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United Nations • Department of Economic and Social Affairs • Population Division
The Age and Sex of Migrants 2011 Country or area
Female migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock by age, 2010
International migrant stock as a percentage of the total population by age, 2010
Percentage distribution of international migrants by age, 2010
Type of data
Total
0-9
10-19
20-39
40-64
65+
15-24
60+
0-19
20-64
65+
0-19
20-64
65+
0-19
20-64
65+
Median age of international migrants
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)
213 943.8
13 360.4
19 954.3
78 810.4
77 074.3
24 741.2
26 574.9
35 669.8
48.8
47.9
56.0
15.6
72.9
11.6
WORLD
International migrant stock by age, 2010 (thousands)
1.3
4.0
4.7
38.8
Female migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock by age, 2010
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International migrant stock as a percentage of the total population by age, 2010
Percentage distribution of international migrants by age, 2010
Type of data
Total
0-9
10-19
20-39
40-64
65+
15-24
60+
0-19
20-64
65+
0-19
20-64
65+
0-19
20-64
65+
Median age of international migrants
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)
49.7
51.8
57.3
10.8
75.3
13.9
42.1
Country or area
International migrant stock by age, 2010 (thousands)
EUROPE
2 368.4
5 180.7
24 434.3
28 138.7
9 696.4
7 715.2
14 082.3
4.9
11.5
8.1
More developed regions
127 711.5
4 037.7
9 296.5
45 092.1
52 499.7
16 784.7
13 808.3
24 543.5
48.8
50.8
57.3
4.8
12.8
8.5
10.4
76.4
13.1
42.1
21 045.9
548.3
1 521.6
5 776.1
9 183.8
4 016.1
2 165.3
5 731.5
53.1
57.0
60.4
3.4
7.8
9.9
9.8
71.1
19.1
47.3
Less developed regions
86 232.3
9 322.8
10 657.8
33 718.3
24 574.6
7 956.5
12 766.7
11 126.3
48.8
43.0
53.3
0.9
1.8
2.4
23.2
67.6
9.2
33.9
Belarus
B
1 090.4
26.1
56.3
221.6
525.6
260.8
69.0
367.2
49.3
52.5
60.5
4.1
11.9
20.3
7.6
68.5
23.9
52.1
11 528.0
1 356.2
1 968.6
4 894.1
2 848.1
460.7
2 346.5
818.3
48.6
47.0
46.9
0.8
2.0
1.6
28.8
67.2
4.0
29.5
Bulgaria
B
107.2
4.4
10.0
46.2
38.9
7.8
13.8
13.3
46.7
59.8
58.9
1.0
1.8
0.6
13.4
79.3
7.2
37.4
29.8
Czech Republic
B
453.0
7.4
19.1
105.5
190.1
130.9
28.2
178.2
48.8
50.5
60.3
1.3
4.4
8.2
5.9
65.2
28.9
53.7
29.9
Hungary
Least developed countries
18 006.6
Sub-Saharan Africa
19 263.2
AFRICA
2 249.5
2 876.7
2 397.4
7 639.6
3 053.8
4 464.7
8 165.7
4 825.5
775.7 820.4
3 496.6
1 332.5
3 719.9
1 419.4
51.9 51.9
45.5
43.7
44.8
1.1
43.9
1.0
3.2
2.9
2.8
28.5
2.3
67.2
28.3
67.4
4.3 4.3
5 034.1
562.7
805.9
2 079.3
1 336.2
250.0
955.0
431.1
50.4
49.6
44.6
0.8
2.5
2.5
27.2
67.8
5.0
30.8
BR
60.8
3.7
8.9
26.5
18.9
2.8
11.4
5.3
56.5
54.1
53.4
0.3
1.1
1.2
20.7
74.7
4.6
33.3
B
13.5
1.2
1.9
5.6
4.3
0.6
2.1
1.0
57.9
52.3
47.7
0.9
2.9
2.6
22.7
73.2
4.1
34.0
BR
114.1
10.5
20.1
52.7
26.4
4.5
25.4
7.8
44.6
46.6
43.7
7.4
18.1
15.6
26.8
69.2
4.0
29.3
I
16.5
1.9
2.5
7.0
4.3
0.7
3.2
1.2
45.1
46.0
50.5
0.2
0.5
0.5
27.0
69.0
4.0
30.3
Ethiopia
BR
548.0
61.8
96.9
227.5
141.2
20.6
113.6
39.2
46.3
47.2
50.9
0.3
1.0
0.8
29.0
67.3
3.8
29.5
Kenya
BR
817.7
162.1
177.8
316.3
137.5
24.1
183.2
41.4
50.5
51.0
52.7
1.6
2.5
2.2
41.6
55.5
2.9
23.8
C
37.8
6.5
6.6
13.7
9.9
1.1
6.9
2.6
49.6
44.6
37.8
0.1
0.3
0.2
34.6
62.5
2.9
28.2
BR
275.9
16.6
31.9
114.3
103.6
9.4
42.3
22.6
53.6
51.5
45.3
0.5
3.5
1.9
17.6
79.0
3.4
36.1
Mauritius2
B
42.9
1.7
3.0
23.2
14.1
0.9
6.8
2.4
65.1
63.5
47.1
1.2
4.6
0.9
11.0
86.8
2.1
34.8
Mayotte
B
71.7
7.3
12.0
34.6
16.8
1.0
15.2
2.3
55.3
48.1
42.9
19.5
54.8
15.9
26.9
71.6
1.4
29.4
BR
450.0
69.4
77.4
200.3
92.9
10.1
92.5
21.1
53.7
51.4
47.7
1.2
3.0
1.3
32.6
65.2
2.2
27.6
Eastern Africa Burundi Comoros 1 Djibouti Eritrea
Madagascar Malawi
Mozambique
Eastern Europe
69 819.3
BR
368.1
7.1
23.4
124.5
138.4
74.7
38.5
96.7
50.1
55.4
62.6
1.5
4.2
4.6
8.3
71.4
20.3
44.0
Poland
B
827.5
30.6
33.8
152.3
244.0
366.8
46.8
414.8
51.4
54.7
65.1
0.8
1.6
7.1
7.8
47.9
44.3
60.1
Republic of Moldova
B
408.3
14.2
24.1
86.9
161.8
121.3
30.1
155.8
48.0
