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Immigrants by country

Name: Immigrants by country
Creator: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024
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The United States had 52.4 million people born abroad at mid-2024, more than any other country. Germany was second with 16.8 million, Saudi Arabia third with 13.7 million and the United Kingdom fourth with 11.8 million. There were 304 million international migrants worldwide, 3.7% of the world's population, nearly double the 154 million of 1990.

UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024, 2024 · 196 countries · Updated October 2026

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Immigrants by country: People born abroad living in each country, mid-2024
#	Country	Immigrants	Share	Living abroad
1	United States	52,375,047	15.2%	3,186,999
2	Germany	16,750,084	19.8%	4,297,233
3	Saudi Arabia	13,683,841	40.3%	236,699
4	United Kingdom	11,845,479	17.1%	4,804,944
5	France	9,186,757	13.8%	2,547,158
6	Spain	8,870,527	18.5%	1,623,550
7	Canada	8,805,839	22.2%	1,347,381
8	United Arab Emirates	8,157,000	74.0%	166,074
9	Australia	8,111,404	30.4%	430,718
10	Russia	7,605,774	5.3%	9,134,094
11	Turkey	7,083,501	8.1%	3,130,337
12	Italy	6,553,671	11.0%	2,941,444
13	Jordan	5,280,168	45.7%	659,204
14	Ukraine	5,064,173	13.4%	9,769,216
15	India	4,796,255	0.3%	18,533,845
16	Pakistan	4,175,958	1.7%	6,915,057
17	Iran	3,840,654	4.2%	1,733,468
18	Malaysia	3,806,514	10.7%	2,433,875
19	Japan	3,409,529	2.8%	1,008,173
20	Kuwait	3,323,191	67.3%	167,850
21	Thailand	3,179,399	4.4%	1,178,757
22	Colombia	3,063,518	5.8%	3,652,238
23	Netherlands	2,956,518	16.2%	631,391
24	Bangladesh	2,906,338	1.7%	8,706,947
25	Côte d'Ivoire	2,880,839	9.0%	1,211,422
26	Singapore	2,841,665	48.7%	269,613
27	Switzerland	2,773,840	31.1%	512,547
28	South Africa	2,631,100	4.1%	1,005,800
29	Sudan	2,397,113	4.8%	3,786,603
30	Belgium	2,349,032	20.0%	521,884
31	Qatar	2,337,000	76.7%	19,821
32	Austria	2,327,064	25.5%	430,560
33	Oman	2,283,366	43.2%	17,095
34	Sweden	2,272,158	21.4%	223,508
35	Israel	2,091,569	22.3%	324,804
36	Kazakhstan	2,089,797	10.1%	2,796,572
37	Uganda	2,057,759	4.1%	578,034
38	Argentina	1,958,039	4.3%	1,183,381
39	Peru	1,837,219	5.4%	1,672,482
40	South Korea	1,811,507	3.5%	2,030,473
41	Poland	1,739,901	4.5%	4,572,613
42	Mexico	1,726,089	1.3%	11,596,529
43	China	1,638,718	0.1%	11,701,619
44	Chile	1,538,324	7.8%	444,451
45	New Zealand	1,467,989	28.2%	679,772
46	Greece	1,423,964	14.2%	780,112
