The maps below build up the world based on the share of the population who are immigrants.
Countries Where 100% Of The Population Are Immigrants
In case you can’t guess it’s the Vatican.
Countries Where More Than 70% Of The Population Are Immigrants
In addition to the Vatican, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Monaco all have populations that are 70% immigrants (although no country is between 80% and 99%).
Countries Where More Than 60% Of The Population Are Immigrants
We add a bunch of mostly small islands to this group: Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Liechtenstein, Aruba, Kuwait, Falkland Islands, United States Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands.
Countries Where More Than 50% Of The Population Are Immigrants
Bit of random collection of places in this group: Macao, Andorra, Bahrain, Isle of Man, Luxembourg, Tokelau, Channel Islands, American Samoa, Guam.
Countries Where More Than 40% Of The Population Are Immigrants
The following countries were added: Northern Mariana Islands, Singapore, Jordan, Mayotte, Oman, Curacao, Cayman Islands, French Guiana, Hong Kong, Anguilla and Saudi Arabia.
Countries Where More Than 30% Of The Population Are Immigrants
The big addition here is Australia, but also includes: Malta, Cook Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Niue, Montserrat, Bermuda, and Switzerland.
Countries Where More Than 20% Of The Population Are Immigrants
Finally we get Canada added to the map in addition to: Palau, Gibraltar, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Brunei, Austria, Iceland, Lebanon, Guadeloupe, Micronesia, Ireland, Israel, Sweden, Nauru and Belgium.
Data comes from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) via Our World In Data.
Here’s the list below:
| Country | Share |
|---|---|
| Vatican | 100.0% |
| Qatar | 76.7% |
| United Arab Emirates | 74.0% |
| Monaco | 70.2% |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 69.5% |
| Liechtenstein | 69.4% |
| Aruba | 68.0% |
| Kuwait | 67.3% |
| Falkland Islands | 67.2% |
| United States Virgin Islands | 66.9% |
| British Virgin Islands | 62.1% |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 61.1% |
| Macao | 59.3% |
| Andorra | 59.1% |
| Bahrain | 52.3% |
| Isle of Man | 51.9% |
| Luxembourg | 51.2% |
| Tokelau | 51.2% |
| Channel Islands | 50.9% |
| American Samoa | 50.6% |
| Guam | 50.2% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 49.7% |
| Singapore | 48.7% |
| Jordan | 45.7% |
| Mayotte | 44.0% |
| Oman | 43.2% |
| Curacao | 43.1% |
| Cayman Islands | 42.9% |
| French Guiana | 42.4% |
| Hong Kong | 41.3% |
| Anguilla | 40.5% |
| Saudi Arabia | 40.3% |
| Malta | 37.0% |
| Cook Islands | 36.0% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 32.5% |
| Niue | 32.3% |
| Montserrat | 31.9% |
| Bermuda | 31.2% |
| Switzerland | 31.1% |
| Australia | 30.4% |
| Palau | 29.5% |
| Gibraltar | 28.7% |
| New Zealand | 28.2% |
| New Caledonia | 26.2% |
| Brunei | 25.9% |
| Austria | 25.5% |
| Iceland | 25.1% |
| Lebanon | 24.5% |
| Guadeloupe | 23.9% |
| Micronesia | 23.4% |
| Ireland | 23.1% |
| Israel | 22.3% |
| Canada | 22.2% |
| Oceania | 21.5% |
| Sweden | 21.4% |
| Nauru | 21.3% |
| Belgium | 20.0% |
| Martinique | 19.9% |
| Germany | 19.8% |
| Spain | 18.5% |
| Western Europe (UN) | 18.4% |
| Norway | 18.2% |
| Wallis and Futuna | 18.0% |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 17.9% |
| Gabon | 17.7% |
| San Marino | 17.4% |
| United Kingdom | 17.1% |
| Northern Europe (UN) | 17.0% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17.0% |
| Bahamas | 16.8% |
| Belize | 16.5% |
| Netherlands | 16.2% |
| Western Asia (UN) | 15.9% |
| Northern America (UN) | 15.9% |
| Reunion | 15.4% |
| United States | 15.2% |
| Estonia | 14.9% |
| Cyprus | 14.9% |
| Slovenia | 14.9% |
| Faroe Islands | 14.6% |
| High-income countries | 14.6% |
| Montenegro | 14.4% |
| Maldives | 14.2% |
| Denmark | 14.2% |
| Greece | 14.2% |
| European Union (27) | 14.1% |
| France | 13.8% |
| Europe and Northern America (UN) | 13.7% |
| Croatia | 13.6% |
| Ukraine | 13.4% |
| Southern Europe (UN) | 13.3% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 13.2% |
| Dominica | 12.7% |
| Europe | 12.6% |
| Barbados | 12.5% |
| Costa Rica | 12.2% |
| Libya | 12.2% |
| Latvia | 11.8% |
| Belarus | 11.6% |
| Italy | 11.0% |
| Portugal | 10.8% |
