The Wall chart displays the latest data and information available on international migration and development, covering topics such as size of the migrant stock, refugees, net migration, remittances, and ratification status in respect of relevant United Nations instruments.

1. United Nations • Department of Economic and Social Affairs • Population Division
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World 213 944 3.1 49.0 1.8 24 359.8 15 150.4 — — 380 050 0.7 144 144 41 131 115 Eastern Europe (continued)
More developed regions 127 711 10.3 51.5 1.7 14 715.3 2 081.0 2 700.5 2.2 134 457 0.4 46 46 2 41 40 Romania B 133 0.6 51.3 -0.1 5.3 1.6 -40.0 -1.9 8 539 5.1 1991 1991 … 2002 2002
Less developed regions 86 232 1.5 45.3 2.0 9 644.5 13 069.4 - 2 700.5 -0.5 245 593 1.9 98 98 39 90 75 Russian Federation B 12 270 8.7 57.8 0.3 853.9 3.5 50.0 0.4 4 713 0.4 1993 1993 … 2004 2004
Least developed countries 11 531 1.3 47.4 1.1 1 089.9 1 880.8 - 314.6 -0.4 17 334 5.4 39 38 10 27 23 Slovakia BR 131 2.4 56.0 1.0 10.8 0.3 4.0 0.7 1 483 2.0 1993 1993 … 2004 2004
Sub-Saharan Africa 18 007 2.1 47.2 1.7 2 245.2 2 133.4 - 360.5 -0.4 18 615 2.5 44 44 12 32 28 Ukraine B 5 258 11.6 57.2 -0.5 181.7 7.2 -16.0 -0.3 4 503 3.2 2002 2002 … 2004 2004
Africa 19 263 1.9 46.8 1.7 2 326.8 2 332.9 - 532.0 -0.5 36 853 3.1 48 48 16 36 32 Northern Europe 10 657 10.8 53.0 2.5 1 588.8 445.8 285.8 2.9 14 453 0.3 10 10 — 8 8
Eastern Africa 5 034 1.5 49.6 -0.4 151.7 1 074.6 -323.9 -1.1 2 901 2.5 14 13 3 10 10 Channel Islands6 B 75 49.8 53.0 1.8 8.8 .. 0.3 2.0 .. .. - - - - -
Burundi BR 61 0.7 54.6 -5.9 -16.6 21.1 64.6 8.1 0 0.0 1963 1971 … … … Denmark B 484 8.8 51.0 2.8 78.9 23.4 6.0 1.1 1 028 0.3 1952 1968 … 2003 2006
Comoros B 14 2.0 53.3 -0.2 0.2 — -2.0 -3.1 12 2.7 … … … … … Estonia B 182 13.6 59.6 -2.0 -9.7 0.0 — — 426 2.0 1997 1997 … 2004 2004
Djibouti BR 114 13.0 45.9 0.7 8.3 9.2 — — 29 3.4 1977 1977 … 2005 2005 Faeroe Islands B 3 6.5 43.8 1.5 0.3 .. — — .. .. - - - - -
Eritrea I 16 0.3 45.9 2.4 2.3 4.9 11.0 2.3 .. .. … … … … … Finland7 B 226 4.2 50.5 5.5 60.2 6.6 11.0 2.1 772 0.3 1968 1968 … 2006 2006
Ethiopia BR 548 0.6 47.1 -0.2 18.4 83.6 -60.0 -0.8 358 1.8 1969 1969 … … … Iceland B 37 11.3 49.4 10.0 15.2 0.0 4.0 12.8 41 0.2 1955 1968 … … …
Kenya BR 818 2.0 50.8 0.7 61.8 320.6 -37.9 -1.0 1 588 6.6 1966 1981 … 2005 2005 Ireland B 899 19.6 49.6 7.5 295.8 9.7 40.0 9.1 580 0.2 1956 1968 … … …
Madagascar C 38 0.2 46.1 -1.0 -0.6 — -1.0 -0.1 11 0.1 1967 … … 2005 2005 Isle of Man B 44 54.6 50.6 1.1 4.0 .. — — .. .. - - - - -
Malawi BR 276 1.8 51.6 -0.2 9.8 4.2 -4.0 -0.3 1 0.0 1987 1987 … 2005 2005 Latvia B 335 15.0 59.3 -2.5 -25.4 0.0 -2.0 -0.9 552 2.0 1997 1997 … 2004 2003