47	Lebanon	1,422,583	24.5%	681,720
48	Brazil	1,406,299	0.7%	2,194,325
49	Nigeria	1,403,281	0.6%	2,094,265
50	Chad	1,269,673	6.3%	292,298
51	Venezuela	1,263,304	4.4%	8,328,514
52	Ireland	1,216,237	23.1%	714,405
53	Ethiopia	1,168,455	0.9%	1,240,645
54	Uzbekistan	1,154,963	3.2%	2,114,480
55	Egypt	1,139,820	1.0%	4,820,002
56	Taiwan	1,136,425	4.9%	832,507
57	Portugal	1,127,184	10.8%	1,799,179
58	DR Congo	1,085,090	1.0%	2,097,387
59	Belarus	1,054,604	11.6%	790,232
60	Czechia	1,025,199	9.5%	583,214
61	Norway	1,012,404	18.2%	120,891
62	Kenya	992,536	1.8%	540,466
63	South Sudan	914,001	7.7%	3,168,836
64	Libya	897,751	12.2%	156,874
65	Syria	896,042	3.6%	8,927,523
66	Denmark	847,475	14.2%	124,665
67	Bahrain	840,202	52.3%	57,160
68	Ecuador	747,749	4.1%	1,243,065
69	Burkina Faso	739,820	3.1%	2,050,050
70	Dominican Republic	738,667	6.5%	1,917,153
71	Serbia	712,550	10.6%	963,307
72	Hungary	689,565	7.1%	538,794
73	Angola	676,507	1.8%	616,967
74	Romania	655,579	3.4%	4,583,819
75	Cameroon	642,948	2.2%	409,677
76	Costa Rica	628,404	12.2%	50,982
77	Mali	545,323	2.2%	1,292,519
78	Ghana	532,286	1.5%	1,055,494
79	Croatia	527,831	13.6%	826,166
80	Finland	514,432	9.2%	181,834
81	Rwanda	513,316	3.6%	539,046
82	Panama	477,749	10.6%	194,816
83	Nepal	470,719	1.6%	2,637,195
84	Tanzania	462,371	0.7%	225,017
85	Gabon	449,746	17.7%	61,160
86	Niger	449,236	1.7%	439,378
87	Indonesia	445,726	0.2%	3,745,148
88	Zimbabwe	429,108	2.6%	1,519,324
89	Benin	418,202	2.9%	726,530
90	Yemen	392,997	1.0%	2,480,734
91	Burundi	387,101	2.8%	576,530
92	Republic of the Congo	385,589	6.1%	231,080
93	Iraq	370,980	0.8%	2,313,028
94	Mozambique	353,143	1.0%	702,796
95	Luxembourg	344,309	·	61,859
96	Vietnam	326,418	0.3%	3,693,537
97	Slovakia	323,991	5.9%	389,909
98	Slovenia	315,122	14.9%	78,808
99	Bulgaria	299,100	4.4%	1,252,234
100	Togo	281,994	3.0%	584,790
101	Senegal	281,867	1.5%	741,357
102	Tajikistan	276,777	2.6%	514,478
103	Armenia	274,645	9.2%	637,604
104	Palestine	272,481	5.0%	4,233,248
105	Algeria	259,458	0.6%	1,780,399
106	Zambia	249,205	1.2%	122,793
107	Equatorial Guinea	248,930	13.2%	136,825
108	Gambia	236,137	8.6%	72,452
109	Latvia	220,471	11.8%	161,014
110	Azerbaijan	218,460	2.1%	810,116
111	Estonia	203,046	14.9%	124,216
112	Cyprus	202,062	14.9%	80,760
113	Malta	199,466	·	43,940
114	Mauritania	195,937	3.8%	91,705
115	Kyrgyzstan	194,816	2.7%	540,573
116	Turkmenistan	193,763	2.6%	365,787
117	Moldova	188,207	6.2%	864,257
118	Malawi	186,719	0.9%	427,573
119	Bolivia	183,234	1.5%	783,473
120	Paraguay	180,837	2.6%	746,362
