International migrant stock by country, 2024
People born in another country (or, where birthplace data are missing, foreign citizens), including refugees, as a share of the population. Estimates are published for selected years.
216 places ranked for 2024. Highest: Qatar (76.7%). Lowest: Saint Martin (French part) (0.0%). The median is 5.6%.
Highest 10
- 1. Qatar 76.7%
- 2. United Arab Emirates 74.0%
- 3. Monaco 70.2%
- 4. Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 69.5%
- 5. Liechtenstein 69.4%
- 6. Aruba 68.0%
- 7. Kuwait 67.3%
- 8. US Virgin Islands 66.9%
- 9. British Virgin Islands 62.1%
- 10. Turks and Caicos Islands 61.1%
Lowest 10
- 216. Saint Martin (French part) 0.0%
- 215. Cuba 0.0%
- 214. Philippines 0.1%
- 213. Myanmar 0.1%
- 212. Madagascar 0.1%
- 211. China 0.1%
- 210. Sri Lanka 0.2%
- 209. North Korea 0.2%
- 208. Indonesia 0.2%
- 207. Haiti 0.2%
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 216. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
In short
- Among the 216 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Qatar (76.7%) and the lowest Saint Martin (French part) (0.0%).
- Half of the countries are above 5.6% and half below.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 3.7%.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 76.7% | 2024 | |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 74.0% | 2024 | |
| 3 | Monaco | 70.2% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 69.5% | 2024 | |
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 69.4% | 2024 | |
| 6 | Aruba | 68.0% | 2024 | |
| 7 | Kuwait | 67.3% | 2024 | |
| 8 | US Virgin Islands | 66.9% | 2024 | |
| 9 | British Virgin Islands | 62.1% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 61.1% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Macao SAR, China | 59.3% | 2024 | |
| 12 | Andorra | 59.1% | 2024 | |
| 13 | Bahrain | 52.3% | 2024 | |
| 14 | Isle of Man | 51.9% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 51.2% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Channel Islands | 50.9% | 2024 | |
| 17 | American Samoa | 50.6% | 2024 | |
| 18 | Guam | 50.2% | 2024 | |
| 19 | Northern Mariana Islands | 49.7% | 2024 | |
| 20 | Singapore | 48.7% | 2024 | |
| 21 | Jordan | 45.7% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Oman | 43.2% | 2024 | |
| 23 | Curaçao | 43.1% | 2024 | |
| 24 | Cayman Islands | 42.9% | 2024 | |
| 25 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 41.3% | 2024 | |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 40.3% | 2024 | |
| 27 | Malta | 37.0% | 2024 | |
| 28 | Antigua and Barbuda | 32.5% | 2024 | |
| 29 | Bermuda | 31.2% | 2024 | |
| 30 | Switzerland | 31.1% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Australia | 30.4% | 2024 | |
| 32 | Palau | 29.5% | 2024 | |
| 33 | Gibraltar | 28.7% | 2024 | |
| 34 | New Zealand | 28.2% | 2024 | |
| 35 | New Caledonia | 26.2% | 2024 | |
| 36 | Brunei | 25.9% | 2024 | |
| 37 | Austria | 25.5% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Iceland | 25.1% | 2024 | |
| 39 | Lebanon | 24.5% | 2024 | |
| 40 | Ireland | 23.1% | 2024 | |
| 41 | Israel | 22.3% | 2024 | |
| 42 | Canada | 22.2% | 2024 | |
| 43 | Sweden | 21.4% | 2024 | |
| 44 | Naoero | 21.3% | 2024 | |
| 45 | Belgium | 20.0% | 2024 | |
| 46 | Germany | 19.8% | 2024 | |
| 47 | Spain | 18.5% | 2024 | |
| 48 | Norway | 18.2% | 2024 | |
| 49 | Gabon | 17.7% | 2024 | |
| 50 | San Marino | 17.4% | 2024 | |
| 51 | United Kingdom | 17.1% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17.0% | 2024 | |
| 53 | Bahamas | 16.8% | 2024 | |
| 54 | Belize | 16.5% | 2024 | |
| 55 | Netherlands | 16.2% | 2024 | |
| 56 | United States | 15.2% | 2024 | |
| 57 | Cyprus | 14.9% | 2024 | |