55.1
60.4
4.3
10.9
30.5
9.4
60.9
29.7
52.9
Romania
B
132.8
3.5
6.8
34.9
31.0
56.5
9.7
63.2
50.4
42.2
62.0
0.2
0.5
1.8
7.7
49.7
42.6
57.2
Russian Federation
B
12 270.4
270.6
1 032.6
3 854.6
5 716.1
1 396.6
1 532.9
2 384.1
55.4
58.1
57.6
4.5
10.3
7.7
10.6
78.0
11.4
44.1
Slovakia
BR
130.7
1.8
5.5
30.1
54.5
38.8
9.3
52.7
48.1
53.9
61.8
0.6
2.4
5.8
5.6
64.7
29.7
54.2
Ukraine
B
5 257.5
182.5
310.1
1 119.5
2 083.5
1 561.9
387.1
2 005.5
48.9
56.2
61.6
5.4
10.9
22.1
9.4
60.9
29.7
52.9
10 656.7
415.3
797.9
4 130.9
4 046.4
1 266.3
1 215.8
1 852.7
50.3
52.7
58.0
5.2
13.8
7.8
11.4
76.7
11.9
39.9
B
74.8
1.6
4.3
26.6
34.0
8.3
7.1
13.9
52.0
52.4
58.1
18.5
63.7
35.7
7.8
81.1
11.1
43.0
Denmark
B
483.7
20.4
45.3
209.6
171.0
37.4
75.9
56.9
49.1
50.5
59.3
4.9
11.8
4.1
13.6
78.7
7.7
36.9
Estonia
B
182.5
1.2
4.6
35.4
78.1
63.2
8.6
79.8
46.3
54.7
69.7
2.0
13.7
27.7
3.2
62.2
34.6
56.9
Finland 5
B
225.6
12.9
22.9
109.7
67.9
12.2
35.6
18.1
52.2
48.6
72.7
2.9
5.5
1.3
15.9
78.7
5.4
34.2
Northern Europe Channel
Islands 4
Iceland
B
37.2
3.7
5.2
17.2
9.4
1.8
6.8
2.8
51.1
47.9
64.9
9.9
13.3
4.5
24.0
71.3
4.7
31.4
Ireland
B
898.6
71.7
101.7
454.6
230.3
40.3
146.2
59.7
51.0
48.9
55.1
14.0
24.2
7.7
19.3
76.2
4.5
32.2
Réunion
B
174.8
20.2
34.0
60.8
52.8
7.1
30.4
12.4
51.3
50.0
46.2
18.9
23.4
10.9
31.0
65.0
4.0
31.6
Rwanda
BR
465.5
30.3
62.1
221.3
139.0
12.7
85.9
28.6
56.5
52.8
66.4
1.7
7.8
5.0
19.9
77.4
2.7
32.8
Somalia
IR
22.8
5.2
3.2
8.8
5.3
0.4
3.5
1.0
54.2
41.0
44.4
0.2
0.4
0.2
36.7
61.4
1.9
27.3
Norway 6
B
485.4
26.5
44.5
201.2
183.7
29.5
63.2
50.3
50.5
50.5
61.5
5.7
13.3
4.1
14.6
79.3
6.1
37.5
Uganda
BR
646.5
76.4
103.2
275.1
146.6
45.2
128.0
67.5
50.0
50.8
41.6
0.9
3.3
5.3
27.8
65.2
7.0
29.9
Sweden
B
1 306.0
48.5
99.1
458.6
507.5
192.2
148.7
270.5
50.0
51.6
57.0
6.8
17.8
11.3
11.3
74.0
14.7
41.9
United Republic of Tanzania
BR
659.2
42.7
89.6
267.9
201.7
57.2
112.7
85.8
50.7
51.0
44.8
0.5
2.5
4.1
20.1
71.2
8.7
34.5
United Kingdom
B
6 451.7
223.1
453.0
2 504.2
2 512.6
758.8
694.1
1 131.2
50.3
53.7
55.6
4.6
13.6
7.4
10.5
77.8
11.8
40.3
Zambia
BR
233.1
18.9
29.5
87.8
80.2
16.7
36.6
30.2
52.4
49.7
40.2
0.6
3.2
4.1
20.8
72.1
7.2
35.6
14 663.7
799.0
1 384.4
6 634.1
4 742.3
1 103.2
1 960.6
1 655.2
48.0
49.8
57.1
7.0
12.0
4.0
14.9
77.6
7.5
35.9
Zimbabwe
BR
372.3
25.8
44.3
130.8
136.9
34.5
54.0
58.0
40.3
38.0
31.0
1.1
4.9
6.6
18.8
71.9
9.3
37.9
89.1
6.1
6.9
30.1
30.3
15.7
9.1
20.7
42.6
55.1
53.9
1.3
3.3
5.1
14.5
67.8
17.7
40.9
1 615.4
215.6
284.3
649.9
411.5
54.2
325.4
108.3
49.2
48.5
41.6
0.7
2.0
1.5
30.9
65.7
3.4
28.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BR
65.4
6.6
11.2
29.6
15.5
2.6
13.9
4.7
62.3
49.5
50.9
0.2
0.6
0.6
27.1
68.9
4.0
29.6
Croatia
Cameroon
B
196.6
19.3
34.0
86.4
49.9
7.0
41.5
11.0
47.0
45.6
38.3
0.5
1.5
1.0
27.1
69.3
3.6
29.9
Greece
C
1 132.8
94.4
130.2
492.6
356.6
59.1
168.7
97.4
40.8
Central African Republic
C
80.5
14.4
13.3
28.9
20.5
3.3
13.8
5.8
49.0
45.3
45.9
1.2
2.4
1.9
34.5
61.4
4.1
28.6
Italy
B
4 463.4
241.5
415.4
1 995.3
1 533.6
277.5
589.2
436.6
48.2
BR
388.3
69.6
82.7
142.2
83.7
10.1
84.8
22.6
47.1
49.2
34.2
2.3
4.8
3.1
39.2
58.2
2.6
24.9
Malta
C
15.5
1.0
1.4
5.9
5.6
1.5
1.9
2.3
44.9
53.5
Middle Africa Angola
Chad Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea
Latvia
B
335.0
2.8
8.6
63.5
176.2
83.9
16.3
118.2
49.9
56.8
67.7
2.6
17.1
21.5
3.4
71.6
25.0
53.4
Lithuania
B
128.9
1.2
5.7
35.2
58.0
28.8
9.1
39.3
49.0
54.1
66.6
1.0
4.6
5.4
5.3
72.3
22.4
48.2
Southern Europe C
Albania
27.8
0.5
1.0
8.1
14.6
3.5
1.9
6.1
43.2
50.3
53.2
0.2
0.9
0.7
5.5
81.8
12.7
46.8
699.9
21.2
62.7
191.9
305.8
118.4
69.7
176.8
49.2
52.6
57.1
9.1
18.2
15.5
12.0
71.1
16.9
45.1
45.6
44.9
10.5
12.1
2.9
19.8
75.0
5.2
34.6
53.1
64.2
5.8
9.7
2.3
14.7
79.1
6.2
36.5
48.1
2.8
4.4
2.5
16.0
74.3
9.8
38.2
B
143.2
19.9
28.2
60.3
31.9
2.8
32.4
6.9
52.4
48.0
44.7
2.5
5.5
2.0
33.6
64.4
2.0
27.0
Montenegro
B
42.5
2.7
2.7
11.9
18.1
7.1
3.7
10.3
53.0
62.1
65.4
3.3
7.8
8.8
12.8
70.6
16.6
44.7
BR
444.7
36.7
68.3
189.9
128.5
21.2
86.7
40.0
