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  1. Countries with highest migrant populations as a share of total population...

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    Updated Jun 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Countries with highest migrant populations as a share of total population 2020 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378115/migrants-stock-world-highest-population-share-total-population/
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    Jun 23, 2025
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    Time period covered
    Jul 1, 2020
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    All of the inhabitants in the Holy See, the home of the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, were immigrants in 2020, meaning that they were born outside of the country. Perhaps more interesting are the Gulf States the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait, all with an immigrant population of over ** percent of their total populations, underlining the high importance of migrant workers to these countries' economies. In terms of numbers, the United States had the highest number of immigrants in 2020. Migration to Gulf Cooperation Council states The United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait, all members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), have a significant amount of migrant labor. The United Arab Emirates and Qatar both rank high in quality-of-life rankings for immigrants. A significant number of migrant workers in the GCC originate from Asia, with the most originating from Bangladesh. As of 2022, nearly ***** thousand Bangladeshi citizens expatriated to work in GCC nations. The American melting pot The United States is known for having high levels of diversity and migration. Migration to the United States experienced peaks from the periods of 1990-1999 as well as 1900-1909. Currently, Latin Americans are the largest migrant group in the United States, followed by migrants from Asia. Out of each state, California has some of the highest naturalization rates. In 2021, ******* people in California naturalized as U.S. citizens, followed by Florida, New York, Texas, and New Jersey.

  2. Countries with largest immigrant populations worldwide 2020

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    Updated Jun 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Countries with largest immigrant populations worldwide 2020 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378084/migrants-stock-world-highest-population/
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    Jun 23, 2025
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    Time period covered
    Jul 1, 2020
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    The United States hosted, by far, the highest number of immigrants in the world in 2020. That year, there were over ** million people born outside of the States residing in the country. Germany and Saudi Arabia followed behind at around ** and ** million, respectively. There are varying reasons for people to emigrate from their country of origin, from poverty and unemployment to war and persecution. American Migration People migrate to the United States for a variety of reasons, from job and educational opportunities to family reunification. Overall, in 2021, most people that became legal residents of the United States did so for family reunification purposes, totaling ******* people that year. An additional ******* people became legal residents through employment opportunities. In terms of naturalized citizenship, ******* people from Mexico became naturalized American citizens in 2021, followed by people from India, the Philippines, Cuba, and China. German Migration Behind the United States, Germany also has a significant migrant population. Migration to Germany increased during the mid-2010's, in light of the Syrian Civil War and refugee crisis, and during the 2020’s, in light of conflict in Afghanistan and Ukraine. Moreover, as German society continues to age, there are less workers in the labor market. In a low-migration scenario, Germany will have **** million skilled workers by 2040, compared to **** million by 2040 in a high-migration scenario. In both scenarios, this is still a decrease from **** skilled workers in 2020.

  3. g

    NUMBER OF MIGRANTS

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    Updated Aug 25, 2024
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    Global Relocate (2024). NUMBER OF MIGRANTS [Dataset]. https://global-relocate.com/rankings/number-of-migrants
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    Aug 25, 2024
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    Description

    The rating reflects the number of migrants in the country. It allows you to assess how attractive the country is for foreigners to live and work, as well as in terms of migration legislation.

  4. Net migration of G7 countries 2000-2025, by country

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    Updated Jun 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Net migration of G7 countries 2000-2025, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372901/g7-country-net-migration/
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    Jun 23, 2025
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    United Kingdom, United States
    Description

    The United States had the ******* net migration levels of the G7 countries between 2000 and 2025. This is unsurprising as it is also the country with the highest population of the seven. Moreover, net migration to the United States decreased from 2016 onwards, following the beginning of the Trump administration. Germany's net migration peaked in 2015 and 2022 after a high number of refugees immigrated to the country, but has been decreasing since. In terms of net migration per 1,000 inhabitants, the U.S. had the highest ratio in 2025.

