List of sovereign states by immigrant and emigrant population

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These are lists of countries by foreign-born population (immigrants) and lists of countries by number of native-born persons living in a foreign country (emigrants).

According to the United Nations, in 2024 the United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, France and the United Kingdom had the largest numbers of immigrants of any country, while Tuvalu, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, and Tokelau had the lowest. In terms of percentage of population, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait had the highest shares, while Cuba, Madagascar and China had the lowest.

According to estimates from the same UN 2015 report, in 2013 India and Mexico had the highest numbers of native-born persons living in a foreign country, while Tokelau and San Marino had the lowest.

Illegal immigration can be underreported.[1]

Share of population born in another country (2020, Our World in Data)

Definition

The United Nations defines "foreign-born" as "born in a country other than that in which one resides" to estimate the international migrant stock, whenever this information is available. In countries lacking data on place of birth, the UN uses the country of citizenship instead.[2]

According to the UN: "Equating international migrants with foreign citizens when estimating the migrant stock has important shortcomings. In countries where citizenship is conferred on the basis of jus sanguinis, people who were born in the country of residence may be included in the number of international migrants even though they may have never lived abroad. Conversely, persons who were born abroad and who naturalized in their country of residence are excluded from the stock of international migrants when using citizenship as the criterion to define international migrants."[2]