51.6
54.2
42.8
0.3
1.2
1.2
23.6
71.6
4.8
31.9
Portugal
B
918.6
44.9
90.7
459.8
262.9
60.4
141.0
86.9
48.9
49.8
60.3
6.2
10.9
3.2
14.8
78.7
6.6
34.1
C
7.4
0.7
0.8
3.3
2.3
0.4
1.1
0.7
61.4
42.4
55.6
0.4
1.8
2.0
20.4
74.3
5.3
33.9
Serbia
Gabon
C
284.1
47.9
45.1
107.4
77.3
6.4
50.3
16.0
47.2
40.8
44.3
13.2
25.3
9.9
32.7
65.0
2.3
29.1
Slovenia
Sao Tome and Principe
C
5.3
0.5
0.7
1.8
1.9
0.3
0.9
0.6
50.2
47.3
48.2
1.5
5.0
4.3
24.4
70.3
5.2
35.1
Spain TFYR Macedonia 7
Northern Africa Algeria
IR BR
CR
2 010.1
262.5
308.2
817.3
547.4
74.6
365.6
141.1
50.8
40.2
44.3
0.6
1.2
0.8
28.4
67.9
3.7
30.4
242.3
27.2
29.6
85.0
86.1
14.3
33.8
26.2
44.4
45.1
49.2
0.4
0.8
0.9
23.5
70.6
5.9
35.5
B
525.4
9.0
24.9
117.4
237.3
136.9
36.3
187.8
50.0
56.1
59.7
1.4
5.9
9.7
6.4
67.5
26.1
53.0
BR
163.9
2.5
5.1
36.3
98.1
21.9
7.6
34.8
48.1
45.8
50.9
2.0
10.3
6.6
4.7
82.0
13.3
48.8
B
6 377.5
363.4
631.5
3 215.7
1 793.9
373.0
913.5
554.2
49.1
47.3
52.6
11.1
17.5
4.8
15.6
78.6
5.8
33.9
BR
129.7
8.0
6.6
39.0
55.4
20.7
10.2
30.2
48.8
59.1
61.4
2.9
7.3
8.5
11.3
72.8
15.9
44.2
Western Europe
BR
244.7
34.3
40.3
101.3
60.1
8.7
53.3
15.2
49.1
45.3
48.3
0.2
0.4
0.2
30.5
66.0
3.6
28.0
Austria
B
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
C
682.5
76.6
94.9
304.6
188.6
17.8
121.4
38.1
56.7
27.8
45.8
6.8
13.2
6.3
25.1
72.3
2.6
31.4
Belgium
C
Morocco
C
49.1
5.7
7.6
18.5
15.1
2.2
8.8
4.5
49.3
50.1
47.5
0.1
0.2
0.1
27.0
68.4
4.5
31.9
Egypt
Sudan
BR
753.4
114.7
131.1
291.1
186.6
29.9
142.4
54.2
48.7
48.5
39.2
1.1
2.4
1.9
32.6
63.4
4.0
28.6
Tunisia
C
33.6
3.9
4.2
14.4
9.5
1.6
5.4
2.7
48.8
49.2
54.0
0.2
0.4
0.2
24.1
71.3
4.6
32.4
Western Sahara
I
4.4
0.3
0.4
2.3
1.3
0.1
0.6
0.1
57.0
40.6
40.6
0.3
1.1
0.5
15.6
83.0
1.4
34.2
2 163.3
113.9
205.1
929.0
712.3
203.1
320.6
299.9
49.5
41.1
50.8
1.3
5.2
7.7
14.7
75.9
9.4
36.4
C
114.8
10.8
13.1
53.5
33.5
3.9
19.4
7.5
54.2
44.0
50.9
2.8
8.4
5.2
20.8
75.8
3.4
33.0
CR
6.3
0.8
0.9
2.6
1.7
0.3
1.1
0.5
48.7
43.5
55.0
0.2
0.5
0.3
27.1
68.2
4.7
31.1
Southern Africa Botswana Lesotho Namibia South Africa Swaziland
3 310.8
2 373.5
4 842.9
47.9
48.3
53.3
5.2
15.9
9.5
8.9
77.0
14.1
43.6
512.4
159.5
157.4
228.9
47.8
49.9
56.3
8.0
19.5
10.8
10.6
77.2
12.2
40.6
974.8
87.5
80.9
364.5
332.3
109.7
108.1
154.3
49.6
48.7
53.6
6.9
10.9
5.9
17.3
71.5
11.3
37.8
France
B
6 684.8
154.2
300.7
1 627.0
3 290.6
1 312.3
441.1
1 891.2
51.3
49.3
58.5
3.0
13.4
12.4
6.8
73.6
19.6
49.5
Germany
B
10 758.1
195.1
706.9
3 973.5
4 513.8
1 368.8
1 247.2
1 968.4
45.5
46.7
47.0
5.9
17.0
8.1
8.4
78.9
12.7
42.2
Luxembourg
B
173.2
7.4
12.8
68.9
67.1
17.1
18.9
25.9
49.2
49.3
59.1
17.2
44.5
24.7
11.6
78.5
9.9
39.4
Netherlands
B
1 752.9
50.9
131.5
689.5
698.9
182.1
196.5
302.2
50.0
52.0
55.0
4.6
13.7
7.1
10.4
79.2
10.4
40.1
Switzerland
B
1 762.8
66.0
143.8
661.0
737.3
154.8
200.9
263.2
47.1
49.1
59.4
13.1
29.9
11.8
11.9
79.3
8.8
40.3
7 480.3
781.6
899.4
2 443.2
2 408.8
945.4
1 031.0
1 346.3
48.8
50.2
51.8
0.8
1.5
2.3
22.5
64.9
12.6
37.0
1 379.3
197.3
196.3
481.4
414.4
89.8
209.6
136.7
45.0
50.3
53.6
2.6
3.8
2.5
28.5
64.9
6.5
32.7
34.3
2.7
3.4
13.9
12.0
2.2
4.3
3.5
51.2
56.0
59.1
21.7
37.7
21.6
17.8
75.6
6.6
36.5
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Caribbean B
50.3
37.8
11.9
24.6
17.7
48.0
46.8
52.1
3.7
8.2
14.6
28.0
63.4
8.5
31.7
Aruba
BR
1 862.9
81.2
162.6
806.2
628.1
184.8
267.6
270.4
49.3
40.5
50.7
1.2
5.1
7.9
13.1
77.0
9.9
37.0
Bahamas
B
33.4
1.8
2.3
13.2
14.2
2.0
3.6
3.9
51.4
47.9
51.6
3.5
13.4
8.0
12.1
82.0
5.8
39.3
Barbados
B
28.1
1.8
3.5
11.2
8.3
3.2
4.6
4.4
52.9
61.8
67.1
8.8
11.5
12.1
19.2
69.3
11.6
35.4
Cuba
B
15.3
0.5
0.6
2.5
4.2
7.5
0.9
8.4
47.1
60.9
52.8
0.0
0.1
0.5
6.8
44.0
49.2
64.3
Dominican Republic
B
434.3
123.5
79.8
132.9
79.8
18.4
74.8
29.0
41.4
40.5
41.2
4.9
3.9
2.9
46.8
49.0
4.2
21.9
Grenada
B
12.6
1.0
2.1
5.7
3.0
0.7
2.8
1.2
49.8
52.3
48.0
8.0
15.2
10.1
25.1
69.1
5.8
30.0
Guadeloupe
B
104.9
9.0
17.8
41.0
32.1
5.0
18.2
7.6
50.1
53.6
53.5
19.8
27.1
8.1
25.6
69.7
4.7
33.2
Haiti
B
35.0
3.9
3.3
14.1
12.1
1.6
4.5
3.2
