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International Migrants as a Share of Population, 1995

1995, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

International Migrants as a Share of Population, 1995 covers 220 countries on 3 measures. Vatican City is highest, at 100.00000; China is lowest, at 0.05004. The middle country reads 4.60452. Against 1990, 219 values changed (116 up, 103 down), the same countries are covered.

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International Migrants as a Share of Population · Data for 1995

HighestVatican City

100.00000

LowestChina

0.05004

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of International Migrants as a Share of Population, 1995, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 220 countries · select a heading to sort

International Migrants as a Share of Population, 1995: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe100.00000100.0000100.000I
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean75.1007276.964173.177B R
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia73.7479866.533877.040C
AndorraANDSouthern Europe69.1669868.400669.851C
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia67.2035970.204764.335B
MonacoMCOWestern Europe66.6265967.680465.489B
QatarQATWestern Asia59.8184056.467661.402C
MacauMACEastern Asia56.4165958.625454.035C R
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean56.3116657.569555.113B R
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia55.6137247.463061.636C
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe51.5794352.479050.625B
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean50.7062751.254350.114B
GuamGUMMicronesia47.9240846.024849.671B
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean46.7645546.783346.747B R
American SamoaASMPolynesia44.1509343.696944.577B
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe42.8930539.968045.860B
Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe41.6662742.612540.650B
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia39.5622040.869338.242B R
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean38.6830837.924839.468C R
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia36.5219324.280546.918C R
BahrainBHRWestern Asia36.0435025.953142.989C
AnguillaAIACaribbean34.1465935.367332.904B R
IsraelISRWestern Asia33.2623335.266631.209B R
JordanJORWestern Asia31.8104729.604033.776C R
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe30.8911530.729931.058B

02In 1995

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. Vatican City100.00000
  2. Sint Maarten75.10072
  3. United Arab Emirates73.74798
  4. Andorra69.16698
  5. Northern Mariana Islands67.20359

Lowest

  1. China0.05004
  2. Indonesia0.05724
  3. South Korea0.11620
  4. Vietnam0.12266
  5. Madagascar0.15071

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 4.60452. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Women who are international migrants (% of women)

    HighestVatican City100.0000

    LowestChina0.0417

    Middle country: 4.5662

  • Men who are international migrants (% of men)

    HighestVatican City100.000

    LowestChina0.058

    Middle country: 4.705

031990 → 1995

Since 1990

What changed between 1990 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 219values changed, of 220 in both
  • 116 · 103rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2024 release

    Every year in this series comes from UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1995.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 220 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO. The version of CC BY written for intergovernmental organisations. Credit the publisher and say what you changed.

Cite this edition

UN DESA Population Division (1995). International Migrants as a Share of Population, 1995 [data set], describing 1995. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/international-migrants-share/1995

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07Questions

International Migrants as a Share of Population, 1995: questions and answers

Which country has the highest migrants as a share of population in International Migrants as a Share of Population, 1995?

Vatican City, at 100.00000, of the 220 countries in the file.

What year does International Migrants as a Share of Population, 1995 describe?

1995.

How many countries does International Migrants as a Share of Population, 1995 cover?

220.

Where can I download International Migrants as a Share of Population, 1995?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is International Migrants as a Share of Population, 1995 the newest?

No. The newest held here is International Migrants as a Share of Population, 2024.

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