  5. United States Immigrants Admitted: All Countries

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    CEICdata.com, United States Immigrants Admitted: All Countries [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/united-states/immigration/immigrants-admitted-all-countries
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Sep 1, 2005 - Sep 1, 2016
    Area covered
    United States
    Variables measured
    Migration
    Description

    United States Immigrants Admitted: All Countries data was reported at 1,127,167.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,183,505.000 Person for 2016. United States Immigrants Admitted: All Countries data is updated yearly, averaging 451,510.000 Person from Sep 1900 (Median) to 2017, with 118 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,827,167.000 Person in 1991 and a record low of 23,068.000 Person in 1933. United States Immigrants Admitted: All Countries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Department of Homeland Security. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G087: Immigration.

  6. Largest source countries of new asylum seekers worldwide 2023

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    Updated Jul 10, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Largest source countries of new asylum seekers worldwide 2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/419448/number-of-asylum-seekers-by-origin/
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    Jul 10, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    In 2023, the largest group of new asylum seekers in the world came from Ukraine, following the Russian invasion the previous year. Additionally, more than ******* asylum seekers from Sudan were registered following the outbreak of the civil war in April 2023. Meanwhile, the United States registered the highest number of asylum applications.

  7. Germany DE: International Migrant Stock: % of Population

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    CEICdata.com, Germany DE: International Migrant Stock: % of Population [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/germany/population-and-urbanization-statistics/de-international-migrant-stock--of-population
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 1990 - Dec 1, 2015
    Area covered
    Germany
    Variables measured
    Population
    Description

    Germany DE: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data was reported at 14.879 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 14.429 % for 2010. Germany DE: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 11.828 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.879 % in 2015 and a record low of 7.518 % in 1990. Germany DE: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.;United Nations Population Division, Trends in Total Migrant Stock: 2008 Revision.;Weighted average;

  8. Countries with the highest number of new asylum seekers worldwide 2023

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    Updated Jul 11, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Countries with the highest number of new asylum seekers worldwide 2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/419434/countries-with-the-highest-number-of-asylum-applications-received/
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    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    Worldwide, the United States registered the highest number of new asylum seekers in 2023, reaching nearly *** million applications. Most of the asylum seekers in the U.S. came from Latin American countries, most notably Venezuela and Colombia. Moreover, hundreds of thousands have fled the civil war in Sudan, which explains the high number of asylum seekers in Chad that year. In addition, temporary protection was the most common form of asylum granted.

  9. Chile CL: International Migrant Stock: % of Population

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    Updated Jan 15, 2025
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    CEICdata.com (2025). Chile CL: International Migrant Stock: % of Population [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/chile/population-and-urbanization-statistics/cl-international-migrant-stock--of-population
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    Jan 15, 2025
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 1990 - Dec 1, 2015
    Area covered
    Chile
    Variables measured
    Population
    Description

    Chile CL: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data was reported at 2.616 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.171 % for 2010. Chile CL: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 1.434 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.616 % in 2015 and a record low of 0.818 % in 1990. Chile CL: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.;United Nations Population Division, Trends in Total Migrant Stock: 2008 Revision.;Weighted average;

  10. n

    Data from: New Immigrant Survey

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    Updated Nov 6, 2024
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    (2024). New Immigrant Survey [Dataset]. http://identifiers.org/RRID:SCR_008973
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    Nov 6, 2024
    Description