42.8
43.5
41.1
0.2
0.5
0.4
20.7
74.8
4.5
35.2
40.4
4.0
6.6
16.4
11.2
2.2
8.0
3.8
48.2
47.2
51.1
1.7
5.1
5.4
26.3
68.3
5.4
31.1
8 440.3
1 242.6
1 450.3
3 690.3
1 818.1
238.5
1 753.2
439.1
53.6
43.4
37.6
1.7
4.1
2.6
31.9
65.3
2.8
27.8
232.0
40.7
31.7
105.1
50.5
4.1
41.3
9.5
51.3
42.7
47.4
1.5
3.9
1.4
31.2
67.1
1.8
28.4
1 043.0
136.3
181.4
453.0
243.7
28.6
203.9
54.6
58.0
47.9
43.3
3.4
10.4
8.8
30.5
66.8
2.7
29.0
B
12.1
1.3
2.7
5.9
1.9
0.2
3.2
0.4
48.9
50.8
65.4
1.7
3.1
1.0
33.4
64.8
1.8
26.2
CB
2 406.7
161.9
270.6
1 254.1
652.3
67.8
460.7
130.6
61.9
41.8
30.7
3.9
19.7
8.0
18.0
79.2
2.8
32.2
Gambia
B
290.1
50.6
54.1
125.7
50.3
9.4
66.0
15.5
60.8
45.0
37.3
11.4
22.5
18.8
36.1
60.7
3.2
25.7
Ghana
B
1 851.8
309.0
392.3
809.0
292.8
48.7
469.3
87.7
45.9
39.5
34.3
5.9
9.5
5.5
37.9
59.5
2.6
24.4
Guinea
CR
394.6
99.0
97.7
121.3
62.5
14.0
86.6
21.1
51.7
54.5
52.7
3.6
4.1
4.1
49.9
46.6
3.5
20.1
Guinea-Bissau
BR
19.2
4.8
4.0
5.7
3.6
1.1
3.5
1.5
51.7
49.1
43.8
1.0
1.3
1.9
45.5
48.7
5.8
22.7
B
96.3
13.5
16.2
42.5
20.8
3.3
19.7
5.9
58.5
39.5
32.0
1.4
3.5
2.5
30.9
65.7
3.4
28.2
Mali
BR
162.7
34.9
49.4
49.5
20.2
8.7
40.5
11.7
46.7
48.9
45.1
1.1
1.2
2.9
51.8
42.9
5.3
19.4
Mauritania
CR
99.2
16.6
18.7
38.2
22.7
3.0
20.1
5.6
46.8
40.2
30.9
2.1
3.8
3.3
35.6
61.4
3.0
26.9
Niger
BR
202.2
32.1
45.6
68.2
46.1
10.1
45.5
17.3
53.8
55.3
38.5
0.8
1.9
3.2
38.5
56.6
5.0
25.4
Liberia
10 166.3
499.0
21.8
BR
Côte d'Ivoire
7 893.3
97.3
17.1
CBR
Burkina Faso
1 476.9
42.0
138.9
Western Africa
Cape Verde
605.8
1 310.2
B BR
Benin
23 453.0
Jamaica
B
30.0
5.1
4.4
8.4
8.6
3.5
4.0
4.6
47.3
49.9
52.8
0.9
1.2
1.6
31.5
56.8
11.6
33.8
Martinique
B
71.5
7.2
13.8
25.6
21.6
3.3
13.0
5.4
50.9
55.7
56.8
19.0
19.9
5.6
29.4
66.0
4.6
32.0
Netherlands Antilles
B
53.0
4.1
4.7
20.7
18.7
4.8
6.1
6.9
52.4
57.4
60.7
16.2
31.4
22.8
16.6
74.4
9.0
37.7
Puerto Rico
B
324.0
19.1
38.7
122.5
122.1
21.7
46.9
31.4
45.5
53.6
61.4
5.3
10.4
3.9
17.8
75.5
6.7
37.6
Saint Lucia
B
10.2
1.3
1.6
3.3
3.2
0.8
1.5
1.1
49.7
52.3
49.2
4.7
6.5
6.7
28.4
63.8
7.8
34.1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
B
8.6
1.6
1.3
3.0
2.4
0.3
1.1
0.6
50.2
52.5
55.4
7.2
8.7
4.7
33.3
62.8
4.0
30.7
Trinidad and Tobago
B
34.3
2.7
3.5
9.3
14.6
4.3
3.8
7.0
49.8
55.2
53.6
1.6
2.7
4.6
18.0
69.4
12.6
42.8
United States Virgin Islands
B
Central America
61.8
3.5
5.5
17.4
29.0
6.3
6.9
11.2
51.7
53.3
56.0
28.5
74.7
40.9
14.6
75.1
10.2
43.7
1 547.0
347.2
291.7
511.9
301.0
95.2
288.4
137.2
49.9
50.3
48.8
1.0
1.0
1.0
41.3
52.5
6.2
24.8
Nigeria
CR
1 127.7
280.2
192.0
404.8
229.8
20.8
183.7
43.5
55.1
41.9
43.8
0.6
0.9
0.4
41.9
56.3
1.8
24.8
Senegal
BR
210.1
20.3
42.8
94.6
42.7
9.6
53.0
15.6
50.5
52.1
42.7
0.9
2.5
3.1
30.1
65.4
4.6
27.5
Sierra Leone
BR
106.8
14.4
15.8
36.8
34.9
4.9
17.4
9.0
63.5
39.3
29.9
1.0
2.8
4.6
28.3
67.1
4.6
32.6
Togo
BR
185.4
26.9
35.1
75.9
43.3
4.2
38.9
9.3
56.6
47.0
43.7
1.8
3.8
1.7
33.5
64.3
2.3
27.6
Guatemala
BR
59.5
61 324.0
6 256.3
6 824.5
24 071.7
17 850.9
6 320.6
8 327.5
8 545.9
47.6
42.1
54.8
0.9
1.7
2.3
21.3
68.4
10.3
34.9
Honduras
BR
24.3
ASIA
Belize
BR
46.8
3.1
8.0
21.7
12.1
2.0
10.6
3.3
56.1
51.1
46.4
7.8
21.4
15.4
23.6
72.2
4.2
30.5
Costa Rica
BR
489.2
39.1
90.0
227.0
111.8
21.3
114.5
37.3
49.9
50.2
47.4
8.0
12.4
7.1
26.4
69.3
4.4
29.2
El Salvador
BR
40.3
4.6
7.2
17.9
9.4
1.2
8.6
2.5
49.5
53.8
53.7
0.4
0.9
0.3
29.4
67.6
3.0
28.7
5.8
7.1
24.3
17.0
5.3
8.9
7.1
48.4
56.5
52.0
0.2
0.7
0.8
21.7
69.4
8.9
34.3
2.6
3.6
9.8
7.2
1.2
4.3
2.1
57.7
45.0
47.8
0.2
0.5
0.4
25.7
69.5
4.8
32.0
4 970.1
180.6
306.7
1 104.4
2 030.5
1 347.8
383.5
1 761.7
47.3
54.4
59.9
2.0
9.1
43.9
9.8
63.1
27.1
51.5
Mexico
BR
725.7
276.2
158.2
152.4
91.0
47.8
120.1
61.4
49.7
48.9
49.4
1.1
0.4
0.7
59.9
33.5
6.6
15.0
Kazakhstan
B
3 079.5
114.1
194.0
700.1
1 282.1
789.2
242.1
1 045.6
46.4
53.3
58.5
6.0
20.8
72.2
10.0
64.4
25.6
50.9
Nicaragua
BR
40.1
9.1
6.5
13.2
9.0
2.3
7.1
3.5
48.2
48.6
45.2
0.6
0.8
0.9
39.1
55.3
5.7
26.0
Kyrgyzstan
B
222.7
8.6
14.4
49.1
87.5
63.1
18.6
79.8
49.5
56.7
64.7
1.0
4.4
22.6
