Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Eastern Asia

Number of immigrants in Eastern Asia in 2024 — 10,422,962 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 157.2%.

2024 10.42M people +5.66% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 10.42M people2024
Period minimum 4.05M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Eastern Asia, 1990–20244M6M8M10M12M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 4,051,710 people1995: 4,705,715 people2000: 5,471,512 people2005: 6,113,749 people2010: 6,896,414 people2015: 8,371,189 people2020: 9,864,423 people2024: 10,422,962 people
Change over the period: +6.37M (+157.25%) Average annual rate: 2.82 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia 10.42M people
World 303M people
Number of immigrants — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 10.42M
2020 9.86M
2015 8.37M
2010 6.9M
2005 6.11M
2000 5.47M
1995 4.71M
1990 4.05M

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.