---
"title": "International Migrants by Country"
"description": "Explore the population of international migrants by country with this interactive. International migrants include many foreign workers, international students, refugees and their descendants."
"date": "2013-12-17"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Adam Nekola"
    "job_title": "Former Web Developer"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/adam-nekola/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/social-trends/2013/12/17/migration-tables/"
"categories":
  - "Immigrant Populations"
  - "Immigration & Migration"
  - "Immigration Trends"
---

# International Migrants by Country

According to the [United Nations](http://esa.un.org/unmigration/wallchart2013.htm) Population Division, an international migrant is someone who has been living for one year or longer in a country other than the one in which the person was born. International migrants include many foreign workers, international students, refugees and their descendants. For a complete analysis, [read the full report](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/social-trends/2013/12/17/changing-patterns-of-global-migration-and-remittances/).