121	Lithuania	175,194	6.1%	459,268
122	Uruguay	160,064	4.7%	263,285
123	North Macedonia	150,902	8.3%	534,616
124	Djibouti	125,996	10.8%	3,576
125	Brunei	119,933	·	46,552
126	Guinea	117,416	0.8%	508,203
127	Botswana	116,402	4.6%	16,731
128	Namibia	116,035	3.8%	40,371
129	Trinidad and Tobago	113,478	7.5%	323,630
130	Morocco	111,069	0.3%	3,627,829
131	Iceland	98,818	·	23,326
132	Afghanistan	98,110	0.2%	7,528,994
133	Central African Republic	94,556	1.8%	905,808
134	Guatemala	92,732	0.5%	1,460,232
135	Montenegro	92,237	·	90,678
136	Philippines	87,212	0.1%	6,988,383
137	Cambodia	83,925	0.5%	778,793
138	Georgia	81,582	2.1%	496,486
139	Myanmar	79,052	0.1%	4,320,462
140	Somalia	77,972	0.4%	1,935,594
141	Maldives	75,099	·	2,773
142	Liberia	72,423	1.3%	145,919
143	Belize	68,706	·	7,383
144	Bahamas	67,285	·	2,174
145	Tunisia	63,201	0.5%	715,249
146	Bhutan	55,705	·	66,145
147	Guyana	54,175	·	469,649
148	Suriname	51,902	·	258,026
149	Laos	51,446	0.7%	660,258
150	North Korea	50,439	0.2%	46,379
151	Sierra Leone	49,997	0.6%	63,631
152	Andorra	48,408	·	1,982
153	Albania	46,377	1.7%	1,216,628
154	Nicaragua	43,757	0.6%	905,251
155	El Salvador	43,342	0.7%	1,834,670
156	Sri Lanka	40,698	0.2%	1,492,103
157	Honduras	39,901	0.4%	1,397,584
158	Madagascar	38,625	0.1%	212,455
159	Barbados	35,187	·	19,558
160	Bosnia and Herzegovina	34,120	1.1%	1,608,324
161	Eswatini	33,268	2.7%	11,561
162	Papua New Guinea	31,171	0.3%	35,050
163	Antigua and Barbuda	30,473	·	13,111
164	Mauritius	29,142	2.3%	114,314
165	Liechtenstein	27,669	·	346
166	Monaco	27,106	·	36,682
167	Jamaica	24,007	0.8%	1,248,512
168	Mongolia	22,589	0.6%	175,596
169	Haiti	19,581	0.2%	2,017,692
170	Cape Verde	16,515	·	146,396
171	Guinea-Bissau	15,064	0.7%	103,999
172	Lesotho	15,039	0.6%	246,938
173	Fiji	14,362	·	181,025
174	Seychelles	13,261	·	22,191
175	Eritrea	12,512	0.4%	912,792
176	Comoros	12,449	·	367,574
177	Dominica	8,440	·	21,384
178	Timor-Leste	8,303	0.6%	109,613
179	Saint Lucia	8,079	·	21,706
180	Saint Kitts and Nevis	7,958	·	13,872
181	Grenada	7,340	·	26,300
182	San Marino	5,838	·	1,991
183	Palau	5,212	·	2,674
184	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4,820	·	35,264
185	Samoa	3,843	·	119,313
186	Tonga	3,581	·	53,237
187	Vanuatu	3,315	·	15,202
188	Marshall Islands	3,309	·	400
189	Kiribati	3,302	·	6,306
190	Micronesia	2,894	·	13,568
191	Nauru	2,548	·	2,484
192	Solomon Islands	2,469	·	8,352
193	Cuba	2,144	·	1,879,613
194	São Tomé and Príncipe	1,955	·	41,433
195	Vatican City	496	·	313
196	Tuvalu	246	·	1,239

