Data for 2020

International Migrants, 2020

2020, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

International Migrants, 2020 covers 221 countries on 2 measures. United States is highest, at 50,471,028; Tuvalu is lowest, at 239. The middle country reads 199,011. Against 2015, 220 values changed (175 up, 45 down), the same countries are covered.

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International Migrants · Data for 2020

HighestUnited States

50,471,028

LowestTuvalu

239

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
2020the year it describes
221distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Values only

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Every country and every column of International Migrants, 2020, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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International Migrants, 2020: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

United StatesUSANorthern America	50,471,028	51.4793	B
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	15,021,300	50.5000	B R
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	13,071,258	24.2185	C R
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	10,520,870	49.4404	B R
FranceFRAWestern Europe	8,610,719	51.8520	B R
CanadaCANNorthern America	8,332,892	52.3614	B
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	7,604,850	51.2155	B R
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	7,297,611	50.7963	B R
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	7,184,000	32.3497	C
SpainESPSouthern Europe	7,146,130	51.5008	B R
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	6,580,295	48.4314	B R
ItalyITASouthern Europe	6,223,851	53.5038	B R
UkraineUKREastern Europe	4,997,387	56.9916	B
JordanJORWestern Asia	4,940,142	44.2341	C R
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	4,929,816	55.7948	C R
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3,718,696	30.5878	B R
JapanJPNEastern Asia	3,289,042	50.6554	C
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	3,276,580	44.6739	B R
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	3,030,731	34.0128	C
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	3,015,007	44.0019	C R
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2,962,492	62.6001	B R
IranIRNSouthern Asia	2,797,235	45.7494	C R
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	2,760,255	40.0295	B R
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	2,639,076	40.1635	B R
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	2,610,189	50.9219	B R
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	2,589,107	56.9858	B
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	2,425,521	51.7584	B R
QatarQATWestern Asia	2,182,000	22.3648	C
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2,115,408	48.2852	B R
IsraelISRWestern Asia	2,068,830	53.8951	B R
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2,046,975	50.8656	B R
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	2,033,902	51.4324	B R
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	1,990,268	58.8000	B R
ColombiaCOLSouth America	1,932,807	50.2602	B R
ArgentinaARGSouth America	1,912,294	54.6389	B R
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	1,781,046	51.1221	B R
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,776,038	51.9622	B R
OmanOMNWestern Asia	1,766,142	20.4444	C
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	1,723,389	43.8586	B R
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1,586,346	48.8915	C R
ChileCHLSouth America	1,476,240	49.0552	B R
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	1,415,116	48.2761	C R
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	1,379,147	50.3188	B R
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	1,343,900	50.9039	B R
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	1,340,456	52.0582	B
MexicoMEXCentral America	1,335,154	48.3497	B R
VenezuelaVENSouth America	1,324,193	50.7003	B R
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	1,308,568	45.4611	C R
PeruPERSouth America	1,184,762	53.7619	B R
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	1,162,007	53.2392	B R
BelarusBLREastern Europe	1,067,090	54.2013	B
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	1,055,191	63.3707	C R
KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,050,147	49.5333	B R
BrazilBRASouth America	1,048,866	38.9585	B R
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1,001,963	52.1004	B
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	952,871	51.8243	B R
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	951,686	50.9451	B R
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	882,252	49.7417	B R
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	875,170	50.2563	B R
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	868,711	50.2390	C R
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	852,238	48.4644	B
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	826,537	28.1584	C R
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	785,983	26.8963	C
PolandPOLEastern Europe	738,099	54.7390	B R
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	733,091	55.8918	B R
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	723,989	52.4397	B R
EcuadorECUSouth America	721,560	51.3541	B R
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	718,856	50.7484	B R
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	680,221	48.7336	B R
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	656,434	49.5150	B R
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	603,794	36.6436	B R
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	602,472	46.4332	B R
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	584,567	48.1556	B
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	579,209	50.5785	B R
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	547,494	54.4200	B R
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	528,056	53.4966	B
Costa RicaCRICentral America	520,729	49.3717	B R
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	513,907	49.4253	B R
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	487,564	69.8645	B R
MaliMLIWestern Africa	485,829	49.3015	B R
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	476,412	46.6002	B R
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	426,017	50.0004	B R
GabonGABMiddle Africa	416,651	35.6699	C R
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	416,141	43.1536	B R
MacauMACEastern Asia	403,490	53.5748	C R
BeninBENWestern Africa	394,276	52.9216	C B R
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	387,606	45.4593	B R
YemenYEMWestern Asia	387,113	42.2618	C R
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	386,052	48.4986	B
IraqIRQWestern Asia	365,766	44.9301	C R
NigerNERWestern Africa	348,056	53.4503	B R
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	344,767	50.6551	B R
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	338,850	51.1613	B R
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	338,734	48.5673	B R
PanamaPANCentral America	313,165	46.6553	B R
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	306,702	46.2237	C R
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	298,062	49.1203	B
TogoTGOWestern Africa	279,936	49.3431	C R
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	277,964	41.4259	B
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	276,031	56.8259	B R
SenegalSENWestern Africa	274,929	47.0441	B R
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	272,784	54.2726	B
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	250,378	47.2230	B R
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	247,132	53.5196	B
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	239,422	59.4766	B
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	230,618	22.9392	C
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	215,659	47.2473	B R
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	207,139	58.0880	B R
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	200,639	52.1972	C R
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	199,277	56.4591	B
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	199,011	59.5721	B R
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	198,894	53.0011	B R
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	197,161	49.0006	B
