Migration and Remittances: Top Countries

Top Immigration Countriesa, 2010

number of immigrants, millions

United Statesb Russian Federationb Germany b Saudi Arabiab Canadab United Kingdomb Spainb Franceb Australiab Indiab Ukraine Italy Pakistan United Arab Emirates Kazakhstan Jordan Israel Hong Kong SAR, China Cte dIvoire Malaysia Syrian Arab Republic Japan Iran, Islamic Rep. Kuwait Singapore West Bank and Gaza South Africa Ghana Switzerland Netherlands

42.8 12.3 10.8 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.7 5.5 5.4 5.3 4.5 4.2 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8

Sources: Development Prospects Group, World Bank; UNPD 2009. a. Includes countries and territories (see Data Notes, page xiii). b. Top 10 country.

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Top Immigration Countriesa, 2010

percentage of population

Qatar b Monacob United Arab Emiratesb Kuwait b Andorrab Cayman Islandsb Northern Mariana Islandsb Virgin Islands (U.S.)b Macao SAR, Chinab Isle of Manb Channel Islands Jordan Guam West Bank and Gaza American Samoa Singapore Israel Bahrain Hong Kong SAR, China San Marino Brunei Darussalam Mayotte Luxembourg Liechtenstein Aruba Bermuda Oman Palau Saudi Arabia Netherlands Antilles

86.5 71.6 70.0 68.8 64.4 63.0 62.0 56.5 54.7 54.6 49.8 45.9 43.9 43.6 41.4 40.7 40.4 39.1 38.8 37.0 36.4 36.0 35.2 34.6 31.9 30.7 28.4 28.1 27.8 26.4

Sources: Development Prospects Group, World Bank; UNPD 2009. a. Includes countries and territories (see Data Notes, page xiii). b. Top 10 country.

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Top Emigration Countriesa, 2010

number of emigrants, millions

Mexicob Indiab Russian Federationb Chinab Ukraineb Bangladesh Pakistanb United Kingdomb Philippinesb Turkey b Egypt, Arab Rep. Kazakhstan Germany Italy Poland Morocco West Bank and Gaza Romania Indonesia United States Afghanistan Portugal Vietnam
b

11.9 11.4 11.1 8.3 6.6 5.4 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7

Colombia Korea, Rep. Uzbekistan Sri Lanka Belarus France Puerto Rico

Sources: Development Prospects Group, World Bank; UNPD 2009. a. Includes countries and territories (see Data Notes, page xiii). b. Top 10 country.

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Top Emigration Countriesa, 2010

percentage of population

West Bank and Gazab Samoa Grenadab St. Kitts and Nevis
b b

68.3 67.3 65.5 61.0 56.8 56.4 48.3 45.4 45.4 41.0 39.0 38.9 38.8 37.6 37.5 36.1 28.2 26.7 26.2 25.1 23.6 23.2 21.9 21.9 21.5 21.3 20.8 20.5 20.5

Guyanab Monacob Antigua and Barbuda

b

Tonga Albaniab

Barbadosb Suriname Bosnia and Herzegovina Palau St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cape Verde Jamaica Armenia Trinidad and Tobago Malta Georgia Kazakhstan St. Lucia Macedonia, FYR So Tom and Principe Moldova Fiji Portugal Lesotho El Salvador
Sources: Development Prospects Group, World Bank. a. Includes countries and territories (see Data Notes, page xiii). b. Top 10 country.

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Top Migration Corridors, 2010

number of migrants, millions

MexicoUnited Statesa Russian FederationUkrainea UkraineRussian Federationa BangladeshIndiaa TurkeyGermany a KazakhstanRussian Federationa Russian FederationKazakhstanv ChinaHong Kong SAR, Chinaa IndiaUnited Arab Emiratesa ChinaUnited Statesa PhilippinesUnited States AfghanistanIran, Islamic Rep. IndiaUnited States Puerto RicoUnited States West Bank and Gaza Syrian Arab Republic IndiaSaudi Arabia IndonesiaMalaysia Burkina FasoCte dIvoire United KingdomAustralia VietnamUnited States PakistanIndia El SalvadorUnited States MalaysiaSingapore IndiaBangladesh Korea, Rep.United States PakistanSaudi Arabia Egypt, Arab Rep.Saudi Arabia CubaUnited States BelarusRussian Federation UzbekistanRussian Federation
Source: Development Prospects Group, World Bank. a. Top 10 country.