10.3
61.3
28.3
51.2
Central Asia
121.0
6.7
11.0
45.6
43.6
14.1
14.2
19.9
52.0
51.7
47.9
1.3
4.6
6.0
14.6
73.7
11.7
39.0
4 554.0
237.1
411.4
1 450.0
1 693.3
760.5
533.0
1 072.4
50.0
50.2
52.0
0.5
1.4
2.7
14.2
69.0
16.7
42.4
1 449.3
35.5
96.8
462.3
556.4
298.3
145.4
402.6
50.6
53.3
54.8
1.0
4.5
6.9
9.1
70.3
20.6
45.1
B
Panama South America
Tajikistan
B
284.3
9.9
16.8
60.5
112.7
84.5
20.9
108.5
48.9
56.2
61.6
0.8
5.1
33.4
9.4
60.9
29.7
52.9
Turkmenistan
B
207.7
7.2
12.3
44.2
82.3
61.7
15.3
79.2
48.9
56.2
61.6
0.9
4.4
28.8
9.4
60.9
29.7
52.9
Uzbekistan
B
1 175.9
40.8
69.4
250.4
466.0
349.4
86.6
448.6
48.9
56.2
61.6
1.0
4.6
28.4
9.4
60.9
29.7
52.9
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
B
145.8
22.3
27.1
56.9
34.3
5.2
30.4
9.9
48.4
47.2
49.8
1.1
1.9
1.1
33.8
62.6
3.6
27.5
B
688.0
22.8
37.2
173.4
263.8
190.9
53.1
254.2
50.3
44.5
49.2
0.1
0.4
1.4
8.7
63.5
27.7
51.7
Eastern Asia China 3
I
B
Argentina
6 485.4
314.1
481.4
2 272.9
2 271.8
1 145.2
771.4
1 496.3
51.5
54.9
57.7
0.2
0.5
0.8
12.3
70.1
17.7
41.6
Brazil
685.8
75.7
74.2
243.8
231.2
60.9
90.1
92.4
49.4
50.0
51.3
0.0
0.1
0.1
21.9
69.3
8.9
36.3
Chile
B
320.4
27.2
41.6
143.1
82.9
25.5
57.0
35.8
53.4
53.5
53.8
1.3
2.2
1.6
21.5
70.6
8.0
32.8
Colombia
B
110.3
22.0
22.0
36.0
23.6
6.7
23.1
10.4
49.8
46.7
46.7
0.2
0.2
0.3
39.9
54.0
6.1
24.9
BR
393.6
50.2
89.0
163.7
73.8
17.0
99.5
28.4
48.6
48.3
49.2
2.5
3.3
1.8
35.4
60.3
4.3
25.7
B
107.5
8.3
16.8
43.8
34.3
4.3
17.1
6.8
50.5
50.0
46.6
25.0
64.3
46.1
23.4
72.6
4.0
33.9
China, Hong Kong SAR
B
2 741.8
64.6
190.4
663.7
1 114.5
708.7
235.6
894.9
53.6
55.3
62.5
19.9
36.5
77.9
9.3
64.9
25.8
50.0
China, Macao SAR
B
299.7
5.3
19.9
107.9
138.4
28.2
32.2
41.0
50.3
51.5
54.4
23.7
61.5
69.7
8.4
82.2
9.4
42.2
Ecuador
I
37.1
3.5
3.5
13.7
13.4
3.0
4.6
4.8
52.5
53.1
54.7
0.1
0.2
0.1
18.9
73.0
8.1
37.3
French Guiana
Japan
C
2 176.2
142.1
159.2
1 095.5
630.9
148.4
358.2
218.8
51.7
55.7
53.9
1.3
2.3
0.5
13.8
79.3
6.8
33.9
Guyana
B
11.6
1.3
2.2
5.0
2.3
0.8
2.7
1.2
49.5
45.7
40.0
1.2
1.7
1.7
30.5
62.5
7.0
27.9
Mongolia
C
10.0
1.4
0.9
3.9
3.5
0.3
1.2
0.7
53.9
53.9
56.1
0.2
0.5
0.3
22.9
74.1
3.0
34.8
Paraguay
B
161.3
13.5
19.3
61.7
53.3
13.5
23.3
20.3
49.4
47.9
49.0
1.2
3.5
4.1
20.3
71.3
8.4
35.9
Republic of Korea
B
534.8
21.4
33.4
144.4
139.9
195.7
49.5
243.7
46.1
58.7
45.7
0.5
0.9
3.7
10.3
53.2
36.6
56.1
6 714.8
581.5
788.2
2 873.6
2 051.7
419.8
1 080.0
673.2
51.3
49.0
51.2
0.6
1.4
1.2
20.4
73.3
6.3
34.2
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea
South-Eastern Asia
Peru
B
37.6
2.9
3.1
12.8
11.0
7.8
4.1
9.3
51.2
51.1
57.2
0.1
0.1
0.4
15.9
63.3
20.9
40.1
39.5
6.6
6.9
14.4
9.7
1.9
7.3
3.2
47.2
44.7
41.3
7.0
8.1
5.7
34.2
61.0
4.9
28.3
79.9
5.8
10.8
14.5
25.1
23.7
10.3
31.3
49.1
54.2
57.1
1.6
2.1
5.1
20.7
49.6
29.7
51.9
Suriname
C
Brunei Darussalam
B
148.1
10.6
12.1
73.7
47.1
4.5
18.8
7.9
52.1
44.2
46.4
15.9
48.3
32.1
15.3
81.6
3.1
34.9
Uruguay
B
Cambodia
C
335.8
44.0
80.5
142.4
54.7
14.2
93.0
22.9
51.7
51.4
54.8
1.8
2.5
2.6
37.1
58.7
4.2
24.6
Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of)
B
Indonesia
CR
122.9
13.9
12.7
47.5
41.0
7.7
16.4
13.7
47.3
43.4
48.3
0.0
0.1
0.1
21.7
72.1
6.3
35.1
Lao People's Democratic Republic
CR
18.9
2.3
3.0
6.9
5.2
1.5
3.4
2.3
51.8
45.4
55.6
0.2
0.4
0.7
28.0
63.9
8.1
31.7
Malaysia
BR
2 357.6
219.0
205.5
1 087.7
675.7
169.8
325.1
230.2
50.5
43.3
51.2
3.9
11.2
12.5
18.0
74.8
7.2
34.6
C
88.7
8.5
13.0
37.1
26.2
3.9
16.2
7.5
44.0
50.0
53.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
24.2
71.4
4.4
32.2
CR
435.4
100.5
86.4
136.7
87.2
24.6
79.7
36.4
51.0
50.9
53.9
0.5
0.5
0.6
42.9
51.4
5.6
23.9
B
1 966.9
101.7
224.5
833.2
688.9
118.5
324.6
209.8
50.2
57.3
56.0
29.0
47.3
24.0
16.6
77.4
6.0
36.2
BR
1 157.3
70.9
138.1
475.5
403.6
69.1
188.0
133.4
57.1
46.9
42.2
1.0
2.0
1.3
18.1
76.0
6.0
35.6
B
13.8
1.7
1.3
7.5
3.1
0.3
2.5
0.6
50.1
53.5
47.4
0.5
2.2
0.8
21.9
76.1
2.0
30.0
CR
69.3
8.4
11.0
25.4
18.9
5.6
12.4
8.4
39.5
34.6
42.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
