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Foreign-born population

Tier A· OfficialDescriptive

Documented international migrant stock as a share of population (UN DESA). Descriptive.

100 = highest foreign-born share, 0 = lowest — descriptive, not better or worse

Mixed reference years (2010–2024). This metric uses each country's most recent available year, so countries are not all measured in the same year — cross-country comparison is weakened. Each row shows its own reference year.

How this score is built

Documented international migrant stock as a share of population (World Bank indicator SM.POP.TOTL.ZS, from the UN DESA International Migrant Stock). Descriptive — a higher or lower foreign-born share is not better or worse. This is *documented* migrant stock; undocumented populations have no reliable global dataset and are not estimated here. Neutral colour; off the radar.

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100 = highest foreign-born share, 0 = lowest — descriptive, not better or worse

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214 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.

Rank ↑CountryScoreRaw value
1stQatarQAT
76.777
76.7 % foreign-born
2ndUnited Arab EmiratesARE
7474
74 % foreign-born
3rdMonacoMCO
70.270
70.2 % foreign-born
4thSint MaartenSXM
69.570
69.5 % foreign-born
5thLiechtensteinLIE
69.469
69.4 % foreign-born
6thArubaABW
6868
68 % foreign-born
7thKuwaitKWT
67.367
67.3 % foreign-born
8thUnited States Virgin IslandsVIR
66.967
66.9 % foreign-born
9thBritish Virgin IslandsVGB
62.162
62.1 % foreign-born
10thTurks and Caicos IslandsTCA
61.161
61.1 % foreign-born
11thMacauMAC
59.359
59.3 % foreign-born
12thAndorraAND
59.159
59.1 % foreign-born
13thBahrainBHR
52.352
52.3 % foreign-born
14thIsle of ManIMN
51.952
51.9 % foreign-born
15thLuxembourgLUX
51.251
51.2 % foreign-born
16thAmerican SamoaASM
50.651
50.6 % foreign-born
17thGuamGUM
50.250
50.2 % foreign-born
18thNorthern Mariana IslandsMNP
49.750
49.7 % foreign-born
19thSingaporeSGP
48.749
48.7 % foreign-born
20thJordanJOR
45.746
45.7 % foreign-born
21stOmanOMN
43.243
43.2 % foreign-born
22ndCuraçaoCUW
43.143
43.1 % foreign-born
23rdCayman IslandsCYM
42.943
42.9 % foreign-born
24thHong KongHKG
41.341
41.3 % foreign-born
25thSaudi ArabiaSAU
40.340
40.3 % foreign-born
26thMaltaMLT
3737
37 % foreign-born
27thAntigua and BarbudaATG
32.533
32.5 % foreign-born
28thBermudaBMU
31.231
31.2 % foreign-born
29thSwitzerlandCHE
31.131
31.1 % foreign-born
30thAustraliaAUS
30.430
30.4 % foreign-born
31stPalauPLW
29.530
29.5 % foreign-born
32ndGibraltarGIB
28.729
28.7 % foreign-born
33rdNew ZealandNZL
28.228
28.2 % foreign-born
34thNew CaledoniaNCL
26.226
26.2 % foreign-born
35thBruneiBRN
25.926
25.9 % foreign-born
36thAustriaAUT
25.526
25.5 % foreign-born
37thIcelandISL
25.125
25.1 % foreign-born
38thLebanonLBN
24.525
24.5 % foreign-born
39thIrelandIRL
23.123
23.1 % foreign-born
40thIsraelISR
22.322
22.3 % foreign-born
41stCanadaCAN
22.222
22.2 % foreign-born
42ndSwedenSWE
21.421
21.4 % foreign-born
43rdNauruNRU
21.321
21.3 % foreign-born
44thBelgiumBEL
2020
20 % foreign-born
45thGermanyDEU
19.820
19.8 % foreign-born
46thSpainESP
18.519
18.5 % foreign-born
47thNorwayNOR
18.218
18.2 % foreign-born
48thGabonGAB
17.718
17.7 % foreign-born
49thSan MarinoSMR
17.417
17.4 % foreign-born
50thUnited KingdomGBR
17.117
17.1 % foreign-born
51stSaint Kitts and NevisKNA
1717
17 % foreign-born
52ndBahamasBHS
16.817
16.8 % foreign-born
53rdBelizeBLZ
16.517
16.5 % foreign-born
54thNetherlandsNLD
16.216
16.2 % foreign-born
55thUnited StatesUSA
15.215
15.2 % foreign-born
56thCyprusCYP
14.915
14.9 % foreign-born
56thEstoniaEST
14.915
14.9 % foreign-born
56thSloveniaSVN
14.915
14.9 % foreign-born
59thFaroe IslandsFRO
14.615
14.6 % foreign-born
60thMontenegroMNE
14.414
14.4 % foreign-born
61stDenmarkDNK
14.214
14.2 % foreign-born
61stGreeceGRC
14.214
14.2 % foreign-born
61stMaldivesMDV
14.214
14.2 % foreign-born
64thFranceFRA
13.814
13.8 % foreign-born
65thCroatiaHRV
13.614
13.6 % foreign-born
66thUkraineUKR
13.413
13.4 % foreign-born
67thEquatorial GuineaGNQ
13.213
13.2 % foreign-born
68thDominicaDMA
12.713
12.7 % foreign-born
69thBarbadosBRB
12.513
12.5 % foreign-born
70thCosta RicaCRI
12.212
12.2 % foreign-born
70thLibyaLBY
12.212
12.2 % foreign-born
72ndLatviaLVA
11.812
11.8 % foreign-born
73rdBelarusBLR
11.612
11.6 % foreign-born
74thItalyITA
1111
11 % foreign-born
75thDjiboutiDJI
10.811
10.8 % foreign-born
75thPortugalPRT
10.811
10.8 % foreign-born
77thFrench PolynesiaPYF
10.711
10.7 % foreign-born
77thMalaysiaMYS
10.711
10.7 % foreign-born
79thPanamaPAN
10.611
10.6 % foreign-born
79thSerbiaSRB
10.611
10.6 % foreign-born
81stGreenlandGRL
10.410
10.4 % foreign-born
82ndSeychellesSYC
10.210
10.2 % foreign-born
83rdKazakhstanKAZ
10.110
10.1 % foreign-born
84thCzechiaCZE
9.510
9.5 % foreign-born
85thArmeniaARM
9.29
9.2 % foreign-born
85thFinlandFIN
9.29
9.2 % foreign-born
87thIvory CoastCIV
99
9 % foreign-born
88thMarshall IslandsMHL
8.89
8.8 % foreign-born
89thGambiaGMB
8.69
8.6 % foreign-born
90thNorth MacedoniaMKD
8.38
8.3 % foreign-born
91stSurinameSUR
8.28
8.2 % foreign-born
92ndTürkiyeTUR
8.18
8.1 % foreign-born
93rdChileCHL
7.88
7.8 % foreign-born
94thSouth SudanSSD
7.78
7.7 % foreign-born
95thTrinidad and TobagoTTO
7.58
7.5 % foreign-born
96thHungaryHUN
7.17
7.1 % foreign-born
97thBhutanBTN
77
7 % foreign-born
98thPuerto RicoPRI
6.97
6.9 % foreign-born
99thDominican RepublicDOM
6.57
6.5 % foreign-born
99thGuyanaGUY
6.57
6.5 % foreign-born
101stChadTCD
6.36
6.3 % foreign-born
101stGrenadaGRD
6.36
6.3 % foreign-born
103rdMoldovaMDA
6.26
6.2 % foreign-born
104thCongoCOG
6.16
6.1 % foreign-born
104thLithuaniaLTU
6.16
6.1 % foreign-born
106thSlovakiaSVK
5.96
5.9 % foreign-born
107thColombiaCOL
5.86
5.8 % foreign-born
108thPeruPER
5.45
5.4 % foreign-born
109thRussiaRUS
5.35
5.3 % foreign-born
110thPalestinePSE
55
5 % foreign-born
111thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT
4.85
4.8 % foreign-born
111thSudanSDN
4.85
4.8 % foreign-born
113thUruguayURY
4.75
4.7 % foreign-born
114thBotswanaBWA
4.65
4.6 % foreign-born
115thPolandPOL
4.55
4.5 % foreign-born
115thSaint LuciaLCA
4.55
4.5 % foreign-born
117thBulgariaBGR
4.44
4.4 % foreign-born
117thThailandTHA
4.44
4.4 % foreign-born
117thVenezuelaVEN
4.44
4.4 % foreign-born
120thArgentinaARG
4.34
4.3 % foreign-born
121stIranIRN
4.24
4.2 % foreign-born
122ndEcuadorECU
4.14
4.1 % foreign-born
122ndSouth AfricaZAF
4.14
4.1 % foreign-born
122ndUgandaUGA
4.14
4.1 % foreign-born
125thMauritaniaMRT
3.84
3.8 % foreign-born
125thNamibiaNAM
3.84
3.8 % foreign-born
127thRwandaRWA
3.64
3.6 % foreign-born
127thSyriaSYR
3.64
3.6 % foreign-born
129thSouth KoreaKOR
3.54
3.5 % foreign-born
130thRomaniaROU
3.43
3.4 % foreign-born
130thTongaTON
3.43
3.4 % foreign-born
132ndUzbekistanUZB
3.23
