Number of Migrants

Decisions in the migration policy of any country are made based on data on the current situation and trends. That is why the UN and other organizations publish fresh figures every year.

The ranking of countries by the number of migrants reflects the scale of international migration and gives an idea of which States are the main centers of attraction or, conversely, the exodus of the population. The indicator essentially evaluates the economic, social and geopolitical impact of migration on individual countries and regions. The high level of migrants in the country may indicate attractive living and working conditions, while negative figures indicate an outflow of population.

The calculation includes both legal migrants and those who moved to another country for economic, political, and humanitarian reasons. Of course, the dynamics are strongly influenced by military conflicts and economic crises.

Number of migrants by country in 2024

Rank		Number of Migrantspeople	World Populationpeople
1	United States	1.3 million	343.5 million
2	Syria	757 thousand	23.6 million
3	Germany Freelance visa Work visa The Blue Card The Chance Card Study visa Career Counseling Career support	610 thousand	84.5 million
4	Chad	497 thousand	19.3 million
5	South Sudan	455 thousand	11.5 million
6	United Kingdom	446 thousand	68.7 million
7	Canada	434 thousand	39.3 million
8	Saudi Arabia	326 thousand	33.3 million
9	Egypt	305 thousand	114.5 million
10	United Arab Emirates	300 thousand	10.6 million
11	Iran	262 thousand	90.6 million
12	South Africa	228 thousand	63.2 million
13	Malaysia	181 thousand	35.1 million
14	Japan	175 thousand	124.4 million
15	Oman	156 thousand	5.0 million
16	Colombia	155 thousand	52.3 million
17	Italy Visa Digital Nomad Study visa	150 thousand	59.5 million
18	Netherlands	145 thousand	18.1 million
19	Australia	140 thousand	26.5 million
20	Spain Visa Digital Nomad Startup Visa Study visa Financially Independent Residence Permit	119 thousand	47.9 million
21	France	92 thousand	66.4 million
22	South Korea	88 thousand	51.7 million
23	Armenia	75 thousand	2.9 million
24	Chile	63 thousand	19.7 million
25	Sweden	55 thousand	10.6 million
26	Norway	54 thousand	5.5 million
27	Kuwait	50 thousand	4.8 million
28	Hungary Visa Digital Nomad Business Residence Permit	49 thousand	9.7 million
29	Somalia	46 thousand	18.4 million
30	Switzerland	45 thousand	8.9 million
31	Lithuania	45 thousand	2.9 million
32	Ireland	44 thousand	5.2 million
33	Belgium	42 thousand	11.7 million
34	Qatar	40 thousand	3.0 million
35	Finland	38 thousand	5.6 million
36	Denmark	31 thousand	5.9 million
37	Portugal Visa Digital Nomad Financially Independent Residence Permit Freelance visa Study visa Startup visa	29 thousand	10.4 million
38	Russia	28 thousand	145.4 million
39	Singapore	27 thousand	5.8 million
40	Peru	25 thousand	33.8 million
41	New Zealand	21 thousand	5.2 million
42	Bahrain	20 thousand	1.6 million
43	Puerto Rico	20 thousand	3.2 million
44	Thailand	20 thousand	71.7 million
45	Turkmenistan	15 thousand	7.4 million
46	Montenegro Visa Digital Nomad Business Residence Permit	12 thousand	634 thousand
47	Namibia	12 thousand	3.0 million
48	Croatia Visa Digital Nomad	10 thousand	3.9 million
49	Israel	10 thousand	9.3 million
50	Zambia	10 thousand	20.7 million
51	Macao SAR China	9 thousand	714 thousand
52	Cyprus	9 thousand	1.3 million
53	Latvia	8 thousand	1.9 million
54	Panama	7 thousand	4.5 million
55	Malta	7 thousand	533 thousand
56	Côte d’Ivoire	6 thousand	31.2 million
57	Luxembourg	6 thousand	665 thousand
58	Estonia	6 thousand	1.4 million
59	Western Sahara	6 thousand	580 thousand
60	Kyrgyzstan	6 thousand	7.1 million
61	Slovenia	5 thousand	2.1 million
62	Bulgaria Business Residence Permit	5 thousand	6.8 million
63	Slovakia	5 thousand	5.5 million
64	Austria	5 thousand	9.1 million
65	Iceland	5 thousand	388 thousand
66	Serbia Business Residence Permit	4 thousand	6.8 million
67	Argentina	4 thousand	45.5 million
68	Equatorial Guinea	4 thousand	1.8 million
69	Mauritania	3 thousand	5.0 million
70	Trinidad & Tobago	2 thousand	1.5 million
71	Georgia	2 thousand	3.8 million
72	Burundi	2 thousand	13.7 million
73	Seychelles	2 thousand	128 thousand
74	Solomon Islands	2 thousand	800 thousand
75	Andorra	1 thousand	81 thousand
76	Bahamas	1 thousand	399 thousand
77	Niger	995	26.2 million
78	Costa Rica	995	5.1 million
79	Gabon	987	2.5 million
80	Cayman Islands	921	73 thousand
81	Caribbean Netherlands	820	30 thousand
82	Gibraltar	689	38 thousand
83	Faroe Islands	599	55 thousand
84	Belize	595	411 thousand
85	British Virgin Islands	587	39 thousand
86	Sint Maarten	567	43 thousand
87	Curaçao	518	185 thousand
88	Djibouti	500	1.2 million
89	New Caledonia	485	290 thousand
90	Jersey	480	104 thousand
91	Guernsey	380	64 thousand
92	Bhutan	291	786 thousand
93	Liechtenstein	214	40 thousand
