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International Migrants, 2010

2010, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

International Migrants, 2010 covers 221 countries on 2 measures. United States is highest, at 43,947,211; Tuvalu is lowest, at 220. The middle country reads 157,788. Against 2005, 220 values changed (158 up, 62 down), 1 country joined.

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International Migrants · Data for 2010

HighestUnited States

43,947,211

LowestTuvalu

220

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, 2010, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 221 countries · select a heading to sort

International Migrants, 2010: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
United StatesUSANorthern America43,947,21150.8320B
GermanyDEUWestern Europe11,665,95052.0000B R
RussiaRUSEastern Europe11,199,72750.7509B R
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia8,976,96128.9833C R
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe7,713,30351.7471B R
FranceFRAWestern Europe7,322,21051.4846B R
CanadaCANNorthern America7,035,00152.1380B
SpainESPSouthern Europe6,281,19348.6805B R
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand5,879,80250.3309B R
IndiaINDSouthern Asia5,601,23752.0087C R
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia5,446,00031.2156C
UkraineUKREastern Europe4,818,76756.9916B
ItalyITASouthern Europe4,719,23354.7206B R
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia3,943,68147.3712B R
JordanJORWestern Asia3,723,36845.0115C R
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia3,086,87638.7293B R
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia2,779,95058.7209B R
IranIRNSouthern Asia2,722,39745.2534C R
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia2,640,45444.7526C R
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa2,458,79640.2560B R
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa2,274,46638.0227B R
JapanJPNEastern Asia2,161,78054.8294C
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia2,160,35056.1128B
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe2,053,95351.1451B R
IsraelISRWestern Asia1,953,21453.7394B R

02In 2010

At either end

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

Highest

  1. United States43,947,211
  2. Germany11,665,950
  3. Russia11,199,727
  4. Saudi Arabia8,976,961
  5. United Kingdom7,713,303

Lowest

  1. Tuvalu220
  2. Niue589
  3. Vatican City621
  4. Nauru906
  5. Montserrat1,291

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 157,788. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Women among these migrants (%)

    HighestTaiwan71.7999

    LowestBhutan18.8703

    Middle country: 49.3598

032005 → 2010

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 220values changed, of 220 in both
  • 158 · 62rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Russia11,667,588 → 11,199,727−467,861
  • Tanzania771,153 → 309,847−461,306
  • South Sudan652,365 → 230,732−421,633
  • India5,954,999 → 5,601,237−353,762
  • Armenia476,812 → 210,873−265,939
+ Sudan

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 2010.

  • Which end is better

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

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 221 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 (2010). International Migrants, 2010 [data set], describing 2010. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/international-migrants/2010

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07Questions

International Migrants, 2010: questions and answers

Which country has the highest international migrants in International Migrants, 2010?

United States, at 43,947,211, of the 221 countries in the file.

What year does International Migrants, 2010 describe?

2010.

How many countries does International Migrants, 2010 cover?

221.

Where can I download International Migrants, 2010?

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, 2010 the newest?

No. The newest held here is International Migrants, 2024.

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