27.9
64.0
8.0
31.6
14 303.8
1 771.3
2 135.2
4 927.9
3 461.0
2 008.5
2 370.0
2 461.8
43.2
44.1
49.5
0.5
0.9
2.5
27.3
58.6
14.0
32.7
Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Viet Nam Southern Asia
NORTHERN AMERICA
1 007.4
18.8
38.6
262.4
522.7
164.8
59.6
258.9
50.7
50.0
50.0
0.5
4.9
10.1
5.7
77.9
16.4
48.7
50 042.4
1 348.3
3 523.3
17 985.7
21 290.0
5 895.0
5 181.0
8 778.5
47.1
49.3
58.3
5.2
18.6
12.8
9.7
78.5
11.8
42.0
Canada
B
7 202.3
210.9
527.0
2 012.0
3 061.6
1 391.0
684.5
1 887.9
49.6
51.4
56.3
9.5
23.8
29.1
10.2
70.4
19.3
46.2
United States of America
B
42 813.3
1 135.5
2 994.5
15 963.7
18 217.9
4 501.8
4 494.4
6 886.9
46.6
48.9
58.9
4.8
18.0
10.9
9.6
79.8
10.5
41.4
6 014.7
208.5
472.5
1 709.7
2 560.3
1 063.5
600.4
1 497.5
49.3
51.3
52.2
5.9
20.8
27.5
11.3
71.0
17.7
45.5
5 673.6
178.8
433.2
1 576.6
2 440.1
1 044.9
553.9
1 464.0
49.5
51.7
52.3
9.1
25.8
29.4
10.8
70.8
18.4
46.2
OCEANIA Australia and New Zealand Australia 8
B
4 711.5
126.3
329.0
1 298.9
2 055.0
902.4
439.1
1 257.8
49.3
51.5
52.2
8.3
25.8
30.2
9.7
71.2
19.2
46.9
New Zealand
B
962.1
52.6
104.2
277.7
385.1
142.5
114.8
206.2
50.0
52.8
53.1
13.2
25.9
25.5
16.3
68.9
14.8
42.6
Melanesia
110.6
10.8
11.5
37.3
43.4
7.6
12.4
14.0
46.8
44.0
44.8
0.5
1.9
2.9
20.1
73.0
6.9
38.2
Fiji
B
18.5
2.1
2.1
6.6
6.1
1.6
2.5
2.6
46.1
48.6
45.4
1.2
2.8
3.8
22.4
68.9
8.7
35.7
New Caledonia
B
59.8
4.0
5.4
18.9
26.5
5.0
5.6
9.2
48.0
46.4
45.3
10.9
30.5
25.8
15.7
75.9
8.4
41.3
Afghanistan
B
90.9
10.5
13.2
36.7
28.3
2.2
15.7
5.8
45.9
42.8
40.1
0.1
0.5
0.3
26.0
71.5
2.4
32.0
Bangladesh
BR
1 085.3
82.9
229.3
591.9
169.6
11.8
314.4
20.4
20.6
11.0
22.0
0.5
0.8
0.2
28.8
70.2
1.1
26.7
B
40.2
1.5
4.1
26.2
7.6
0.8
11.7
1.6
34.0
15.4
38.5
2.0
8.8
2.3
14.0
84.0
2.0
28.4
India
BR
5 436.0
84.4
205.4
1 550.2
1 820.0
1 776.0
370.9
2 019.1
47.9
47.9
50.3
0.1
0.5
3.0
5.3
62.0
32.7
49.7
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
BR
2 128.7
337.4
517.1
883.9
333.8
56.4
571.1
112.8
41.1
37.3
34.0
3.4
2.6
1.6
40.1
57.2
2.6
23.6
I
3.3
0.4
0.3
1.3
1.1
0.2
0.4
0.3
50.7
43.7
32.7
0.6
1.4
1.1
21.8
73.7
4.6
35.1
Nepal
BR
945.9
45.4
97.3
404.9
340.1
58.1
139.8
100.8
54.5
70.7
69.7
1.0
5.1
4.7
15.1
78.8
6.1
36.6
Pakistan
BR
4 233.6
1 172.1
1 030.4
1 305.4
647.4
78.2
898.3
163.1
45.6
44.4
29.4
2.5
2.2
1.0
52.0
46.1
1.8
19.1
French Polynesia
B
34.8
C
339.9
36.7
38.0
127.3
113.1
24.8
47.7
37.9
51.7
48.7
54.3
1.1
2.0
1.6
22.0
70.7
7.3
35.4
Samoa
B
9.0
28 849.8
3 408.8
3 113.0
12 892.9
8 035.9
1 399.2
3 722.6
2 152.8
48.9
35.1
56.4
6.8
16.6
12.8
22.6
72.5
4.9
33.1
Tonga
B
0.8
0.1
Bhutan
Maldives
Sri Lanka Western Asia Armenia
BR
324.2
10.1
13.0
65.3
108.8
126.9
18.5
153.1
48.9
58.5
61.4
2.6
9.4
37.2
7.1
53.7
39.1
57.9
Azerbaijan
BR
263.9
9.2
15.6
56.2
104.6
78.4
19.4
100.7
48.9
56.2
61.6
0.8
3.0
13.3
9.4
60.9
29.7
52.9
Bahrain
C
315.4
24.2
17.9
182.2
89.5
1.6
37.0
3.7
54.6
29.5
43.5
15.0
53.5
8.8
13.4
86.1
0.5
33.3
Cyprus
B
154.3
8.9
22.0
72.8
41.4
9.1
29.3
14.2
49.9
59.4
53.9
14.2
20.9
7.9
20.1
74.0
5.9
32.4
Georgia
B
167.3
7.5
13.3
37.9
62.7
45.9
15.2
60.0
48.3
57.4
60.4
2.0
3.9
7.6
12.5
60.1
27.4
51.4
CR
83.4
6.1
13.3
38.0
21.9
4.2
16.4
7.0
35.3
29.3
38.4
0.1
0.4
0.4
23.2
71.7
5.0
31.5
Iraq Israel
2 940.5
BR
Jordan
2 973.0
CR
86.0
211.1
426.1
729.8
471.0
1 238.9
1 181.3
838.0
674.7 56.6
274.4
939.8
527.8
151.3
51.3 59.2
55.8
57.9
44.4
11.5
59.0
31.2
49.7
91.1
60.1
10.1
23.7
66.9
30.2
22.9
67.9
50.6
1.9
30.1
Kuwait
CR
2 097.5
245.6
226.6
1 060.0
546.3
19.1
297.1
41.7
40.8
26.8
32.5
51.6
77.8
26.7
22.5
76.6
0.9
32.0
Lebanon
BR
758.2
103.1
87.8
291.3
263.8
12.2
101.7
36.3
55.0
47.0
54.8
13.2
22.2
3.9
25.2
73.2
1.6
33.7
Occupied Palestinian Territory
B
1 923.8
600.2
462.3
533.3
272.0
55.9
383.6
84.5
49.0
48.8
58.2
43.6
43.6
43.6
55.2
41.9
2.9
17.6
Oman
C
826.1
71.0
41.7
460.2
248.1
5.2
71.9
12.1
39.5
17.7
30.3
9.5
43.5
5.8
13.6
85.7
0.6
33.7
C
1 305.4
123.8
119.5
763.6
287.5
11.0
230.6
19.1
50.1
19.9
47.7
73.3
90.6
68.4
18.6
80.5
0.8
30.5
Saudi Arabia
CR
7 288.9
979.6
763.7