| North America | 10.8% |
| Djibouti | 10.8% |
| Malaysia | 10.7% |
| French Polynesia | 10.7% |
| Panama | 10.6% |
| Serbia | 10.6% |
| Greenland | 10.4% |
| Polynesia | 10.2% |
| Seychelles | 10.2% |
| Kazakhstan | 10.1% |
| Czechia | 9.5% |
| Saint Helena | 9.4% |
| Northern Africa and Western Asia (UN) | 9.3% |
| Armenia | 9.2% |
| Finland | 9.2% |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 9.0% |
| Marshall Islands | 8.8% |
| Gambia | 8.6% |
| North Macedonia | 8.3% |
| Suriname | 8.2% |
| Turkey | 8.1% |
| Chile | 7.8% |
| South Sudan | 7.7% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7.5% |
| Small Island Developing States (SIDS) | 7.2% |
| Hungary | 7.1% |
| Bhutan | 7.0% |
| Puerto Rico | 6.9% |
| Eastern Europe (UN) | 6.5% |
| Guyana | 6.5% |
| Dominican Republic | 6.5% |
| Grenada | 6.3% |
| Chad | 6.3% |
| Moldova | 6.2% |
| Lithuania | 6.1% |
| Congo | 6.1% |
| Slovakia | 5.9% |
| Colombia | 5.8% |
| Peru | 5.4% |
| Russia | 5.3% |
| Palestine | 5.0% |
| Taiwan | 4.9% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.8% |
| Central Asia (UN) | 4.8% |
| Sudan | 4.8% |
| Uruguay | 4.7% |
| Botswana | 4.6% |
| Poland | 4.5% |
| Saint Lucia | 4.5% |
| Venezuela | 4.4% |
| Thailand | 4.4% |
| Bulgaria | 4.4% |
| Argentina | 4.3% |
| Iran | 4.2% |
| Ecuador | 4.1% |
| Uganda | 4.1% |
| South Africa | 4.1% |
| Southern Africa (UN) | 4.0% |
| Namibia | 3.8% |
| Mauritania | 3.8% |
| World | 3.7% |
| Syria | 3.6% |
| Rwanda | 3.6% |
| South Korea | 3.5% |
| Romania | 3.4% |
| Tonga | 3.4% |
| Uzbekistan | 3.2% |
| Cape Verde | 3.1% |
| Burkina Faso | 3.1% |
| Togo | 3.0% |
| Benin | 2.9% |
| South America | 2.9% |
| Burundi | 2.8% |
| Japan | 2.8% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2.7% |
| Eswatini | 2.7% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean (UN) | 2.6% |
| Tajikistan | 2.6% |
| Paraguay | 2.6% |
| Turkmenistan | 2.6% |
| Zimbabwe | 2.6% |
| Micronesia (country) | 2.6% |
| Tuvalu | 2.6% |
| Land-locked Developing Countries (LLDC) | 2.5% |
| Kiribati | 2.5% |
| Mauritius | 2.3% |
| Middle Africa (UN) | 2.3% |
| Mali | 2.2% |
| Cameroon | 2.2% |
| Georgia | 2.1% |
| Azerbaijan | 2.1% |
| Sub-Saharan Africa (UN) | 2.0% |
| Africa | 1.9% |
| Asia | 1.9% |
| Low-income countries | 1.9% |
| Western Africa (UN) | 1.8% |
| Northern Africa (UN) | 1.8% |
| Angola | 1.8% |
| Central African Republic | 1.8% |
| Samoa | 1.8% |
| Kenya | 1.8% |
| Upper-middle-income countries | 1.7% |
| Central America (UN) | 1.7% |
| Bangladesh | 1.7% |
| Pakistan | 1.7% |
| Niger | 1.7% |
| Albania | 1.7% |
| Eastern Africa (UN) | 1.7% |
| Nepal | 1.6% |
| South-Eastern Asia (UN) | 1.6% |
| Fiji | 1.5% |
| Ghana | 1.5% |
| Senegal | 1.5% |
| Bolivia | 1.5% |
| Comoros | 1.4% |
| Mexico | 1.3% |
| Liberia | 1.3% |
| Zambia | 1.2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.1% |
| Lower-middle-income countries | 1.1% |
| Mozambique | 1.0% |
| Vanuatu | 1.0% |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.0% |
| Melanesia | 1.0% |
| Egypt | 1.0% |
| Yemen | 1.0% |
| Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UN) | 1.0% |
| Western Sahara | 1.0% |
| Central and Southern Asia (UN) | 0.9% |
| Ethiopia | 0.9% |
| Malawi | 0.9% |
| Jamaica | 0.8% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 0.8% |
| Iraq | 0.8% |
| Southern Asia (UN) | 0.8% |
| Guinea | 0.8% |
| Eastern Asia (UN) | 0.7% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0.7% |
| El Salvador | 0.7% |
| Tanzania | 0.7% |
| Brazil | 0.7% |
| Laos | 0.7% |
| Mongolia | 0.6% |
| Lesotho | 0.6% |
| Nicaragua | 0.6% |
| Nigeria | 0.6% |
| East Timor | 0.6% |
| Sierra Leone | 0.6% |
| Algeria | 0.6% |
| Tunisia | 0.5% |
| Guatemala | 0.5% |
| Cambodia | 0.5% |
| Somalia | 0.4% |
| Honduras | 0.4% |
| Eritrea | 0.4% |
| India | 0.3% |
| Vietnam | 0.3% |
| Solomon Islands | 0.3% |
| Papua New Guinea | 0.3% |
| Morocco | 0.3% |
| Afghanistan | 0.2% |
| North Korea | 0.2% |
| Sri Lanka | 0.2% |
| Haiti | 0.2% |
| Indonesia | 0.2% |
| Myanmar | 0.1% |
| Madagascar | 0.1% |
| China | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 0.1% |
| Cuba | 0.0% |
and here’s the flip side:
Countries Where Less Than 5% Of The Population Are Immigrants
Countries Where Less Than 1% Of The Population Are Immigrants
Which country surprised you the most?
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