11.6 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.7 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9

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Top Migration Corridors (excluding the Former Soviet Union), 2010

number of migrants, millions

MexicoUnited Statesa BangladeshIndiaa TurkeyGermany a ChinaHong Kong SAR, Chinaa IndiaUnited Arab Emiratesa ChinaUnited Statesa PhilippinesUnited Statesa AfghanistanIran, Islamic Rep.a IndiaUnited Statesa Puerto RicoUnited Statesa West Bank and Gaza Syrian Arab Republic IndiaSaudi Arabia IndonesiaMalaysia Burkina FasoCte dIvoire United KingdomAustralia VietnamUnited States PakistanIndia El SalvadorUnited States MalaysiaSingapore IndiaBangladesh Korea, Rep.United States PakistanSaudi Arabia Egypt, Arab Rep.Saudi Arabia CubaUnited States AlgeriaFrance Yemen, Rep.Saudi Arabia West Bank and GazaJordan ZimbabweSouth Africa Egypt, Arab Rep.Jordan Cte dIvoireBurkina Faso
Source: Development Prospects Group, World Bank. a. Top 10 country.

11.6 3.3 2.7 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8

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Top Destination Countriesa for Refugees, 2010

number of migrants, millions

Jordanb Pakistanb West Bank and Gazab Syrian Arab Republicb Iran, Islamic Rep.b Germany b United Statesb Lebanonb Tanzaniab Chinab United Kingdom Chad Kenya Ecuador Uganda Saudi Arabia Sudan Venezuela, R.B. de Congo, Dem. Rep. Canada India France Nepal Thailand Zambia Yemen, Rep. Serbia Algeria Netherlands Egypt, Arab Rep.

2.5 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Source: United Nations Population Division based on United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees data. a. Includes countries and territories (see Data Notes, page xiii). b. Top 10 country.

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Top Destination Countriesa for Refugees, 2010

percentage of migrants

West Bank and Gazab Jordanb Chadb Syrian Arab Republicb Tanzaniab Ecuador b Lebanonb Iraqb Zambiab Pakistanb Iran, Islamic Rep. China Congo, Dem. Rep. Papua New Guinea Guinea-Bissau Algeria Uganda Egypt, Arab Rep. Congo, Rep. Kenya Bosnia and Herzegovina Burundi Mauritania Eritrea Sudan Cameroon Yemen, Rep. Venezuela, R.B. de Angola Serbia

100 85 75 72 70 67 61 52 50 50 45 44 43 41 41 39 39 38 33 33 32 31 31 29 28 24 21 20 19 19

Source: United Nations Population Division based on United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees data. a. Includes countries and territories (see Data Notes, page xiii). b. Top 10 country.

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Top Emigration Countriesa of Tertiary-Educated, 2000

number of migrants, thousands

Guyanab Grenadab Jamaicab St. Vincent and the Grenadinesb Haitib Trinidad and Tobagob St. Kitts and Nevisb Samoab Tongab St. Luciab Cape Verde Antigua and Barbuda Belize Dominica Barbados Gambia, The Fiji Bahamas, The Malta Mauritius Seychelles Sierra Leone Suriname Ghana Mozambique Liberia Marshall Islands Lebanon Kenya Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

89.0 85.1 85.1 84.5 83.6 79.3 78.5 76.4 75.2 71.1 67.5 66.8 65.5 64.2 63.5 63.3 62.2 61.3 57.6 56.2 55.9 52.5 47.9 46.9 45.1 45.0 39.4 38.6 38.4 37.8

Source: Docquier and Marfouk 2006. a. Includes countries and territories (see Data Notes, page xiii). b. Top 10 country.

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Top Emigration Countriesa of Physicians, 2000

number of migrants, thousands

Indiab United Kingdomb Philippinesb Germany

b

20.3 12.2 9.8 8.8 5.8 5.6 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8

Italy b Mexicob Spain

b

South Africab Pakistanb Iran, Islamic Rep.

b

France Poland Dominican Republic Canada Netherlands Egypt, Arab Rep. Greece Ireland Vietnam China Romania Syrian Arab Republic Malaysia Belgium Turkey Grenada Russian Federation United States Serbia and Montenegro Hungary

Source: Bhargava, Docquier, and Moullan 2010. a. Includes countries and territories (see Data Notes, page xiii). b. Top 10 country.