Immigrants by country: People born abroad as a share of the population, mid-2024
#	Country	Share	Immigrants	Living abroad
1	Qatar	76.7%	2,337,000	19,821
2	United Arab Emirates	74.0%	8,157,000	166,074
3	Kuwait	67.3%	3,323,191	167,850
4	Bahrain	52.3%	840,202	57,160
5	Singapore	48.7%	2,841,665	269,613
6	Jordan	45.7%	5,280,168	659,204
7	Oman	43.2%	2,283,366	17,095
8	Saudi Arabia	40.3%	13,683,841	236,699
9	Switzerland	31.1%	2,773,840	512,547
10	Australia	30.4%	8,111,404	430,718
11	New Zealand	28.2%	1,467,989	679,772
12	Austria	25.5%	2,327,064	430,560
13	Lebanon	24.5%	1,422,583	681,720
14	Ireland	23.1%	1,216,237	714,405
15	Israel	22.3%	2,091,569	324,804
16	Canada	22.2%	8,805,839	1,347,381
17	Sweden	21.4%	2,272,158	223,508
18	Belgium	20.0%	2,349,032	521,884
19	Germany	19.8%	16,750,084	4,297,233
20	Spain	18.5%	8,870,527	1,623,550
21	Norway	18.2%	1,012,404	120,891
22	Gabon	17.7%	449,746	61,160
23	United Kingdom	17.1%	11,845,479	4,804,944
24	Netherlands	16.2%	2,956,518	631,391
25	United States	15.2%	52,375,047	3,186,999
26	Slovenia	14.9%	315,122	78,808
27	Estonia	14.9%	203,046	124,216
28	Cyprus	14.9%	202,062	80,760
29	Greece	14.2%	1,423,964	780,112
30	Denmark	14.2%	847,475	124,665
31	France	13.8%	9,186,757	2,547,158
32	Croatia	13.6%	527,831	826,166
33	Ukraine	13.4%	5,064,173	9,769,216
34	Equatorial Guinea	13.2%	248,930	136,825
35	Libya	12.2%	897,751	156,874
36	Costa Rica	12.2%	628,404	50,982
37	Latvia	11.8%	220,471	161,014
38	Belarus	11.6%	1,054,604	790,232
39	Italy	11.0%	6,553,671	2,941,444
40	Portugal	10.8%	1,127,184	1,799,179
41	Djibouti	10.8%	125,996	3,576
42	Malaysia	10.7%	3,806,514	2,433,875
43	Serbia	10.6%	712,550	963,307
44	Panama	10.6%	477,749	194,816
45	Kazakhstan	10.1%	2,089,797	2,796,572
46	Czechia	9.5%	1,025,199	583,214
47	Finland	9.2%	514,432	181,834
48	Armenia	9.2%	274,645	637,604
49	Côte d'Ivoire	9.0%	2,880,839	1,211,422
50	Gambia	8.6%	236,137	72,452
51	North Macedonia	8.3%	150,902	534,616
52	Turkey	8.1%	7,083,501	3,130,337
53	Chile	7.8%	1,538,324	444,451
54	South Sudan	7.7%	914,001	3,168,836
55	Trinidad and Tobago	7.5%	113,478	323,630
56	Hungary	7.1%	689,565	538,794
57	Dominican Republic	6.5%	738,667	1,917,153
58	Chad	6.3%	1,269,673	292,298
59	Moldova	6.2%	188,207	864,257
60	Republic of the Congo	6.1%	385,589	231,080
61	Lithuania	6.1%	175,194	459,268
62	Slovakia	5.9%	323,991	389,909
63	Colombia	5.8%	3,063,518	3,652,238
64	Peru	5.4%	1,837,219	1,672,482
65	Russia	5.3%	7,605,774	9,134,094
66	Palestine	5.0%	272,481	4,233,248
67	Taiwan	4.9%	1,136,425	832,507
68	Sudan	4.8%	2,397,113	3,786,603
69	Uruguay	4.7%	160,064	263,285
70	Botswana	4.6%	116,402	16,731
71	Poland	4.5%	1,739,901	4,572,613
72	Thailand	4.4%	3,179,399	1,178,757
73	Venezuela	4.4%	1,263,304	8,328,514
74	Bulgaria	4.4%	299,100	1,252,234
75	Argentina	4.3%	1,958,039	1,183,381
76	Iran	4.2%	3,840,654	1,733,468
