| Estimate of irregular migrants in selected Asian Countries, 1997 | |||||
Receiving countries |
|||||
| Countries of origin | Japan | Korea | Taiwan | Malaysia | Thailand |
| Bangladesh | 5,864 |
9,033 |
… |
246,400 |
… |
| Cambodia | … |
… |
… |
… |
68,468 |
| China | 38,957 |
57,722 |
… |
… |
… |
| Indonesia | … |
2,353 |
2,700 |
475,200 |
… |
| Korea | 52,854 |
… |
… |
… |
… |
| Malaysia | 10,926 |
… |
400 |
… |
… |
| Myanmar | 5,957 |
… |
… |
25,600 |
684,676 |
| Pakistan | 4,766 |
5,935 |
… |
12,000 |
… |
| Philippines | 42,627 |
13,909 |
5,150 |
9,600 |
… |
| Taiwan | 9,403 |
… |
… |
… |
… |
| Thailand | 38,191 |
8,200 |
6,000 |
8,000 |
… |
| Vietnam | … |
6,389 |
… |
… |
… |
| Others | 72,242 |
43,448 |
5,750 |
23,200 |
92,135 |
| Total | 281,157 |
148,048 |
20,000 |
800,000 |
845,279 |