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International migrants by country, 2024 (% of population)

Share of each country's residents who were born in another country, including refugees, for 214 countries and areas, ranked from highest to lowest. Source: World Bank, from UN DESA International Migrant Stock.

Key facts

  • World: 3.7% of people live outside the country they were born in (2024).
  • Highest: Qatar (76.7%), United Arab Emirates (74.0%) and Monaco (70.2%).
  • Lowest in the list: China, Madagascar, Myanmar (Burma), and 1 others (0.1%).
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International migrants by country, 2024 (% of population). Select a column heading to sort.
1Qatar76.72024
2United Arab Emirates74.02024
3Monaco70.22024
4Sint Maarten69.52024
5Liechtenstein69.42024
6Aruba68.02024
7Kuwait67.32024
8U.S. Virgin Islands66.92024
9British Virgin Islands62.12024
10Turks & Caicos Islands61.12024
11Macao SAR China59.32024
12Andorra59.12024
13Bahrain52.32024
14Isle of Man51.92024
15Luxembourg51.22024
16Channel Islands50.92024
17American Samoa50.62024
18Guam50.22024
19Northern Mariana Islands49.72024
20Singapore48.72024
21Jordan45.72024
22Oman43.22024
23Curaçao43.12024
24Cayman Islands42.92024
25Hong Kong SAR China41.32024
26Saudi Arabia40.32024
27Malta37.02024
28Antigua & Barbuda32.52024
29Bermuda31.22024
30Switzerland31.12024
31Australia30.42024
32Palau29.52024
33Gibraltar28.72024
34New Zealand28.22024
35New Caledonia26.22024
36Brunei25.92024
37Austria25.52024
38Iceland25.12024
39Lebanon24.52024
40Ireland23.12024
41Israel22.32024
42Canada22.22024
43Sweden21.42024
44Nauru21.32024
45Belgium20.02024
46Germany19.82024
47Spain18.52024
48Norway18.22024
49Gabon17.72024
50San Marino17.42024
51United Kingdom17.12024
52St. Kitts & Nevis17.02024
53Bahamas16.82024
54Belize16.52024
55Netherlands16.22024
56United States15.22024
57Cyprus14.92024
57Estonia14.92024
57Slovenia14.92024
60Faroe Islands14.62024
61Montenegro14.42024
62Denmark14.22024
62Greece14.22024
62Maldives14.22024
65France13.82024
66Croatia13.62024
67Ukraine13.42024
68Equatorial Guinea13.22024
69Dominica12.72024
70Barbados12.52024
71Costa Rica12.22024
71Libya12.22024
73Latvia11.82024
74Belarus11.62024
75Italy11.02024
76Djibouti10.82024
76Portugal10.82024
78French Polynesia10.72024
78Malaysia10.72024
80Panama10.62024
80Serbia10.62024
82Greenland10.42024
83Seychelles10.22024
84Kazakhstan10.12024
85Czechia9.52024
86Armenia9.22024
86Finland9.22024
88Côte d’Ivoire9.02024
89Marshall Islands8.82024
90Gambia8.62024
91North Macedonia8.32024
92Suriname8.22024
93Türkiye8.12024
94Chile7.82024
95South Sudan7.72024
96Trinidad & Tobago7.52024
97Hungary7.12024
98Bhutan7.02024
99Puerto Rico6.92024
100Dominican Republic6.52024
100Guyana6.52024
102Chad6.32024
102Grenada6.32024
104Moldova6.22024
105Congo - Brazzaville6.12024
105Lithuania6.12024
107Slovakia5.92024
108Colombia5.82024
109Peru5.42024
110Russia5.32024
111Palestinian Territories5.02024
112St. Vincent & Grenadines4.82024
112Sudan4.82024
114Uruguay4.72024
115Botswana4.62024
116Poland4.52024
116St. Lucia4.52024
118Bulgaria4.42024
118Thailand4.42024
118Venezuela4.42024
121Argentina4.32024
122Iran4.22024
123Ecuador4.12024
123South Africa4.12024
123Uganda4.12024
126Mauritania3.82024
126Namibia3.82024
128Rwanda3.62024
128Syria3.62024
130South Korea3.52024
131Romania3.42024
131Tonga3.42024
133Uzbekistan3.22024
134Burkina Faso3.12024
134Cape Verde3.12024
136Togo3.02024
137Benin2.92024
138Burundi2.82024
138Japan2.82024
140Eswatini2.72024
140Kyrgyzstan2.72024
142Micronesia2.62024
142Paraguay2.62024
142Tajikistan2.62024
142Turkmenistan2.62024
142Tuvalu2.62024
142Zimbabwe2.62024
148Kiribati2.52024
149Mauritius2.32024
150Cameroon2.22024
150Mali2.22024
152Azerbaijan2.12024
152Georgia2.12024
154Angola1.82024
154Central African Republic1.82024
154Kenya1.82024
154Samoa1.82024
158Albania1.72024
158Bangladesh1.72024
158Niger1.72024
158Pakistan1.72024
162Nepal1.62024
163Bolivia1.52024
163Fiji1.52024
163Ghana1.52024
163Senegal1.52024
167Comoros1.42024
168Liberia1.32024
168Mexico1.32024
170Zambia1.22024
171Bosnia & Herzegovina1.12024
172Congo - Kinshasa1.02024
172Egypt1.02024
172Mozambique1.02024
172Vanuatu1.02024
172Yemen1.02024
177Ethiopia0.92024
177Malawi0.92024
179Guinea0.82024
179Iraq0.82024
179Jamaica0.82024
179São Tomé & Príncipe0.82024
183Brazil0.72024
183El Salvador0.72024
183Guinea-Bissau0.72024
183Laos0.72024
183Tanzania0.72024
188Algeria0.62024
188Lesotho0.62024
188Mongolia0.62024
188Nicaragua0.62024
188Nigeria0.62024
188Sierra Leone0.62024
188Timor-Leste0.62024
195Cambodia0.52024
195Guatemala0.52024
195Tunisia0.52024
198Eritrea0.42024
198Honduras0.42024
198Somalia0.42024
201India0.32024
201Morocco0.32024
201Papua New Guinea0.32024
201Solomon Islands0.32024
201Vietnam0.32024
206Afghanistan0.22024
206Haiti0.22024
206Indonesia0.22024
206North Korea0.22024
206Sri Lanka0.22024
211China0.12024
211Madagascar0.12024
211Myanmar (Burma)0.12024
211Philippines0.12024

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 2026-11-09

About this data

A migrant here is anyone living in a country other than the one they were born in, whatever their citizenship. Where birthplace is not recorded, the UN counts foreign citizens instead.

The UN publishes these estimates every five years or so. Gulf states rank highest because most of their workers come from abroad.

FAQ

Which country has the most immigrants as a share of its population?

Qatar, where 76.7% of residents were born abroad in 2024, followed by United Arab Emirates (74.0%) and Monaco (70.2%).

What share of the world are migrants?

3.7% of the world's people lived outside their country of birth in 2024.

Are refugees counted?

Yes. Refugees and asylum seekers living in a country are part of its migrant stock.

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