77	South Africa	4.1%	2,631,100	1,005,800
78	Uganda	4.1%	2,057,759	578,034
79	Ecuador	4.1%	747,749	1,243,065
80	Mauritania	3.8%	195,937	91,705
81	Namibia	3.8%	116,035	40,371
82	Syria	3.6%	896,042	8,927,523
83	Rwanda	3.6%	513,316	539,046
84	South Korea	3.5%	1,811,507	2,030,473
85	Romania	3.4%	655,579	4,583,819
86	Uzbekistan	3.2%	1,154,963	2,114,480
87	Burkina Faso	3.1%	739,820	2,050,050
88	Togo	3.0%	281,994	584,790
89	Benin	2.9%	418,202	726,530
90	Japan	2.8%	3,409,529	1,008,173
91	Burundi	2.8%	387,101	576,530
92	Kyrgyzstan	2.7%	194,816	540,573
93	Eswatini	2.7%	33,268	11,561
94	Zimbabwe	2.6%	429,108	1,519,324
95	Tajikistan	2.6%	276,777	514,478
96	Turkmenistan	2.6%	193,763	365,787
97	Paraguay	2.6%	180,837	746,362
98	Mauritius	2.3%	29,142	114,314
99	Cameroon	2.2%	642,948	409,677
100	Mali	2.2%	545,323	1,292,519
101	Azerbaijan	2.1%	218,460	810,116
102	Georgia	2.1%	81,582	496,486
103	Kenya	1.8%	992,536	540,466
104	Angola	1.8%	676,507	616,967
105	Central African Republic	1.8%	94,556	905,808
106	Pakistan	1.7%	4,175,958	6,915,057
107	Bangladesh	1.7%	2,906,338	8,706,947
108	Niger	1.7%	449,236	439,378
109	Albania	1.7%	46,377	1,216,628
110	Nepal	1.6%	470,719	2,637,195
111	Ghana	1.5%	532,286	1,055,494
112	Senegal	1.5%	281,867	741,357
113	Bolivia	1.5%	183,234	783,473
114	Mexico	1.3%	1,726,089	11,596,529
115	Liberia	1.3%	72,423	145,919
116	Zambia	1.2%	249,205	122,793
117	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.1%	34,120	1,608,324
118	Egypt	1.0%	1,139,820	4,820,002
119	DR Congo	1.0%	1,085,090	2,097,387
120	Yemen	1.0%	392,997	2,480,734
121	Mozambique	1.0%	353,143	702,796
122	Ethiopia	0.9%	1,168,455	1,240,645
123	Malawi	0.9%	186,719	427,573
124	Iraq	0.8%	370,980	2,313,028
125	Guinea	0.8%	117,416	508,203
126	Jamaica	0.8%	24,007	1,248,512
127	Brazil	0.7%	1,406,299	2,194,325
128	Tanzania	0.7%	462,371	225,017
129	Laos	0.7%	51,446	660,258
130	El Salvador	0.7%	43,342	1,834,670
131	Guinea-Bissau	0.7%	15,064	103,999
132	Nigeria	0.6%	1,403,281	2,094,265
133	Algeria	0.6%	259,458	1,780,399
134	Sierra Leone	0.6%	49,997	63,631
135	Nicaragua	0.6%	43,757	905,251
136	Mongolia	0.6%	22,589	175,596
137	Lesotho	0.6%	15,039	246,938
138	Timor-Leste	0.6%	8,303	109,613
139	Guatemala	0.5%	92,732	1,460,232
140	Cambodia	0.5%	83,925	778,793
141	Tunisia	0.5%	63,201	715,249
142	Somalia	0.4%	77,972	1,935,594
143	Honduras	0.4%	39,901	1,397,584
144	Eritrea	0.4%	12,512	912,792
145	India	0.3%	4,796,255	18,533,845
146	Vietnam	0.3%	326,418	3,693,537
147	Morocco	0.3%	111,069	3,627,829
148	Papua New Guinea	0.3%	31,171	35,050
149	Indonesia	0.2%	445,726	3,745,148
150	Afghanistan	0.2%	98,110	7,528,994
151	North Korea	0.2%	50,439	46,379
152	Sri Lanka	0.2%	40,698	1,492,103
153	Haiti	0.2%	19,581	2,017,692
154	China	0.1%	1,638,718	11,701,619
155	Philippines	0.1%	87,212	6,988,383
156	Myanmar	0.1%	79,052	4,320,462
157	Madagascar	0.1%	38,625	212,455