Mauritius1 B 43 3.3 63.3 1.0 3.1 — — — 215 3.2 … … … 2003 2003 Lithuania B 129 4.0 56.6 -5.0 -28.6 0.8 -20.0 -6.0 1 433 3.7 1997 1997 … 2003 2003
Mayotte B 72 36.0 49.9 4.6 15.4 .. 0.7 3.9 .. .. - - - - - Norway8 B 485 10.0 51.2 5.4 126.8 36.1 27.0 5.7 613 0.2 1953 1967 … 2003 2003
Mozambique BR 450 1.9 52.1 2.1 67.8 3.2 -4.0 -0.2 99 1.3 1983 1989 … 2006 2006 Sweden B 1 306 14.1 52.2 3.2 234.4 77.0 30.0 3.3 775 0.2 1954 1967 … 2004 2006
Réunion B 175 20.9 50.2 4.0 34.6 .. — — .. .. - - - - - United Kingdom B 6 452 10.4 53.5 2.0 828.2 292.1 189.5 3.1 8 234 0.3 1954 1968 … 2006 2006
Rwanda BR 465 4.5 53.9 1.3 53.1 55.1 3.0 0.3 51 1.5 1980 1980 2008 2003 2006 Southern Europe 14 664 9.5 50.1 5.2 3 771.4 191.0 738.7 4.9 32 141 0.8 13 13 2 11 11
Seychelles B 11 12.8 42.5 5.0 2.6 .. -0.4 -4.8 11 1.5 1980 1980 1994 2004 2004 Albania C 89 2.8 53.1 1.5 8.3 0.1 -15.0 -4.8 1 468 13.6 1992 1992 2007 2002 2002
Somalia IR 23 0.2 45.9 1.4 2.8 1.8 -50.0 -5.6 .. .. 1978 1978 … … … Andorra C 56 64.4 47.3 2.1 6.8 .. 1.1 13.3 .. .. … … … … …
Uganda BR 647 1.9 49.9 -0.2 25.0 162.1 -27.0 -0.9 452 3.8 1976 1976 1995 … … Bosnia and Herzegovina IR 28 0.7 50.3 -4.7 -6.1 7.3 -2.0 -0.5 2 700 17.8 1993 1993 1996 2002 2002
United Republic of Tanzania BR 659 1.5 50.4 -3.8 -104.7 321.9 -60.0 -1.4 14 0.1 1964 1968 … 2006 2006 Croatia BR 700 15.9 53.0 1.1 66.6 1.6 2.0 0.5 1 394 2.7 1992 1992 … 2003 2003
Zambia BR 233 1.8 49.6 -4.2 -35.8 83.5 -17.0 -1.4 59 0.5 1969 1969 … 2005 2005 Gibraltar B 9 29.8 51.5 0.1 0.4 .. — — .. .. - - - - -
Zimbabwe BR 372 2.9 37.8 -1.0 4.0 3.5 -140.0 -11.1 .. .. 1981 1981 … … … Greece C 1 133 10.1 44.6 3.0 194.6 2.2 30.0 2.7 2 484 0.8 1960 1968 … … …
Middle Africa 1 615 1.3 48.5 0.6 135.7 620.6 -30.2 -0.2 195 0.5 9 9 — 5 4 Holy See9 I 1 100.0 52.5 0.1 0.1 .. 0.0 14.3 .. .. 1956 1967 … … …
Angola BR 65 0.3 53.0 3.1 12.8 12.7 16.0 0.9 .. .. 1981 1981 … … … Italy B 4 463 7.4 53.1 7.5 1 508.1 47.1 330.0 5.6 3 165 0.2 1954 1972 … 2006 2006
Cameroon B 197 1.0 45.7 -1.5 -4.2 81.0 -3.8 -0.2 167 0.8 1961 1967 … 2006 2006 Malta C 15 3.8 51.6 5.6 4.1 4.3 1.0 2.5 43 0.6 1971 1971 … 2003 2003
Central African Republic C 80 1.8 46.6 1.2 9.6 7.4 1.0 0.2 .. .. 1962 1967 … 2006 2006 Montenegro B 43 6.8 61.5 -5.0 -10.0 24.7 -1.0 -1.6 .. .. 2006 2006 … 2006 2006
Chad BR 388 3.4 48.0 1.6 51.9 330.5 -15.0 -1.4 .. .. 1981 1981 … … … Portugal B 919 8.6 50.3 3.7 183.5 0.4 40.0 3.8 3 941 1.8 1960 1976 … 2004 2004
Congo B 143 3.8 49.4 2.1 20.5 24.8 -10.0 -2.8 15 0.2 1962 1970 … … … San Marino B 12 37.0 53.5 0.5 0.6 .. 0.2 6.5 .. .. … … … … …