3.2 % foreign-born
133rdBurkina FasoBFA
3.13
3.1 % foreign-born
133rdCape VerdeCPV
3.13
3.1 % foreign-born
135thTogoTGO
33
3 % foreign-born
136thBeninBEN
2.93
2.9 % foreign-born
137thBurundiBDI
2.83
2.8 % foreign-born
137thJapanJPN
2.83
2.8 % foreign-born
139thEswatiniSWZ
2.73
2.7 % foreign-born
139thKyrgyzstanKGZ
2.73
2.7 % foreign-born
141stMicronesiaFSM
2.63
2.6 % foreign-born
141stParaguayPRY
2.63
2.6 % foreign-born
141stTajikistanTJK
2.63
2.6 % foreign-born
141stTurkmenistanTKM
2.63
2.6 % foreign-born
141stTuvaluTUV
2.63
2.6 % foreign-born
141stZimbabweZWE
2.63
2.6 % foreign-born
147thKiribatiKIR
2.53
2.5 % foreign-born
148thMauritiusMUS
2.32
2.3 % foreign-born
149thCameroonCMR
2.22
2.2 % foreign-born
149thMaliMLI
2.22
2.2 % foreign-born
151stAzerbaijanAZE
2.12
2.1 % foreign-born
151stGeorgiaGEO
2.12
2.1 % foreign-born
153rdAngolaAGO
1.82
1.8 % foreign-born
153rdCentral African RepublicCAF
1.82
1.8 % foreign-born
153rdKenyaKEN
1.82
1.8 % foreign-born
153rdSamoaWSM
1.82
1.8 % foreign-born
157thAlbaniaALB
1.72
1.7 % foreign-born
157thBangladeshBGD
1.72
1.7 % foreign-born
157thNigerNER
1.72
1.7 % foreign-born
157thPakistanPAK
1.72
1.7 % foreign-born
161stNepalNPL
1.62
1.6 % foreign-born
162ndBoliviaBOL
1.52
1.5 % foreign-born
162ndFijiFJI
1.52
1.5 % foreign-born
162ndGhanaGHA
1.52
1.5 % foreign-born
162ndSenegalSEN
1.52
1.5 % foreign-born
166thComorosCOM
1.41
1.4 % foreign-born
167thLiberiaLBR
1.31
1.3 % foreign-born
167thMexicoMEX
1.31
1.3 % foreign-born
169thZambiaZMB
1.21
1.2 % foreign-born
170thBosnia and HerzegovinaBIH
1.11
1.1 % foreign-born
171stDR CongoCOD
11
1 % foreign-born
171stEgyptEGY
11
1 % foreign-born
171stMozambiqueMOZ
11
1 % foreign-born
171stVanuatuVUT
11
1 % foreign-born
171stYemenYEM
11
1 % foreign-born
176thEthiopiaETH
0.91
0.9 % foreign-born
176thMalawiMWI
0.91
0.9 % foreign-born
178thGuineaGIN
0.81
0.8 % foreign-born
178thIraqIRQ
0.81
0.8 % foreign-born
178thJamaicaJAM
0.81
0.8 % foreign-born
178thSão Tomé and PríncipeSTP
0.81
0.8 % foreign-born
182ndBrazilBRA
0.71
0.7 % foreign-born
182ndEl SalvadorSLV
0.71
0.7 % foreign-born
182ndGuinea-BissauGNB
0.71
0.7 % foreign-born
182ndLaosLAO
0.71
0.7 % foreign-born
182ndTanzaniaTZA
0.71
0.7 % foreign-born
187thAlgeriaDZA
0.61
0.6 % foreign-born
187thLesothoLSO
0.61
0.6 % foreign-born
187thMongoliaMNG
0.61
0.6 % foreign-born
187thNicaraguaNIC
0.61
0.6 % foreign-born
187thNigeriaNGA
0.61
0.6 % foreign-born
187thSierra LeoneSLE
0.61
0.6 % foreign-born
187thTimor-LesteTLS
0.61
0.6 % foreign-born
194thCambodiaKHM
0.51
0.5 % foreign-born
194thGuatemalaGTM
0.51
0.5 % foreign-born
194thTunisiaTUN
0.51
0.5 % foreign-born
197thEritreaERI
0.40
0.4 % foreign-born
197thHondurasHND
0.40
0.4 % foreign-born
197thSomaliaSOM
0.40
0.4 % foreign-born
200thIndiaIND
0.30
0.3 % foreign-born
200thMoroccoMAR
0.30
0.3 % foreign-born
200thPapua New GuineaPNG
0.30
0.3 % foreign-born
200thSolomon IslandsSLB
0.30
0.3 % foreign-born
200thVietnamVNM
0.30
0.3 % foreign-born
205thAfghanistanAFG
0.20
0.2 % foreign-born
205thHaitiHTI
0.20
0.2 % foreign-born
205thIndonesiaIDN
0.20
0.2 % foreign-born
205thNorth KoreaPRK
0.20
0.2 % foreign-born
205thSri LankaLKA
0.20
0.2 % foreign-born
210thChinaCHN
0.10
0.1 % foreign-born
210thCubaCUB
0.10
0.1 % foreign-born
210thMadagascarMDG
0.10
0.1 % foreign-born
210thMyanmarMMR
0.10
0.1 % foreign-born
210thPhilippinesPHL
0.10
0.1 % foreign-born
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