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Migration and Remittances Factbook 2011 1

Migration and Remittances: Top CountriesTop Immigration Countriesa, 2010number of immigrants, millions

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

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

United Statesb

Russian Federationb

Germanyb

Saudi Arabiab

Canadab

United Kingdomb

Spainb

Franceb

Australiab

Indiab

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

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Top Immigration Countriesa, 2010percentage of population


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

Qatarb

Monacob

United Arab Emiratesb

Kuwaitb

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


Top Emigration Countriesa, 2010number of emigrants, millions


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

Mexicob

Indiab

Russian Federationb

Chinab

Ukraineb

Bangladeshb

Pakistanb

United Kingdomb

Philippinesb

Turkeyb

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


Top Emigration Countriesa, 2010percentage of population

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

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

West Bank and Gazab

Samoab

Grenadab

St. Kitts and Nevisb

Guyanab

Monacob

Antigua and Barbudab

Tongab

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

São Tomé and Principe

Moldova

Fiji

Portugal

Lesotho

El Salvador


Top Migration Corridors, 2010number of migrants, millions

Source: Development Prospects Group, World Bank.a. Top 10 country.

Mexico–United Statesa

Russian Federation–Ukrainea

Ukraine–Russian Federationa

Bangladesh–Indiaa

Turkey–Germanya

Kazakhstan–Russian Federationa

Russian Federation–KazakhstanvChina–Hong Kong SAR, Chinaa

China–United Statesa

Philippines–United StatesAfghanistan–Iran, Islamic Rep.

India–United States

Puerto Rico–United States

India–Saudi Arabia

West Bank and Gaza–Syrian Arab Republic

Indonesia–MalaysiaBurkina Faso–Côte d’IvoireUnited Kingdom–Australia

India–United Arab Emiratesa

Vietnam–United StatesPakistan–India

El Salvador–United States

Pakistan–Saudi ArabiaEgypt, Arab Rep.–Saudi Arabia

Malaysia–Singapore

India–BangladeshKorea, Rep.–United States

Cuba–United StatesBelarus–Russian Federation

Uzbekistan–Russian Federation

3.711.6

3.63.3

2.72.6

2.22.22.2

1.71.71.71.71.7

1.5

1.51.41.31.21.21.21.11.11.11.11.01.01.01.00.9


Top Migration Corridors (excluding the Former Soviet Union), 2010 number of migrants, millions

Source: Development Prospects Group, World Bank.a. Top 10 country.

Mexico–United Statesa

Bangladesh–Indiaa

Turkey–Germanya

China–Hong Kong SAR, Chinaa

China–United Statesa

Philippines–United Statesa

Afghanistan–Iran, Islamic Rep.a

India–United Statesa

Puerto Rico–United Statesa

India–Saudi Arabia

West Bank and Gaza–Syrian Arab Republic

Indonesia–MalaysiaBurkina Faso–Côte d’IvoireUnited Kingdom–Australia

India–United Arab Emiratesa

Vietnam–United StatesPakistan–India

El Salvador–United States

Pakistan–Saudi ArabiaEgypt, Arab Rep.–Saudi Arabia

Malaysia–SingaporeIndia–Bangladesh

Korea, Rep.–United States

Cuba–United States

Yemen, Rep.–Saudi ArabiaAlgeria–France

West Bank and Gaza–JordanZimbabwe–South Africa

Egypt, Arab Rep.–JordanCôte d’Ivoire–Burkina Faso

3.311.6

2.7

2.2

2.21.71.7

1.7

1.71.7

1.5

1.5

1.41.31.2

1.2

1.21.11.1

1.1

1.11.01.0

1.0

0.90.90.9

0.9

0.90.8


Top Destination Countriesa for Refugees, 2010number of migrants, millions

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.

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

Jordanb

Pakistanb

West Bank and Gazab

Syrian Arab Republicb

Iran, Islamic Rep.b

Germanyb

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.


Top Destination Countriesa for Refugees, 2010percentage of migrants

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.

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

1919

West Bank and Gazab

Jordanb

Chadb

Syrian Arab Republicb

Tanzaniab

Ecuadorb

Lebanonb

Iraqb

Zambiab

Pakistanb

Iran, Islamic Rep.

China

Congo, Dem. Rep.

Papua New Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Algeria

Uganda

Egypt, Arab Rep.

Congo, Rep.

Kenya


Burundi

Mauritania

Eritrea

Sudan

Cameroon

Yemen, Rep.

Venezuela, R.B. de

AngolaSerbia


Top Emigration Countriesa of Tertiary-Educated, 2000number of migrants, thousands

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

Guyanab

Grenadab

Jamaicab

St. Vincent and the Grenadinesb

Haitib

Trinidad and Tobagob

Tongab

St. Kitts and Nevisb

Antigua and Barbuda

Belize

St. Luciab

Cape Verde

Samoab

Gambia, The

Barbados

Dominica

Fiji

Seychelles

Malta

Mauritius

Lebanon

Ghana

Mozambique

Sierra Leone

Suriname

Marshall Islands

Kenya

Liberia

Bahamas, The

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


Top Emigration Countriesa of Physicians, 2000number of migrants, thousands

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

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

Indiab

United Kingdomb

Philippinesb

Germanyb

Italyb

Mexicob

Spainb

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


Top Emigration Countriesa of Physicians, 2000percentage of total physicians trained in the country

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

Grenadab

Dominicab

St. Luciab

Cape Verdeb

Fijib

São Tomé 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


Malaysia

Togo

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

11.911.5


Top Remittance-Receiving Countriesa, 2010eUS$ billions

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

Indiab

Chinab

Mexicob

Philippinesb

Franceb

Bangladeshb

Spainb

Germanyb

Nigeriab

Belgiumb

Poland

Pakistan

United Kingdom

Egypt, Arab Rep.

Lebanon

Vietnam

Indonesia

Morocco

Russian Federation

Serbia

Ukraine

Romania

Brazil

Colombia

Guatemala

Australia

El Salvador

Netherlands

Portugal

Jordan

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


Top Remittance-Receiving Countriesa, 2009percentage of GDP


Tajikistanb

Tongab

Moldovab

Kyrgyz Republic

Lesothob

Samoab

Lebanonb

Nepalb

Hondurasb

Guyanab

Haiti

Jordan

El Salvadorb


Jamaica

Nicaragua

Albania

Guatemala

Bangladesh

Philippines

Serbia

Togo

Senegal

Cape Verde

Armenia

Gambia, The

Grenada

Sri Lanka

Dominican Republic

Guinea-Bissau

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


Top Remittance-Sending Countriesa, 2009US$ billions


United Statesb

Russian Federationb

Saudi Arabiab

Switzerlandb

Germanyb

Spainb

Italyb

Luxembourgb

Netherlandsb

Malaysia

Lebanon

France

China

Kuwaitb

Oman

Norway

Japan

United Kingdom

Belgium

Czech Republic

India

Kazakhstan

Israel

Austria

Denmark

Australia

Ireland

Korea, Rep.

Indonesia

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


Top Remittance-Sending Countriesa, 2009percentage of GDP


Luxembourgb

Lebanonb

Omanb

Maldivesb

Kuwaitb

Bahrainb

Saudi Arabiab

Guinea-Bissaub

Guyanab

Kyrgyz Republic

Switzerland

Brunei Darussalam

Tajikistan

Seychelles

Malaysia

Jamaica

Kazakhstan

Uganda

Jordan

Belize

Cambodia

Cyprus

Moldova

Togo

Mongolia

Israel

Libya

Tongob

Russian Federation

Armenia

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

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 regions are available at www.worldbank.org/prospects/migrationandremittances.

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