -- --
2005 25 690 615 10.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2000 23 194 252 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable[ e ]EstimateLast update: 28/nov./2022
Chart
Born in Portugal
Note The data from 2000, 2005 and 2015 were revised by the UN and amended by OEm on 28/11/2022.
Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Department of Statistics Malaysia, Census 2010; United Nations Statistics Division (2017) and United Nations Statistics Division (other data) (the UN data are estimates).
A.2 Foreign population, 2000-2020
(Individuals)
Years Total Population All foreign-born
All foreign-born Foreigners with Portuguese citizenship
N Change in N % of total Change in % of total As a % of all foreigners Change in
2020 32 365 998 1.3 3 476 560 10.8 1.4 -- -- -- --
2019 31 949 777 1.0 3 430 380 10.7 26.9 -- -- -- --
2017 31 624 264 4.5 2 703 629 8.6 -17.6 -- -- -- --
2015 30 270 965 6.8 3 280 681 10.8 35.7 -- -- -- --
2010 28 334 135 10.3 2 417 395 8.5 26.0 -- -- -- --
2005 25 690 615 10.8 1 918 504 7.5 31.1 -- -- -- --
2000 23 194 252 -- 1 463 598 6.3 -- -- -- -- --
[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable[ e ]EstimateLast update: 28/nov./2022
Chart
Foreigners with Portuguese citizenship
Note The data from 2000, 2005 and 2015 were revised by the UN and amended by OEm on 28/11/2022.
Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Department of Statistics Malaysia, Census 2010; United Nations Statistics Division (2017) and United Nations Statistics Division (other data) (the UN data are estimates).
A.3 Consular registrations , 2009
(Individuals)
Years All registrations Registrations by migrants born in Portugal Registrations by migrants with Portuguese citizenship
N Change in % of total Change in % of total Change in
2009 34 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable[ e ]EstimateLast update: 28/nov./2022
Chart
All consular resgistrations
Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Portuguese consulates abroad.
B. Census

Blogs and websites from Portuguese abroad

Home

Portuguese Associations Abroad

PDF
XLSX

Observatório da Emigração Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia
Instituto Universitário de Lisboa

Av. das Forças Armadas,
1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal

T. (+351) 210 464 322

F. (+351) 217 940 074

observatorioemigracao@iscte-iul.pt

Partners Support
ceg Logo IS logo_SOCIUS Logo_MNE Logo_Comunidades