Dem. Republic of the Congo BR 445 0.7 53.1 -1.5 -5.4 155.2 -20.0 -0.3 .. .. 1965 1975 … 2005 2005 Serbia B 525 5.3 56.7 -5.0 -120.5 96.7 — — 5 577 13.9 2001 2001 … 2001 2001
Equatorial Guinea C 7 1.1 47.0 5.0 2.0 — 2.0 3.1 .. .. 1986 1986 … 2003 … Slovenia B 164 8.1 46.6 -0.4 2.4 0.3 4.4 2.2 284 0.6 1992 1992 … 2004 2004
Gabon C 284 18.9 43.0 3.0 48.5 9.0 1.0 0.7 11 0.1 1964 1973 … … … Spain B 6 378 14.1 47.9 6.5 1 918.9 4.7 350.0 7.9 10 739 0.7 1978 1978 … 2002 2002
Sao Tome and Principe C 5 3.2 48.0 -0.5 0.0 — -1.4 -8.8 2 1.4 1978 1978 … 2006 2006 TFYR Macedonia10 BR 130 6.3 58.3 1.5 13.4 1.7 -2.0 -1.0 345 4.5 1994 1994 … 2005 2005
Northern Africa 2 010 0.9 43.4 1.8 219.8 381.1 -144.5 -0.7 20 007 4.2 5 5 4 4 4 Western Europe 23 453 12.4 49.0 0.7 1 543.7 924.3 326.3 1.7 41 254 0.5 9 8 — 9 8
Algeria CR 242 0.7 45.2 0.0 4.3 94.1 -28.0 -0.8 2 120 1.6 1963 1967 2005 2004 2004 Austria B 1 310 15.6 50.5 2.5 193.5 37.6 32.0 3.9 2 965 0.8 1954 1973 … 2005 2007
Egypt BR 245 0.3 46.6 -0.2 3.4 97.9 -68.0 -0.8 7 656 5.9 1981 1981 1993 2004 2005 Belgium C 975 9.1 49.4 2.0 124.5 17.0 40.0 3.8 8 557 1.9 1953 1969 … 2004 2004
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya C 682 10.4 35.5 2.0 74.7 6.7 4.0 0.6 16 0.0 … … 2004 2004 2004 France B 6 685 10.7 51.3 0.6 412.0 160.0 100.0 1.6 13 745 0.5 1954 1971 … 2002 2002
Morocco C 49 0.2 49.7 -0.8 -0.8 0.8 -85.0 -2.7 6 730 9.0 1956 1971 1993 … … Germany B 10 758 13.1 46.7 0.3 563.7 582.7 110.0 1.3 9 839 0.3 1953 1969 … 2006 2006
Sudan BR 753 1.7 48.2 3.3 138.2 181.6 27.0 0.7 1 769 3.8 1974 1974 … … … Liechtenstein C 13 34.6 48.3 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 5.6 .. .. 1957 1968 … 2008 2008
Tunisia C 34 0.3 49.3 -0.8 -0.5 0.1 -4.0 -0.4 1 716 4.9 1957 1968 … 2003 2003 Luxembourg B 173 35.2 50.2 2.1 21.8 3.1 4.0 8.4 1 565 3.2 1953 1971 … 2009 …
Western Sahara I 4 0.8 43.1 2.1 0.5 .. 9.5 19.6 .. .. - - - - - Monaco B 24 71.6 50.6 0.8 1.9 .. 0.1 2.1 .. .. 1954 … … 2001 2001
Southern Africa 2 163 3.7 43.3 7.3 738.1 54.1 134.4 2.4 1 535 0.5 5 5 1 4 4 Netherlands B 1 753 10.5 52.1 0.2 71.3 77.6 20.0 1.2 2 548 0.3 1956 1968 … 2005 2005
Botswana C 115 5.8 46.3 7.2 38.1 3.0 3.0 1.6 141 1.1 1969 1969 … 2002 2002 Switzerland B 1 763 23.2 49.7 1.2 153.9 46.1 20.0 2.7 2 035 0.5 1955 1968 … 2006 2006
Lesotho CR 6 0.3 45.5 0.3 0.5 — -7.2 -3.5 443 27.7 1981 1981 2005 2003 2004 Latin America and
7 480 1.3 50.1 1.7 769.1 350.3 - 1 049.1 -1.8 63 435 1.8 27 27 15 26 23
Namibia B 139 6.3 47.6 1.1 11.4 6.8 -0.2 -0.1 16 0.2 1995 1995 … 2002 2002 the Caribbean
South Africa BR 1 863 3.7 42.7 8.0 684.0 43.5 140.0 2.8 834 0.3 1996 1996 … 2004 2004 Caribbean 1 379 3.3 48.7 0.9 94.9 0.6 -124.6 -3.0 7 278 8.0 9 8 1 6 6