    Public use data set on new legal immigrants to the U.S. that can address scientific and policy questions about migration behavior and the impacts of migration. A survey pilot project, the NIS-P, was carried out in 1996 to inform the fielding and design of the full NIS. Baseline interviews were ultimately conducted with 1,127 adult immigrants. Sample members were interviewed at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months, with half of the sample also interviewed at three months. The first full cohort, NIS-2003, is based on a nationally representative sample of the electronic administrative records compiled for new immigrants by the US government. NIS-2003 sampled immigrants in the period May-November 2003. The geographic sampling design takes advantage of the natural clustering of immigrants. It includes all top 85 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and all top 38 counties, plus a random sample of other MSAs and counties. Interviews were conducted in respondents'' preferred languages. The baseline was multi-modal: 60% of adult interviews were administered by telephone; 40% were in-person. The baseline round was in the field from June 2003 to June 2004, and includes in the Adult Sample 8,573 respondents, 4,336 spouses, and 1,072 children aged 8-12. A follow-up was planned for 2007. Several modules of the NIS were designed to replicate sections of the continuing surveys of the US population that provide a natural comparison group. Questionnaire topics include Health (self-reports of conditions, symptoms, functional status, smoking and drinking history) and use/source/costs of health care services, depression, pain; background; (2) Background: Childhood history and living conditions, education, migration history, marital history, military history, fertility history, language skills, employment history in the US and foreign countries, social networks, religion; Family: Rosters of all children; for each, demographic attributes, education, current work status, migration, marital status and children; for some, summary indicators of childhood and current health, language ability; Economic: Sources and amounts of income, including wages, pensions, and government subsidies; type, value of assets and debts, financial assistance given/received to/from respondent from/to relatives, friends, employer, type of housing and ownership of consumable durables. * Dates of Study: 2003-2007 * Study Features: Longitudinal * Sample Size: 13,981

  11. Papua New Guinea PG: International Migrant Stock: % of Population

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    Updated Oct 5, 2018
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    CEICdata.com (2018). Papua New Guinea PG: International Migrant Stock: % of Population [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/papua-new-guinea/population-and-urbanization-statistics/pg-international-migrant-stock--of-population
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    Oct 5, 2018
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 1990 - Dec 1, 2015
    Area covered
    Papua New Guinea
    Description

    Papua New Guinea PG: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data was reported at 0.338 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.371 % for 2010. Papua New Guinea PG: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.480 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.787 % in 1990 and a record low of 0.338 % in 2015. Papua New Guinea PG: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Papua New Guinea – Table PG.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.; ; United Nations Population Division, Trends in Total Migrant Stock: 2008 Revision.; Weighted average;

  12. Migration Household Survey 2009 - South Africa

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    Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) (2019). Migration Household Survey 2009 - South Africa [Dataset]. https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/96
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    Jun 3, 2019
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    Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
    Time period covered
    2009
    Area covered
    South Africa
    Description

    Abstract

    The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) carried out the Migration and Remittances Survey in South Africa for the World Bank in collaboration with the African Development Bank. The primary mandate of the HSRC in this project was to come up with a migration database that includes both immigrants and emigrants. The specific activities included: · A household survey with a view of producing a detailed demographic/economic database of immigrants, emigrants and non migrants · The collation and preparation of a data set based on the survey · The production of basic primary statistics for the analysis of migration and remittance behaviour in South Africa.

    Like many other African countries, South Africa lacks reliable census or other data on migrants (immigrants and emigrants), and on flows of resources that accompanies movement of people. This is so because a large proportion of African immigrants are in the country undocumented. A special effort was therefore made to design a household survey that would cover sufficient numbers and proportions of immigrants, and still conform to the principles of probability sampling. The approach that was followed gives a representative picture of migration in 2 provinces, Limpopo and Gauteng, which should be reflective of migration behaviour and its impacts in South Africa.

    Geographic coverage

    Two provinces: Gauteng and Limpopo

    Limpopo is the main corridor for migration from African countries to the north of South Africa while Gauteng is the main port of entry as it has the largest airport in Africa. Gauteng is a destination for internal and international migrants because it has three large metropolitan cities with a great economic potential and reputation for offering employment, accommodations and access to many different opportunities within a distance of 56 km. These two provinces therefore were expected to accommodate most African migrants in South Africa, co-existing with a large host population.