3 541.3
1 959.9
44.3
782.0
131.1
47.0
24.7
38.1
15.9
37.9
5.7
23.9
75.5
0.6
32.8
Syrian Arab Republic
CR
2 205.8
195.5
138.6
1 277.8
583.0
11.0
251.2
25.6
49.0
49.0
49.0
3.3
15.9
1.5
15.1
84.4
0.5
32.8
Turkey
BR
1 410.9
70.5
120.8
497.1
506.6
215.9
178.6
310.1
49.9
51.9
54.7
0.7
2.3
4.8
13.6
71.1
15.3
40.8
United Arab Emirates
CR
3 293.3
368.9
289.9
1 899.4
722.4
12.7
390.6
30.7
46.4
22.6
37.3
57.8
74.5
26.8
20.0
79.6
0.4
31.7
Qatar
Yemen
517.9
BR
72.4
84.9
205.5
140.7
14.4
97.3
31.9
Median age of international migrants and total population, 2010 (years)
39.1
37.8
39.7
1.2
3.4
2.5
30.4
International migrants
40
2.8
29.7
24.5
3.7
3.3
8.7
8.4
0.6
3.2
1.5
45.7
34.1
34.6
0.2
0.5
0.3
28.2
69.4
2.4
33.5
B
7.0
0.9
0.7
2.8
2.2
0.4
0.9
0.7
45.2
42.9
51.0
0.6
2.0
2.1
23.0
71.9
5.1
33.9
Vanuatu
B
Papua New Guinea
Micronesia
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.1
52.5
44.7
50.0
0.2
0.5
0.4
24.3
72.0
3.7
33.1
10.1
17.3
67.1
49.8
6.8
23.2
12.0
46.9
44.6
43.4
12.0
36.6
26.2
18.2
77.3
4.5
34.8
B
78.9
6.0
9.6
30.6
27.1
5.7
11.6
9.0
44.1
43.3
44.3
23.8
56.6
44.6
19.7
73.1
7.2
36.1
Micronesia (Fed. States of)
B
2.7
0.3
0.3
1.2
0.8
0.1
0.4
0.2
52.1
45.0
38.9
1.1
3.7
1.8
22.8
74.6
2.7
32.5
79.4
8.8
10.5
28.8
27.1
4.1
11.0
7.5
49.6
46.1
43.4
6.8
16.0
11.0
24.3
70.3
5.2
34.9
2.7
3.5
12.0
14.2
2.3
3.1
4.1
52.1
44.5
37.8
6.7
16.1
14.2
17.9
75.3
6.7
39.0
2.4
1.9
2.8
1.7
0.3
1.7
0.5
44.2
44.8
48.6
4.6
5.7
2.9
47.3
49.9
2.8
21.5
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
52.0
46.0
60.7
0.5
1.1
0.9
29.0
64.4
6.6
32.0
Polynesia
NOTES The designations employed and the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The designations “more developed” and “less developed” regions are intended for statistical convenience and do not necessarily express a judgment about the stage reached by a particular country or area in the development process. The term “country” as used in this publication also refers, as appropriate, to territories or areas.
International migrants
2 Including
(excluding Japan), Latin America and the Caribbean plus Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
Countries and areas are grouped geographically into six major areas: Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; Northern America; and Oceania. These major areas are further divided into 22 geographical regions. The names and composition of geographical areas follow those of “Standard country or area codes for statistical use” available at http://unstats.un.org/unsd/ methods/m49/m49.htm as of August 2011.
statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
4 Refers
Åland Islands.
6 Including
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
8 Including
Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk
Island. Suggested citation: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011). The Age and Sex of Migrants 2011 Wallchart (United Nations publication, Sales No. 12.XIII.2).
A 0 or 0.0 indicates that the value is less than half the unit employed but greater than zero.
For further information: Please contact the Director, Population Division, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA by telephone +1 212 963-3179, fax +1 212 963-2147 or e-mail (
[email protected]). For more information, see www.unmigration.org.
If not noted otherwise, data refer to 1 July of the year indicated. 1 For
statistical purposes, the data for Comoros do not include Mayotte.
Less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia
to Guernsey and Jersey.
5 Including
7 The
Sub-Saharan Africa refers to all of Africa except Algeria, Egypt, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Tunisia and Western Sahara.
More developed regions comprise all regions of Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, and Japan.
Agalega, Rodrigues and Saint Brandon.
3 For
The group of least developed countries currently comprises 48 countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu, Yemen and Zambia.