Immigrants by country: People born in each country living abroad, mid-2024
#	Country	Living abroad	Immigrants	Share
1	India	18,533,845	4,796,255	0.3%
2	China	11,701,619	1,638,718	0.1%
3	Mexico	11,596,529	1,726,089	1.3%
4	Ukraine	9,769,216	5,064,173	13.4%
5	Russia	9,134,094	7,605,774	5.3%
6	Syria	8,927,523	896,042	3.6%
7	Bangladesh	8,706,947	2,906,338	1.7%
8	Venezuela	8,328,514	1,263,304	4.4%
9	Afghanistan	7,528,994	98,110	0.2%
10	Philippines	6,988,383	87,212	0.1%
11	Pakistan	6,915,057	4,175,958	1.7%
12	Egypt	4,820,002	1,139,820	1.0%
13	United Kingdom	4,804,944	11,845,479	17.1%
14	Romania	4,583,819	655,579	3.4%
15	Poland	4,572,613	1,739,901	4.5%
16	Myanmar	4,320,462	79,052	0.1%
17	Germany	4,297,233	16,750,084	19.8%
18	Palestine	4,233,248	272,481	5.0%
19	Sudan	3,786,603	2,397,113	4.8%
20	Indonesia	3,745,148	445,726	0.2%
21	Vietnam	3,693,537	326,418	0.3%
22	Colombia	3,652,238	3,063,518	5.8%
23	Morocco	3,627,829	111,069	0.3%
24	United States	3,186,999	52,375,047	15.2%
25	South Sudan	3,168,836	914,001	7.7%
26	Turkey	3,130,337	7,083,501	8.1%
27	Italy	2,941,444	6,553,671	11.0%
28	Kazakhstan	2,796,572	2,089,797	10.1%
29	Nepal	2,637,195	470,719	1.6%
30	France	2,547,158	9,186,757	13.8%
31	Yemen	2,480,734	392,997	1.0%
32	Malaysia	2,433,875	3,806,514	10.7%
33	Iraq	2,313,028	370,980	0.8%
34	Brazil	2,194,325	1,406,299	0.7%
35	Uzbekistan	2,114,480	1,154,963	3.2%
36	DR Congo	2,097,387	1,085,090	1.0%
37	Nigeria	2,094,265	1,403,281	0.6%
38	Burkina Faso	2,050,050	739,820	3.1%
39	South Korea	2,030,473	1,811,507	3.5%
40	Haiti	2,017,692	19,581	0.2%
41	Somalia	1,935,594	77,972	0.4%
42	Dominican Republic	1,917,153	738,667	6.5%
43	Cuba	1,879,613	2,144	·
44	El Salvador	1,834,670	43,342	0.7%
45	Portugal	1,799,179	1,127,184	10.8%
46	Algeria	1,780,399	259,458	0.6%
47	Iran	1,733,468	3,840,654	4.2%
48	Peru	1,672,482	1,837,219	5.4%
49	Spain	1,623,550	8,870,527	18.5%
50	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,608,324	34,120	1.1%
51	Zimbabwe	1,519,324	429,108	2.6%
52	Sri Lanka	1,492,103	40,698	0.2%
53	Guatemala	1,460,232	92,732	0.5%
54	Honduras	1,397,584	39,901	0.4%
55	Canada	1,347,381	8,805,839	22.2%
56	Mali	1,292,519	545,323	2.2%
57	Bulgaria	1,252,234	299,100	4.4%
58	Jamaica	1,248,512	24,007	0.8%
59	Ecuador	1,243,065	747,749	4.1%
60	Ethiopia	1,240,645	1,168,455	0.9%
61	Albania	1,216,628	46,377	1.7%
62	Côte d'Ivoire	1,211,422	2,880,839	9.0%
63	Argentina	1,183,381	1,958,039	4.3%
64	Thailand	1,178,757	3,179,399	4.4%
65	Ghana	1,055,494	532,286	1.5%
66	Japan	1,008,173	3,409,529	2.8%
67	South Africa	1,005,800	2,631,100	4.1%
68	Serbia	963,307	712,550	10.6%
69	Eritrea	912,792	12,512	0.4%
70	Central African Republic	905,808	94,556	1.8%
71	Nicaragua	905,251	43,757	0.6%
72	Moldova	864,257	188,207	6.2%
73	Taiwan	832,507	1,136,425	4.9%
74	Croatia	826,166	527,831	13.6%
75	Azerbaijan	810,116	218,460	2.1%
76	Belarus	790,232	1,054,604	11.6%
77	Bolivia	783,473	183,234	1.5%
78	Greece	780,112	1,423,964	14.2%
79	Cambodia	778,793	83,925	0.5%
80	Paraguay	746,362	180,837	2.6%
81	Senegal	741,357	281,867	1.5%
82	Benin	726,530	418,202	2.9%
83	Tunisia	715,249	63,201	0.5%
84	Ireland	714,405	1,216,237	23.1%
85	Mozambique	702,796	353,143	1.0%
86	Lebanon	681,720	1,422,583	24.5%
87	New Zealand	679,772	1,467,989	28.2%
88	Laos	660,258	51,446	0.7%
89	Jordan	659,204	5,280,168	45.7%
90	Armenia	637,604	274,645	9.2%
91	Netherlands	631,391	2,956,518	16.2%
92	Angola	616,967	676,507	1.8%
93	Togo	584,790	281,994	3.0%