Immigrant population by destination

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Emigrant population

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Countries and regions of origin by emigrant population in 2019[5]
Country or region of origin Emigrants Destinations Article
World271,642,105
Other South7,950,425
Other North3,407,920
Afghanistan5,120,756 Germany, London, Scandinavia, United States, CanadaAfghan diaspora
Albania1,207,032 Italy, Germany, London, Switzerland, Michigan, New YorkAlbanian diaspora
Algeria1,944,784 France, Quebec
American Samoa1,817
Andorra9,114
Angola661,590 Portugal, Brazil
Anguilla2,707
Antigua and Barbuda55,089 New York City
Argentina1,013,414 Spain, Florida, Italy
Armenia964,848 California, France, RussiaArmenian diaspora
Aruba19,640 Netherlands
Australia577,255 United States, UAE, Philippines, Vietnam, JapanAustralian diaspora
Austria575,950 Germany, SwitzerlandAustrians Abroad
Azerbaijan1,155,852 Turkiye, Russia, GermanyAzerbaijani diaspora
Bahamas46,467 United States, England
Bahrain60,153
Bangladesh7,835,152 England, New York, Ontario, Japan, India, UAEBangladeshi diaspora
Barbados112,925 England
Belarus1,480,794 Russia, Poland, United States, LatviaBelarusian diaspora
Belgium581,740 France, Canada, England
Belize68,144 United States
Benin666,357 France
Bermuda18,049 United States, England
Bhutan49,216
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)878,211 Brazil, Argentina, Spain, United States
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba12,764
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,653,056 Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkiye, AustriaBosnian diaspora
Botswana86,501 South Africa
Brazil1,745,339 United States, Portugal, London, Netherlands, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Uruguay, Italy, Switzerland, Paris, SpainBrazilian diaspora
British Virgin Islands5,417
Brunei Darussalam46,977
Bulgaria1,541,860 Germany, Spain, TurkiyeBulgarian diaspora
Burkina Faso1,581,083 France, Ivory Coast
Burundi623,999
Cabo Verde186,372 Boston, Rhode Island, Portugal, France, Rotterdam
Cambodia1,097,884 Vietnam, Australia, Paris
Cameroon383,029 France, Maryland, Quebec, Germany, Russia
Canada1,323,087 United States, London, Australia, Hong Kong, JapanCanadian diaspora
Cayman Islands1,973
Central African Republic767,884 France
Chad206,400 France
Channel Islands22,545 England
Chile650,151 Spain
China10,732,281 United States, United Kingdom, France, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Angola, South Korea, PanamaChinese diaspora
Hong Kong1,110,358 United Kingdom, Canada, United StatesEmigration from Hong Kong
Macau161,930
Colombia2,869,032 United States, SpainColombian diaspora
Comoros120,297 France
Congo239,397 France
Cook Islands22,488 New Zealand
Costa Rica150,400 Spain
Côte d'Ivoire1,114,003 France, Quebec, London
Croatia990,012 Germany, Switzerland, United States, Australia, Canada, AustriaCroatian diaspora
Cuba1,654,684 Florida, New York, SpainCuban diaspora
Curaçao123,132 Netherlands
Cyprus214,648 London, United States, AustraliaGreek Cypriot diaspora
Czech Republic911,388 Germany, England, United States, CanadaCzech diaspora
North Korea113,118 Korean diaspora
Democratic Republic of the Congo1,684,615 Belgium, France
Denmark255,616 Germany, Sweden, Norway, United States
Djibouti18,668
Dominica78,634 Antigua and Barbuda
Dominican Republic1,558,668 United States, Spain, Italy, American Virgins
Ecuador1,183,685 United States, London, Spain, Italy, LausanneEmigration from Ecuador
Egypt3,547,626 England, United States, Saudi Arabia, UAEEgyptian diaspora
El Salvador1,600,739 United States, Milan
Equatorial Guinea125,670 Spain
Eritrea751,481 Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, London
Estonia208,257 Finland
Eswatini108,188 South Africa
Ethiopia871,747 London, Washington D. C., Canada, Germany, Scandinavia
Falkland Islands1,623
Faroe Islands13,838 Denmark
Fiji222,633 Australia, United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand
Finland290,006 United States, SwedenFinnish diaspora
France2,296,534 Quebec, Spain, United States, London, New CaledoniaFrench diaspora
French Guiana4,555 France
French Polynesia1,982 New Zealand
Gabon46,684 France
Gambia118,483 United States, United Kingdom
Georgia852,816 United States, Turkiye, IranGeorgian diaspora
Germany4,014,203 United States, Switzerland, Canada, United Kingdom, Turkiye, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Argentina, AustraliaGerman diaspora
Ghana970,625 United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy
Gibraltar14,320
Greece1,039,257 Germany, United States, Canada, Australia, Netherlands, Sweden, LondonGreek diaspora
Greenland18,684
Grenada75,784 Barbados, United States, United Kingdom
Guadeloupe11,856 France
Guam2,197 United States
Guatemala1,205,644 United States
Guinea530,963 France
Guinea-Bissau103,587 Portugal
Guyana520,196 New York City, United Kingdom
Haiti1,585,681 Florida, Massachusetts, New York, France, Belgium, Dominican Rep.
Holy See217
Honduras800,707 United States
Hungary632,126 Germany, United StatesHungarian diaspora
Iceland42,186 United States, CanadaIcelandic diaspora
India17,510,931 United States, United Kingdom, UAE, Canada, Qatar, Eindhoven, Basel, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Fiji, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, MalaysiaIndian diaspora
Indonesia4,532,992 Netherlands, Hong Kong, Japan, California, SingaporeIndonesian diaspora
Iran4,037,258[6] California, Germany, London, Sweden, Norway, BahrainIranian diaspora
Iraq2,033,522 United States, London, Germany, ScandinaviaIraqi diaspora
Ireland816,797 United Kingdom, United States, Australia, CanadaIrish diaspora
Isle of Man12,809 United Kingdom
Israel369,935 New York City, Canada, Moscow, UkraineYordim
Italy3,077,777 Germany, France, Barcelona, London, Ontario, United States, AustraliaItalian diaspora
Jamaica1,111,021 New York City, Atlanta, Florida, United Kingdom, Canada, Antigua and BarbudaJamaican diaspora
Japan838,852 United States, London, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Federated States of Micronesia, DusseldorfJapanese diaspora
Jordan784,377
Kazakhstan4,005,587 Russia, London
Kenya525,437 London, United States
Kiribati4,370
Kuwait205,382 United States, United KingdomKuwaiti diaspora
Kyrgyzstan754,969 Russia
Lao People's Democratic Republic1,347,034 Minnesota, Wisconsin, FranceLaotian diaspora
Latvia332,220 London, Scandinavia, GermanyLatvian diaspora
Lebanon844,158 Michigan, Canada, Paris, Scandinavia, Australia, GermanyLebanese diaspora
Lesotho341,580 South Africa
Liberia219,338 United States
Libya180,586
Liechtenstein3,713
