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Countries With the Highest Migrant Share of Population

Every country with a figure for migrant share of population, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Qatar (76.7%), United Arab Emirates (74%) and Monaco (70.2%). The middle country of the 216 has 5.8%.

What this measures

International migrant stock (% of population). Source: UN Population Division, International Migrant Stock. For this measure, no agreed better direction.

People living outside the country they were born in, as a share of the population. It counts people at one moment, while the net migration already on the site counts moves over a year. Published every five years until 2020, and for 2024.

The full ranking

Each country’s latest figure, from 2024–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.

RankCountryMigrant share of populationYearRegion
1Qatar76.7%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2United Arab Emirates74%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
3Monaco70.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
4Sint Maarten (Dutch part)69.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
5Liechtenstein69.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
6Aruba68%2024Latin America & Caribbean
7Kuwait67.3%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
8Virgin Islands (U.S.)66.9%2024Latin America & Caribbean
9British Virgin Islands62.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
10Turks and Caicos Islands61.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
11Macao SAR, China59.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
12Andorra59.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
13Bahrain52.3%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
14Isle of Man51.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
15Luxembourg51.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
16Channel Islands50.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
17American Samoa50.6%2024East Asia & Pacific
18Guam50.2%2024East Asia & Pacific
19Northern Mariana Islands49.7%2024East Asia & Pacific
20Singapore48.7%2024East Asia & Pacific
21Jordan45.7%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
22Oman43.2%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
23Curacao43.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
24Cayman Islands42.9%2024Latin America & Caribbean
25Hong Kong SAR, China41.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
26Saudi Arabia40.3%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
27Malta37%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
28Antigua and Barbuda32.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
29Bermuda31.2%2024North America
30Switzerland31.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
31Australia30.4%2024East Asia & Pacific
32Palau29.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
33Gibraltar28.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
34New Zealand28.2%2024East Asia & Pacific
35New Caledonia26.2%2024East Asia & Pacific
36Brunei Darussalam25.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
37Austria25.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
38Iceland25.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
39Lebanon24.5%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
40Ireland23.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
41Israel22.3%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
42Canada22.2%2024North America
43Sweden21.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
44Naoero21.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
45Belgium20%2024Europe & Central Asia
46Germany19.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
47Spain18.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
48Norway18.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
49Gabon17.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
50San Marino17.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
51United Kingdom17.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
52St. Kitts and Nevis17%2024Latin America & Caribbean
53Bahamas, The16.8%2024Latin America & Caribbean
54Belize16.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
55Netherlands16.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
56United States15.2%2024North America
57Cyprus14.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
58Estonia14.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
59Slovenia14.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
60Faroe Islands14.6%2024Europe & Central Asia
61Montenegro14.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
62Denmark14.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
63Greece14.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
64Maldives14.2%2024South Asia
65France13.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
66Croatia13.6%2024Europe & Central Asia
67Ukraine13.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
68Equatorial Guinea13.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
69Dominica12.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
70Barbados12.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
71Costa Rica12.2%2024Latin America & Caribbean
72Libya12.2%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
73Latvia11.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
74Belarus11.6%2024Europe & Central Asia
75Italy11%2024Europe & Central Asia
76Djibouti10.8%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
77Portugal10.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
78Malaysia10.7%2024East Asia & Pacific
79French Polynesia10.7%2024East Asia & Pacific
80Panama10.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
81Serbia10.6%2024Europe & Central Asia
82Greenland10.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
83Seychelles10.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
84Kazakhstan10.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
85Czechia9.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
86Armenia9.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
87Finland9.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
88Cote d'Ivoire9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
89Marshall Islands8.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
90Gambia, The8.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
91North Macedonia8.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
92Suriname8.2%2024Latin America & Caribbean
93Turkiye8.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
94Chile7.8%2024Latin America & Caribbean
95South Sudan7.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
96Trinidad and Tobago7.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
97Hungary7.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
98Bhutan7%2024South Asia
99Puerto Rico (US)6.9%2024Latin America & Caribbean
100Dominican Republic6.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
101Guyana6.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
102Grenada6.3%2024Latin America & Caribbean
103Chad6.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
