Migrant population - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Migrant population, percent of total population, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 18 countries was 26 percent. The highest value was in Qatar: 77 percent and the lowest value was in Morocco: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: United Nations Population Division
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Countries Migrant population, 2024 Global rank Available data
Qatar 77 1 1990 - 2024
UA Emirates 74 2 1990 - 2024
Kuwait 67 3 1990 - 2024
Bahrain 52 4 1990 - 2024
Jordan 46 5 1990 - 2024
Oman 43 6 1990 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 40 7 1990 - 2024
Lebanon 25 8 1990 - 2024
Libya 12 9 1990 - 2024
Djibouti 11 10 1990 - 2024
Iran 4 11 1990 - 2024
Syria 4 12 1990 - 2024
Algeria 1 13 1990 - 2024
Egypt 1 14 1990 - 2024
Iraq 1 15 1990 - 2024
Tunisia 1 16 1990 - 2024
Yemen 1 17 1990 - 2024
Morocco 0 18 1990 - 2024


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Definition: International migrant stock (% of population) is the proportion of people at mid-year born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees.

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1. Qatar
2. UA Emirates
3. Kuwait
4. Bahrain
5. Jordan
6. Oman
7. Saudi Arabia
8. Lebanon
9. Libya
10. Djibouti
11. Iran
12. Syria
13. Algeria
14. Egypt
15. Iraq
16. Tunisia
17. Yemen
18. Morocco
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52
46
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25
12
11
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