demographic2020

International migrant stock (born abroad) as a share of total population, by destination country

Share of each country’s residents who were born abroad (international migrant stock as % of total population), enabling world-map comparison by destination.

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Key Insights

Global Average
14.2%
Median: 8.0%
Countries Covered
73
with available data
Highest
United Arab Emirates
88.0%
Lowest
Vietnam
0.1%
Top 5 Countries
1United Arab Emirates88.0%
2Qatar77.0%
3Kuwait72.0%
4Bahrain55.0%
5Luxembourg47.0%
By Region
Oceania29.0%(2 countries)
Asia19.4%(22 countries)
Europe16.3%(18 countries)
Other12.7%(15 countries)
North America12.3%(3 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1%)High (88.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 14.2%)

Oceania (2)
Asia (22)
Europe (18)
Other (15)
North America (3)
South America (6)
Africa (7)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Share of each country’s residents who were born abroad (international migrant stock as % of total population), enabling world-map comparison by destination. Source: UN DESA Population Division (International Migrant Stock) + World Bank (Population, total).

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1United Arab Emirates88.0%
2Qatar77.0%
3Kuwait72.0%
4Bahrain55.0%
5Luxembourg47.0%
6Singapore43.0%
7Oman41.0%
8Saudi Arabia38.0%
9Jordan34.0%
10Switzerland30.0%
11Australia30.0%
12Solomon Islands29.0%
13New Zealand28.0%
14Israel24.0%
15Canada21.0%
16Sweden20.0%
17Kazakhstan19.0%
18Austria19.0%
19Ireland17.0%
20Belgium17.0%
21Germany16.0%
22Norway15.0%
23Spain15.0%
24United States of America15.0%
25Netherlands14.0%
26United Kingdom14.0%
27France13.0%
28Liechtenstein13.0%
29Lebanon12.0%
30Malta12.0%
31Belarus11.0%
32Italy11.0%
33Ukraine11.0%
34Denmark10.0%
35Portugal9.0%
36Finland8.0%
37Greece8.0%
38Russian Federation8.0%
39South Africa7.0%
40Azerbaijan7.0%
41Thailand5.0%
42Argentina5.0%
43Georgia4.0%
44South Korea3.5%
45Islamic Republic of Iran3.0%
46Malaysia3.0%
47Syrian Arab Republic3.0%
48Chile2.5%
49Namibia2.5%
50Uruguay2.5%
51Colombia2.0%
52Japan2.0%
53Kenya2.0%
54Türkiye2.0%
55Iraq1.5%
56Bolivia1.5%
57Ethiopia1.0%
58Mexico1.0%
59Peru1.0%
60Brazil1.0%
61Morocco0.8%
62Pakistan0.8%
63Tunisia0.8%
64Uganda0.8%
65Bangladesh0.8%
66Nigeria0.7%
67Algeria0.6%
68Egypt0.5%
69India0.4%
70Indonesia0.3%
71Philippines0.2%
72People's Republic of China0.1%
73Vietnam0.1%
Showing 73 of 73 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from UN DESA Population Division (International Migrant Stock) + World Bank (Population, total) (2020).

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