94	St. Barthélemy	200	11 thousand
95	Anguilla	200	14 thousand
96	Isle of Man	196	84 thousand
97	Turks & Caicos Islands	193	46 thousand
98	Aruba	147	108 thousand
99	Mayotte	137	316 thousand
100	Monaco	88	39 thousand
101	Tokelau	73	2 thousand
102	St. Kitts & Nevis	-	47 thousand
103	St. Helena	-	5 thousand
104	Mongolia	-	3.4 million
105	Antigua & Barbuda	-	93 thousand
106	Vatican City	-	496.00
107	Brunei	-	459 thousand
108	St. Lucia	-	179 thousand
109	Niue	-	2 thousand
110	Vanuatu	-	320 thousand
111	St. Pierre & Miquelon	-	6 thousand
112	Bermuda	-	65 thousand
113	Montserrat	-12	4 thousand
114	Palau	-19	18 thousand
115	Falkland Islands	-21	3 thousand
116	Barbados	-80	282 thousand
117	Wallis & Futuna	-107	11 thousand
118	Nauru	-148	12 thousand
119	San Marino	-190	34 thousand
120	Grenada	-190	117 thousand
121	Benin	-192	14.1 million
122	Dominica	-199	67 thousand
123	Greenland	-318	56 thousand
124	Tuvalu	-323	10 thousand
125	U.S. Virgin Islands	-444	86 thousand
126	Kiribati	-485	133 thousand
127	Bosnia & Herzegovina	-485	3.2 million
128	Guam	-500	167 thousand
129	Cook Islands	-558	14 thousand
130	São Tomé & Príncipe	-592	231 thousand
131	St. Vincent & Grenadines	-784	101 thousand
132	Papua New Guinea	-787	10.4 million
133	Suriname	-988	629 thousand
134	Angola	-995	36.7 million
135	French Guiana	-1091	303 thousand
136	Micronesia	-1134	113 thousand
137	American Samoa	-1159	48 thousand
138	Cape Verde	-1226	522 thousand
139	Northern Mariana Islands	-1321	45 thousand
140	French Polynesia	-1348	281 thousand
141	Guinea-Bissau	-1400	2.2 million
142	Madagascar	-1487	31.2 million
143	Uruguay	-1501	3.4 million
144	St. Martin	-1697	28 thousand
145	Marshall Islands	-1832	39 thousand
146	North Korea	-1997	26.4 million
147	Togo	-1997	9.3 million
148	Libya	-2001	7.3 million
149	Comoros	-2002	850 thousand
150	Tonga	-2173	105 thousand
151	Guadeloupe	-2192	377 thousand
152	Samoa	-2810	217 thousand
153	Mauritius	-2824	1.3 million
154	Maldives	-2877	526 thousand
155	Gambia	-3000	2.7 million
156	Bolivia	-3008	12.2 million
157	Belarus	-3034	9.1 million
158	Martinique	-3078	346 thousand
159	Fiji	-3289	924 thousand
160	Hong Kong SAR China	-3427	7.4 million
161	Réunion	-3625	875 thousand
162	Guinea	-3997	14.4 million
163	Sierra Leone	-4000	8.5 million
164	Cameroon	-4798	28.4 million
165	Kazakhstan	-4822	20.3 million
166	Liberia	-5002	5.5 million
167	Honduras	-5044	10.6 million
168	Lesotho	-5168	2.3 million
169	Yemen	-5233	39.4 million
170	North Macedonia	-5597	1.8 million
171	Timor-Leste	-5620	1.4 million
172	Iraq	-5710	45.1 million
173	Malawi	-5811	21.1 million
174	Uzbekistan	-6004	35.7 million
175	Guyana	-6161	826 thousand
176	Botswana	-6487	2.5 million
177	Poland	-7824	38.8 million
178	Nicaragua	-7996	6.8 million
179	Eswatini	-8549	1.2 million
180	Guatemala	-8940	18.1 million
181	Rwanda	-9001	14.0 million
182	Senegal	-9999	18.1 million
183	Ghana	-10003	33.8 million
184	Kenya	-10003	55.3 million
185	Laos	-10003	7.7 million
186	Jamaica	-10003	2.8 million
187	Ethiopia	-11996	128.7 million
188	Paraguay	-12500	6.8 million
189	Tunisia	-14001	12.2 million
190	Czechia	-14638	10.8 million
191	Central African Republic	-14682	5.2 million
192	Congo - Kinshasa	-14992	105.8 million
193	Eritrea	-15284	3.5 million
194	Jordan	-17445	11.4 million
195	Moldova	-18570	3.1 million
196	Tajikistan	-19999	10.4 million
197	Ecuador	-21948	18.0 million
198	Cuba	-22797	11.0 million
199	El Salvador	-23253	6.3 million
200	Burkina Faso	-24957	23.0 million
201	Palestinian Territories	-24996	5.4 million
202	Albania	-25357	2.8 million
203	Algeria	-25963	46.2 million
204	Romania	-27780	19.1 million
205	Sri Lanka	-28011	23.0 million
206	Kosovo (Disputed Territory)	-28754	1.7 million
207	Haiti	-31786	11.6 million
208	Cambodia	-31837	17.4 million
209	Taiwan	-32777	23.3 million
210	Lebanon	-34193	5.8 million
211	Dominican Republic	-34915	11.3 million
212	Myanmar (Burma}	-34989	54.1 million
213	Mozambique	-36276	33.6 million
214	Indonesia	-37501	281.2 million
215	Tanzania	-39388	66.6 million
216	Morocco	-39650	37.7 million
217	Mali	-39953	23.8 million
218	Afghanistan	-48958	41.5 million
219	Nigeria	-57936	227.9 million
220	Vietnam	-81789	100.4 million
221	Azerbaijan	-84122	10.3 million
222	Zimbabwe	-97380	16.3 million
223	Mexico	-101044	129.7 million
224	Venezuela	-112899	28.3 million
225	Uganda	-126181	48.7 million
226	Greece	-159430	10.2 million
227	Philippines	-164284	114.9 million
228	Brazil	-240059	211.1 million
229	Ukraine	-299961	37.7 million
230	Turkey Visa Digital Nomad	-318070	87.3 million
231	Nepal	-409782	29.7 million
232	Bangladesh	-549918	171.5 million
233	China	-567724	1.4 billion
234	India	-979179	1.4 billion
235	Sudan	-1349998	50.0 million
236	Pakistan	-1619557	247.5 million
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Top 10 countries with the highest number of foreign migrants

