What part of a country's population is made up of people born abroad.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2024.
Top-20 · % of population
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qatar
|
76.7 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 |
United Arab Emirates
|
74 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Monaco
|
70.2 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Sint Maarten
|
69.5 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Liechtenstein
|
69.4 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Aruba
|
68 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Kuwait
|
67.3 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 8 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
66.9 | 2024 | 8 | |
| 9 |
British Virgin Islands
|
62.1 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
61.1 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Macao
|
59.3 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Andorra
|
59.1 | 2024 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Bahrain
|
52.3 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Isle of Man
|
51.9 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Luxembourg
|
51.2 | 2024 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Channel Islands
|
50.9 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 17 |
American Samoa
|
50.6 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Guam
|
50.2 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Northern Mariana Islands
|
49.7 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Singapore
|
48.7 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Jordan
|
45.7 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Oman
|
43.2 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Curaçao
|
43.1 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Cayman Islands
|
42.9 | 2024 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Hong Kong
|
41.3 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Saudi Arabia
|
40.3 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Malta
|
37 | 2024 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
32.5 | 2024 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Bermuda
|
31.2 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Switzerland
|
31.1 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Australia
|
30.4 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Palau
|
29.5 | 2024 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Gibraltar
|
28.7 | 2024 | 33 | |
| 34 |
New Zealand
|
28.2 | 2024 | 34 | |
| 35 |
New Caledonia
|
26.2 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
25.9 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Austria
|
25.5 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Iceland
|
25.1 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Lebanon
|
24.5 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Ireland
|
23.1 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Israel
|
22.3 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Canada
|
22.2 | 2024 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Sweden
|
21.4 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Nauru
|
21.3 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Belgium
|
20 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Germany
|
19.8 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Spain
|
18.5 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Norway
|
18.2 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Gabon
|
17.7 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 50 |
San Marino
|
17.4 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 51 |
United Kingdom
|
17.1 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
17 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Bahamas
|
16.8 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Belize
|
16.5 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Netherlands
|
16.2 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 56 |
United States
|
15.2 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Cyprus
|
14.9 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Estonia
|
14.9 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 59 |
Slovenia
|
14.9 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 60 |
Faroe Islands
|
14.6 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Montenegro
|
14.4 | 2024 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Denmark
|
14.2 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Greece
|
14.2 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 64 |
Maldives
|
14.2 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 65 |
France
|
13.8 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Croatia
|
13.6 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Ukraine
|
13.4 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
13.2 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Dominica
|
12.7 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Barbados
|
12.5 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Costa Rica
|
12.2 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Libya
|
12.2 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 73 |
Latvia
|
11.8 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Belarus
|
11.6 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Italy
|
11 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Djibouti
|
10.8 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Portugal
|
10.8 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 78 |
French Polynesia
|
10.7 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Malaysia
|
10.7 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 80 |
Panama
|
10.6 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Serbia
|
10.6 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 82 |
Greenland
|
10.4 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Seychelles
|
10.2 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Kazakhstan
|
10.1 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Czechia
|
9.5 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Armenia
|
9.2 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Finland
|
9.2 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 88 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
9 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Marshall Islands
|
8.8 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Gambia
|
8.6 | 2024 | 90 | |
| 91 |
North Macedonia
|
8.3 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Suriname
|
8.2 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Türkiye
|
8.1 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Chile
|
7.8 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 95 |
South Sudan
|
7.7 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
7.5 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Hungary
|
7.1 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Bhutan
|
7 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Puerto Rico
|
6.9 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Dominican Republic
|
6.5 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Guyana
|
6.5 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 102 |
Chad
|
6.3 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Grenada
|
6.3 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 104 |
Moldova
|
6.2 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Lithuania
|
6.1 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Republic of the Congo
|
6.1 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 107 |
Slovakia
|
5.9 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Colombia
|
5.8 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Peru
|
5.4 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Russia
|
5.3 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Palestine
|
