Which countries have the most immigrants?

The proportion of immigrants varies considerably from one country to another.

• Gilles Pison
• The Conversation

In some, it exceeds half the population, while in others it is below 0.1%.

Which countries have the most immigrants? Where do they come from?

How are they distributed across the world? We provide here an overview of the number and share of immigrants in different countries around the world.

According to the United Nations, the United States has the highest number of immigrants (foreign-born individuals), with 48 million in 2015, five times more than in Saudi Arabia (11 million) and…

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