Data for 1990

International Migrants, 1990

1990, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

International Migrants, 1990 covers 220 countries on 2 measures. United States is highest, at 23,266,147; Tuvalu is lowest, at 318. The middle country reads 116,794.

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International Migrants · Data for 1990

HighestUnited States

23,266,147

LowestTuvalu

318

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.

220countries
2measures per country
1990the year it describes
220distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
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Every country and every column of International Migrants, 1990, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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International Migrants, 1990: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

United StatesUSANorthern America	23,266,147	51.0615	B
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	11,524,948	50.9289	B R
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	7,212,791	48.4417	C R
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	6,960,112	50.0000	B R
UkraineUKREastern Europe	6,892,920	57.1502	B
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	6,208,204	47.4183	B R
FranceFRAWestern Europe	5,890,023	49.1416	B R
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	4,484,868	34.2149	C R
IranIRNSouthern Asia	4,291,601	44.7970	C R
CanadaCANNorthern America	4,251,056	50.9514	B
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	3,991,501	49.0667	B R
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	3,664,896	51.9511	B R
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	3,289,058	54.1904	B R
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2,218,473	49.3100	B R
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	1,822,374	40.7768	B R
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	1,653,000	56.2240	B R
ArgentinaARGSouth America	1,647,935	52.3650	B R
IsraelISRWestern Asia	1,622,505	53.1405	B R
ItalyITASouthern Europe	1,529,367	56.0809	B R
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	1,302,298	29.2891	C
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	1,285,707	36.2422	B R
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	1,252,320	49.0387	B R
BelarusBLREastern Europe	1,248,977	54.2008	B
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	1,194,306	51.1256	B R
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	1,159,415	50.3113	B R
JordanJORWestern Asia	1,131,529	42.0587	C R
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,127,724	51.5378	B R
PolandPOLEastern Europe	1,127,393	58.5812	B R
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	1,064,614	53.1734	B R
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	1,056,143	38.6576	C
JapanJPNEastern Asia	1,050,475	49.7218	C
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	1,027,572	41.9410	B R
VenezuelaVENSouth America	1,025,009	49.5049	B R
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	944,340	51.0620	B R
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	881,617	45.9973	B R
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	875,325	50.1451	B R
SpainESPSouthern Europe	813,588	51.6061	B R
BrazilBRASouth America	803,218	46.6607	B R
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	784,283	51.4238	B R
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	754,194	51.8536	B R
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	729,377	52.8861	B
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	714,140	49.0188	C R
MexicoMEXCentral America	701,513	47.5790	B R
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	652,365	49.2384	B R
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	646,007	54.9850	B
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	634,621	43.8657	B R
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	633,753	53.6734	B R
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	623,083	58.2052	B R
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	618,139	46.6078	B
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	574,025	50.6311	B R
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	560,570	48.6301	B R
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	533,397	56.4866	B R
OmanOMNWestern Asia	526,784	17.4328	C
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	526,369	50.1464	B R
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	518,395	40.8376	C R
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	478,294	48.9433	I R
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	475,438	53.1945	B
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	457,075	46.9000	C R
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	456,621	43.8996	C R
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	442,428	55.4673	B R
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	435,782	51.8287	B
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	433,541	58.9411	B R
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	429,974	70.7038	B R
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	428,900	56.1735	B R
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	424,488	44.2752	C R
Costa RicaCRICentral America	417,628	49.1957	B R
GuineaGINWestern Africa	403,621	50.1364	C B R
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	402,177	53.2305	B R
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	381,997	55.0544	B
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	349,652	51.9997	B R
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	349,258	52.8758	B
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	347,510	55.0560	B
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	333,110	50.9871	B R
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	321,909	52.3611	B
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	306,500	56.2238	B R
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	304,470	56.2239	B R
KenyaKENEastern Africa	298,089	45.9024	B R
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	291,151	37.6004	B R
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	288,332	54.1844	B
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	287,933	35.0234	C R
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	279,463	48.8201	B R
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	273,954	45.1609	B R
HondurasHNDCentral America	270,423	49.1267	B R
SenegalSENWestern Africa	270,410	48.6557	B R
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	265,967	45.1552	B R
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	264,257	57.3843	B R
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	235,918	51.3110	B R
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	227,783	51.4722	B R
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	222,148	44.6774	B R
QatarQATWestern Asia	215,508	30.2935	C
MacauMACEastern Asia	205,047	52.9966	C R
ParaguayPRYSouth America	195,884	47.5118	B R
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	192,587	48.3028	B
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	178,077	49.7330	B
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	176,972	30.0223	C
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	164,851	49.6333	B R
MaliMLIWestern Africa	160,736	48.9542	B R
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	160,024	49.5307	B R
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	144,713	42.5566	B R
EcuadorECUSouth America	139,204	49.7996	B R
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	135,745	56.6496	B R
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	134,600	47.1568	C R
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	133,545	45.8535	C
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	129,391	50.2933	B R
GabonGABMiddle Africa	128,188	42.9182	C R
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	122,332	45.9994	B R
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	122,221	47.4378	B R
