Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Europe & Central Asia

Number of immigrants in Europe & Central Asia in 2024 — 105,627,719 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 75.7%.

2024 106M people +12.44% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 106M people2024
Period minimum 60.1M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Europe & Central Asia, 1990–202460M80M100M120M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 60,102,363 people1995: 64,003,987 people2000: 65,764,462 people2005: 72,070,973 people2010: 78,412,832 people2015: 83,850,193 people2020: 93,940,842 people2024: 105,627,719 people
Change over the period: +45.53M (+75.75%) Average annual rate: 1.67 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 106M people
World 303M people
Number of immigrants — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 106M
2020 93.94M
2015 83.85M
2010 78.41M
2005 72.07M
2000 65.76M
1995 64M
1990 60.1M

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.