94	Czechia	583,214	1,025,199	9.5%
95	Uganda	578,034	2,057,759	4.1%
96	Burundi	576,530	387,101	2.8%
97	Kyrgyzstan	540,573	194,816	2.7%
98	Kenya	540,466	992,536	1.8%
99	Rwanda	539,046	513,316	3.6%
100	Hungary	538,794	689,565	7.1%
101	North Macedonia	534,616	150,902	8.3%
102	Belgium	521,884	2,349,032	20.0%
103	Tajikistan	514,478	276,777	2.6%
104	Switzerland	512,547	2,773,840	31.1%
105	Guinea	508,203	117,416	0.8%
106	Georgia	496,486	81,582	2.1%
107	Guyana	469,649	54,175	·
108	Lithuania	459,268	175,194	6.1%
109	Chile	444,451	1,538,324	7.8%
110	Niger	439,378	449,236	1.7%
111	Australia	430,718	8,111,404	30.4%
112	Austria	430,560	2,327,064	25.5%
113	Malawi	427,573	186,719	0.9%
114	Cameroon	409,677	642,948	2.2%
115	Slovakia	389,909	323,991	5.9%
116	Comoros	367,574	12,449	·
117	Turkmenistan	365,787	193,763	2.6%
118	Israel	324,804	2,091,569	22.3%
119	Trinidad and Tobago	323,630	113,478	7.5%
120	Chad	292,298	1,269,673	6.3%
121	Singapore	269,613	2,841,665	48.7%
122	Uruguay	263,285	160,064	4.7%
123	Suriname	258,026	51,902	·
124	Lesotho	246,938	15,039	0.6%
125	Saudi Arabia	236,699	13,683,841	40.3%
126	Republic of the Congo	231,080	385,589	6.1%
127	Tanzania	225,017	462,371	0.7%
128	Sweden	223,508	2,272,158	21.4%
129	Madagascar	212,455	38,625	0.1%
130	Panama	194,816	477,749	10.6%
131	Finland	181,834	514,432	9.2%
132	Fiji	181,025	14,362	·
133	Mongolia	175,596	22,589	0.6%
134	Kuwait	167,850	3,323,191	67.3%
135	United Arab Emirates	166,074	8,157,000	74.0%
136	Latvia	161,014	220,471	11.8%
137	Libya	156,874	897,751	12.2%
138	Cape Verde	146,396	16,515	·
139	Liberia	145,919	72,423	1.3%
140	Equatorial Guinea	136,825	248,930	13.2%
141	Denmark	124,665	847,475	14.2%
142	Estonia	124,216	203,046	14.9%
143	Zambia	122,793	249,205	1.2%
144	Norway	120,891	1,012,404	18.2%
145	Samoa	119,313	3,843	·
146	Mauritius	114,314	29,142	2.3%
147	Timor-Leste	109,613	8,303	0.6%
148	Guinea-Bissau	103,999	15,064	0.7%
149	Mauritania	91,705	195,937	3.8%
150	Montenegro	90,678	92,237	·
151	Cyprus	80,760	202,062	14.9%
152	Slovenia	78,808	315,122	14.9%
153	Gambia	72,452	236,137	8.6%
154	Bhutan	66,145	55,705	·
155	Sierra Leone	63,631	49,997	0.6%
156	Luxembourg	61,859	344,309	·
157	Gabon	61,160	449,746	17.7%
158	Bahrain	57,160	840,202	52.3%
159	Tonga	53,237	3,581	·
160	Costa Rica	50,982	628,404	12.2%
161	Brunei	46,552	119,933	·
162	North Korea	46,379	50,439	0.2%
163	Malta	43,940	199,466	·
164	São Tomé and Príncipe	41,433	1,955	·
165	Namibia	40,371	116,035	3.8%
166	Monaco	36,682	27,106	·
167	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	35,264	4,820	·
168	Papua New Guinea	35,050	31,171	0.3%
169	Grenada	26,300	7,340	·
170	Iceland	23,326	98,818	·
171	Seychelles	22,191	13,261	·
172	Saint Lucia	21,706	8,079	·
173	Dominica	21,384	8,440	·
174	Qatar	19,821	2,337,000	76.7%
175	Barbados	19,558	35,187	·
176	Oman	17,095	2,283,366	43.2%
177	Botswana	16,731	116,402	4.6%
178	Vanuatu	15,202	3,315	·
179	Saint Kitts and Nevis	13,872	7,958	·
180	Micronesia	13,568	2,894	·
181	Antigua and Barbuda	13,111	30,473	·
182	Eswatini	11,561	33,268	2.7%
183	Solomon Islands	8,352	2,469	·
184	Belize	7,383	68,706	·
185	Kiribati	6,306	3,302	·
186	Djibouti	3,576	125,996	10.8%
187	Maldives	2,773	75,099	·
188	Palau	2,674	5,212	·
189	Nauru	2,484	2,548	·
190	Bahamas	2,174	67,285	·
191	San Marino	1,991	5,838	·
192	Andorra	1,982	48,408	·
193	Tuvalu	1,239	246	·
194	Marshall Islands	400	3,309	·
195	Liechtenstein	346	27,669	·
196	Vatican City	313	496	·

