Total Immigrant and Emigrant Populations by Country
Total Immigrant and Emigrant Populations by Country
Interested in the size of the immigrant or emigrant population by particular country? This map uses the most recent UN Population Division estimates for the international migrant population by country of origin or destination. Population bubbles are colored according to whether the country has a greater immigrant or emigrant population.
1) For more information on the UN Population Division’s methodology to estimate the size of immigrant and emigrant population, visit: www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd_2020_international_migrant_stock_documentation.pdf.
2) The UN Population Division may base its population estimates on projections from national-level data collected in earlier years.
Migration Policy Institute tabulation of data from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, International Migrant Stock 2020: Destination and Origin, Table 1: International Migrant Stock at Mid-Year by Sex and by Region, Country or Area of Destination and Origin. Available here: www.un.org/development/desa/pd/content/international-migrant-stock.