Swaziland BR 40 3.4 47.7 0.9 4.0 0.8 -1.2 -1.0 100 3.5 2000 1969 … … … Anguilla B 6 39.2 55.0 3.5 1.1 .. 0.2 13.7 .. .. - - - - -
Western Africa 8 440 2.8 46.5 1.8 1 081.6 202.4 -167.9 -0.6 12 216 4.9 15 16 8 13 10 Antigua and Barbuda B 21 23.6 56.2 2.8 3.2 .. — — 24 2.0 1995 1995 … … …
Benin CBR 232 2.5 45.5 4.3 50.9 6.9 10.0 1.2 224 4.1 1962 1970 … 2004 2004 Aruba B 34 31.9 55.4 0.5 1.7 .. 0.8 7.7 13 0.3 - - - - -
Burkina Faso BR 1 043 6.4 50.8 6.0 307.5 0.6 -13.0 -0.9 50 0.7 1980 1980 2003 2002 2002 Bahamas B 33 9.7 48.5 1.1 2.5 .. 0.4 1.2 .. .. 1993 1993 … 2008 2008
Cape Verde B 12 2.4 50.4 1.5 1.1 .. -2.5 -5.1 139 9.7 … 1987 1997 2004 2004 Barbados B 28 10.9 60.7 1.4 2.6 .. -0.3 -1.0 140 4.1 … … … … …
Côte d’Ivoire CB 2 407 11.2 45.1 0.3 131.4 24.8 -29.0 -1.4 179 0.9 1961 1970 … … … British Virgin Islands B 9 36.6 48.6 0.1 0.2 .. — — .. .. - - - - -
Gambia B 290 16.6 50.5 4.5 68.1 14.8 3.0 1.8 47 7.4 1966 1967 … 2003 2003 Cayman Islands B 36 63.0 48.4 1.0 2.3 .. 0.4 7.3 .. .. - - - - -
Ghana B 1 852 7.6 41.8 2.1 251.5 18.2 -10.3 -0.4 117 0.8 1963 1968 2000 … … Cuba B 15 0.1 28.9 -0.1 0.3 0.5 -38.8 -3.5 .. .. … … … … …
Guinea CR 395 3.8 53.1 -0.3 9.8 21.5 -60.0 -6.1 151 3.3 1965 1968 2000 2004 2005 Dominica B 6 8.3 45.6 3.9 1.1 .. -0.6 -9.0 26 7.9 1994 1994 … … …
Guinea-Bissau BR 19 1.2 50.0 0.0 1.2 7.9 -2.5 -1.6 29 8.1 1976 1976 … 2007 … Dominican Republic B 434 4.2 41.0 2.0 50.2 .. -28.0 -2.8 3 414 9.3 1978 1978 … 2008 2007
Liberia B 96 2.3 45.1 -0.1 3.3 10.2 49.6 13.3 65 8.8 1964 1980 … 2004 2004 Grenada B 13 12.1 54.2 3.0 2.0 .. -1.0 -9.7 55 9.2 … … … 2004 2004
Mali BR 163 1.2 47.6 -0.3 6.9 9.6 -40.3 -3.2 344 5.0 1973 1973 2003 2002 2002 Guadeloupe B 105 22.5 52.7 2.3 14.2 .. -0.7 -1.5 .. .. - - - - -
Mauritania CR 99 2.9 42.2 8.1 35.7 27.0 2.0 0.6 2 0.1 1987 1987 2007 2005 2005 Haiti B 35 0.3 43.2 3.0 5.9 0.0 -28.0 -2.9 1 222 18.2 1984 1984 … … …
Niger BR 202 1.3 53.9 2.0 29.4 0.3 -5.7 -0.4 78 1.9 1961 1970 2009 2004 … Jamaica B 30 1.1 49.4 2.0 3.5 .. -20.0 -7.4 2 144 18.8 1964 1980 2008 2003 2003
Nigeria CR 1 128 0.7 47.4 3.0 214.2 10.1 -60.0 -0.4 9 221 5.6 1967 1968 … 2001 2001 Martinique B 71 17.6 54.4 2.0 8.7 .. -0.4 -1.0 .. .. - - - - -
Saint Helena2 B 0 9.7 49.4 0.5 0.0 .. -0.1 -21.9 .. .. - - - - - Montserrat B 0 1.8 46.3 -0.4 0.0 .. — — .. .. - - - - -
Senegal BR 210 1.6 51.2 -0.9 -1.3 33.2 -20.0 -1.7 1 192 10.7 1963 1967 1999 2003 2003 Netherlands Antilles B 53 26.4 56.8 2.6 7.7 .. 1.7 8.7 32 1.2 - - - - -
Sierra Leone BR 107 1.8 45.7 -7.1 -36.4 7.8 12.0 2.2 148 8.9 1981 1981 … … … Puerto Rico B 324 8.1 52.7 -1.7 -18.3 .. -4.3 -1.1 .. .. - - - - -
Togo BR 185 2.7 50.2 0.3 8.1 9.4 -1.1 -0.2 229 9.2 1962 1969 … 2009 … Saint Kitts and Nevis B 5 9.6 46.3 2.2 0.6 .. — — 37 7.1 2002 … … 2004 2004
Asia 61 324 1.5 44.6 2.1 6 768.6 10 378.2 - 1 075.7 -0.3 145 200 1.1 19 19 8 27 19 Saint Lucia B 10 5.9 51.3 3.2 1.7 — -0.2 -1.2 31 3.2 … … … … …
Central Asia 4 970 8.1 55.2 -0.4 84.5 7.4 -160.0 -2.7 2 629 2.3 4 4 2 5 4 Saint Vincent and the
B 9 7.9 51.9 3.0 1.4 .. -1.0 -9.2 31 5.5 1993 2003 … … …
Grenadines
Kazakhstan B 3 079 19.5 54.0 0.7 228.4 4.4 -20.0 -1.3 223 0.2 1999 1999 … 2008 2008
Trinidad and Tobago B 34 2.6 54.0 -1.9 -2.4 0.0 -4.0 -3.0 109 0.5 2000 2000 … 2007 2007
Kyrgyzstan B 223 4.0 58.2 -5.1 -57.6 0.4 -15.0 -2.8 715 19.1 1996 1996 2003 2003 2003
Turks and Caicos Islands B 6 19.0 48.6 1.0 0.4 .. — — .. .. - - - - -
Tajikistan B 284 4.0 57.1 -1.5 -14.9 1.8 -40.0 -5.9 1 691 45.5 1993 1993 2002 2002 2002
United States Virgin Islands B 62 56.5 53.3 0.9 4.1 .. -0.8 -7.3 .. .. - - - - -
Turkmenistan B 208 4.0 57.1 -1.5 -9.8 0.1 -5.0 -1.0 .. .. 1998 1998 … 2005 2005
Central America 1 547 1.0 50.0 2.9 229.2 36.7 -634.0 -4.3 39 356 3.4 8 8 6 8 7
Uzbekistan B 1 176 4.2 57.1 -1.5 -61.7 0.8 -80.0 -3.0 .. .. … … … 2008 …
Belize BR 47 15.0 52.1 2.8 6.7 0.3 -0.2 -0.7 75 5.9 1990 1990 2001 2003 2006
Eastern Asia 6 485 0.4 55.0 0.9 460.5 303.3 -291.5 -0.2 36 448 0.4 3 3 — 1 1
3 Costa Rica BR 489 10.5 50.0 2.0 53.3 18.1 6.0 1.3 635 2.4 1978 1978 … 2003 2003
China I 686 0.1 50.0 3.0 110.8 301.0 -346.2 -0.3 32 833 1.0 1982 1982 … … …
El Salvador BR 40 0.7 52.5 2.3 5.4 0.0 -55.9 -9.1 3 711 18.2 1983 1983 2003 2004 2004
China, Hong Kong SAR4 B 2 742 38.8 57.0 0.2 81.1 0.1 22.7 3.3 317 0.2 - - - - -
Guatemala BR 59 0.4 54.4 2.1 7.1 0.1 -40.0 -3.0 4 254 12.6 1983 1983 2003 2004 2004
China, Macao SAR5 B 300 54.7 51.7 1.5 26.2 .. 10.0 19.3 399 2.1 - - - - -
Honduras BR 24 0.3 48.4 -1.6 -1.5 0.0 -20.0 -2.8 2 625 21.5 1992 1992 2005 2008 …
Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea I 37 0.2 53.1 0.2 1.7 .. — — .. .. … … … … …
Mexico BR 726 0.7 49.4 3.6 131.7 1.1 -486.0 -4.5 27 136 2.7 2000 2000 1999 2003 2003
Japan C 2 176 1.7 55.0 1.7 244.6 2.0 30.0 0.2 1 577 0.0 1981 1982 … … …
Nicaragua BR 40 0.7 48.3 2.8 5.8 0.1 -40.0 -7.1 740 12.9 1980 1980 2005 2004 2006
Mongolia C 10 0.4 54.0 2.0 1.2 0.0 -2.0 -0.8 194 4.9 … … … 2008 2008
Panama B 121 3.4 51.3 3.4 20.7 16.9 2.2 0.7 180 0.9 1978 1978 … 2004 2004
Republic of Korea B 535 1.1 52.7 -0.6 -5.2 0.2 -6.0 -0.1 1 128 0.1 1992 1992 … … …
South America 4 554 1.2 50.5 1.6 445.0 313.0 -290.6 -0.8 16 800 0.7 10 11 8 12 10
