International migrant stock in South Asia
International migrants made up 0.5% of the population of South Asia in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
South Asia is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
South Asia, 2024
0.5%
Change from 2020
0percentage points
World, 2024
3.7%
International migrant stock in South Asia over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Asia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.5% | 3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | 3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | 2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | 2.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 0.5% in 2020, a change of 0 percentage points.
- Since 1990, when it was 0.8%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 3.7%.