demographic2020
International migrant stock — share of population
Share of each country’s population that is international migrants (foreign-born), from UN DESA’s International Migrant Stock 2020 database.
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Population Division•166 countries
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Key Insights
Global Average
8.6%
Median: 2.5%
Countries Covered
166
with available data
Highest
United Arab Emirates
88.4%
Lowest
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.1%
Top 5 Countries
1United Arab Emirates88.4%
2Qatar75.0%
3Kuwait72.0%
4Luxembourg47.0%
5Oman46.3%
By Region
Oceania29.6%(2 countries)
Asia18.2%(25 countries)
Europe13.9%(32 countries)
North America9.7%(4 countries)
Other4.6%(87 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 (88.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.6%)
Oceania (2)
Asia (25)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Other (87)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
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 population that is international migrants (foreign-born), from UN DESA’s International Migrant Stock 2020 database. Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Population Division.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 88.4% |
| 2 | Qatar | 75.0% |
| 3 | Kuwait | 72.0% |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 47.0% |
| 5 | Oman | 46.3% |
| 6 | Mauritius | 45.6% |
| 7 | Singapore | 42.6% |
| 8 | Jordan | 37.5% |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 37.0% |
| 10 | Switzerland | 30.1% |
| 11 | Australia | 30.1% |
| 12 | New Zealand | 29.0% |
| 13 | State of Palestine | 26.8% |
| 14 | Lebanon | 26.5% |
| 15 | Israel | 23.4% |
| 16 | Canada | 21.3% |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 20.8% |
| 18 | Republic of The Gambia | 20.7% |
| 19 | Albania | 20.3% |
| 20 | Sweden | 20.0% |
| 21 | Austria | 19.5% |
| 22 | Cyprus | 19.2% |
| 23 | Germany | 18.8% |
| 24 | Ireland | 17.8% |
| 25 | Slovenia | 17.5% |
| 26 | Maldives | 17.4% |
| 27 | Belgium | 17.2% |
| 28 | Estonia | 16.4% |
| 29 | Norway | 16.1% |
| 30 | Spain | 15.7% |
| 31 | Iceland | 15.6% |
| 32 | United States of America | 15.3% |
| 33 | Lithuania | 15.1% |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 14.0% |
| 35 | Montenegro | 13.8% |
| 36 | Latvia | 13.7% |
| 37 | Netherlands | 13.2% |
| 38 | Croatia | 13.1% |
| 39 | France | 13.0% |
| 40 | Libya | 12.8% |
| 41 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.5% |
| 42 | Gabon | 12.1% |
| 43 | Greece | 11.8% |
| 44 | Belarus | 11.5% |
| 45 | Ukraine | 11.4% |
| 46 | Mauritania | 10.7% |
| 47 | Denmark | 10.6% |
| 48 | Italy | 10.6% |
| 49 | Malaysia | 10.3% |
| 50 | Portugal | 9.2% |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 9.0% |
| 52 | Botswana | 9.0% |
| 53 | Serbia | 8.6% |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.6% |
| 55 | Russian Federation | 8.2% |
| 56 | South Africa | 7.8% |
| 57 | Finland | 7.6% |
| 58 | Türkiye | 7.0% |
| 59 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.6% |
| 60 | Hungary | 6.1% |
| 61 | Dominica | 6.0% |
| 62 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 6.0% |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 5.6% |
| 64 | Czech Republic | 5.3% |
| 65 | Thailand | 5.1% |
| 66 | Benin | 4.9% |
| 67 | Panama | 4.9% |
| 68 | Argentina | 4.9% |
| 69 | Venezuela | 4.7% |
| 70 | Tajikistan | 4.5% |
| 71 | Peru | 4.2% |
| 72 | Cape Verde | 4.0% |
| 73 | Suriname | 4.0% |
| 74 | Romania | 3.9% |
| 75 | Malta | 3.6% |
| 76 | Slovakia | 3.6% |
| 77 | Senegal | 3.5% |
| 78 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 3.3% |
| 79 | Jamaica | 2.9% |
| 80 | Liberia | 2.8% |
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.6% |
| 82 | South Korea | 2.5% |
| 83 | Paraguay | 2.5% |
| 84 | Poland | 2.5% |
| 85 | Ecuador | 2.4% |
| 86 | Uruguay | 2.4% |
| 87 | Japan | 2.3% |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 2.2% |
| 89 | Namibia | 2.2% |
| 90 | Kenya | 2.1% |
| 91 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.1% |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 2.0% |
| 93 | Colombia | 2.0% |
| 94 | Armenia | 2.0% |
| 95 | Pakistan | 1.8% |
| 96 | South Sudan | 1.7% |
| 97 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.7% |
| 98 | Chile | 1.6% |
| 99 | Ethiopia | 1.5% |
| 100 | Ghana | 1.5% |
| 101 | Belize | 1.5% |
| 102 | Guinea | 1.4% |
| 103 | Bolivia | 1.4% |
| 104 | Georgia | 1.3% |
| 105 | Eswatini | 1.3% |
| 106 | Eritrea | 1.2% |
| 107 | Guatemala | 1.2% |
| 108 | Bangladesh | 1.2% |
| 109 | Bulgaria | 1.1% |
| 110 | Sudan | 1.1% |
| 111 | Uganda | 1.1% |
| 112 | El Salvador | 1.0% |
| 113 | New Caledonia | 1.0% |
| 114 | Yemen | 1.0% |
| 115 | Mexico | 0.9% |
| 116 | Brazil | 0.9% |
| 117 | Republic of the Congo | 0.8% |
| 118 | Fiji | 0.8% |
| 119 | Honduras | 0.8% |
| 120 | Timor-Leste | 0.8% |
| 121 | Zimbabwe | 0.8% |
| 122 | Algeria | 0.8% |
| 123 | People's Republic of China | 0.7% |
| 124 | Djibouti | 0.7% |
| 125 | Malawi | 0.7% |
| 126 | Nigeria | 0.7% |
| 127 | Togo | 0.7% |
| 128 | Uzbekistan | 0.7% |
| 129 | Cameroon | 0.6% |
| 130 | Nepal | 0.6% |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 0.6% |
| 132 | Tunisia | 0.6% |
| 133 | Afghanistan | 0.6% |
| 134 | Solomon Islands | 0.6% |
| 135 | Mozambique | 0.5% |
| 136 | Philippines | 0.5% |
| 137 | Egypt | 0.5% |
| 138 | Cuba | 0.4% |
| 139 | India | 0.4% |
| 140 | Indonesia | 0.4% |
| 141 | Lesotho | 0.4% |
| 142 | Mali | 0.4% |
| 143 | Mongolia | 0.4% |
| 144 | Niger | 0.4% |
| 145 | Rwanda | 0.4% |
| 146 | Sierra Leone | 0.4% |
| 147 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.4% |
| 148 | Angola | 0.4% |
| 149 | Cambodia | 0.3% |
| 150 | Haiti | 0.3% |
| 151 | Iraq | 0.3% |
| 152 | Morocco | 0.3% |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | 0.3% |
| 154 | Myanmar | 0.2% |
| 155 | Burundi | 0.2% |
| 156 | Cayman Islands | 0.2% |
| 157 | Central African Republic | 0.2% |
| 158 | Chad | 0.2% |
| 159 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.2% |
| 160 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.2% |
| 161 | Madagascar | 0.2% |
| 162 | Somalia | 0.2% |
| 163 | Zambia | 0.2% |
| 164 | North Korea | 0.1% |
| 165 | Vietnam | 0.1% |
| 166 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% |
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Data Source
This data comes from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Population Division (2020).
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