How many people born abroad live in the country at present.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2024.
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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 |
United States
|
52.38M | 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Germany
|
16.75M | 2024 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Saudi Arabia
|
13.68M | 2024 | 3 | |
| 4 |
United Kingdom
|
11.85M | 2024 | 4 | |
| 5 |
France
|
9.19M | 2024 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Spain
|
8.87M | 2024 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Canada
|
8.81M | 2024 | 7 | |
| 8 |
United Arab Emirates
|
8.16M | 2024 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Australia
|
8.11M | 2024 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Russia
|
7.61M | 2024 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Türkiye
|
7.08M | 2024 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Italy
|
6.55M | 2024 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Jordan
|
5.28M | 2024 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Ukraine
|
5.06M | 2024 | 14 | |
| 15 |
India
|
4.8M | 2024 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Pakistan
|
4.18M | 2024 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Iran
|
3.84M | 2024 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Malaysia
|
3.81M | 2024 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Japan
|
3.41M | 2024 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Kuwait
|
3.32M | 2024 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Thailand
|
3.18M | 2024 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Colombia
|
3.06M | 2024 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Hong Kong
|
3.06M | 2024 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Netherlands
|
2.96M | 2024 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Bangladesh
|
2.91M | 2024 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
2.88M | 2024 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Singapore
|
2.84M | 2024 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Switzerland
|
2.77M | 2024 | 28 | |
| 29 |
South Africa
|
2.63M | 2024 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Sudan
|
2.4M | 2024 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Belgium
|
2.35M | 2024 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Qatar
|
2.34M | 2024 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Austria
|
2.33M | 2024 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Oman
|
2.28M | 2024 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Sweden
|
2.27M | 2024 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Israel
|
2.09M | 2024 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Kazakhstan
|
2.09M | 2024 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Uganda
|
2.06M | 2024 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Argentina
|
1.96M | 2024 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Peru
|
1.84M | 2024 | 40 | |
| 41 |
South Korea
|
1.81M | 2024 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Poland
|
1.74M | 2024 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Mexico
|
1.73M | 2024 | 43 | |
| 44 |
China
|
1.64M | 2024 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Chile
|
1.54M | 2024 | 45 | |
| 46 |
New Zealand
|
1.47M | 2024 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Greece
|
1.42M | 2024 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Lebanon
|
1.42M | 2024 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Brazil
|
1.41M | 2024 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Nigeria
|
1.4M | 2024 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Chad
|
1.27M | 2024 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Venezuela
|
1.26M | 2024 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Ireland
|
1.22M | 2024 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Ethiopia
|
1.17M | 2024 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Uzbekistan
|
1.15M | 2024 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Egypt
|
1.14M | 2024 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Portugal
|
1.13M | 2024 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
1.09M | 2024 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Belarus
|
1.05M | 2024 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Czechia
|
1.03M | 2024 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Norway
|
1.01M | 2024 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Kenya
|
992,536 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 63 |
South Sudan
|
914,001 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Libya
|
897,751 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Syria
|
896,042 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Denmark
|
847,475 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Bahrain
|
840,202 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Ecuador
|
747,749 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Burkina Faso
|
739,820 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Dominican Republic
|
738,667 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Serbia
|
712,550 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Hungary
|
689,565 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Angola
|
676,507 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Romania
|
655,579 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Cameroon
|
642,948 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Costa Rica
|
628,404 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Mali
|
545,323 | 2024 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Ghana
|
532,286 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Croatia
|
527,831 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Finland
|
514,432 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Rwanda
|
513,316 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Panama
|
477,749 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Nepal
|
470,719 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Tanzania
|
462,371 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Gabon
|
449,746 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Niger
|
449,236 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Indonesia
|
445,726 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Zimbabwe
|
429,108 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Macao
|
426,862 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Benin
|
418,202 | 2024 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Yemen
|
392,997 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Burundi
|
387,101 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Republic of the Congo
|
385,589 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Iraq
|
370,980 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Mozambique
|
353,143 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Luxembourg
|
344,309 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Vietnam
|
326,418 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Slovakia
|
323,991 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Slovenia
|
315,122 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Bulgaria
|
299,100 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Togo
|
281,994 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Senegal
|