The most attractive country in the world for immigration is the United States, they consistently occupy the first place in the ranking. Syria is in second place, which is due to the return to the country of millions of people who emigrated during the war. Germany ranks third, the country with the most peaceful and supportive legislation for foreign migrants.

After Germany, with its legislation supporting migrants, it is worth paying attention to the attractive possibilities of obtaining a residence permit in Croatia. This country offers not only a rich cultural heritage, but also comfortable living conditions at the European level. Be sure to check out the residence permit program in Croatia to learn more about how you can make this picturesque corner of Europe your home.

Chad and South Sudan are next in the ranking. And the sixth place is taken by the United Kingdom, as one of the most attractive and economically developed countries. Canada is on the seventh line, a country of immigrants, in which a fifth of the population are foreigners. Canada is known for its high standard of living, freedom and protection of citizens' rights, as well as security.

Saudi Arabia ranks eighth as one of the most promising developing countries in its region. Egypt and the UAE follow for the same reasons.

Top 10 countries with the lowest number of foreign migrants

The least number of foreign migrants are accepted by countries that have active conflicts with neighboring states, economically decadent states, or those who, for some reason, have closed the possibility of legalization for foreigners. The least number of migrants in 2024 lives in Pakistan, it ranks 236th, the last place in the ranking. The second and third places from the end are occupied by Sudan and India.

The top three are followed by China, where a little more than ten thousand foreigners live permanently among the population of 1.4 billion. China is followed by Bangladesh, Nepal and Turkey. And Ukraine occupies the 229th place in the ranking, from where a significant number of foreigners left with the outbreak of the war in the country. A few more foreign immigrants live in Brazil and the Philippines.

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