    Analysis unit

    • Household
    • Individual

    Universe

    The target group consists of households in all communities. The survey will be conducted among metro and non-metro households. Non-metro households include those in: - small towns, - secondary cities, - peri-urban settlements and - deep rural areas. From each selected household, one adult respondent will be selected to participate in the study.

    Kind of data

    Sample survey data [ssd]

    Sampling procedure

    Migration data for South Africa are available for 2007 only at the level of local governments or municipalities from the 2007 Census; for smaller areas called "sub places" (SPs) only as recently as the 2001 census, and for the desired EAs only back so far as the Census of 1996. In sum, there was no single source that provided recent data on the five types of migrants of principal interest at the level of the Enumeration Area, which was the area for which data were needed to draw the sample since it was going to be necessary to identify migrant and non-migrant households in the sample areas in order to oversample those with migrants for interview.

    In an attempt to overcome the data limitations referred to above, it was necessary to adopt a novel approach to the design of the sample for the World Bank's household migration survey in South Africa, to identify EAs with a high probability of finding immigrants and those with a low probability. This required the combined use of the three sources of data described above. The starting point was the CS 2007 survey, which provided data on migration at a local government level, classifying each local government cluster in terms of migration level, taking into account the types of migrants identified. The researchers then spatially zoomed in from these clusters to the so-called sub-places (SPs) from the 2001 Census to classifying SP clusters by migration level. Finally, the 1996 Census data were used to zoom in even further down to the EA level, using the 1996 census data on migration levels of various typed, to identify the final level of clusters for the survey, namely the spatially small EAs (each typically containing about 200 households, and hence amenable to the listing operation in the field).

    A higher score or weight was attached to the 2007 Community Survey municipality-level (MN) data than to the Census 2001 sub-place (SP) data, which in turn was given a greater weight than the 1996 enumerator area (EA) data. The latter was derived exclusively from the Census 1996 EA data, but has then been reallocated to the 2001 EAs proportional to geographical size. Although these weights are purely arbitrary since it was composed from different sources, they give an indication of the relevant importance attached to the different migrant categories. These weighted migrant proportions (secondary strata), therefore constituted the second level of clusters for sampling purposes.

    In addition, a system of weighting or scoring the different persons by migrant type was applied to ensure that the likelihood of finding migrants would be optimised. As part of this procedure, recent migrants (who had migrated in the preceding five years) received a higher score than lifetime migrants (who had not migrated during the preceding five years). Similarly, a higher score was attached to international immigrants (both recent and lifetime, who had come to SA from abroad) than to internal migrants (who had only moved within SA's borders). A greater weight also applied to inter-provincial (internal) than to intra-provincial migrants (who only moved within the same South African province).

    How the three data sources were combined to provide overall scores for EA can be briefly described. First, in each of the two provinces, all local government units were given migration scores according to the numbers or relative proportions of the population classified in the various categories of migrants (with non-migrants given a score of 1.0. Migrants were assigned higher scores according to their priority, with international migrants given higher scores than internal migrants and recent migrants higher scores than lifetime migrants. Then within the local governments, sub-places were assigned scores assigned on the basis of inter vs. intra-provincial migrants using the 2001 census data. Each SP area in a local government was thus assigned a value which was the product of its local government score (the same for all SPs in the local government) and its own SP score. The third and final stage was to develop relative migration scores for all the EAs from the 1996 census by similarly weighting the proportions of migrants (and non-migrants, assigned always 1.0) of each type. The the final migration score for an EA is the product of its own EA score from 1996, the SP score of which it is a part (assigned to all the EAs within the SP), and the local government score from the 2007 survey.

    Based on all the above principles the set of weights or scores was developed.

    In sum, we multiplied the proportion of populations of each migrant type, or their incidence, by the appropriate final corresponding EA scores for persons of each type in the EA (based on multiplying the three weights together), to obtain the overall score for each EA. This takes into account the distribution of persons in the EA according to migration status in 1996, the SP score of the EA in 2001, and the local government score (in which the EA is located) from 2007. Finally, all EAs in each province were then classified into quartiles, prior to sampling from the quartiles.

