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International migrant stock (% of population)
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International migrant stock (% of population)
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.
World Bank code: SM.POP.TOTL.ZS
• Data available for 216 countries • Latest year: 2024
In ,
Qatar
led International migrant stock (% of population) at 76.70.
The world median across 216 reporting countries was
5.60.
What this measures:
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.
How "Health & Population" indicators are measured
Health and population indicators come from national vital-registration systems, demographic and health surveys, and modeling by the UN Population Division and WHO. Mortality and morbidity estimates are often modeled rather than directly observed in lower-capacity statistical systems, which means some figures are interpolations between survey years. Life expectancy is a "period" measure based on current age-specific mortality, not a forecast of how long someone born today will actually live.
Distribution — 2024
Reporting
216 countries
Median
5.60
Mean
13.42
25th percentile
1.50
75th percentile
16.20
Range
0.00 – 76.70
World at a Glance — 2024
Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).
Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.
Highest Values — 2024
#
Country
International migrant stock (% of population)
1
QatarMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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