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International Migrants as a Share of Population, 2000

2000, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

International Migrants as a Share of Population, 2000 covers 220 countries on 3 measures. Vatican City is highest, at 100.0000; China is lowest, at 0.0568. The middle country reads 4.7729. Against 1995, 219 values changed (110 up, 109 down), the same countries are covered.

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International Migrants as a Share of Population · Data for 2000

HighestVatican City

100.0000

LowestChina

0.0568

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, 2000, 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, 2000: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe100.0000100.00000100.0000I
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean77.538878.7199076.2956B R
QatarQATWestern Asia68.096563.8535770.0658C
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia67.941260.9556471.0842C
MonacoMCOWestern Europe67.129967.8505166.3663B
AndorraANDSouthern Europe64.165363.7484964.5485C
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean64.018666.5182261.6290B R
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia58.695762.1446554.7226B
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia57.140648.1185463.5459C
MacauMACEastern Asia55.062057.5795652.3144C R
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean52.138152.6333451.5953B
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe51.549752.4265150.6327B
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean48.333946.9684249.7556C R
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean48.131347.9180448.3320B R
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe46.758144.7326148.8372B
GuamGUMMicronesia46.275045.7473746.7793B
American SamoaASMPolynesia43.816743.3922144.2197B
Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe43.414444.5506642.2021B
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia39.809942.0089037.4982B R
AnguillaAIACaribbean36.351437.9049334.7462B R
BahrainBHRWestern Asia35.682626.9677941.7205C
JordanJORWestern Asia34.048232.0346735.8808C R
ArubaABWCaribbean33.915836.0097331.6575B R
PalauPLWMicronesia32.902327.5992737.3184B
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia32.697737.2733028.3585B

02In 2000

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Vatican City100.0000
  2. Sint Maarten77.5388
  3. Qatar68.0965
  4. United Arab Emirates67.9412
  5. Monaco67.1299

Lowest

  1. China0.0568
  2. Vietnam0.1117
  3. Indonesia0.1331
  4. Madagascar0.1425
  5. North Korea0.1529

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 4.7729. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Women who are international migrants (% of women)

    HighestVatican City100.00000

    LowestChina0.04730

    Middle country: 4.58726

  • Men who are international migrants (% of men)

    HighestVatican City100.0000

    LowestChina0.0659

    Middle country: 4.9481

031995 → 2000

Since 1995

What changed between 1995 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 219values changed, of 220 in both
  • 110 · 109rose · 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 2000.

  • 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 (2000). International Migrants as a Share of Population, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/international-migrants-share/2000

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07Questions

International Migrants as a Share of Population, 2000: questions and answers

Which country has the highest migrants as a share of population in International Migrants as a Share of Population, 2000?

Vatican City, at 100.0000, of the 220 countries in the file.

What year does International Migrants as a Share of Population, 2000 describe?

2000.

How many countries does International Migrants as a Share of Population, 2000 cover?

220.

Where can I download International Migrants as a Share of Population, 2000?

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, 2000 the newest?

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

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