Migration and Remittances: Top Countries Top Immigration Countries a, 010 number of immigrants, millions United States b Russian Federation b Germany b Saudi Arabia b Canada b United Kingdom b Spain b France b Australia b India b Ukraine Italy Pakistan United Arab Emirates Kazakhstan Jordan Israel Hong Kong SAR, China Côte d Ivoire Malaysia Syrian Arab Republic Japan Iran, Islamic Rep. Kuwait Singapore West Bank and Gaza South Africa Ghana Switzerland Netherlands 1.3 10.8 7.3 7. 7.0 6.9 6.7 5.5 5.4 5.3 4.5 4. 3.3 3.1 3.0.9.7.4.4...1.1.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 4.8 Sources: Development Prospects Group, World Bank; UNPD 009. Migration and Remittances Factbook 011 1
Top Immigration Countries a, 010 percentage of population Qatar b Monaco b United Arab Emirates b Kuwait b Andorra b Cayman Islands b Northern Mariana Islands b Virgin Islands (U.S.) b Macao SAR, China b Isle of Man b 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 71.6 70.0 68.8 64.4 63.0 6.0 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. 34.6 31.9 30.7 8.4 8.1 7.8 6.4 86.5 Sources: Development Prospects Group, World Bank; UNPD 009. Migration and Remittances Factbook 011
Top Emigration Countries a, 010 number of emigrants, millions Mexico b India b Russian Federation b China b Ukraine b Bangladesh b Pakistan b United Kingdom b Philippines b Turkey b Egypt, Arab Rep. Kazakhstan Germany Italy Poland Morocco West Bank and Gaza Romania Indonesia United States Afghanistan Portugal Vietnam Colombia Korea, Rep. Uzbekistan Sri Lanka Belarus France Puerto Rico 5.4 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.1 3.0 3.0.8.5.4.3...1.1.0 1.8 1.8 6.6 8.3 11.9 11.4 1 Sources: Development Prospects Group, World Bank; UNPD 009. Migration and Remittances Factbook 011 3
Top Emigration Countries a, 010 percentage of population West Bank and Gaza b Samoa b Grenada b St. Kitts and Nevis b Guyana b Monaco b Antigua and Barbuda b Tonga b Albania b Barbados b Suriname Bosnia and Herzegovina Palau St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cape Verde Jamaica Armenia Trinidad and Tobago Malta Georgia Kazakhstan St. Lucia Macedonia, FYR São Tomé and Principe Moldova Fiji Portugal Lesotho El Salvador 68.3 67.3 65.5 6 56.8 56.4 48.3 45.4 45.4 4 39.0 38.9 38.8 37.6 37.5 36.1 8. 6.7 6. 5.1 3.6 3. 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.5 Sources: Development Prospects Group, World Bank. 4 Migration and Remittances Factbook 011
Top Migration Corridors, 010 number of migrants, millions Mexico United States a Russian Federation Ukraine a Ukraine Russian Federation a Bangladesh India a Turkey Germany a Kazakhstan Russian Federation a Russian Federation Kazakhstanv China Hong Kong SAR, China a India United Arab Emirates a China United States a Philippines United States Afghanistan Iran, Islamic Rep. India United States Puerto Rico United States West Bank and Gaza Syrian Arab Republic India Saudi Arabia Indonesia Malaysia Burkina Faso Côte d Ivoire United Kingdom Australia Vietnam United States Pakistan India El Salvador United States Malaysia Singapore India Bangladesh Korea, Rep. United States Pakistan Saudi Arabia Egypt, Arab Rep. Saudi Arabia Cuba United States Belarus Russian Federation Uzbekistan Russian Federation 3.7 3.6 3.3.7.6... 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1. 1. 1. 0.9 11.6 Source: Development Prospects Group, World Bank. a. Top 10 country. Migration and Remittances Factbook 011 5
Top Migration Corridors (excluding the Former Soviet Union), 010 number of migrants, millions Mexico United States a Bangladesh India a Turkey Germany a China Hong Kong SAR, China a India United Arab Emirates a China United States a Philippines United States a Afghanistan Iran, Islamic Rep. a India United States a Puerto Rico United States a West Bank and Gaza Syrian Arab Republic India Saudi Arabia Indonesia Malaysia Burkina Faso Côte d Ivoire United Kingdom Australia Vietnam United States Pakistan India El Salvador United States Malaysia Singapore India Bangladesh Korea, Rep. United States Pakistan Saudi Arabia Egypt, Arab Rep. Saudi Arabia Cuba United States Algeria France Yemen, Rep. Saudi Arabia West Bank and Gaza Jordan Zimbabwe South Africa Egypt, Arab Rep. Jordan Côte d Ivoire Burkina Faso 3.3.7.. 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1. 1. 1. 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 11.6 Source: Development Prospects Group, World Bank. a. Top 10 country. 6 Migration and Remittances Factbook 011