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	120,641	47.1589	B R
YemenYEMWestern Asia	118,863	43.6242	C R
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	118,123	43.8670	B R
NigerNERWestern Africa	115,464	52.1738	B R
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	113,795	50.7342	B
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	111,650	48.4380	C R
ColombiaCOLSouth America	100,672	49.2580	B R
ChileCHLSouth America	100,133	49.9865	B R
UruguayURYSouth America	98,116	53.2900	B R
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	95,142	58.3139	B
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	94,964	43.2164	B R
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	92,058	47.2984	C R
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	88,560	49.7730	C R
TogoTGOWestern Africa	84,844	49.4331	C R
IraqIRQWestern Asia	83,638	33.3425	C R
BeninBENWestern Africa	76,751	47.3388	C B R
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	74,991	46.7869	B R
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	74,342	46.0157	B R
BoliviaBOLSouth America	73,758	49.0916	B R
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	73,743	60.0003	B
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	73,200	42.8197	B
GuamGUMMicronesia	69,755	43.5682	B
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	67,234	46.9227	C R
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	66,378	67.6263	C R
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	66,013	53.6773	B
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	63,255	49.9138	B
PanamaPANCentral America	62,744	47.1695	B R
Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	61,660	52.9598	B
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	57,686	43.5600	B R
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	56,000	52.6107	I R
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	54,895	47.1282	C R
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	51,970	52.2340	B
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	50,666	53.5625	B R
PeruPERSouth America	48,985	50.7196	B R
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	47,360	53.0870	B R
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	43,805	53.2862	B
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	43,150	57.8100	B R
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	41,561	43.6419	B R
NicaraguaNICCentral America	41,421	49.6391	B R
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	41,295	55.9583	B
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	38,891	46.0286	C
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	38,375	50.2697	B R
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	37,984	50.2422	C R
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	37,673	44.5624	B
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	34,769	52.9150	B
CubaCUBCaribbean	34,555	49.9986	B
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	34,103	48.9986	B R
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	33,710	42.5630	C R
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	33,517	45.8722	B R
BelizeBLZCentral America	30,404	46.0828	B R
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	27,510	39.6074	B R
BahamasBHSCaribbean	26,855	48.5124	B R
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	26,593	46.3731	B
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	25,830	40.2091	B R
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	24,024	58.1044	B R
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	23,917	44.1903	C R
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	23,861	52.0598	B R
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	23,807	18.4736	B
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	22,866	48.3688	C R
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	21,510	57.9405	B
American SamoaASMPolynesia	21,283	47.4933	B
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	20,475	51.2527	B R
MonacoMCOWestern Europe	20,359	53.4800	B
HaitiHTICaribbean	19,084	44.4246	B R
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	18,499	45.8403	B R
SurinameSURSouth America	18,083	45.9879	C R
BermudaBMUNorthern America	15,683	51.8141	B
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	15,368	49.9675	B R
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	15,077	53.4921	B
ArubaABWCaribbean	14,444	55.4902	B R
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	14,079	52.2906	B
FijiFJIMelanesia	13,283	48.4529	B R
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	12,029	51.9910	B R
EritreaERIEastern Africa	11,848	47.4342	I R
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	10,906	45.3879	B
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	9,584	55.6761	B
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	9,315	50.7568	C R
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	9,282	30.2736	B
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	8,954	50.3015	B R
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	8,931	50.4087	B R
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	8,709	48.0078	B
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	8,689	45.0224	C
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	8,240	47.5971	C R
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	8,035	48.6497	B R
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	6,718	49.1069	C R
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	5,582	47.0978	C
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	5,305	50.6503	B R
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	5,062	48.2418	B R
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	4,285	43.0572	B
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	4,263	50.5982	B
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	4,226	44.4155	B R
GuyanaGUYSouth America	4,095	46.2759	B R
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	3,970	51.4358	B R
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	3,721	40.7686	B
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	3,685	43.0393	B
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	3,613	51.2040	C
SamoaWSMPolynesia	3,357	47.2446	B R
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	3,310	47.7946	C
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	3,210	48.8474	B R
TongaTONPolynesia	2,911	48.8835	B R
NauruNRUMicronesia	2,815	46.5009	C R
PalauPLWMicronesia	2,801	35.7372	B
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	2,740	46.5328	C
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	2,587	44.2211	B R
AnguillaAIACaribbean	2,570	51.0506	B R
DominicaDMACaribbean	2,519	48.0349	B
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	2,308	45.0173	B R
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	2,162	48.7974	B
MontserratMSRCaribbean	2,013	48.8823	B
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	1,158	37.7375	B
Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	726	51.5152	I
NiueNIUPolynesia	461	46.8547	B
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	318	43.3962	C

02In 1990

At either end

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

Highest

United States23,266,147
Russia11,524,948
India7,212,791
Germany6,960,112
Ukraine6,892,920

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 116,794. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Women among these migrants (%)
HighestNepal70.7038
LowestOman17.4328
Middle country: 49.1168

03Caveats

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

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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 1990.
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.

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UN DESA Population Division (1990). International Migrants, 1990 [data set], describing 1990. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/international-migrants/1990

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