    From the EAs so classified, the sampling took the form of selecting EAs, i.e., primary sampling units (PSUs, which in this case are also Ultimate Sampling Units, since this is a single stage sample), according to their classification into quartiles. The proportions selected from each quartile are based on the range of EA-level scores which are assumed to reflect weighted probabilities of finding desired migrants in each EA. To enhance the likelihood of finding migrants, much higher proportions of EAs were selected into the sample from the quartiles with the higher scores compared to the lower scores (disproportionate sampling). The decision on the most appropriate categorisations was informed by the observed migration levels in the two provinces of the study area during 2007, 2001 and 1996, analysed at the lowest spatial level for which migration data was available in each case.

    Because of the differences in their characteristics it was decided that the provinces of Gauteng and Limpopo should each be regarded as an explicit stratum for sampling purposes. These two provinces therefore represented the primary explicit strata. It was decided to select an equal number of EAs from these two primary strata.

    The migration-level categories referred to above were treated as secondary explicit strata to ensure optimal coverage of each in the sample. The distribution of migration levels was then used to draw EAs in such a way that greater preference could be given to areas with higher proportions of migrants in general, but especially immigrants (note the relative scores assigned to each type of person above). The proportion of EAs selected into the sample from the quartiles draws upon the relative mean weighted migrant scores (referred to as proportions) found below the table, but this is a coincidence and not necessary, as any disproportionate sampling of EAs from the quartiles could be done, since it would be rectified in the weighting at the end for the analysis.

    The resultant proportions of migrants then led to the following proportional allocation of sampled EAs (Quartile 1: 5 per cent (instead of 25% as in an equal distribution), Quartile 2: 15 per cent (instead

  13. G

    Immigrants to Canada, by country of last permanent residence

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    Statistics Canada (2023). Immigrants to Canada, by country of last permanent residence [Dataset]. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/fc6ad2eb-51f8-467c-be01-c4bda5b6186b
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 17, 2023
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    License

    Open Government Licence - Canada 2.0https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
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    Area covered
    Canada
    Description

    This table contains 25 series, with data for years 1955 - 2013 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Last permanent residence (25 items: Total immigrants; France; Great Britain; Total Europe ...).

  14. Saudi Arabia SA: International Migrant Stock: Total

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    Updated Dec 15, 2024
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    Saudi Arabia SA: International Migrant Stock: Total [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/saudi-arabia/population-and-urbanization-statistics/sa-international-migrant-stock-total
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    Dec 15, 2024
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 1960 - Dec 1, 2015
    Area covered
    Saudi Arabia
    Variables measured
    Population
    Description

    Saudi Arabia SA: International Migrant Stock: Total data was reported at 10,185,945.000 Person in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 8,429,956.000 Person for 2010. Saudi Arabia SA: International Migrant Stock: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 4,199,732.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2015, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10,185,945.000 Person in 2015 and a record low of 63,389.000 Person in 1960. Saudi Arabia SA: International Migrant Stock: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.; ; United Nations Population Division, Trends in Total Migrant Stock: 2012 Revision.; Sum;

  15. Refugees - major hosting countries worldwide as of 2024

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    Updated May 30, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Refugees - major hosting countries worldwide as of 2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263423/major-refugee-hosting-countries-worldwide/
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    May 30, 2025
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    World
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    As of mid-2024, Iran was the largest refugee-hosting country in the world. According to data available by the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, there were nearly 3.8 million refugees in Iran. Turkey was second with more than 3.1 million. The data refers to the total number of refugees in a given country, not considering the date of their application for asylum or the date of their flight.