5 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
4.8 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Sudan
|
4.8 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 114 |
Uruguay
|
4.7 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Botswana
|
4.6 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Poland
|
4.5 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Saint Lucia
|
4.5 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 118 |
Bulgaria
|
4.4 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Thailand
|
4.4 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 120 |
Venezuela
|
4.4 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 121 |
Argentina
|
4.3 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Iran
|
4.2 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Ecuador
|
4.1 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 124 |
South Africa
|
4.1 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 125 |
Uganda
|
4.1 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 126 |
Mauritania
|
3.8 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Namibia
|
3.8 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 128 |
Rwanda
|
3.6 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Syria
|
3.6 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 130 |
South Korea
|
3.5 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Romania
|
3.4 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Tonga
|
3.4 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 133 |
Uzbekistan
|
3.2 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Burkina Faso
|
3.1 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Cabo Verde
|
3.1 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 136 |
Togo
|
3 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Benin
|
2.9 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Burundi
|
2.8 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Japan
|
2.8 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 140 |
Eswatini
|
2.7 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
2.7 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 142 |
Micronesia
|
2.6 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Paraguay
|
2.6 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 144 |
Tajikistan
|
2.6 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 145 |
Turkmenistan
|
2.6 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 146 |
Tuvalu
|
2.6 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 147 |
Zimbabwe
|
2.6 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 148 |
Kiribati
|
2.5 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Mauritius
|
2.3 | 2024 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Cameroon
|
2.2 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Mali
|
2.2 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 152 |
Azerbaijan
|
2.1 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Georgia
|
2.1 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 154 |
Angola
|
1.8 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Central African Republic
|
1.8 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 156 |
Kenya
|
1.8 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 157 |
Samoa
|
1.8 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 158 |
Albania
|
1.7 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Bangladesh
|
1.7 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 160 |
Niger
|
1.7 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 161 |
Pakistan
|
1.7 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 162 |
Nepal
|
1.6 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Bolivia
|
1.5 | 2024 | 163 | |
| 164 |
Fiji
|
1.5 | 2024 | 163 | |
| 165 |
Ghana
|
1.5 | 2024 | 163 | |
| 166 |
Senegal
|
1.5 | 2024 | 163 | |
| 167 |
Comoros
|
1.4 | 2024 | 167 | |
| 168 |
Liberia
|
1.3 | 2024 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Mexico
|
1.3 | 2024 | 168 | |
| 170 |
Zambia
|
1.2 | 2024 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
1.1 | 2024 | 171 | |
| 172 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
1 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 173 |
Egypt
|
1 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 174 |
Mozambique
|
1 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 175 |
Vanuatu
|
1 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 176 |
Yemen
|
1 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 177 |
Ethiopia
|
0.9 | 2024 | 177 | |
| 178 |
Malawi
|
0.9 | 2024 | 177 | |
| 179 |
Guinea
|
0.8 | 2024 | 179 | |
| 180 |
Iraq
|
0.8 | 2024 | 179 | |
| 181 |
Jamaica
|
0.8 | 2024 | 179 | |
| 182 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
0.8 | 2024 | 179 | |
| 183 |
Brazil
|
0.7 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 184 |
El Salvador
|
0.7 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 185 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
0.7 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 186 |
Laos
|
0.7 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 187 |
Tanzania
|
0.7 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 188 |
Algeria
|
0.6 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 189 |
Lesotho
|
0.6 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 190 |
Mongolia
|
0.6 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 191 |
Nicaragua
|
0.6 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 192 |
Nigeria
|
0.6 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 193 |
Sierra Leone
|
0.6 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 194 |
Timor-Leste
|
0.6 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 195 |
Cambodia
|
0.5 | 2024 | 195 | |
| 196 |
Guatemala
|
0.5 | 2024 | 195 | |
| 197 |
Tunisia
|
0.5 | 2024 | 195 | |
| 198 |
Eritrea
|
0.4 | 2024 | 198 | |
| 199 |
Honduras
|
0.4 | 2024 | 198 | |
| 200 |
Somalia
|
0.4 | 2024 | 198 | |
| 201 |
India
|
0.3 | 2024 | 201 | |
| 202 |
Morocco
|
0.3 | 2024 | 201 | |
| 203 |
Papua New Guinea
|
0.3 | 2024 | 201 | |
| 204 |
Solomon Islands
|
0.3 | 2024 | 201 | |
| 205 |
Vietnam
|
0.3 | 2024 | 201 | |
| 206 |
Afghanistan
|
0.2 | 2024 | 206 | |
| 207 |
Haiti
|
0.2 | 2024 | 206 | |
| 208 |
Indonesia
|
0.2 | 2024 | 206 | |
| 209 |
North Korea
|
0.2 | 2024 | 206 | |
| 210 |
Sri Lanka
|
0.2 | 2024 | 206 | |
| 211 |
China
|
0.1 | 2024 | 211 | |
| 212 |
Madagascar
|
0.1 | 2024 | 211 | |
| 213 |
Myanmar
|
0.1 | 2024 | 211 | |
| 214 |
Philippines
|
0.1 | 2024 | 211 | |
| 215 |
Cuba
|
0 | 2024 | 215 | |
| 216 |
Saint Martin
|
0 | 2024 | 215 |
The number of foreign-born people as a percent of the whole population of a country. On this measure the world looks quite different from the picture given by the absolute number: the largest receiving countries by number of immigrants are large states, while by share the top rows go to small countries and territories where newcomers make up half of the population and more.
Important: The indicator does not distinguish the reasons for moving: labor migration, family reunification and forced displacement all fall into one figure. Forced migration is covered by the refugee indicators.
How many people born abroad live in the country at present.
Demography 1960–2025 Net migrationThe difference between the number of arrivals and departures over a five-year period.
Migration 1951–2024 Refugees by country of asylumHow many refugees a country hosts. The UNHCR series runs from 1951 — from the founding of the organization.
Migration 1960–2024 Refugees by country of originHow many people have left the country and are under protection outside it.
Migration 1951–2024 Refugees per 100,000 peopleHow many hosted refugees there are per 100,000 residents of the host country.
Migration 2000–2024 Asylum seekers per 100,000 peopleHow many people are awaiting a decision on an asylum application — per 100,000 residents of the country.