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	194,920	52.6180	B R
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	191,362	51.0812	B R
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	190,366	54.9925	B
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	187,955	48.0961	B R
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	184,363	50.3235	B
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	182,286	43.3840	C R
ParaguayPRYSouth America	169,567	47.9197	B R
BoliviaBOLSouth America	164,121	47.6234	B R
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	145,184	49.6170	B
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	144,098	51.9848	B R
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	131,311	58.3127	B
GuineaGINWestern Africa	121,437	41.2164	C B R
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	119,738	47.4995	B R
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	114,760	42.4407	B
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	111,959	43.3659	B
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	110,268	43.0324	B R
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	109,391	46.0431	B R
UruguayURYSouth America	108,267	52.9524	B R
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	102,358	48.5072	C R
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	88,546	47.6464	C R
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	87,947	42.3585	B R
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	87,212	29.7425	C R
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	84,311	52.6562	B R
Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	84,087	52.2043	B
GuamGUMMicronesia	80,472	48.4193	B
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	79,368	56.0541	B R
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	79,341	46.1439	B R
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	78,849	50.3114	B R
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	77,291	59.7172	B R
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	76,446	45.1927	C
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	73,141	47.6573	B
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	70,999	60.5699	B
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	70,079	12.3318	C
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	65,424	45.4084	B
BahamasBHSCaribbean	63,583	49.4189	B R
BelizeBLZCentral America	62,043	49.6962	B R
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	60,145	47.6698	C R
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	58,590	44.8967	I R
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	57,210	56.3748	B R
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	56,753	52.8765	B
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	53,746	43.4228	B R
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	53,612	15.0862	B
ArubaABWCaribbean	53,593	54.6452	B R
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	49,549	50.2432	B R
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	48,810	48.9695	B
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	48,731	35.5790	C R
SurinameSURSouth America	47,801	45.0409	C R
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	45,574	48.8019	C
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	43,040	51.2384	B
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	42,767	52.4306	B R
NicaraguaNICCentral America	42,167	48.5783	B R
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	40,254	47.3444	B R
HondurasHNDCentral America	39,195	47.5061	B R
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	36,042	53.1658	I R
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	35,563	43.0251	C R
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	34,869	55.0661	B R
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	32,858	48.5026	B R
GuyanaGUYSouth America	31,169	53.4890	B R
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	31,068	39.1818	C R
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	30,081	42.9873	B R
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	29,386	55.3529	B R
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	29,242	48.6458	C R
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	28,893	44.6129	C
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	28,845	52.0818	B R
MonacoMCOWestern Europe	26,601	51.5169	B
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	25,877	51.2347	B
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	25,748	48.2484	B R
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	23,629	49.1811	B R
American SamoaASMPolynesia	23,608	48.9707	B
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	22,164	51.8092	B R
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	21,843	57.9591	B
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	21,345	33.1787	C R
BermudaBMUNorthern America	19,739	50.7371	B
HaitiHTICaribbean	18,884	44.4027	B R
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	17,945	50.5879	B R
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	15,788	49.4236	B R
FijiFJIMelanesia	14,087	46.0425	B R
EritreaERIEastern Africa	13,934	43.9142	I R
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	13,050	29.9923	B
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	12,496	51.6325	B
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	12,060	45.7960	C R
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	11,190	49.4549	B
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	8,399	39.5642	B R
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	8,338	51.9789	B R
DominicaDMACaribbean	8,284	47.9237	B
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	7,725	47.3657	B R
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	7,213	54.3602	B
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	6,812	48.0035	B
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	5,899	35.2094	B
AnguillaAIACaribbean	5,715	52.6509	B R
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	5,543	46.0401	C
PalauPLWMicronesia	5,088	43.2390	B
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	4,738	48.4382	B R
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	4,579	49.9891	B R
SamoaWSMPolynesia	4,021	49.4902	B R
TongaTONPolynesia	3,742	45.3768	B R
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	3,298	38.7204	B
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	3,257	50.2917	B R
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	3,126	47.2169	B
CubaCUBCaribbean	3,024	56.6138	B
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	2,832	46.5042	B
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2,520	43.8492	B R
NauruNRUMicronesia	2,201	41.0722	C R
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	2,139	50.1169	C
MontserratMSRCaribbean	1,379	48.4409	B
NiueNIUPolynesia	588	45.7483	B
Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	528	52.0833	I
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	239	44.7699	C

02In 2020

At either end

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

Highest

United States50,471,028
Germany15,021,300
Saudi Arabia13,071,258
United Kingdom10,520,870
France8,610,719

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 199,011. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Women among these migrants (%)
HighestNepal69.8645
LowestMaldives12.3318
Middle country: 49.3717

032015 → 2020

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
220values changed, of 221 in both
175 · 45rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Türkiye3,750,982 → 6,580,295+2,829,313
United States47,942,986 → 50,471,028+2,528,042
Germany12,646,813 → 15,021,300+2,374,487
Colombia145,504 → 1,932,807+1,787,303
United Kingdom9,071,431 → 10,520,870+1,449,439

Fell most

Russia9,098,229 → 7,297,611−1,800,618
South Africa3,162,564 → 2,639,076−523,488
India5,252,296 → 4,929,816−322,480
Pakistan3,506,520 → 3,276,580−229,940
Afghanistan339,432 → 144,098−195,334

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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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 2020.
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 (2020). International Migrants, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/international-migrants/2020

068 held

Other years

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How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions