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
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 14.2%)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 88.0% |
| 2 | Qatar | 77.0% |
| 3 | Kuwait | 72.0% |
| 4 | Bahrain | 55.0% |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 47.0% |
| 6 | Singapore | 43.0% |
| 7 | Oman | 41.0% |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 38.0% |
| 9 | Jordan | 34.0% |
| 10 | Switzerland | 30.0% |
| 11 | Australia | 30.0% |
| 12 | Solomon Islands | 29.0% |
| 13 | New Zealand | 28.0% |
| 14 | Israel | 24.0% |
| 15 | Canada | 21.0% |
| 16 | Sweden | 20.0% |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 19.0% |
| 18 | Austria | 19.0% |
| 19 | Ireland | 17.0% |
| 20 | Belgium | 17.0% |
| 21 | Germany | 16.0% |
| 22 | Norway | 15.0% |
| 23 | Spain | 15.0% |
| 24 | United States of America | 15.0% |
| 25 | Netherlands | 14.0% |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 14.0% |
| 27 | France | 13.0% |
| 28 | Liechtenstein | 13.0% |
| 29 | Lebanon | 12.0% |
| 30 | Malta | 12.0% |
| 31 | Belarus | 11.0% |
| 32 | Italy | 11.0% |
| 33 | Ukraine | 11.0% |
| 34 | Denmark | 10.0% |
| 35 | Portugal | 9.0% |
| 36 | Finland | 8.0% |
| 37 | Greece | 8.0% |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 8.0% |
| 39 | South Africa | 7.0% |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 7.0% |
| 41 | Thailand | 5.0% |
| 42 | Argentina | 5.0% |
| 43 | Georgia | 4.0% |
| 44 | South Korea | 3.5% |
| 45 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 3.0% |
| 46 | Malaysia | 3.0% |
| 47 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.0% |
| 48 | Chile | 2.5% |
| 49 | Namibia | 2.5% |
| 50 | Uruguay | 2.5% |
| 51 | Colombia | 2.0% |
| 52 | Japan | 2.0% |
| 53 | Kenya | 2.0% |
| 54 | Türkiye | 2.0% |
| 55 | Iraq | 1.5% |
| 56 | Bolivia | 1.5% |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 1.0% |
| 58 | Mexico | 1.0% |
| 59 | Peru | 1.0% |
| 60 | Brazil | 1.0% |
| 61 | Morocco | 0.8% |
| 62 | Pakistan | 0.8% |
| 63 | Tunisia | 0.8% |
| 64 | Uganda | 0.8% |
| 65 | Bangladesh | 0.8% |
| 66 | Nigeria | 0.7% |
| 67 | Algeria | 0.6% |
| 68 | Egypt | 0.5% |
| 69 | India | 0.4% |
| 70 | Indonesia | 0.3% |
| 71 | Philippines | 0.2% |
| 72 | People's Republic of China | 0.1% |
| 73 | Vietnam | 0.1% |
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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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