  16. Cuba CU: International Migrant Stock: % of Population

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    Updated Nov 15, 2024
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    CEICdata.com (2024). Cuba CU: International Migrant Stock: % of Population [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/cuba/population-and-urbanization-statistics/cu-international-migrant-stock--of-population
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    Nov 15, 2024
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 1990 - Dec 1, 2015
    Area covered
    Cuba
    Variables measured
    Population
    Description

    Cuba CU: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data was reported at 0.117 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.131 % for 2010. Cuba CU: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.156 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.327 % in 1990 and a record low of 0.117 % in 2015. Cuba CU: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cuba – Table CU.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.;United Nations Population Division, Trends in Total Migrant Stock: 2008 Revision.;Weighted average;

  17. New Caledonia NC: International Migrant Stock: Total

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    CEICdata.com, New Caledonia NC: International Migrant Stock: Total [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/new-caledonia/population-and-urbanization-statistics/nc-international-migrant-stock-total
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 1960 - Dec 1, 2015
    Area covered
    New Caledonia
    Description

    New Caledonia NC: International Migrant Stock: Total data was reported at 64,290.000 Person in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 61,158.000 Person for 2010. New Caledonia NC: International Migrant Stock: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 36,160.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2015, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 64,290.000 Person in 2015 and a record low of 10,979.000 Person in 1960. New Caledonia NC: International Migrant Stock: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Caledonia – Table NC.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.; ; United Nations Population Division, Trends in Total Migrant Stock: 2012 Revision.; Sum;

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    Immigration system statistics data tables

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    Updated May 22, 2025
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    Home Office (2025). Immigration system statistics data tables [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables
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    May 22, 2025
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    List of the data tables as part of the Immigration System Statistics Home Office release. Summary and detailed data tables covering the immigration system, including out-of-country and in-country visas, asylum, detention, and returns.

    If you have any feedback, please email MigrationStatsEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk.

    Accessible file formats

    The Microsoft Excel .xlsx files may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.
    If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of these documents in a more accessible format, please email MigrationStatsEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk
    Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

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    Immigration system statistics quarterly release
    Immigration system statistics user guide
    Publishing detailed data tables in migration statistics
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    Immigration statistics data archives

    Passenger arrivals

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68258d71aa3556876875ec80/passenger-arrivals-summary-mar-2025-tables.xlsx">Passenger arrivals summary tables, year ending March 2025 (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 66.5 KB)

    ‘Passengers refused entry at the border summary tables’ and ‘Passengers refused entry at the border detailed datasets’ have been discontinued. The latest published versions of these tables are from February 2025 and are available in the ‘Passenger refusals – release discontinued’ section. A similar data series, ‘Refused entry at port and subsequently departed’, is available within the Returns detailed and summary tables.

    Electronic travel authorisation

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/681e406753add7d476d8187f/electronic-travel-authorisation-datasets-mar-2025.xlsx">Electronic travel authorisation detailed datasets, year ending March 2025 (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 56.7 KB)
    ETA_D01: Applications for electronic travel authorisations, by nationality ETA_D02: Outcomes of applications for electronic travel authorisations, by nationality

    Entry clearance visas granted outside the UK

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68247953b296b83ad5262ed7/visas-summary-mar-2025-tables.xlsx">Entry clearance visas summary tables, year ending March 2025 (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 113 KB)

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/682c4241010c5c28d1c7e820/entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-mar-2025.xlsx">Entry clearance visa applications and outcomes detailed datasets, year ending March 2025 (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 29.1 MB)
    Vis_D01: Entry clearance visa applications, by nationality and visa type
    Vis_D02: Outcomes of entry clearance visa applications, by nationality, visa type, and outcome

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    Annual Bilateral Migration Data - 1960-2022

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    Updated Mar 16, 2025
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    Samuel Standaert (2025). Annual Bilateral Migration Data - 1960-2022 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.17632/cpt3nh6jct.2
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    Mar 16, 2025
    Authors
    Samuel Standaert
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    Description

