Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — East Asia & Pacific

Number of immigrants in East Asia & Pacific in 2024 — 32,481,305 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 181.8%.

2024 32.48M people +6.79% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 32.48M people2024
Period minimum 11.53M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — East Asia & Pacific, 1990–202410M20M30M40M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 11,526,866 people1995: 13,288,855 people2000: 15,896,946 people2005: 18,737,245 people2010: 23,178,469 people2015: 27,029,138 people2020: 30,415,227 people2024: 32,481,305 people
Change over the period: +20.95M (+181.79%) Average annual rate: 3.09 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 32.48M people
World 303M people
Number of immigrants — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 32.48M
2020 30.42M
2015 27.03M
2010 23.18M
2005 18.74M
2000 15.9M
1995 13.29M
1990 11.53M

About the indicator

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.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.