Data for 2015

International Migrants, 2015

2015, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

International Migrants, 2015 covers 221 countries on 2 measures. United States is highest, at 47,942,986; Tuvalu is lowest, at 230. The middle country reads 190,896. Against 2010, 221 values changed (159 up, 62 down), the same countries are covered.

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International Migrants · Data for 2015

HighestUnited States

47,942,986

LowestTuvalu

230

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
2measures per country
2015the year it describes
221distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
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01Values only

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Every country and every column of International Migrants, 2015, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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International Migrants, 2015: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

United StatesUSANorthern America	47,942,986	51.361	B
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	13,251,622	24.018	C R
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	12,646,813	51.000	B R
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	9,098,229	50.802	B R
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	9,071,431	50.630	B R
CanadaCANNorthern America	8,049,874	52.115	B
FranceFRAWestern Europe	7,978,076	51.703	B R
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	6,859,000	32.322	C
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	6,733,056	50.880	B R
SpainESPSouthern Europe	5,892,847	50.890	B R
ItalyITASouthern Europe	5,506,199	54.847	B R
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	5,252,296	53.958	C R
UkraineUKREastern Europe	4,915,142	56.992	B
JordanJORWestern Asia	4,386,976	44.167	C R
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	3,750,982	46.690	B R
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3,513,497	41.047	B R
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	3,506,520	47.370	B R
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	3,162,564	35.970	B R
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	2,853,248	44.347	C R
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2,841,113	60.544	B R
IranIRNSouthern Asia	2,729,939	45.515	C R
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2,610,785	37.093	C
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	2,609,525	40.136	B R
JapanJPNEastern Asia	2,577,487	53.336	C
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	2,535,340	56.633	B
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	2,385,713	51.070	B R
QatarQATWestern Asia	2,090,000	19.043	C
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	2,024,059	52.249	B R
IsraelISRWestern Asia	2,019,891	53.609	B R
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	1,919,920	58.032	B R
ArgentinaARGSouth America	1,856,613	54.111	B R
OmanOMNWestern Asia	1,827,972	17.116	C
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	1,814,949	51.055	B R
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1,763,717	50.178	C R
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1,638,195	51.432	B R
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	1,540,486	51.399	B R
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1,422,179	47.142	B R
VenezuelaVENSouth America	1,404,448	49.912	B R
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	1,312,172	42.243	B R
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	1,242,924	54.098	B
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	1,199,115	45.136	C R
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	1,196,007	44.317	C R
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	1,170,873	53.392	B R
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	1,132,201	51.233	B R
KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,126,886	50.047	B R
MexicoMEXCentral America	1,088,731	49.111	B R
BelarusBLREastern Europe	1,082,905	54.201	B
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	866,324	65.826	C R
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	864,814	53.933	B
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	844,112	48.947	B R
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	835,716	48.910	C R
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	823,181	51.548	B R
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	810,018	51.363	B R
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	802,470	50.831	B R
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	797,595	55.776	B R
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	797,374	50.237	B R
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	771,146	28.787	C R
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	746,375	47.832	B
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	721,540	28.459	C
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	704,676	52.414	B R
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	688,047	48.491	B R
PolandPOLEastern Europe	683,663	57.773	B R
BrazilBRASouth America	646,540	44.977	B R
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	632,178	51.812	B R
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	620,523	49.738	B R
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	616,741	50.825	B R
ChileCHLSouth America	598,039	49.931	B R
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	561,093	53.578	B
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	549,289	35.654	B R
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	514,647	50.194	B R
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	509,471	69.309	B R
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	508,346	50.563	B R
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	499,292	46.173	B R
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	475,508	50.428	B
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	466,968	53.821	B R
MaliMLIWestern Africa	420,504	49.295	B R
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	414,744	46.708	B R
Costa RicaCRICentral America	411,697	52.000	B R
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	400,482	43.655	B R
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	390,142	45.209	B R
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	384,567	50.433	B R
YemenYEMWestern Asia	379,882	47.513	C R
GabonGABMiddle Africa	378,686	35.624	C R
MacauMACEastern Asia	376,066	53.575	C R
BeninBENWestern Africa	366,284	53.027	C B R
IraqIRQWestern Asia	359,352	41.779	C R
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	339,432	49.460	B R
EcuadorECUSouth America	332,142	50.851	B R
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	321,794	51.674	B R
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	314,856	49.401	B
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	298,299	50.731	B R
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	280,494	53.327	B
TogoTGOWestern Africa	277,384	49.694	C R
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	275,101	56.874	B R
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	273,163	54.346	B
SenegalSENWestern Africa	266,496	46.940	B R
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	265,418	60.812	B
NigerNERWestern Africa	252,998	52.602	B R
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	248,888	49.323	B
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	239,473	47.166	B R
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	237,616	43.413	B
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	224,337	53.055	B R
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	212,560	49.129	B R
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	209,611	22.940	C
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	204,382	59.578	B R
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	197,328	52.521	B R
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	196,376	53.390	B R
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	194,664	58.891	B
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	192,540	47.283	B R
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	192,119	45.678	C R
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	190,896	58.903	B R
PanamaPANCentral America	184,710	48.654	B R
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	177,624	49.888	B
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	176,693	56.220	B
