MigrantoMigration trends in Indonesia
Asia
3.7M people from Indonesia have built lives abroad. That's 1.3% of the country population, spread across 66 different countries
283.5M
Population
418.7K
Immigrants
3.7M
Emigrants
−3.3M
Outflow
The #20 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Despite emigrants making up just 1.3% of those born in Indonesia
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Indonesia
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
75.9K immigrants · 1.3M emigrants
2000
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 210%
- Entered the world's 20 largest diasporas
- Surge of immigrants from East Timor — 150.5K new arrivals
- The foreign-born population passed 100K residents
2015
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 41%
- The foreign-born population passed 100K residents
2020
- Malaysia overtook East Timor as the largest source of new arrivals
- A significant migration corridor emerged from Malaysia — 94.5K new residents
Today
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 45%
- Since 1990: 342.8K more foreign-born residents and 2.4M more citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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