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Top Emigration Countriesa of Physicians, 2000

percentage of total physicians trained in the country

Grenadab Dominicab St. Luciab Cape Verde

b

97.5 97.2 66.1 54.1 48.4 43.4 33.9 31.8 26.2 25.6 25.0 24.6 22.3 21.9 21.2 20.7 19.0 18.5 17.4 16.7 16.3 16.0 14.1 13.5 13.3 13.2 13.2 12.7 11.9 11.5

Fijib So Tom and Principeb Liberiab Papua New Guineab Icelandb Ethiopiab Somalia Ireland Ghana Haiti St. Kitts and Nevis Luxembourg Uganda Dominican Republic Sri Lanka Jamaica Timor-Leste Zimbabwe Gambia, The Angola Malawi New Zealand South Africa Bosnia and Herzegovina Malaysia Togo

Source: Bhargava, Docquier, and Moullan 2010. a. Includes countries and territories (see Data Notes, page xiii). b. Top 10 country.

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Top Remittance-Receiving Countriesa, 2010e

US$ billions

Indiab Chinab Mexicob Philippinesb Franceb Germany b Bangladeshb Belgiumb Spainb Nigeriab Pakistan Poland Lebanon Egypt, Arab Rep. United Kingdom Vietnam Indonesia Morocco Russian Federation Serbia Ukraine Romania Australia Brazil Guatemala Netherlands Colombia Jordan Portugal El Salvador

55.0 51.0 22.6 21.3 15.9 11.6 11.1 10.4 10.2 10.0 9.4 9.1 8.2 7.7 7.4 7.2 7.1 6.4 5.6 5.6 5.3 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6

Source: Development Prospects Group, World Bank. a. Includes countries and territories (see Data Notes, page xiii). b. Top 10 country.

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Top Remittance-Receiving Countriesa, 2009

percentage of GDP

Tajikistanb Tongab Lesothob Moldovab Nepalb Lebanonb Samoab Hondurasb Guyanab El Salvador b Jordan Kyrgyz Republic Haiti Jamaica Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia Bangladesh Philippines Albania Togo Nicaragua Guatemala Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau Senegal Armenia Grenada Sri Lanka Gambia, The Dominican Republic

35 28 25 23 23 22 22 19 17 16 16 15 15 14 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7

Source: Development Prospects Group, World Bank. a. Includes countries and territories (see Data Notes, page xiii). b. Top 10 country.

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Top Remittance-Sending Countriesa, 2009

US$ billions

United Statesb Saudi Arabiab Switzerlandb Russian Federationb Germany b Italy b Spainb Luxembourg b Kuwait b Netherlandsb Malaysia Lebanon Oman France China Belgium Norway Japan India United Kingdom Denmark Austria Israel Kazakhstan Korea, Rep. Australia Indonesia Czech Republic Ireland Greece

48.3 26.0 19.6 18.6 15.9 13.0 12.6 10.6 9.9 8.1 6.8 5.7 5.3 5.2 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.0 1.8

Source: Development Prospects Group, World Bank. a. Includes countries and territories (see Data Notes, page xiii). b. Top 10 country.

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Top Remittance-Sending Countriesa, 2009

percentage of GDP

Luxembourg b Lebanonb Omanb Maldivesb Kuwaitb Bahrainb Saudi Arabiab Guinea-Bissaub Guyanab Tongob Brunei Darussalam Switzerland Uganda Kyrgyz Republic Malaysia Kazakhstan Tajikistan Seychelles Jamaica Jordan Mongolia Moldova Togo Cambodia Cyprus Armenia Israel Libya Russian Federation Belize

20 17 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Source: Development Prospects Group, World Bank. a. Includes countries and territories (see Data Notes, page xiii). b. Top 10 country.

The Migration and Remittances Factbook 2011 is compiled by Dilip Ratha, Sanket Mohapatra, and Ani Silwal, Migration and Remittances Unit, World Bank. More information on other countries and 16 regions are available at www.worldbank.org/prospects/migrationandremittances. Migration and Remittances Factbook 2011