    The study of the patterns and evolution of international migration often requires high-frequency data on migration flows on a global scale. However, the presently existing databases force a researcher to choose between the frequency of the data and its geographical scale. Yearly data exist but only for a small subset of countries, while most others are only covered every 5 to 10 years. To fill in the gaps in the coverage, the vast majority of databases use some imputation method. Gaps in the stock of migrants are often filled by combining information on migrants based on their country of birth with data based on nationality or using ‘model’ countries and propensity methods. Gaps in the data on the flow of migrants, on the other hand, are often filled by taking the difference in the stock, which the ’demographic accounting’ methods then adjust for demographic evolutions.

    This database aims to fill this gap by providing a global, yearly, bilateral database on the stock of migrants according to their country of birth. This database contains close to 2.9 million observations on over 56,000 country pairs from 1960 to 2022, a tenfold increase relative to the second-largest database. In addition, it also produces an estimate of the net flow of migrants. For a subset of countries –over 8,000 country pairs and half a million observations– we also have lower-bound estimates of the gross in- and outflow.

    This database was constructed using a novel approach to estimating the most likely values of missing migration stocks and flows. Specifically, we use a Bayesian state-space model to combine the information from multiple datasets on both stocks and flows into a single estimate. Like the demographic accounting technique, the state-space model is built on the demographic relationship between migrant stocks, flows, births and deaths. The most crucial difference is that the state-space model combines the information from multiple databases, including those covering migrant stocks, net flows, and gross flows.

    More details on the construction can currently be found in the UNU-CRIS working paper: Standaert, Samuel and Rayp, Glenn (2022) "Where Did They Come From, Where Did They Go? Bridging the Gaps in Migration Data" UNU-CRIS working paper 22.04. Bruges.

    https://cris.unu.edu/where-did-they-come-where-did-they-go-bridging-gaps-migration-data

  20. Germany Immigration: Asia

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    Updated Jan 15, 2025
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    CEICdata.com (2025). Germany Immigration: Asia [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/germany/migration/immigration-asia
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    Jan 15, 2025
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 2012 - Dec 1, 2023
    Area covered
    Germany
    Variables measured
    Migration
    Description

    Germany Immigration: Asia data was reported at 376,968.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 331,110.000 Person for 2022. Germany Immigration: Asia data is updated yearly, averaging 99,635.000 Person from Dec 1964 (Median) to 2023, with 60 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 687,848.000 Person in 2015 and a record low of 12,779.000 Person in 1968. Germany Immigration: Asia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.G005: Migration.

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Statista (2025). Countries with highest migrant populations as a share of total population 2020 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378115/migrants-stock-world-highest-population-share-total-population/
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Countries with highest migrant populations as a share of total population 2020

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Time period covered
Jul 1, 2020
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World
Description

All of the inhabitants in the Holy See, the home of the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, were immigrants in 2020, meaning that they were born outside of the country. Perhaps more interesting are the Gulf States the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait, all with an immigrant population of over ** percent of their total populations, underlining the high importance of migrant workers to these countries' economies. In terms of numbers, the United States had the highest number of immigrants in 2020. Migration to Gulf Cooperation Council states The United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait, all members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), have a significant amount of migrant labor. The United Arab Emirates and Qatar both rank high in quality-of-life rankings for immigrants. A significant number of migrant workers in the GCC originate from Asia, with the most originating from Bangladesh. As of 2022, nearly ***** thousand Bangladeshi citizens expatriated to work in GCC nations. The American melting pot The United States is known for having high levels of diversity and migration. Migration to the United States experienced peaks from the periods of 1990-1999 as well as 1900-1909. Currently, Latin Americans are the largest migrant group in the United States, followed by migrants from Asia. Out of each state, California has some of the highest naturalization rates. In 2021, ******* people in California naturalized as U.S. citizens, followed by Florida, New York, Texas, and New Jersey.

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