South-Eastern Asia 6 715 1.1 49.6 3.5 1 212.2 152.6 -293.3 -0.5 31 893 2.9 3 3 2 5 4
Argentina B 1 449 3.6 53.4 -0.6 -1.9 2.8 6.0 0.2 607 0.2 1961 1967 2007 2002 2002
Brunei Darussalam B 148 36.4 45.5 3.5 25.3 .. 0.7 1.8 .. .. … … … … …
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) B 146 1.5 47.7 4.9 35.1 0.7 -20.0 -2.1 927 7.1 1982 1982 2000 2006 …
Cambodia C 336 2.2 51.7 2.0 41.4 0.2 -1.0 -0.1 353 4.2 1992 1992 … 2007 2005
Brazil B 688 0.4 46.3 0.0 18.2 3.9 -45.8 -0.2 4 382 0.3 1960 1972 … 2004 2004
Indonesia CR 123 0.1 44.5 -2.0 -9.5 0.4 -146.0 -0.6 6 174 1.4 … … … … …
Chile B 320 1.9 53.5 6.5 93.5 1.6 6.0 0.4 3 0.0 1972 1972 2005 2004 2004
Lao People’s Dem. Republic CR 19 0.3 48.0 -1.4 -0.8 — -15.0 -2.4 1 0.0 … … … 2003 2003
Colombia B 110 0.2 47.9 0.1 2.6 0.2 -24.0 -0.5 4 523 2.2 1961 1980 1995 2004 …
Malaysia BR 2 358 8.4 45.2 3.0 362.6 36.7 26.0 1.0 1 803 1.0 … … … 2009 …
Ecuador BR 394 2.9 48.4 23.2 272.4 101.4 -70.0 -5.2 3 094 7.0 1955 1969 2002 2002 2002
Myanmar C 89 0.2 48.7 -1.0 -1.1 — -100.0 -2.0 125 0.6 … … … 2004 2004
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) B 2 57.0 40.4 1.0 0.1 .. — — .. .. - - - - -
Philippines CR 435 0.5 51.1 3.0 67.4 0.1 -180.0 -2.0 16 302 11.3 1981 1981 1995 2002 2002
French Guiana B 108 46.5 50.0 1.5 9.3 .. 1.2 5.5 .. .. - - - - -
Singapore B 1 967 40.7 56.0 5.5 501.0 0.0 100.0 22.0 .. .. … … … … …
Guyana B 12 1.5 46.5 3.0 1.9 .. -8.0 -10.5 278 25.8 … … … 2004 2008
Thailand BR 1 157 1.7 48.4 3.3 207.9 112.9 60.0 0.9 1 635 0.7 … … … … …
Paraguay B 161 2.5 48.3 -0.8 -3.4 0.1 -8.0 -1.3 484 4.0 1970 1970 2008 2004 2008
Timor-Leste B 14 1.2 52.6 3.0 2.3 0.0 2.0 1.8 .. .. 2003 2003 2004 … …
Peru B 38 0.1 52.4 -2.0 -3.1 1.1 -125.0 -4.4 2 131 2.0 1964 1983 2005 2002 2002
Viet Nam CR 69 0.1 36.6 4.8 15.9 2.4 -40.0 -0.5 5 500 8.0 … … … … …
Suriname C 39 7.5 45.4 3.0 6.5 0.0 -1.0 -2.0 140 6.2 1978 1978 … 2007 2007
Southern Asia 14 304 0.8 44.6 0.6 841.2 3 099.1 -575.1 -0.3 56 605 3.3 2 2 1 — —
Uruguay B 80 2.4 54.0 -1.0 -1.3 0.1 -10.0 -3.0 96 0.4 1970 1970 2001 2005 2005
Afghanistan B 91 0.3 43.6 1.0 10.6 0.0 200.0 7.5 .. .. 2005 2005 … … …
Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of) B 1 007 3.5 50.1 -0.1 15.2 201.2 8.0 0.3 136 0.1 … 1986 … 2002 2005
Bangladesh BR 1 085 0.7 13.9 1.0 79.8 28.4 -114.0 -0.7 6 562 9.6 … … … … …
Northern America 50 042 14.2 50.1 1.9 5 760.4 453.2 1 219.9 3.6 2 972 0.0 1 2 — 2 2
Bhutan B 40 5.7 18.5 1.5 3.9 .. 2.0 2.9 .. .. … … … … …
Bermuda B 20 30.7 51.7 1.2 1.8 .. — — .. .. - - - - -
India BR 5 436 0.4 48.7 -1.6 -265.8 184.5 -200.0 -0.2 38 666 3.3 … … … … …
Canada B 7 202 21.3 52.2 2.7 1 071.3 173.7 210.0 6.3 .. .. 1969 1969 … 2002 2002