Why they rank where they do

United States

In 2023, Mexico was the largest country of birth for US immigrants: over 11 million people, 22% of the total, down from 29% in 2010. India (3.2 million) and China (3 million) came next.
Germany

Poland (1.5 million), Turkey (1.5 million) and Ukraine (1.3 million) are the top countries of birth. Germany hosts the most people from Ukraine under EU temporary protection: 1,294,555 on August 31, 2026.
Saudi Arabia

In mid-2024, non-Saudis were 77.2% male, and 89.9% of them were aged 15 to 64. Non-Saudis made up 75.6% of Saudi Arabia's population growth from 2023 to 2024.
United Kingdom

Net migration to the UK nearly halved to a provisional 171,000 in 2025, from 331,000 in 2024. Arrivals of non-EU workers for employment fell 47%.
France

France's statistics agency, INSEE, counted 7.6 million immigrants in 2024, below the UN's 9.2 million, partly because INSEE excludes people born French abroad. About 2.6 million immigrants have French nationality.
Spain

Spain ran a one-off regularization of undocumented migrants that received 1,174,978 applications before closing on June 30, 2026. Colombians filed 25.9% of applications.
Canada

Canada's population grew 0.5% in the year to July 1, 2026, the slowest rate since 1915/1916. The number of temporary residents fell by 154,614, the largest drop since records began in 1971/1972.
United Arab Emirates

74% of the UAE's population was born abroad, second only to Qatar. The UAE has no recent official breakdown of nationals and non-nationals.
Australia

Australia's statistics bureau says 32.0% of residents were born overseas in June 2025, close to the 32.4% of 1891. India (971,020) overtook England (970,950) as the top overseas birthplace.
Jordan

UN DESA adds UNHCR and UNRWA refugee counts, including Palestine refugees, where censuses may miss them. About 196,000 Syrian refugees returned from Jordan from December 2024 to May 2026.
Ukraine

Ukraine ranks 4th for emigrants and 14th for immigrants, partly because many people moved within the Soviet Union before 1991. On August 31, 2026, 4.43 million people who fled Ukraine held EU temporary protection.
India

India has the most emigrants of any country: 18.5 million people born in India live abroad. India's foreign ministry counted 4.3 million Indian citizens in the UAE and 2.7 million in Saudi Arabia in January 2026.
Qatar

Qatar has the highest share in this ranking. Since 2020 and 2021 reforms, workers can change jobs without employer approval and earn a minimum basic wage of QAR 1,000, whatever their nationality.

Which country has the most immigrants?

The United States had 52.4 million people born abroad at mid-2024, more than three times the second-placed Germany (16.8 million). The top ten also include Saudi Arabia (13.7 million), the United Kingdom (11.8 million), France (9.2 million), Spain (8.9 million), Canada (8.8 million), the UAE (8.2 million), Australia (8.1 million) and Russia (7.6 million). Europe as a region hosted the most migrants overall in 2024, 94 million, followed by Northern America with 61 million.

United States52,375,047
Germany16,750,084
Saudi Arabia13,683,841
United Kingdom11,845,479
France9,186,757
Spain8,870,527
Canada8,805,839
United Arab Emirates8,157,000
Australia8,111,404
Russia7,605,774

Which country has the highest percentage of immigrants?

Among countries with over 1 million people, Qatar tops the list at 76.7%, followed by the UAE at 74.0% and Kuwait at 67.3%. Gulf states rank highest because their economies depend on foreign contract workers who rarely become citizens. In Saudi Arabia in mid-2024, 89.9% of non-Saudis were aged 15 to 64 and 77.2% were male. Outside the Gulf, the highest shares belong to Singapore (48.7%), Jordan (45.7%) and Switzerland (31.1%). Migrants make up about 21% of the population in Oceania, 16% in Northern America and 13% in Europe.

Qatar76.7%
United Arab Emirates74.0%
Kuwait67.3%
Bahrain52.3%
Singapore48.7%
Jordan45.7%
Oman43.2%
Saudi Arabia40.3%

Which countries do the most people emigrate from?

India leads with 18.5 million people born there living abroad, followed by China (11.7 million) and Mexico (11.6 million). Next come Ukraine (9.8 million), Russia (9.1 million), Syria (8.9 million), Bangladesh (8.7 million), Venezuela (8.3 million) and Afghanistan (7.5 million). The UN links large recent changes to crises in Afghanistan, Venezuela, Syria, Sudan and Ukraine. The figures for Ukraine and Russia include people who moved between Soviet republics before 1991 and became international migrants when borders appeared. The largest flow between regions is 27 million people from Latin America and the Caribbean to Northern America.

India18,533,845
China11,701,619
Mexico11,596,529
Ukraine9,769,216
Russia9,134,094
Syria8,927,523
Bangladesh8,706,947
Venezuela8,328,514
Afghanistan7,528,994
Philippines6,988,383

How has global migration changed since 1990?

The number of international migrants nearly doubled from 154 million in 1990 to 304 million in 2024. Their share of the world's population rose from 2.9% to 3.7%. The United States alone hosted 52.4 million, about 17% of the total, and the next nine countries together hosted 93.0 million. One in six migrants, 51.7 million, had been forcibly displaced across borders by mid-2024, including refugees, asylum seekers and others needing international protection. 48% of migrants worldwide are women or girls. 74% of migrants born in Europe live in another European country.

United States52,375,047

The next nine countries together93,016,705

Germany, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Australia and Russia

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Colombia2.81M 2

Germany2.66M 3

Turkey2.39M RemittancesWorld Bank 2025 1

India$151bn 2

Mexico$65.1bn 3

France$44.5bn PopulationUN 2025 1

India1.46B 2

China1.42B 3

United States347M

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