Lithuania610,223 London, Scandinavia
Luxembourg75,470 Germany, France, United States
Madagascar184,762 France
Malawi324,541 South Africa
Malaysia1,689,222 United Kingdom, United States, AustraliaMalaysian diaspora
Maldives3,053 Maldivian diaspora
Mali1,264,700 France
Malta111,137 AustraliaEmigration from Malta
Marshall Islands8,205 Hawaii
Martinique13,919 France
Mauritania128,506 France, Spain
Mauritius188,344 United Kingdom, France, Australia
Mayotte6,617 France
Mexico11,796,178 United StatesEmigration from Mexico
Micronesia (Fed. States of)21,819 United States
Monaco31,452
Mongolia73,488 Russia, China, South KoreaMongolian diaspora
Montenegro153,009 United States, Germany, Serbia
Montserrat22,838 United Kingdom
Morocco3,136,069 France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Frankfurt am Main, QuebecMoroccan diaspora
Mozambique1,013,416 Portugal, South Africa
Myanmar3,699,472 United States, Japan, AustraliaBurmese diaspora
Namibia195,515 South Africa
Nauru2,421
  Nepal2,285,364 United States, London, Australia, Malaysia, LisbonNepalese diaspora
Netherlands980,753 United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, GermanyDutch diaspora
New Caledonia5,098 France
New Zealand777,303 Australia
Nicaragua682,865 United States, Costa Rica
Niger401,653
Nigeria1,438,331 United States, United Kingdom, Germany, NetherlandsNigerian diaspora
Niue5,593
North Macedonia658,264 Germany, Switzerland, TurkiyeMacedonian diaspora
Northern Mariana Islands2,764
Norway202,336 United States, CanadaNorwegian diaspora
Oman24,939
Pakistan6,303,286 United Kingdom, Qatar, UAE, United States, Germany, Norway, Barcelona, AustraliaPakistani diaspora
Palau2,650
Panama161,107 United States
Papua New Guinea219,126 Australia
Paraguay871,638 Brazil, United States
Peru3,505,511 [7] United States, Spain, Italy, Argentina
Philippines5,377,337 United States, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Australia, UAE, Japan, Hong Kong, Italy, London, Northern IrelandOverseas Filipinos
Poland4,446,985 United States, United Kingdom, Argentina, Norway, Netherlands, Germany, IrelandPolish diaspora
Portugal2,631,559 Massachusetts, Rhode Island, California, Germany, Switzerland
Puerto Rico5,807,347 United StatesPuerto Rican diaspora[note 2]
Qatar171,632 London, New York City
Republic of Moldova1,013,417 Italy, Spain, PortugalMoldovan diaspora
Réunion133,769 France
Romania3,572,794 United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Germany, United StatesRomanian diaspora
Russia10,491,715 United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy, UAE, Canada, Turkiye, China, Czech Rep.Russian diaspora
Rwanda588,544
Saint Helena6,596
Saint Kitts and Nevis124,941 United States, United Kingdom
Saint Lucia63,605
Saint Pierre and Miquelon2,356
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines60,655 United States
Samoa124,403 New Zealand
San Marino2,425
Sao Tome and Principe37,013
Saudi Arabia296,254 United States, London
Senegal642,654 France, United States
Serbia950,485 Germany, Switzerland, United States, AustriaSerbian diaspora
Seychelles36,788 France, England
Sierra Leone187,102 London, United States
Singapore340,751 United States, England, Australia, New ZealandOverseas Singaporean
Sint Maarten29,209
Slovakia345,683 Germany, United StatesSlovak diaspora
Slovenia147,593 Austria, United StatesSlovene diaspora
Solomon Islands4,234
Somalia2,054,377 Sweden, United Kingdom, Minnesota, Canada, Norway, GermanySomali diaspora
South Africa824,601 United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, AustraliaSouth African diaspora
South Korea2,176,580 United States, London, Canada, Australia, New ZealandKorean diaspora
South Sudan2,608,218 Austalia, United StatesSouth Sudanese diaspora
Spain1,444,942 France, Germany, SwitzerlandSpanish diaspora
Sri Lanka1,775,768 London, Canada, Australia, Japan, Palermo, Lucerne, ParisSri Lankan diaspora
State of Palestine3,890,650 Belgium, United States, Canada, ChilePalestinian diaspora
Sudan2,040,613 London, United States, Australia
Suriname423,517 Netherlands
Sweden353,825 United States, CanadaSwedish diaspora
 Switzerland679,796 Germany, France, United StatesSwiss abroad
Syria8,225,499 Germany, United States, Netherlands, Sweden, Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil, Turkiye, LebanonSyrian diaspora
Tajikistan597,959 Russia
Thailand1,020,119 United States, Japan, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand
Timor-Leste39,202
Togo543,277 France
Tokelau2,242
Tonga74,433 United States, Australia
Trinidad and Tobago334,304 United States, United Kingdom
Tunisia813,213 France, Italy
Turkey3,493,071 Germany, London, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Krasnodar Krai, Northern CyprusTurkish diaspora
Turkmenistan260,832 Iran, Turkiye
Turks and Caicos Islands31,033
Tuvalu3,276
Uganda734,951 London
Ukraine5,901,067 Germany, American Midwest, Spain, PolandUkrainian diaspora
United Arab Emirates154,404 London, United StatesEmirati diaspora
United Kingdom4,274,998 United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UAE, Cyprus, CaribbeanBritish diaspora
United Republic of Tanzania323,173 London
United States4,779,929 Philippines, Mexico, Portugal, London, Germany, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, UAE, IrelandAmerican diaspora[8]
United States Virgin Islands25,863 United States
Uruguay633,439 Spain, BrazilEmigration from Uruguay
Uzbekistan1,979,523 Russia, Persian Gulf, New York City
Vanuatu7,346
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)2,519,780 Florida, Spain, Italy, ColombiaVenezuelan diaspora
Vietnam2,683,954 United States, Canada, France, Japan, Australia, Czech Rep., Germany, Russia, PolandOverseas Vietnamese
Wallis and Futuna Islands11,820
Western Sahara195,572
Yemen1,267,610 London, MichiganYemeni diaspora
Zambia493,087 South Africa
Zimbabwe933,654 United Kingdom, Australia, South AfricaZimbabwean diaspora
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Notes

  1. The United Nations statistically considers people born in mainland China and Macau with the right of abode in Hong Kong as international migrants, despite the fact that they have been retroactively Chinese citizens since the Handover of Hong Kong. Hong Kong has been a special administrative region of China since 1997.
  2. The United Nations statistically considers people born in the archipelago and island of Puerto Rico and living in the 50 states of the United States as international migrants, despite the fact that they have been U.S. citizens since the enactment of the Jones–Shafroth Act in 1917. Puerto Rico has been an unincorporated territory of the United States since 1898.

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