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	166,552	43.519	C R
ParaguayPRYSouth America	156,462	48.037	B R
PeruPERSouth America	152,562	49.166	B R
ColombiaCOLSouth America	145,504	46.663	B R
BoliviaBOLSouth America	143,008	47.591	B R
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	136,021	57.721	B
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	132,107	49.548	B R
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	131,897	38.656	C R
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	130,730	58.314	B
GuineaGINWestern Africa	126,657	41.422	C B R
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	123,803	51.489	B
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	112,351	47.414	B R
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	112,111	42.843	B R
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	103,053	43.087	B R
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	102,733	43.367	B
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	101,730	59.915	B R
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	101,618	46.133	B R
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	101,386	53.669	C R
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	92,424	49.811	C R
Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	82,307	52.206	B
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	81,568	47.103	C R
UruguayURYSouth America	78,799	54.768	B R
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	76,685	56.224	B R
GuamGUMMicronesia	76,089	48.421	B
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	74,852	52.268	B R
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	73,962	46.116	B R
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	73,309	45.194	C
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	71,719	60.711	B
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	68,881	47.473	B
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	64,273	12.335	C
BahamasBHSCaribbean	59,241	49.422	B R
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	58,830	43.775	B R
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	56,721	52.878	B
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	56,532	48.254	C R
BelizeBLZCentral America	54,615	49.697	B R
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	52,642	46.180	B
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	52,031	49.036	B
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	51,106	15.086	B
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	50,021	51.093	B R
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	48,458	50.246	B R
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	45,538	35.581	C R
SurinameSURSouth America	43,127	45.408	C R
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	42,264	49.165	C
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	42,238	51.238	B
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	42,059	52.433	B R
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	40,990	47.343	I R
NicaraguaNICCentral America	40,261	48.528	B R
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	39,706	47.753	B R
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	39,072	51.193	B
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	38,597	52.297	I R
HondurasHNDCentral America	38,330	47.501	B R
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	37,611	58.876	B R
ArubaABWCaribbean	36,114	55.397	B R
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	34,475	55.075	B R
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	32,352	48.606	B R
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	32,075	43.040	C R
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	30,940	39.451	C R
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	30,058	42.990	B R
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	28,585	44.614	C
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	28,082	55.402	B R
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	27,295	52.090	B R
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	26,193	48.818	C R
MonacoMCOWestern Europe	25,983	51.511	B
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	23,799	51.237	B
American SamoaASMPolynesia	23,513	48.973	B
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	23,165	49.212	B R
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	22,723	48.251	B R
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	22,333	51.525	B R
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	21,648	57.964	B
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	19,886	33.199	C R
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	19,535	51.815	B R
BermudaBMUNorthern America	19,212	50.963	B
HaitiHTICaribbean	18,047	44.390	B R
EritreaERIEastern Africa	15,941	44.589	I R
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	14,924	49.430	B R
FijiFJIMelanesia	13,751	46.033	B R
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	12,791	29.998	B
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	12,555	51.645	B
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	11,065	49.471	B
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	9,152	44.963	C R
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	8,673	51.816	B R
GuyanaGUYSouth America	8,661	44.648	B R
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	8,520	39.577	B R
DominicaDMACaribbean	8,093	47.918	B
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	7,443	47.387	B R
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	7,057	50.376	B
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	6,009	34.249	B
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	5,485	49.262	B
AnguillaAIACaribbean	5,471	52.586	B R
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	5,195	44.812	C
PalauPLWMicronesia	4,937	39.315	B
CubaCUBCaribbean	4,649	56.399	B
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	4,637	49.213	B R
SamoaWSMPolynesia	4,255	49.448	B R
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	4,168	49.856	B R
TongaTONPolynesia	3,954	45.422	B R
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	3,284	38.764	B
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	3,186	50.314	B R
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	2,919	47.276	B
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	2,756	46.553	B
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2,585	43.907	B R
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	2,394	50.000	C
NauruNRUMicronesia	1,833	43.426	C R
MontserratMSRCaribbean	1,351	48.483	B
NiueNIUPolynesia	588	45.748	B
Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	572	52.098	I
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	230	45.217	C

02In 2015

At either end

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

Highest

United States47,942,986
Saudi Arabia13,251,622
Germany12,646,813
Russia9,098,229
United Kingdom9,071,431

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 190,896. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Women among these migrants (%)
HighestNepal69.309
LowestMaldives12.335
Middle country: 49.460

032010 → 2015

Since 2010

What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
221values changed, of 221 in both
159 · 62rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Saudi Arabia8,976,961 → 13,251,622+4,274,661
United States43,947,211 → 47,942,986+3,995,775
Türkiye1,420,433 → 3,750,982+2,330,549
United Arab Emirates5,446,000 → 6,859,000+1,413,000
United Kingdom7,713,303 → 9,071,431+1,358,128

Fell most

Russia11,199,727 → 9,098,229−2,101,498
Syria1,783,595 → 835,716−947,879
Pakistan3,943,681 → 3,506,520−437,161
Spain6,281,193 → 5,892,847−388,346
India5,601,237 → 5,252,296−348,941

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 2015.
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

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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.

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Cite this edition

UN DESA Population Division (2015). International Migrants, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/international-migrants/2015

068 held

Other years

‹ The year before
International Migrants, 2010
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The year after ›
International Migrants, 2020
221 countries
All of them
International Migrants: every year
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How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions