In a dynamically changing world characterized by increased globalization, migration has become a key part of our societal makeup, bringing about cultural diversity and economic rejuvenation. The United States, often dubbed as a "nation of immigrants," is known to attract the highest number of migrants from around the globe in search of better life opportunities. Many countries across continents also host a significant number of immigrants, offering a testament to the shared global nature of this phenomenon. According to recent public data, the U.S hosts the highest number of international migrants, standing at a staggering 50.6 million in 2022. followed by Germany, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and the United Kingdom. Recognized for their strong economies, political stability and promising career opportunities, these countries are desirable destinations for several immigrants aiming to seek new lives away from their countries of birth. Key findings from the data include:
The top ten countries with the largest immigrant populations are the United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Russia, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, France, Canada, Australia, and Spain. Leading the list is the United States with a staggering 50.6 million total immigrants. Not far behind, at the second spot, is Germany with 15.8 million total immigrants. Following Germany is Saudi Arabia with an impressive total of 13.5 million immigrants. In the fourth spot, we find Russia with a significant immigrant population of 11.6 million, followed by the United Kingdom, which houses 9.4 million immigrants. Not far behind is the United Arab Emirates, with 8.7 million immigrants within its borders. France comes in the seventh place with a total of 8.5 million immigrants, closely followed by Canada, which is home to 8 million immigrants. Australia ranks ninth with a total immigrant population of 7.7 million. Lastly, Spain makes the top ten list with a healthy population of 6.8 million immigrants. 10 Countries with Most Immigrants:
The ten countries with the lowest number of total immigrants are Tuvalu, Niue, Vatican City, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Montserrat, Sao Tome and Principe, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Micronesia, and Cuba. Tuvalu has the lowest number of total immigrants, reporting just 239 individuals, followed by Niue with 588 immigrants. Vatican City, despite its small size, has 809 immigrants. Saint Pierre and Miquelon have a population of 998 immigrants, whereas Montserrat and Sao Tome and Principe have 1.4k and 2.1k immigrants, respectively. The island nation of Nauru hosts 2.2k immigrants, and Solomon Islands and Micronesia have 2.5k and 2.8k immigrants each. Lastly, Cuba has a relatively larger immigrant population among these countries, with a total of 3.0k immigrants. 10 Countries that Host the Fewest Immigrants:
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
144.1K
#121
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
48.8K
#158
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
250.4K
#103
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
23.6K
#181
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
45.6K
#161
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Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
656.4K
#69
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Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
5.7K
#201
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
29.4K
#174
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
2.3M
#30
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
190.3K
#114
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
53.6K
#156
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
7.7M
#9
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Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.7M
#37
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
252.2K
#102
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
63.6K
#149
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
936.1K
#57
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Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
2.1M
#32
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
34.9K
#169
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.1M
#52
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
2.0M
#33
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
62.0K
#150
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
394.3K
#86
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
19.7K
#185
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
53.6K
#155
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
164.1K
#119
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Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
36.0K
#167
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
110.3K
#129
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.1M
#51
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
22.2K
#182
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
184.4K
#116
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
724.0K
#66
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
344.8K
#93
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
79.3K
#140
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
579.2K
#72
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
8.0M
#8
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
15.8K
#188
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
29.2K
#175
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
88.5K
#135
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
547.5K
#73
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.6M
#41
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.0M
#54
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.9M
#36
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
12.5K
#192
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
4.6K
#206
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
520.7K
#77
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
528.1K
#76
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Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
3.0K
#212
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
57.2K
#153
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
190.4K
#113
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
540.9K
#75
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Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
952.9K
#56
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
717.6K
#67
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
119.7K
#125
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
8.3K
#197
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
603.8K
#70
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
784.8K
#65
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
543.9K
#74
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
42.8K
#163
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
230.6K
#106
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
13.9K
#190
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
199.3K
#108
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
32.9K
#170
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.1M
#50
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
14.1K
#189
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
386.1K
#89
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
8.5M
#7
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
119.2K
#126
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
30.1K
#173
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
416.7K
#83
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
79.4K
#139
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
15.8M
#2
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
476.4K
#81
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
11.2K
#194
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.3M
#44
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
5.9K
#200
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
7.2K
#199
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
90.2K
#134
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
80.5K
#138
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
84.3K
#137
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
121.4K
#124
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
17.9K
#187
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
31.2K
#171
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
18.9K
#186
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
39.2K
#166
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
3.0M
#21
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
584.6K
#71
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
65.4K
#148
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
4.9M
#14
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
355.5K
#91
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
2.8M
#23
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
365.8K
#90
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
871.3K
#59
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
43.0K
#162
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
2.0M
#35
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
6.4M
#11
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Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
2.6M
#25
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
23.6K
#180
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
2.8M
#24
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
3.5M
#18
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
3.7M
#15
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.1M
#53
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
3.1K
#211
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
3.1M
#20
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
199.0K
#109
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
48.7K
#159
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
239.4K
#105
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.7M
#40
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
12.1K
#193
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
87.9K
#136
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
826.5K
#62
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
25.9K
#178
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
145.2K
#120
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
298.1K
#96
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
403.5K
#85
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
35.6K
#168
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
191.4K
#112
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
3.5M
#17
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
70.1K
#146
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
485.8K
#80
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
114.8K
#127
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
3.3K
#209
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
68.6K
#147
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
182.3K
#117
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
28.9K
#176
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
111.5K
#128
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.2M
#48
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
2.8K
#213
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
104.4K
#132
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
26.6K
#177
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
21.3K
#184
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
71.0K
#145
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.4K
#217
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
102.4K
#133
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
338.9K
#94
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
76.4K
#143
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
109.4K
#130
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
2.2K
#215
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
487.6K
#79
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
2.4M
#29
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
73.1K
#144
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.4M
#42
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
42.2K
#164
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
348.1K
#92
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.3M
#46
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
588
#220
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
49.5K
#157
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
131.3K
#123
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
21.8K
#183
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
852.2K
#61
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
2.4M
#28
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
3.3M
#19
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
5.1K
#204
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
272.8K
#101
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
313.2K
#95
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
31.1K
#172
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
169.6K
#118
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.2M
#47
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
225.5K
#107
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
817.3K
#64
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.0M
#55
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
247.1K
#104
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
2.2M
#31
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
387.6K
#87
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
131.8K
#122
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
705.3K
#68
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
11.6M
#4
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
513.9K
#78
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
7.7K
#198
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
8.3K
#196
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
998
#218
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
4.7K
#205
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
4.0K
#207
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
5.5K
#202
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
2.1K
#216
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
13.5M
#3
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
274.9K
#100
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
823.0K
#63
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
13.1K
#191
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
53.7K
#154
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
2.5M
#26
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
197.2K
#110
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
278.0K
#98
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
2.5K
#214
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
58.6K
#152
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
2.9M
#22
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.7M
#38
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
882.3K
#58
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
6.8M
#10
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
40.3K
#165
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.4M
#43
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
47.8K
#160
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
2.0M
#34
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
2.5M
#27
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
868.7K
#60
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
276.0K
#99
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
426.0K
#82
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
3.6M
#16
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
8.4K
#195
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
279.9K
#97
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
3.7K
#208
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
78.8K
#141
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
60.1K
#151
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
6.1M
#12
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
194.9K
#111
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
25.7K
#179
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
239
#221
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.7M
#39
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
5.0M
#13
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
8.7M
#6
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
9.4M
#5
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
50.6M
#1
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
108.3K
#131
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.2M
#49
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
3.3K
#210
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
809
#219
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
1.3M
#45
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
76.8K
#142
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
5.4K
#203
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
387.1K
#88
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
188.0K
#115
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Immigrants
416.1K
#84