Data for 2024

International Migrants, 2024

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

International Migrants, 2024 covers 221 countries on 2 measures. United States is highest, at 52,375,047; Tuvalu is lowest, at 246. The middle country reads 223,323. Against 2020, 219 values changed (183 up, 36 down), the same countries are covered.

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International Migrants · Data for 2024

HighestUnited States

52,375,047

LowestTuvalu

246

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
2024the 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, 2024, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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

United StatesUSANorthern America	52,375,047	51.0741	B
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	16,750,084	50.0000	B R
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	13,683,841	22.2646	C R
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	11,845,479	48.4894	B R
FranceFRAWestern Europe	9,186,757	52.3032	B R
SpainESPSouthern Europe	8,870,527	51.6639	B R
CanadaCANNorthern America	8,805,839	52.6383	B
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	8,157,000	32.6836	C
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	8,111,404	51.3806	B R
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	7,605,774	50.7781	B R
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	7,083,501	50.3104	B R
ItalyITASouthern Europe	6,553,671	53.6589	B R
JordanJORWestern Asia	5,280,168	44.2753	C R
UkraineUKREastern Europe	5,064,173	56.9916	B
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	4,796,255	57.0683	C R
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	4,175,958	48.1099	B R
IranIRNSouthern Asia	3,840,654	52.0326	C R
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3,806,514	22.8894	B R
JapanJPNEastern Asia	3,409,529	49.5567	C
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	3,323,191	33.9679	C
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	3,179,399	43.7697	C R
ColombiaCOLSouth America	3,063,518	50.3452	B R
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	3,063,318	62.6001	B R
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	2,956,518	51.3424	B R
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2,906,338	48.2853	B R
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	2,880,839	39.9522	B R
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	2,841,665	57.0993	B
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	2,773,840	50.3452	B R
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	2,631,100	41.8783	B R
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	2,397,113	50.3188	B R
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2,349,032	51.0122	B R
QatarQATWestern Asia	2,337,000	22.6786	C
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	2,327,064	52.7504	B R
OmanOMNWestern Asia	2,283,366	19.7863	C
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	2,272,158	52.0489	B R
IsraelISRWestern Asia	2,091,569	54.3549	B R
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	2,089,797	59.2800	B R
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	2,057,759	54.9870	B R
ArgentinaARGSouth America	1,958,039	55.0721	B R
PeruPERSouth America	1,837,219	53.8154	B R
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	1,811,507	46.9239	B R
PolandPOLEastern Europe	1,739,901	59.4694	B R
MexicoMEXCentral America	1,726,089	47.2941	B R
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	1,638,718	51.6387	C R
ChileCHLSouth America	1,538,324	49.0817	B R
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	1,467,989	50.9035	B R
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	1,423,964	52.0582	B
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1,422,583	49.3252	C R
BrazilBRASouth America	1,406,299	41.7737	B R
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	1,403,281	45.4612	C R
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	1,269,673	55.5508	B R
VenezuelaVENSouth America	1,263,304	50.7003	B R
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	1,216,237	51.9346	B R
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1,168,455	49.7244	B R
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	1,154,963	53.2392	B R
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	1,139,820	47.0986	B R
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	1,136,425	60.4963	C R
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1,127,184	52.1005	B
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	1,085,090	51.8244	B R
BelarusBLREastern Europe	1,054,604	54.2013	B
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	1,025,199	51.2137	B R
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	1,012,404	49.9501	B
KenyaKENEastern Africa	992,536	49.5332	B R
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	914,001	49.7416	B R
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	897,751	28.1578	C R
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	896,042	50.2391	C R
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	847,475	50.9370	B R
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	840,202	26.6461	C
EcuadorECUSouth America	747,749	51.6568	B R
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	739,820	52.4398	B R
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	738,667	39.7767	B R
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	712,550	55.8574	B R
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	689,565	48.1556	B
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	676,507	49.5149	B R
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	655,579	49.8361	B R
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	642,948	50.5784	B R
Costa RicaCRICentral America	628,404	49.3717	B R
MaliMLIWestern Africa	545,323	49.3014	B R
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	532,286	46.6003	B R
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	527,831	54.6614	B
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	514,432	49.1740	B
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	513,316	49.4253	B R
PanamaPANCentral America	477,749	46.6553	B R
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	470,719	69.8644	B R
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	462,371	50.0003	B R
GabonGABMiddle Africa	449,746	35.6699	C R
NigerNERWestern Africa	449,236	53.4503	B R
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	445,726	46.2354	C R
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	429,108	43.1537	B R
MacauMACEastern Asia	426,862	53.5747	C R
BeninBENWestern Africa	418,202	52.9216	C B R
YemenYEMWestern Asia	392,997	42.2619	C R
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	387,101	50.6550	B R
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	385,589	45.4593	B R
IraqIRQWestern Asia	370,980	44.9302	C R
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	353,143	51.1611	B R
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	344,309	49.1204	B
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	326,418	52.8249	C R
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	323,991	61.4477	B
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	315,122	41.4259	B
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	299,100	52.6814	B
TogoTGOWestern Africa	281,994	49.3429	C R
SenegalSENWestern Africa	281,867	47.0442	B R
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	276,777	56.8259	B R
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	274,645	57.0449	B R
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	272,481	54.2724	B
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	259,458	47.2231	B R
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	249,205	48.0961	B R
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	248,930	22.9394	C
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	236,137	47.2471	B R
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	223,323	53.5198	B
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	220,471	59.4768	B
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	218,460	52.1359	B R
