Most Populous Countries Worldwide Compared to Global Migrant Population (2010)



Rank Country Population (in thousands)
1 China 1,330,141
2 India 1,173,108
3 United States 310,233
4 Indonesia 242,968
  Global migrant population 215,764
5 Brazil 201,103
6 Pakistan 184,405
7 Bangladesh 156,118
8 Nigeria 152,217
9 Russia 139,390
10 Japan 126,804
11 Mexico 112,469
12 Philippines 99,900
13 Vietnam 89,571
14 Ethiopia 88,013
15 Germany 81,644
Sources: US Census Bureau, International Data Base, Country Rankings; Migration Policy Institute calculations of the World Bank Development Prospects Group's Bilateral Migration Matrix data (2010).