Percentage female among international migrants by age, 2010
Age distribution of international migrants by development group, 2010 (percentage)
Total population 15
0.8 151.1
Guam
Age distribution of international migrants and total population, 2010 (percentage)
Total population
39
66.8
CR
Solomon Islands
More developed regions
More developed regions
15
Less developed regions
60
Less developed regions
42
55 34
10
10
29
28
26
50 20
5
5
45
+ 65
4 –6
9 60
–5
4 55
–5
9 50
–4
4 45
–4
9 40
–3
4 35
–3
9 30
–2
4 25
–2
9 20
–1
4 15
10
–1
9 5–
4 0–
+ 65
4 –6
9 60
–5
4 55
–5
9 50
–4
4 45
–4
9 40
–3
4 35
–3
9 30
–2
4 25
–2
9 20
–1
4 15
–1
9 10
5–
4
40
0–
+ 65
4 –6
9 60
–5
4 55
–5
9 50
–4
4 45
–4
9 40
–3
4 35
–3
9 30
–2
4 25
–2
9 20
–1
4 15
–1
9
Least developed countries
10
Less developed regions
5–
More developed regions
0–
World
0
4
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DEFINITIONS AND SOURCES Definitions
Type of data: A (B) indicates that estimates of the migrant stock were based on the foreign-born population. A (C) indicates that estimates of the migrant stock were based on the population of foreign citizens. An (R) indicates the countries or areas where refugees were added to the estimate of international migrants. An (I) indicates the countries or areas lacking data on the number of international migrants whose estimates were imputed.
International migrant stock by age: The mid-year (1 July) estimate of the number of people living in a country or area other than that in which they were born. If the number of foreign-born was not available, the estimate refers to the number of people living in a country other than that of their citizenship. The data are shown for seven age groups: 0-9; 10-19; 15-24; 20-39; 40-64; 60 or over; and 65 or over and refer to countries or areas with 100,000 or more inhabitants in 2010. Data for countries or areas with fewer than
100,000 inhabitants in 2010 are included in the estimates of migrant stock by age of the major areas and geographical regions but are not shown separately. Female migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock by age: The number of females as a percentage of the total international migrant stock. The data are shown for three age groups: 0-19; 20-64; and 65 or over.
International migrant stock as percentage of the total population by age: The number of international migrants as a percentage of the total population of the country where they live. The data are shown for three age groups: 0-19; 20-64; and 65 or over.
Median age: The age that divides the population in two parts of equal size, that is, there are as many persons with ages above the median as there are with ages below the median.
Percentage distribution of international migrants by age: The number of international migrants by age as a percentage of the total international migrant stock. The data are shown for three age groups: 0-19; 20-64; and 65 or over.
Sources For migrant stock by age and sex: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011). Trends in
International Migrant Stock: Migrants by Sex and Age (United Nations database, POP/DB/MIG/Stock/Rev.2010). See: www.unmigration.org. For total population by age and sex: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2009). World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision. CD-ROM Edition — Comprehensive Dataset in Excel format (United Nations publication, ST/ESA/ SER.A/282). See: www.unpopulation.org.
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS BY AGE AND SEX MEDIAN AGE OF MIGRANTS
international migrants in the more developed regions are almost 2.3 years older than the total population. In the less developed regions, international migrants are, on average, 7.7 years older than the total population.
Migrants are, on average, older than the total population. Estimates of the number of international migrants by age and sex, available for the first time for every country in the world, indicate that, globally, international migrants are significantly older than the total population. Whereas half of all international migrants are 38.8 years or older, half of the total population is composed of persons 28.4 years or older.
YOUNG MIGRANTS The number of young migrants is relatively small. Globally, there are 33.3 million international migrants under the age of 20, accounting for 15.6 per cent of all international migrants. In comparison, persons under 20 account for 35.8 per cent of the world population. This striking difference results, at least in part, from the fact that the children of international migrants born in the country of destination are generally not considered international migrants.
Migrants in developing countries tend to be younger than those in developed countries. International migrants in the more developed regions have a median age of 42.1 years, whereas the median age of international migrants in the less developed regions is just 33.9 years. International migrants in the least developed countries tend to be younger still, with a median age of 29.5 years.
Most young migrants live in developing countries. Of the 33.3 million international migrants under age 20, 20 million, or 60.0 per cent, live in the less developed regions, while 13.3 million, or 40.0 per cent, live in the more developed regions.
The age difference between migrants and non-migrants is greater in developing countries than in developed countries. On average,
Asia, the most populous world region, also hosts the largest number of migrants under age 20. Asia hosts 13.1 million international migrants under the age of 20, which represent 39.3 per cent of all young international migrants. Europe hosts the second largest number of international migrants under age 20: 7.5 million, representing 22.7 per cent of all migrants under age 20, followed by Africa (5.5 million). MIGRANTS OF WORKING AGE The proportion of migrants of working age is relatively high compared to the total population. Globally, there are 155.9 million international migrants aged 20 to 64, representing 72.9 per cent of all international migrants. In comparison, persons aged 20 to 64 account for 56.7 per cent of the world population. Migrants of working age predominantly live in developed countries. Of the 155.9 million international migrants aged 20 to 64, 97.6 million,
or 62.6 per cent, live in the more developed regions, while 58.3 million, or 37.4 per cent, live in the less developed regions. Globally, females are underrepresented among migrants of working age. Women account for 47.9 per cent of international migrants aged 20 to 64, whereas among all international migrants, the percentage female is 49.0 per cent.
proportion of international migrants among its working age population is Northern America (18.6 per cent), followed by Europe (11.5 per cent). International migrants constitute only a small percentage of the working age population in Africa (2.8 per cent), Asia (1.7 per cent) and Latin America and the Caribbean (1.5 per cent). OLDER MIGRANTS
Among migrants of working age, women outnumber men in developed countries. In the more developed regions, women account for 50.8 per cent of the international migrants aged 20 to 64, whereas in the less developed regions they account for just 43.0 per cent of the international migrants in that age group.
The proportion of older persons is significantly higher among migrants than among the total population. Globally, some 24.7 million international migrants are aged 65 or over, which represents 11.6 per cent of all international migrants. In comparison, persons aged 65 or over account for only 7.6 per cent of the world’s population.
Oceania is the region with the highest percentage of migrants among the working age population. In Oceania, international migrants constitute 20.8 per cent of the total population aged 20 to 64. The region with the second highest
The majority of older migrants live in developed countries. Among the 24.7 million international migrants aged 65 or over, 16.8 million, or 67.8 per cent, live in the more developed regions and 8 million, or 32.2 per cent, live in the less developed
regions. Just half a million older international migrants reside in the 48 least developed countries. Women outnumber men among older migrants both in developed and developing countries. Globally, 56.0 per cent of all international migrants aged 65 or over are female. The proportion of older migrants who are women is higher in the more developed regions (57.3 per cent) than in the less developed regions (53.3 per cent). Europe hosts almost 4 out of every 10 older migrants in the world. Europe hosts the largest number of international migrants aged 65 or over (9.7 million), followed by Asia (6.3 million) and Northern America (5.9 million). In relation to the total number of international migrants, Oceania hosts the largest percentage of older international migrants (17.7 per cent), followed by Europe (13.9 per cent) and Latin America and the Caribbean (12.6 per cent).
Age and sex distribution of international migrants by major area, 2010 (percentage) Males
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The Age and Sex of Migrants 2011
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