Top Destination Countries a for Refugees, 010 number of migrants, millions Jordan b Pakistan b West Bank and Gaza b Syrian Arab Republic b Iran, Islamic Rep. b Germany b United States b Lebanon b Tanzania b China b 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. 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1.6 1.9.1.5 Source: United Nations Population Division based on United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees data. Migration and Remittances Factbook 011 7
Top Destination Countries a for Refugees, 010 percentage of migrants West Bank and Gaza b Jordan b Chad b Syrian Arab Republic b Tanzania b Ecuador b Lebanon b Iraq b Zambia b Pakistan b 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 33 33 3 31 31 9 8 4 1 0 19 19 45 44 43 41 41 39 39 38 5 50 50 75 7 70 67 61 85 100 Source: United Nations Population Division based on United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees data. 8 Migration and Remittances Factbook 011
Top Emigration Countries a of Tertiary-Educated, 000 number of migrants, thousands Guyana b Grenada b Jamaica b St. Vincent and the Grenadines b Haiti b Trinidad and Tobago b St. Kitts and Nevis b Samoa b Tonga b St. Lucia b 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. 7 67.5 66.8 65.5 64. 63.5 63.3 6. 61.3 57.6 56. 55.9 5.5 47.9 46.9 45.1 45.0 39.4 38.6 38.4 37.8 Source: Docquier and Marfouk 006. Migration and Remittances Factbook 011 9
Top Emigration Countries a of Physicians, 000 number of migrants, thousands India b United Kingdom b Philippines b Germany b Italy b Mexico b Spain b South Africa b Pakistan b 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 5.8 5.6 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.4 4. 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.0.8.7.4.4.3.3..0.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 8.8 9.8 1. 0.3 Source: Bhargava, Docquier, and Moullan 010. 10 Migration and Remittances Factbook 011
Top Emigration Countries a of Physicians, 000 percentage of total physicians trained in the country Grenada b Dominica b St. Lucia b Cape Verde b Fiji b São Tomé and Principe b Liberia b Papua New Guinea b Iceland b Ethiopia b 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 6. 5.6 5.0 4.6.3 1.9 1. 0.7 19.0 18.5 17.4 16.7 16.3 16.0 14.1 13.5 13.3 13. 13. 11.9 11.5 33.9 31.8 43.4 48.4 54.1 66.1 97.5 97. Source: Bhargava, Docquier, and Moullan 010. Migration and Remittances Factbook 011 11
Top Remittance-Receiving Countries a, 010e US$ billions India b China b Mexico b Philippines b France b Germany b Bangladesh b Belgium b Spain b Nigeria b 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.6 1.3 15.9 11.6 1 10.4 10. 10.0 9.4 9.1 8. 7.7 7.4 7. 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 5 55.0 Source: Development Prospects Group, World Bank. Migration and Remittances Factbook 011 13
Top Remittance-Receiving Countries a, 009 percentage of GDP Tajikistan b Tonga b Lesotho b Moldova b Nepal b Lebanon b Samoa b Honduras b Guyana b 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 19 17 16 16 15 15 14 13 13 1 1 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 5 3 3 8 35 Source: Development Prospects Group, World Bank. 14 Migration and Remittances Factbook 011
Top Remittance-Sending Countries a, 009 US$ billions United States b Saudi Arabia b Switzerland b Russian Federation b Germany b Italy b Spain b Luxembourg b Kuwait b Netherlands b Malaysia Lebanon Oman France China Belgium Norway Japan India United Kingdom Denmark Austria Israel Kazakhstan Korea, Rep. Australia Indonesia Czech Republic Ireland Greece 19.6 18.6 15.9 13.0 1.6 10.6 9.9 8.1 6.8 5.7 5.3 5. 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.0.7.6.0 1.8 6.0 48.3 Source: Development Prospects Group, World Bank. Migration and Remittances Factbook 011 15
Top Remittance-Sending Countries a, 009 percentage of GDP Luxembourg b Lebanon b Oman b Maldives b Kuwait b Bahrain b Saudi Arabia b Guinea-Bissau b Guyana b Tongo b Brunei Darussalam Switzerland Uganda Kyrgyz Republic Malaysia Kazakhstan Tajikistan Seychelles Jamaica Jordan Mongolia Moldova Togo Cambodia Cyprus Armenia Israel Libya Russian Federation Belize 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 7 6 8 9 10 17 0 Source: Development Prospects Group, World Bank. 16 Migration and Remittances Factbook 011