281,867 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Tajikistan
|
276,777 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Armenia
|
274,645 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Palestine
|
272,481 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Algeria
|
259,458 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Zambia
|
249,205 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
248,930 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Gambia
|
236,137 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Puerto Rico
|
223,323 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Latvia
|
220,471 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Azerbaijan
|
218,460 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Estonia
|
203,046 | 2024 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Cyprus
|
202,062 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Malta
|
199,466 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Mauritania
|
195,937 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
194,816 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Turkmenistan
|
193,763 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Moldova
|
188,207 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Malawi
|
186,719 | 2024 | 120 | |
| 121 |
Bolivia
|
183,234 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Paraguay
|
180,837 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Lithuania
|
175,194 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Uruguay
|
160,064 | 2024 | 124 | |
| 125 |
North Macedonia
|
150,902 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Djibouti
|
125,996 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
119,933 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Guinea
|
117,416 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Botswana
|
116,402 | 2024 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Namibia
|
116,035 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
113,478 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Morocco
|
111,069 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Iceland
|
98,818 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Afghanistan
|
98,110 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Central African Republic
|
94,556 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Guatemala
|
92,732 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Montenegro
|
92,237 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Philippines
|
87,212 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Channel Islands
|
85,539 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Guam
|
84,159 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Cambodia
|
83,925 | 2024 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Georgia
|
81,582 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Curaçao
|
80,020 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Myanmar
|
79,052 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Somalia
|
77,972 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 146 |
New Caledonia
|
76,738 | 2024 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Maldives
|
75,099 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Aruba
|
73,494 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Liberia
|
72,423 | 2024 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Belize
|
68,706 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Bahamas
|
67,285 | 2024 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Tunisia
|
63,201 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 153 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
56,779 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Bhutan
|
55,705 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Guyana
|
54,175 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Suriname
|
51,902 | 2024 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Laos
|
51,446 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 158 |
North Korea
|
50,439 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Sierra Leone
|
49,997 | 2024 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Andorra
|
48,408 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Albania
|
46,377 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Nicaragua
|
43,757 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Isle of Man
|
43,693 | 2024 | 163 | |
| 164 |
El Salvador
|
43,342 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Sri Lanka
|
40,698 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 166 |
Honduras
|
39,901 | 2024 | 166 | |
| 167 |
Madagascar
|
38,625 | 2024 | 167 | |
| 168 |
Barbados
|
35,187 | 2024 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
34,120 | 2024 | 169 | |
| 170 |
Eswatini
|
33,268 | 2024 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Cayman Islands
|
31,935 | 2024 | 171 | |
| 172 |
Papua New Guinea
|
31,171 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 173 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
30,473 | 2024 | 173 | |
| 174 |
Sint Maarten
|
30,148 | 2024 | 174 | |
| 175 |
French Polynesia
|
30,099 | 2024 | 175 | |
| 176 |
Mauritius
|
29,142 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
28,455 | 2024 | 177 | |
| 178 |
Liechtenstein
|
27,669 | 2024 | 178 | |
| 179 |
Monaco
|
27,106 | 2024 | 179 | |
| 180 |
British Virgin Islands
|
24,520 | 2024 | 180 | |
| 181 |
Jamaica
|
24,007 | 2024 | 181 | |
| 182 |
American Samoa
|
23,684 | 2024 | 182 | |
| 183 |
Mongolia
|
22,589 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 184 |
Northern Mariana Islands
|
22,000 | 2024 | 184 | |
| 185 |
Bermuda
|
20,171 | 2024 | 185 | |
| 186 |
Haiti
|
19,581 | 2024 | 186 | |
| 187 |
Cabo Verde
|
16,515 | 2024 | 187 | |
| 188 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
15,064 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 189 |
Lesotho
|
15,039 | 2024 | 189 | |
| 190 |
Fiji
|
14,362 | 2024 | 190 | |
| 191 |
Seychelles
|
13,261 | 2024 | 191 | |
| 192 |
Eritrea
|
12,512 | 2024 | 192 | |
| 193 |
Comoros
|
12,449 | 2024 | 193 | |
| 194 |
Gibraltar
|
11,291 | 2024 | 194 | |
| 195 |
Dominica
|
8,440 | 2024 | 195 | |
| 196 |
Timor-Leste
|
8,303 | 2024 | 196 | |
| 197 |
Faroe Islands
|
8,101 | 2024 | 197 | |
| 198 |
Saint Lucia
|
8,079 | 2024 | 198 | |
| 199 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
7,958 | 2024 | 199 | |
| 200 |
Grenada
|
7,340 | 2024 | 200 | |
| 201 |
San Marino
|
5,838 | 2024 | 201 | |
| 202 |
Greenland
|
5,812 | 2024 | 202 | |
| 203 |
Palau
|
5,212 | 2024 | 203 | |
| 204 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
4,820 | 2024 | 204 | |
| 205 |
Samoa
|
3,843 | 2024 | 205 | |
| 206 |
Tonga
|
3,581 | 2024 | 206 | |
| 207 |
Vanuatu
|
3,315 | 2024 | 207 | |
| 208 |
Marshall Islands
|
3,309 | 2024 | 208 | |
| 209 |
Kiribati
|
3,302 | 2024 | 209 | |
| 210 |
Micronesia
|
2,894 | 2024 | 210 | |
| 211 |
Nauru
|
2,548 | 2024 | 211 | |
| 212 |
Solomon Islands
|
2,469 | 2024 | 212 | |
| 213 |
Cuba
|
2,144 | 2024 | 213 | |
| 214 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
1,955 | 2024 | 214 | |
| 215 |
Tuvalu
|
246 | 2024 | 215 |
The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.
Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.
What part of a country's population is made up of people born abroad.
Finance 1970–2025 Remittances receivedHow much money people working abroad send home.
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.