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	203,046	56.4591	B
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	202,062	54.9925	B
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	199,466	42.4408	B
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	195,937	43.3838	C R
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	194,816	59.5721	B R
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	193,763	52.6179	B R
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	188,207	58.5499	B R
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	186,719	51.0810	B R
BoliviaBOLSouth America	183,234	47.6233	B R
ParaguayPRYSouth America	180,837	47.9200	B R
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	175,194	47.0301	B
UruguayURYSouth America	160,064	52.5259	B R
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	150,902	57.9628	B
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	125,996	47.4999	B R
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	119,933	43.3659	B
GuineaGINWestern Africa	117,416	41.2158	C B R
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	116,402	43.0328	B R
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	116,035	46.0430	B R
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	113,478	50.3111	B R
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	111,069	48.5077	C R
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	98,818	45.4087	B
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	98,110	51.9845	B R
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	94,556	47.6469	C R
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	92,732	52.6560	B R
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	92,237	54.4131	B
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	87,212	29.7425	C R
Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	85,539	52.2043	B
GuamGUMMicronesia	84,159	48.4191	B
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	83,925	46.1436	B R
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	81,582	56.0540	B R
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	80,020	56.3747	B R
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	79,052	45.1930	C
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	77,972	44.8969	I R
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	76,738	47.6570	B
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	75,099	12.3317	C
ArubaABWCaribbean	73,494	54.6453	B R
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	72,423	42.3581	B R
BelizeBLZCentral America	68,706	49.6958	B R
BahamasBHSCaribbean	67,285	49.4196	B R
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	63,201	47.6701	C R
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	56,779	52.8769	B
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	55,705	15.0866	B
GuyanaGUYSouth America	54,175	53.4896	B R
SurinameSURSouth America	51,902	45.0407	C R
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	51,446	35.5791	C R
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	50,439	50.2429	B R
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	49,997	43.4226	B R
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	48,408	48.8019	C
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	46,377	48.9682	B
NicaraguaNICCentral America	43,757	48.5797	B R
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	43,693	51.2393	B
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	43,342	52.4295	B R
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	40,698	47.3438	B R
HondurasHNDCentral America	39,901	47.5051	B R
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	38,625	43.0265	C R
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	35,187	55.0658	B R
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	34,120	53.1653	I R
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	33,268	48.5031	B R
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	31,935	48.6457	C R
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	31,171	39.1806	C R
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	30,473	55.3539	B R
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	30,148	52.0831	B R
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	30,099	42.9881	B R
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	29,142	44.6126	C
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	28,455	48.2481	B R
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	27,669	51.2342	B
MonacoMCOWestern Europe	27,106	51.5163	B
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	24,520	51.8108	B R
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	24,007	49.1815	B R
American SamoaASMPolynesia	23,684	48.9698	B
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	22,589	33.1799	C R
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	22,000	57.9591	B
BermudaBMUNorthern America	20,171	50.7362	B
HaitiHTICaribbean	19,581	44.4002	B R
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	16,515	49.4217	B R
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	15,064	50.5908	B R
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	15,039	45.7943	C R
FijiFJIMelanesia	14,362	46.0451	B R
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	13,261	29.9902	B
EritreaERIEastern Africa	12,512	43.9178	I R
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	12,449	51.6347	B
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	11,291	49.4553	B
DominicaDMACaribbean	8,440	47.9265	B
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	8,303	39.5640	B R
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	8,101	48.0064	B
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	8,079	51.9743	B R
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	7,958	47.3611	B R
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	7,340	54.3597	B
AnguillaAIACaribbean	5,918	52.6529	B R
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	5,838	46.0432	C
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	5,812	35.2030	B
PalauPLWMicronesia	5,212	43.2464	B
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	4,937	49.9899	B R
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	4,820	48.4440	B R
SamoaWSMPolynesia	3,843	49.4926	B R
TongaTONPolynesia	3,581	45.3784	B R
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	3,315	50.2866	B R
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	3,309	38.7126	B
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	3,302	47.2138	B
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	2,894	46.5100	B
NauruNRUMicronesia	2,548	41.0911	C R
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2,469	43.8639	B R
CubaCUBCaribbean	2,144	56.6231	B
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1,955	50.1279	C
MontserratMSRCaribbean	1,402	48.4308	B
NiueNIUPolynesia	588	45.7483	B
Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	496	52.2177	I
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	246	44.7154	C

02In 2024

At either end

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

Highest

United States52,375,047
Germany16,750,084
Saudi Arabia13,683,841
United Kingdom11,845,479
France9,186,757

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 223,323. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Women among these migrants (%)
HighestNepal69.8644
LowestMaldives12.3317
Middle country: 49.4926

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
219values changed, of 221 in both
183 · 36rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

United States50,471,028 → 52,375,047+1,904,019
Germany15,021,300 → 16,750,084+1,728,784
Spain7,146,130 → 8,870,527+1,724,397
United Kingdom10,520,870 → 11,845,479+1,324,609
Colombia1,932,807 → 3,063,518+1,130,711

Fell most

Lebanon1,586,346 → 1,422,583−163,763
India4,929,816 → 4,796,255−133,561
Venezuela1,324,193 → 1,263,304−60,889
Kenya1,050,147 → 992,536−57,611
Afghanistan144,098 → 98,110−45,988

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 2024.
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 (2024). International Migrants, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/international-migrants/2024

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