Data for 2024

International Migrants as a Share of Population, 2024

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

International Migrants as a Share of Population, 2024 covers 221 countries on 3 measures. Vatican City is highest, at 100.0000; Cuba is lowest, at 0.0195. The middle country reads 6.0886. Against 2020, 220 values changed (136 up, 84 down), the same countries are covered.

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International Migrants as a Share of Population · Data for 2024

HighestVatican City

100.0000

LowestCuba

0.0195

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.

221countries
3measures per country
2024the year it describes
221distinct values17 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

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Every country and every column of International Migrants as a Share of Population, 2024, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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International Migrants as a Share of Population, 2024: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	100.0000	100.0000	100.000	I
QatarQATWestern Asia	76.6626	60.5376	83.159	C
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	73.9721	66.9742	77.925	C
MonacoMCOWestern Europe	70.1664	70.7719	69.534	B
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	69.5456	70.5549	68.477	B R
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	69.3980	70.6645	68.116	B
ArubaABWCaribbean	68.0084	70.4369	65.296	B R
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	67.3460	58.8269	72.767	C
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	66.8736	67.4871	66.200	B
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	62.1216	61.1386	63.214	B R
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	61.1475	59.0647	63.226	B R
MacauMACEastern Asia	59.2648	58.8540	59.746	C R
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	59.0788	58.9804	59.174	C
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	52.2823	36.7007	61.816	C
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	51.9166	52.6838	51.133	B
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	51.1576	50.5950	51.713	B
Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	50.8779	52.4674	49.249	B
American SamoaASMPolynesia	50.6447	50.0712	51.208	B
GuamGUMMicronesia	50.1612	49.2203	51.078	B
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	49.6861	61.0125	39.563	B
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	48.7222	57.5592	40.455	B
JordanJORWestern Asia	45.7044	41.7802	49.390	C R
OmanOMNWestern Asia	43.2330	22.6382	55.742	C
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	43.1417	46.4091	39.544	B R
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	42.8905	41.8936	43.878	C R
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	41.3130	47.0629	34.299	B R
AnguillaAIACaribbean	40.5398	41.5190	39.504	B R
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	40.2907	22.7307	51.739	C R
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	36.9651	32.6152	40.997	B
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	35.9604	35.2269	36.725	B R
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	32.4969	34.3271	30.482	B R
NiueNIUPolynesia	32.3255	28.5563	36.374	B
MontserratMSRCaribbean	31.9435	30.8076	33.074	B
BermudaBMUNorthern America	31.2071	30.9962	31.427	B
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	31.0900	31.1040	31.076	B R
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	30.3648	30.9669	29.753	B R
PalauPLWMicronesia	29.4546	27.6056	31.036	B
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	28.7091	28.2677	29.155	B
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	28.1551	28.4849	27.821	B R
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	26.2228	24.6625	27.826	B
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	25.9191	23.9653	27.645	B
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	25.5138	26.5115	24.485	B R
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	25.1192	23.3759	26.780	B
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	24.5021	23.5283	25.531	C R
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	23.1443	23.8027	22.473	B R
IsraelISRWestern Asia	22.2815	24.1214	20.426	B R
CanadaCANNorthern America	22.1573	23.1676	21.133	B
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	21.4213	22.4636	20.394	B R
NauruNRUMicronesia	21.3275	17.8547	24.679	C R
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	20.0109	20.1383	19.880	B R
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	19.8103	19.5682	20.059	B R
SpainESPSouthern Europe	18.5148	18.7910	18.228	B R
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	18.1543	18.2809	18.030	B
GabonGABMiddle Africa	17.7138	12.8318	22.450	C R
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	17.3848	15.7478	19.077	C
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	17.1330	16.3670	17.923	B R
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	16.9887	15.4341	18.682	B R
BahamasBHSCaribbean	16.7675	15.8580	17.763	B R
BelizeBLZCentral America	16.4734	16.5242	16.424	B R
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	16.2190	16.5484	15.885	B R
United StatesUSANorthern America	15.1624	15.5637	14.765	B
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	14.9239	16.0636	13.667	B
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	14.8763	16.4857	13.291	B
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	14.8734	12.3838	17.339	B
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	14.6227	14.5247	14.714	B
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	14.4464	15.1546	13.683	B
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	14.2287	4.6076	20.146	C
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	14.1780	14.3590	13.995	B R
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	14.1719	14.3085	14.026	B
FranceFRAWestern Europe	13.8046	14.0140	13.582	B R
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	13.6203	14.3834	12.801	B
UkraineUKREastern Europe	13.3760	14.2440	12.376	B
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	13.1534	6.3819	19.226	C
DominicaDMACaribbean	12.7483	12.2194	13.277	B
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	12.4570	13.1770	11.675	B R
Costa RicaCRICentral America	12.2498	11.9550	12.552	B R
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	12.1630	6.9676	17.185	C R
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	11.7781	13.0598	10.295	B
BelarusBLREastern Europe	11.6445	11.8192	11.444	B
ItalyITASouthern Europe	11.0437	11.5911	10.471	B R
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	10.8120	10.7571	10.872	B
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	10.7807	10.1539	11.418	B R
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	10.7052	5.1434	15.766	B R
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	10.6807	9.2901	12.040	B R
PanamaPANCentral America	10.5800	9.8732	11.287	B R
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	10.5779	11.2420	9.842	B R
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	10.4083	7.7266	12.827	B
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	10.1681	6.8013	12.904	B
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	10.1483	11.7284	8.484	B R
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	9.5493	9.6483	9.448	B R
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	9.2354	9.8346	8.544	B R
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	9.1580	8.9046	9.417	B
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	9.0212	7.3368	10.648	B R
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	8.8127	6.9958	10.542	B
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	8.5557	8.0517	9.064	B R
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	8.2776	9.3432	7.153	B
SurinameSURSouth America	8.1809	7.3627	9.001	C R
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	8.0979	8.1341	8.061	B R
ChileCHLSouth America	7.7832	7.5949	7.974	B R
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	7.6528	7.4911	7.820	B R
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	7.5262	7.4883	7.565	B R
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	7.1265	6.6019	7.694	B
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	7.0377	2.2807	11.181	B
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	6.8880	6.9666	6.800	B
GuyanaGUYSouth America	6.5186	6.7943	6.228	B R
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	6.4639	5.1131	7.830	B R
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	6.2624	6.8261	5.702	B
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	6.2548	6.9710	5.543	B R
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	6.2013	6.7252	5.587	B R
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	6.1276	5.4579	6.877	B
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	6.0886	5.5350	6.642	B R
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	5.8835	7.0639	4.646	B
ColombiaCOLSouth America	5.7926	5.7569	5.829	B R
PeruPERSouth America	5.3692	5.7482	4.986	B R
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	5.2519	4.9759	5.571	B R
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	4.9583	5.3440	4.567	B
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	4.8954	5.8647	3.907	C R
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	4.7905	4.7286	4.850	B R
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	4.7516	4.7421	4.761	B R
UruguayURYSouth America	4.7264	4.8207	4.626	B R
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	4.6170	3.9611	5.277	B R
PolandPOLEastern Europe	4.5146	5.2081	3.777	B R
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	4.4947	4.6142	4.372	B R
VenezuelaVENSouth America	4.4474	4.4567	4.438	B R
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	4.4363	3.7844	5.123	C R
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	4.4261	4.5180	4.328	B
ArgentinaARGSouth America	4.2849	4.6853	3.879	B R
IranIRNSouthern Asia	4.1943	4.4374	3.959	C R
EcuadorECUSouth America	4.1231	4.2473	3.998	B R
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	4.1143	4.4883	3.734	B R
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	4.1106	3.3538	4.909	B R
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	3.8294	3.4461	4.231	B R
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	3.7903	3.2276	4.375	C R
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	3.6317	3.6505	3.613	C R
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	3.6006	3.4746	3.733	B R
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	3.5027	3.2815	3.725	B R
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	3.4477	3.3320	3.571	B R
TongaTONPolynesia	3.4375	2.9566	3.975	B R
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	3.1763	3.4126	2.944	B R
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	3.1465	3.1644	3.129	B R
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	3.1416	3.2826	3.000	B R
TogoTGOWestern Africa	2.9636	2.9442	2.983	C R
BeninBENWestern Africa	2.8916	3.0695	2.715	C B R
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	2.7556	2.7738	2.737	B R
JapanJPNEastern Asia	2.7551	2.6658	2.849	C
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	2.7110	3.1939	2.217	B R
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	2.6768	2.5506	2.808	B R
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	2.6133	2.9197	2.296	B R
ParaguayPRYSouth America	2.6098	2.5081	2.711	B R
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	2.5854	2.6715	2.496	B R
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	2.5796	2.1272	3.076	B R
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	2.5574	2.3637	2.754	B
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	2.5503	2.3355	2.756	C
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	2.4547	2.2516	2.670	B
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	2.2925	2.0421	2.544	C
MaliMLIWestern Africa	2.2278	2.2168	2.238	B R
