Live DataSource: UN DESA 2024
Global Migration Trends
281.0M people live outside their country of birth — 3.6% of the world's population. Here's where they're going.
Global Migration Statistics
International Migrants
281.0M
3.6% of world population
Annual Growth
2.4%
Year-over-year increase in migration
Americans Abroad
9.0M
US citizens living in other countries
Refugees Worldwide
36.4M
Forcibly displaced persons globally
Top Destinations
Countries attracting the most immigrants globally
Net annual migration
Fastest-Growing Expat Destinations
Countries with the fastest-growing foreign-born populations (5-year growth rate)
10.6% of population is foreign-born
7.3% of population is foreign-born
2.5% of population is foreign-born
18.1% of population is foreign-born
15.2% of population is foreign-born
21.3% of population is foreign-born
18.8% of population is foreign-born
25.1% of population is foreign-born
30.1% of population is foreign-born
Major Migration Corridors
The largest country-to-country migration flows worldwide
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🇲🇽Mexico🇺🇸United States
10.9M2
🇮🇳India🇺🇸United States
2.7M3
🇮🇳India🇦🇪UAE
3.5M4
🇸🇾Syria🇹🇷Turkey
3.6M5
🇺🇦Ukraine🇩🇪Germany
1.2M6
🇵🇭Philippines🇺🇸United States
2.0M7
🇨🇳China🇺🇸United States
2.4M8
🇬🇧UK🇦🇺Australia
1.3M9
🇵🇱Poland🇩🇪Germany
870K10
🇮🇳India🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
2.5M11
🇹🇷Turkey🇩🇪Germany
1.5M12
🇲🇦Morocco🇫🇷France
1.1MWhere Americans Move Abroad
An estimated 9.0M US citizens live overseas. Here are the top destinations.
Top Emigration Countries
Countries with the largest diaspora populations abroad
🇮🇳
India
South Asia
18.4M abroad
+2.1% growth
🇲🇽
Mexico
Central America
11.2M abroad
-1.2% growth
🇨🇳
China
East Asia
10.5M abroad
+1.8% growth
🇷🇺
Russia
Eastern Europe
10.8M abroad
-3.4% growth
🇺🇦
Ukraine
Eastern Europe
6.9M abroad
+45.2% growth
🇵🇭
Philippines
Southeast Asia
6.1M abroad
+4.3% growth
🇧🇩
Bangladesh
South Asia
7.4M abroad
+6.8% growth
🇵🇰
Pakistan
South Asia
6.3M abroad
+5.1% growth
🇪🇬
Egypt
North Africa
3.6M abroad
+3.7% growth
🇻🇪
Venezuela
South America
7.1M abroad
+62.1% growth
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