104Moldova6.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
105Congo, Rep.6.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
106Lithuania6.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
107Slovak Republic5.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
108Colombia5.8%2024Latin America & Caribbean
109Peru5.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
110Russian Federation5.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
111West Bank and Gaza5%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
112Sudan4.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
113St. Vincent and the Grenadines4.8%2024Latin America & Caribbean
114Uruguay4.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
115Botswana4.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
116St. Lucia4.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
117Poland4.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
118Bulgaria4.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
119Thailand4.4%2024East Asia & Pacific
120Venezuela, RB4.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
121Argentina4.3%2024Latin America & Caribbean
122Iran, Islamic Rep.4.2%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
123Ecuador4.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
124Uganda4.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
125South Africa4.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
126Mauritania3.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
127Namibia3.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
128Rwanda3.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
129Syrian Arab Republic3.6%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
130Korea, Rep.3.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
131Romania3.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
132Tonga3.4%2024East Asia & Pacific
133Uzbekistan3.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
134Burkina Faso3.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
135Cabo Verde3.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
136Togo3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
137Benin2.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
138Burundi2.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
139Japan2.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
140Kyrgyz Republic2.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
141Eswatini2.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
142Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2.6%2024East Asia & Pacific
143Paraguay2.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
144Tajikistan2.6%2024Europe & Central Asia
145Turkmenistan2.6%2024Europe & Central Asia
146Tuvalu2.6%2024East Asia & Pacific
147Zimbabwe2.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
148Kiribati2.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
149Mauritius2.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
150Cameroon2.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
151Mali2.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
152Azerbaijan2.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
153Georgia2.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
154Angola1.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
155Central African Republic1.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
156Kenya1.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
157Samoa1.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
158Albania1.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
159Bangladesh1.7%2024South Asia
160Niger1.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
161Pakistan1.7%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
162Nepal1.6%2024South Asia
163Bolivia1.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
164Fiji1.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
165Ghana1.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
166Senegal1.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
167Comoros1.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
168Liberia1.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
169Mexico1.3%2024Latin America & Caribbean
170Zambia1.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
171Bosnia and Herzegovina1.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
172Congo, Dem. Rep.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
173Egypt, Arab Rep.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
174Mozambique1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
175Vanuatu1%2024East Asia & Pacific
176Yemen, Rep.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
177Ethiopia0.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
178Malawi0.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
179Guinea0.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
180Iraq0.8%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
181Jamaica0.8%2024Latin America & Caribbean
182Sao Tome and Principe0.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
183Brazil0.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
184Guinea-Bissau0.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
185Lao PDR0.7%2024East Asia & Pacific
186El Salvador0.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
187Tanzania0.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
188Algeria0.6%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
189Lesotho0.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
190Mongolia0.6%2024East Asia & Pacific
191Nigeria0.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
192Nicaragua0.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
193Sierra Leone0.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
194Timor-Leste0.6%2024East Asia & Pacific
195Guatemala0.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
196Cambodia0.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
197Tunisia0.5%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
198Eritrea0.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
199Honduras0.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
200Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
201India0.3%2024South Asia
202Morocco0.3%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
203Papua New Guinea0.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
204Solomon Islands0.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
205Viet Nam0.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
206Afghanistan0.2%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
207Haiti0.2%2024Latin America & Caribbean
208Indonesia0.2%2024East Asia & Pacific
209Sri Lanka0.2%2024South Asia
210Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.2%2024East Asia & Pacific
211China0.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
212Madagascar0.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
213Myanmar0.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
214Philippines0.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
215Cuba0%2024Latin America & Caribbean
216St. Martin (French part)0%2024Latin America & Caribbean

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