Iran (Islamic Republic of) BR 2 129 2.8 38.8 0.6 111.4 980.1 -100.0 -1.4 1 115 0.4 1976 1976 … … …
Greenland B 6 10.2 32.9 -2.8 -0.7 .. -0.4 -7.0 .. .. - - - - -
Maldives I 3 1.0 44.7 0.8 0.2 .. — — 3 0.3 … … … … …
Saint Pierre and Miquelon B 1 16.9 47.2 -2.0 -0.1 .. -0.1 -15.6 .. .. - - - - -
Nepal BR 946 3.2 68.2 2.9 146.8 124.8 -20.0 -0.7 1 734 16.8 … … … … …
United States of America B 42 813 13.5 49.8 1.7 4 688.0 279.5 1 010.4 3.3 2 972 0.0 … 1968 … 2005 2005
Pakistan BR 4 234 2.3 44.7 3.5 771.9 1 780.9 -283.1 -1.6 5 998 4.2 … … … … …
Oceania 6 015 16.8 51.2 1.7 637.3 33.6 96.4 2.8 6 161 0.6 7 7 — 3 3
Sri Lanka C 340 1.7 49.8 -1.5 -17.6 0.3 -60.0 -3.0 2 527 7.8 … … 1996 … …
Australia and New Zealand 5 674 22.0 51.6 1.8 612.7 23.6 110.0 4.4 4 478 0.5 2 2 — 2 2
Western Asia 28 850 12.4 39.3 3.3 4 170.2 6 815.8 244.3 1.1 17 626 1.6 7 7 3 16 10
Australia11 B 4 711 21.9 51.4 1.7 485.8 20.9 100.0 4.8 3 828 0.5 1954 1973 … 2005 2004
Armenia BR 324 10.5 58.9 -8.4 -152.7 4.0 -15.0 -4.9 846 9.2 1993 1993 … 2003 2003
New Zealand B 962 22.4 52.4 2.3 126.9 2.7 10.0 2.4 650 0.5 1960 1973 … 2002 2002
Azerbaijan BR 264 3.0 57.1 0.7 15.8 2.1 -10.0 -1.2 1 287 4.1 1993 1993 1999 2003 2003
Melanesia 111 1.3 44.6 1.1 8.5 10.0 -5.9 -0.7 791 5.7 3 3 — — —
Bahrain C 315 39.1 32.9 2.5 40.0 0.0 4.0 5.2 .. .. … … … 2004 2004
Fiji B 19 2.2 47.8 1.5 1.8 — -7.0 -8.3 165 4.8 1972 1972 … … …
Cyprus B 154 17.5 57.2 5.7 41.1 1.5 5.0 5.8 172 0.8 1963 1968 … 2003 2003
New Caledonia B 60 23.6 46.6 1.9 6.4 .. 1.1 4.5 586 17.8 - - - - -
Georgia B 167 4.0 57.1 -2.7 -15.6 1.0 -50.0 -11.5 695 6.8 1999 1999 … 2006 2006
Papua New Guinea CR 25 0.4 37.4 -0.8 -0.2 10.0 — — 13 0.2 1986 1986 … … …
Iraq CR 83 0.3 31.1 -8.6 -41.7 39.5 -115.4 -3.9 389 0.6 … … … 2009 …
Solomon Islands B 7 1.3 43.9 1.5 0.7 .. — — 20 5.3 1995 1995 … … …
Israel BR 2 940 40.4 55.9 2.0 333.3 9.1 17.0 2.4 1 042 0.6 1954 1968 … 2008 …
Vanuatu B 1 0.3 46.8 -4.9 -0.2 0.0 — — 6 1.2 … … … … …
Jordan CR 2 973 45.9 49.2 4.7 405.2 2 452.0 50.0 8.3 3 434 21.7 … … … 2009 …
Micronesia 151 26.4 45.0 0.9 8.7 0.0 -2.1 -3.8 7 9.0 — — — 1 1
Kuwait CR 2 098 68.8 30.0 2.3 245.7 38.2 24.0 8.3 .. .. … … … 2006 2006
Guam B 79 43.9 43.6 0.6 4.0 .. — — .. .. - - - - -
Lebanon BR 758 17.8 49.2 1.0 19.1 472.6 -2.5 -0.6 5 769 23.7 … … … 2005 2005
Kiribati B 2 2.0 48.8 -0.2 0.0 .. -0.2 -2.1 7 9.0 … … … 2005 2005
Occupied Palestinian Territory B 1 924 43.6 49.2 2.9 — 1 836.1 -2.0 -0.5 598 14.9 - - - - -
Marshall Islands B 2 2.7 41.0 0.5 0.1 .. -0.5 -8.3 .. .. … … … … …
Oman C 826 28.4 20.8 4.3 166.8 0.0 4.0 1.4 39 0.1 … … … 2005 2005
