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World and society ยท ranked by International migrant stock

Countries with the highest share of international migrants

50 ranked ยท updated 2026-11-02
Number oneQatar76.7 % of population
Ranking by International migrant stock
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Qatar
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History

How the top 10 has moved

Positions of today's top 10 across every published snapshot.

History appears once this ranking has at least two published snapshots.

About this ranking

Countries with the highest share of international migrants, explained

Countries with the highest share of international migrants is a live ranking of the top 50 entries in world and society by International migrant stock, built from public data published by World Bank Open Data. It was last refreshed on 2026-11-02. This is the first published snapshot; from the next refresh onwards the page will also show movers, new entries and a rank history chart.

Qatar currently holds #1 with 76.7 % of population. United Arab Emirates is second with 74 % of population. Monaco completes the top three with 70.2 % of population. Together the top three account for about 32% of the combined top-10 total, which gives a quick sense of how concentrated this ranking is.

How it is measured: The share of people at mid-year born in a country other than the one in which they live, including refugees. World Bank indicator SM.POP.TOTL.ZS; most recent year available per country, regional and income aggregates excluded. Caveat: Countries report in different years; each shows its latest available figure. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). The full top 50 is on this page, with positions 11 to 50 one click away, and each entry links to its own profile showing every ranking it appears in.

Use this page to check who is number one right now, compare any two entries head to head, or test yourself with the quiz, which asks you to name all ten in three minutes. Year-end archives are available for 2026, freezing the ranking as it stood at the close of each year. Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value: each number is fetched from its source, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails the gate, the previous snapshot stays live and the problem is reviewed by a person.

Frequently asked questions

Who is #1 in Countries with the highest share of international migrants?
Qatar is #1 with 76.7 % of population, as of 2026-11-02. United Arab Emirates is #2.
How is Countries with the highest share of international migrants ranked?
By International migrant stock. The share of people at mid-year born in a country other than the one in which they live, including refugees. World Bank indicator SM.POP.TOTL.ZS; most recent year available per country, regional and income aggregates excluded.
How often is this ranking updated?
It refreshes on a fixed schedule from World Bank Open Data. The latest snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.
Where does the data come from?
World Bank Open Data. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). The raw payload for every refresh is stored unchanged so any number can be traced back.