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	2.2076	2.2259	2.189	B R
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	2.1426	2.2496	2.020	B R
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2.1135	2.1613	2.064	B R
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	1.7856	1.7503	1.822	B R
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	1.7738	1.6249	1.935	C R
SamoaWSMPolynesia	1.7627	1.7574	1.768	B R
KenyaKENEastern Africa	1.7588	1.7325	1.785	B R
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1.6745	1.5907	1.761	B R
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1.6619	1.6224	1.700	B R
NigerNERWestern Africa	1.6618	1.8044	1.524	B R
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	1.6612	1.6086	1.715	B
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1.5875	2.1285	0.999	B R
FijiFJIMelanesia	1.5463	1.4136	1.681	B R
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	1.5461	1.4394	1.653	B R
SenegalSENWestern Africa	1.5234	1.4577	1.587	B R
BoliviaBOLSouth America	1.4761	1.4088	1.543	B R
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1.4365	1.4921	1.382	B
MexicoMEXCentral America	1.3190	1.2112	1.434	B R
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1.2903	1.0913	1.490	B R
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	1.1692	1.1134	1.226	B R
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	1.0783	1.0938	1.061	I R
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	1.0197	1.0133	1.026	B R
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	1.0114	1.0270	0.996	B R
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.9930	1.0213	0.964	B R
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.9781	0.9304	1.025	B R
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.9684	0.8294	1.104	C R
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.8848	0.8818	0.888	B R
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.8622	0.8602	0.864	B R
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.8456	0.8227	0.869	B R
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.8300	0.8273	0.833	C
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.8057	0.7269	0.884	C R
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.7958	0.6493	0.945	C B R
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.6843	0.6845	0.684	B R
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.6838	0.6829	0.685	B R
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.6744	0.6686	0.680	B R
BrazilBRASouth America	0.6634	0.5454	0.785	B R
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.6621	0.4735	0.849	C R
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.6499	0.4301	0.871	C R
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.6434	0.5746	0.716	C R
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.6327	0.6049	0.661	B R
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.6031	0.5547	0.650	C R
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.5928	0.4730	0.711	B R
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.5785	0.5011	0.656	B R
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.5542	0.5341	0.574	B R
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.5148	0.4853	0.545	C R
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.5038	0.5263	0.481	B R
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.4758	0.4305	0.523	B R
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.4102	0.3690	0.451	I R
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.3686	0.3526	0.384	B R
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.3539	0.3069	0.402	I R
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.3306	0.3896	0.275	C R
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.3232	0.3346	0.311	C R
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.3014	0.2705	0.331	B R
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.2947	0.2377	0.349	C R
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.2917	0.2854	0.298	C R
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.2300	0.2415	0.219	B R
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.1903	0.1893	0.191	B R
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.1762	0.1616	0.192	B R
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.1663	0.1462	0.187	B R
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.1572	0.1461	0.168	C R
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.1450	0.1305	0.160	C
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.1208	0.1043	0.137	C R
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.1155	0.1215	0.110	C R
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.0753	0.0447	0.106	C R
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.0195	0.0218	0.017	B

02In 2024

At either end

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

Highest

Vatican City100.0000
Qatar76.6626
United Arab Emirates73.9721
Monaco70.1664
Sint Maarten69.5456

Lowest

Cuba0.0195
Philippines0.0753
China0.1155
Madagascar0.1208
Myanmar0.1450

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 6.0886. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Women who are international migrants (% of women)
HighestVatican City100.0000
LowestCuba0.0218
Middle country: 5.4579
Men who are international migrants (% of men)
HighestVatican City100.000
LowestCuba0.017
Middle country: 5.587

032020 → 2024

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
220values changed, of 221 in both
136 · 84rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Aruba49.9004 → 68.0084+18.1081
Malta22.1456 → 36.9651+14.8195
Curaçao30.9213 → 43.1417+12.2203
Iceland17.8455 → 25.1192+7.2737
Cook Islands29.2719 → 35.9604+6.6885

Fell most

Lebanon27.8189 → 24.5021−3.3168
Gibraltar30.9347 → 28.7091−2.2256
United Arab Emirates76.0330 → 73.9721−2.0609
Saudi Arabia42.1773 → 40.2907−1.8866
Kuwait68.8780 → 67.3460−1.5320

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

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