| 58 | Estonia | 14.9% | 2024 | |
| 59 | Slovenia | 14.9% | 2024 | |
| 60 | Faroe Islands | 14.6% | 2024 | |
| 61 | Montenegro | 14.4% | 2024 | |
| 62 | Denmark | 14.2% | 2024 | |
| 63 | Greece | 14.2% | 2024 | |
| 64 | Maldives | 14.2% | 2024 | |
| 65 | France | 13.8% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Croatia | 13.6% | 2024 | |
| 67 | Ukraine | 13.4% | 2024 | |
| 68 | Equatorial Guinea | 13.2% | 2024 | |
| 69 | Dominica | 12.7% | 2024 | |
| 70 | Barbados | 12.5% | 2024 | |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 12.2% | 2024 | |
| 72 | Libya | 12.2% | 2024 | |
| 73 | Latvia | 11.8% | 2024 | |
| 74 | Belarus | 11.6% | 2024 | |
| 75 | Italy | 11.0% | 2024 | |
| 76 | Djibouti | 10.8% | 2024 | |
| 77 | Portugal | 10.8% | 2024 | |
| 78 | French Polynesia | 10.7% | 2024 | |
| 79 | Malaysia | 10.7% | 2024 | |
| 80 | Panama | 10.6% | 2024 | |
| 81 | Serbia | 10.6% | 2024 | |
| 82 | Greenland | 10.4% | 2024 | |
| 83 | Seychelles | 10.2% | 2024 | |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 10.1% | 2024 | |
| 85 | Czechia | 9.5% | 2024 | |
| 86 | Armenia | 9.2% | 2024 | |
| 87 | Finland | 9.2% | 2024 | |
| 88 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9.0% | 2024 | |
| 89 | Marshall Islands | 8.8% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Gambia | 8.6% | 2024 | |
| 91 | North Macedonia | 8.3% | 2024 | |
| 92 | Suriname | 8.2% | 2024 | |
| 93 | Türkiye | 8.1% | 2024 | |
| 94 | Chile | 7.8% | 2024 | |
| 95 | South Sudan | 7.7% | 2024 | |
| 96 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.5% | 2024 | |
| 97 | Hungary | 7.1% | 2024 | |
| 98 | Bhutan | 7.0% | 2024 | |
| 99 | Puerto Rico (US) | 6.9% | 2024 | |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 6.5% | 2024 | |
| 101 | Guyana | 6.5% | 2024 | |
| 102 | Chad | 6.3% | 2024 | |
| 103 | Grenada | 6.3% | 2024 | |
| 104 | Moldova | 6.2% | 2024 | |
| 105 | Lithuania | 6.1% | 2024 | |
| 106 | Republic of the Congo | 6.1% | 2024 | |
| 107 | Slovakia | 5.9% | 2024 | |
| 108 | Colombia | 5.8% | 2024 | |
| 109 | Peru | 5.4% | 2024 | |
| 110 | Russia | 5.3% | 2024 | |
| 111 | West Bank and Gaza | 5.0% | 2024 | |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.8% | 2024 | |
| 113 | Sudan | 4.8% | 2024 | |
| 114 | Uruguay | 4.7% | 2024 | |
| 115 | Botswana | 4.6% | 2024 | |
| 116 | Poland | 4.5% | 2024 | |
| 117 | Saint Lucia | 4.5% | 2024 | |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 4.4% | 2024 | |
| 119 | Thailand | 4.4% | 2024 | |
| 120 | Venezuela | 4.4% | 2024 | |
| 121 | Argentina | 4.3% | 2024 | |
| 122 | Iran | 4.2% | 2024 | |
| 123 | Ecuador | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 124 | South Africa | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 125 | Uganda | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 126 | Mauritania | 3.8% | 2024 | |
| 127 | Namibia | 3.8% | 2024 | |
| 128 | Rwanda | 3.6% | 2024 | |
| 129 | Syria | 3.6% | 2024 | |
| 130 | South Korea | 3.5% | 2024 | |
| 131 | Romania | 3.4% | 2024 | |
| 132 | Tonga | 3.4% | 2024 | |
| 133 | Uzbekistan | 3.2% | 2024 | |
| 134 | Burkina Faso | 3.1% | 2024 | |
| 135 | Cabo Verde | 3.1% | 2024 | |
| 136 | Togo | 3.0% | 2024 | |
| 137 | Benin | 2.9% | 2024 | |
| 138 | Burundi | 2.8% | 2024 | |
| 139 | Japan | 2.8% | 2024 | |
| 140 | Eswatini | 2.7% | 2024 | |
| 141 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.7% | 2024 | |
| 142 | Micronesia | 2.6% | 2024 | |
| 143 | Paraguay | 2.6% | 2024 | |
| 144 | Tajikistan | 2.6% | 2024 | |
| 145 | Turkmenistan | 2.6% | 2024 | |
| 146 | Tuvalu | 2.6% | 2024 | |
| 147 | Zimbabwe | 2.6% | 2024 | |
| 148 | Kiribati | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 149 | Mauritius | 2.3% | 2024 | |
