Nepalese people in Malaysia

Nepali people in Malaysia
Total population
700,000 (2016)[1][2][3]
Regions with significant populations
 Malaysia
Throughout Peninsular Malaysia, mainly concentrated in Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Penang.
Languages
English · Malay · Maithili · Nepali
Religion
Hinduism · Buddhism

There is a large community of Nepali people in Malaysia, recruited from Nepal, foreign workers and their families. In 2020, there were over 382,000 documented Nepali workers in Malaysia - the majority of which were working in the manufacturing sector.[4]

  1. ^ Awale, Sonia (23 January 2016). "A Nepali a day dies working in Malaysia". Malaysiakini. With 700,000 employed in plantations and factories, Malaysia has the highest number of Nepali migrant workers and the earnings they send home makes up 40 percent of Nepal's total overseas remittances.
  2. ^ "Launching of Malaysian Made Bike in Nepal". Malaysian Embassy - Kathmandu. April 2011. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013.
  3. ^ Hohnholz, Linda (11 April 2011). "Air Asia to launch Kathmandu - Kuala Lumpur flights". eTurbo News.
  4. ^ Khadka, Upasana. "Nepali workers in Malaysia fear COVID-19 crackdown". Retrieved 9 November 2021.