The United States has by far the world's largest number of immigrants with over 50 million.
The United States is home to the highest number of immigrants in the world. An estimated 50.6 million people in the United States—a bit more than 15% of the total population of 331.4 million—were born in a foreign country. The number of immigrants in the U.S. has increased by at least 400% since 1965.
According to UN global migration statistics, in 2020, 281 million international migrants – 3.6 per cent of the world's population – are living abroad worldwide. This makes international migration a key feature of globalization and a central issue on the international agenda.
Germany's population is growing due to immigration
Germany is known for being a good place to live and work in and therefore is more attractive for immigrants than ever. Since 1950 there have only been a few years in which more people emigrated from than immigrated to Germany.
Incessant wars, religious conflicts, famines, political grievances and a lack of prospects forced many people to leave Germany over the centuries. The land's relative population loss was enormous. An estimated six million emigrants left Germany between 1820 and 1920. A large portion immigrated to the USA.
Good jobs and salaries, a clean environment, low crime rates, lots of leisure-time and cultural attractions, good public transport – that what makes Germany so attractive for foreigners. People migrate to Germany because of many reasons, but probably the most important ones are strong economic and welfare system.
Cuba has the lowest level of foreign-born people in its population. The Caribbean nation makes it very difficult for foreign nationals obtain permanent residency.
The United States has more immigrants than any other country in the world. Today, more than 40 million people living in the U.S. were born in another country, accounting for about one-fifth of the world's migrants.
The nation with the lowest net migration rate is Syria, with a -113.51. This means that per 1,000 citizens, 113.51 more people emigrate (leave the country) than immigrate (enter the country).
The top 10 countries providing the most permanent migrants to Australia in order of rank for 2021–22 are: India People's Republic of China United Kingdom.
1. Turkey. Turkey is again the host of the most refugees worldwide by far, and the number keeps growing. The country hosted nearly 3.8 million refugees – almost all of whom are from Syria – in 2021, after that number was around 3.5 million in the middle of 2020.
Europe and Asia have the most international migrants.
The number of international migrants living in these two regions has steadily increased since 2005, according to the IOM.
The word migrant refers to someone who moves to other places in search of work or better living conditions. The word immigrant refers to those who have moved to foreign countries permanently for work or for better living conditions. It can be used both as a Noun and an Adjective.
The number one city with the highest share of foreigners in the EU is Brussels. The administrative centre of the European Union and the city considered as de facto capital city of EU, Brussels hosts a great number of principal EU Institutions in its European Quarter.
According to the United Nations, in 2019, the United States, Germany, and Saudi Arabia had the largest number of immigrants of any country, while Tuvalu, Saint Helena, and Tokelau had the lowest.
Some people move in search of work or economic opportunities, to join family, or to study. Others move to escape conflict, persecution, terrorism, or human rights violations. Still others move in response to the adverse effects of climate change, natural disasters, or other environmental factors.
The five most populous countries in 2022 are China, India, followed by the European Union (which is not a country), the United States, the island nation of Indonesia, and Pakistan.
The Least- and Most-Accepting Countries for Migrants
The countries that were the least accepting of migrants in 2019 include several EU member states, such as Hungary, Croatia, Latvia and Slovakia, and those same states were also on this list in 2016.
In Western Europe, it is Portugal that has received the fewest refugees, at 0.03 per cent.
Most Germans do not have strong positive or negative views about refugees and other migrants, with 59% concerned about the negative externalities of immigration but also open to its potential economic benefits and supportive of the moral obligation to protect refugees.