Micronesia (Fed. States of) B 3 2.4 46.4 -1.5 -0.1 0.0 -1.8 -16.3 .. .. … … … … …
Qatar C 1 305 86.5 25.8 12.1 598.0 0.0 112.4 93.9 .. .. … … … 2009 …
Nauru C 5 51.8 45.0 1.5 0.5 .. -0.1 -9.0 .. .. … … … … …
Saudi Arabia CR 7 289 27.8 30.1 2.8 1 042.0 240.6 30.0 1.2 .. .. … … … 2007 2007
Northern Mariana Islands B 55 62.0 47.4 1.5 4.4 .. 0.6 7.1 .. .. - - - - -
Syrian Arab Republic CR 2 206 9.8 49.0 10.2 839.7 1 567.6 160.0 7.7 824 2.2 … … 2005 2009 …
Palau B 6 28.1 40.2 -0.9 -0.1 .. -0.1 -4.9 .. .. … … … … …
Turkey BR 1 411 1.9 52.0 1.1 106.4 11.1 -8.9 -0.1 1 209 0.2 1962 1968 2004 2003 2003
Polynesia 79 11.8 46.8 1.6 7.4 .. -5.6 -8.5 885 19.3 2 2 — — —
United Arab Emirates CR 3 293 70.0 27.4 2.8 451.8 0.2 68.6 15.6 .. .. … … … 2009 …
American Samoa B 28 41.4 49.0 1.3 2.2 .. -0.2 -3.0 .. .. - - - - -
Yemen BR 518 2.1 38.3 2.6 75.3 140.2 -27.0 -1.2 1 322 5.9 1980 1980 … … …
Cook Islands B 3 14.1 44.3 0.1 0.1 .. -0.1 -3.2 .. .. - - - - -
Europe 69 819 9.5 52.3 1.6 8 097.5 1 602.2 1 340.6 1.8 125 429 0.7 42 41 2 37 36
French Polynesia B 35 12.8 45.4 1.4 2.9 .. — — 666 17.5 - - - - -
Eastern Europe 21 046 7.2 57.3 0.1 1 193.6 41.1 -10.2 0.0 37 582 1.5 10 10 — 9 9
Niue B 0 25.6 45.9 -1.1 0.0 .. -0.1 -32.4 .. .. - - - - -
Belarus B 1 090 11.4 54.2 -0.3 43.0 0.6 — — 354 0.8 2001 2001 … 2003 2003
Pitcairn I 0 12.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 .. — — .. .. - - - - -
Bulgaria B 107 1.4 57.9 0.6 8.7 5.1 -10.0 -1.3 2 132 5.4 1993 1993 … 2001 2001
Samoa B 9 5.0 44.7 4.5 2.0 .. -3.3 -18.4 120 22.8 1988 1994 … … …
Czech Republic B 453 4.4 53.2 0.0 17.7 2.1 45.1 4.4 1 332 0.8 1993 1993 … … …
Tokelau B 0 21.5 52.9 0.1 0.0 .. 0.0 -16.5 .. .. - - - - -
Hungary BR 368 3.7 56.4 2.0 51.4 7.8 15.0 1.5 2 530 1.8 1989 1989 … 2006 2006 Tonga B 1 0.8 48.7 -6.3 -0.3 .. -1.8 -17.5 100 39.4 … … … … …
Poland B 827 2.2 59.0 0.0 32.1 12.8 -24.0 -0.6 10 496 2.5 1991 1991 … 2003 2003 Tuvalu C 0 1.5 45.7 -3.8 0.0 .. -0.1 -10.1 .. .. 1986 1986 … … …
Republic of Moldova B 408 11.4 56.0 -1.5 -10.9 0.1 -34.3 -9.4 1 498 34.1 2002 2002 … 2005 2005 Wallis and Futuna Islands B 3 18.1 49.5 3.3 0.5 .. -0.1 -5.3 .. .. - - - - -
Countries with the largest number of international migrants, 2010 (millions) Countries with the highest percentage of international migrants, 2010* International migrant stock by major area Percentage female among the migrant stock by major area
250 Oceania
United States of America 42.8 Qatar 87% Latin America and the Caribbean
Africa
Russian Federation 12.3 United Arab Emirates 56.0
70% 200 Northern America
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Asia 54.0
Germany 10.8 Kuwait 69% Europe