| 150 | Cameroon | 2.2% | 2024 | |
| 151 | Mali | 2.2% | 2024 | |
| 152 | Azerbaijan | 2.1% | 2024 | |
| 153 | Georgia | 2.1% | 2024 | |
| 154 | Angola | 1.8% | 2024 | |
| 155 | Central African Republic | 1.8% | 2024 | |
| 156 | Kenya | 1.8% | 2024 | |
| 157 | Samoa | 1.8% | 2024 | |
| 158 | Albania | 1.7% | 2024 | |
| 159 | Bangladesh | 1.7% | 2024 | |
| 160 | Niger | 1.7% | 2024 | |
| 161 | Pakistan | 1.7% | 2024 | |
| 162 | Nepal | 1.6% | 2024 | |
| 163 | Bolivia | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| 164 | Fiji | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| 165 | Ghana | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| 166 | Senegal | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| 167 | Comoros | 1.4% | 2024 | |
| 168 | Liberia | 1.3% | 2024 | |
| 169 | Mexico | 1.3% | 2024 | |
| 170 | Zambia | 1.2% | 2024 | |
| 171 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.1% | 2024 | |
| 172 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.0% | 2024 | |
| 173 | Egypt | 1.0% | 2024 | |
| 174 | Mozambique | 1.0% | 2024 | |
| 175 | Vanuatu | 1.0% | 2024 | |
| 176 | Yemen | 1.0% | 2024 | |
| 177 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | 2024 | |
| 178 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2024 | |
| 179 | Guinea | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| 180 | Iraq | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| 181 | Jamaica | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| 182 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| 183 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2024 | |
| 184 | El Salvador | 0.7% | 2024 | |
| 185 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.7% | 2024 | |
| 186 | Laos | 0.7% | 2024 | |
| 187 | Tanzania | 0.7% | 2024 | |
| 188 | Algeria | 0.6% | 2024 | |
| 189 | Lesotho | 0.6% | 2024 | |
| 190 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2024 | |
| 191 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2024 | |
| 192 | Nigeria | 0.6% | 2024 | |
| 193 | Sierra Leone | 0.6% | 2024 | |
| 194 | Timor-Leste | 0.6% | 2024 | |
| 195 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| 196 | Guatemala | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| 197 | Tunisia | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| 198 | Eritrea | 0.4% | 2024 | |
| 199 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2024 | |
| 200 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.4% | 2024 | |
| 201 | India | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 202 | Morocco | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 203 | Papua New Guinea | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 204 | Solomon Islands | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 205 | Viet Nam | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 206 | Afghanistan | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| 207 | Haiti | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| 208 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| 209 | North Korea | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| 210 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| 211 | China | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 212 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 213 | Myanmar | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 214 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 215 | Cuba | 0.0% | 2024 | |
| 216 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.0% | 2024 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2024, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2024 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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