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Migrant drawing power

Average share of global migrant populations from 25 Index countries of origin settled in the given Index country (2019)

Distribution of Asia Power Index countriesThis chart shows the distribution of countries based on their weighted score for migrant drawing power. Embed

Migrant drawing power

Average share of global migrant populations from 25 Index countries of origin settled in the given Index country (2019)

  • Rankings
  • Indicators
Rank Score Trend Country / Territory
Weighting × 1 Source Year
  • 1 100.0 — United States
    16.4% 2019
  • 2 +2 66.0 Australia
    10.8% 2019
  • 3 47.2 Thailand
    7.8% 2019
  • 4 −2 35.7 India
    5.9% 2019
  • 5 29.6 Malaysia
    4.9% 2019
  • 6 19.6 Singapore
    3.2% 2019
  • 7 +3 14.9 South Korea
    2.5% 2019
  • 8 −1 14.1 Japan
    2.3% 2019
  • 9 11.9 Bangladesh
    2.0% 2019
  • 10 +1 9.7 China
    1.6% 2019
  • 11 +6 9.6 Russia
    1.6% 2019
  • 12 6.9 Taiwan
    1.2% 2019
  • 13 +1 6.5 New Zealand
    1.1% 2019
  • 14 +1 6.3 Indonesia
    1.1% 2019
  • 15 +1 2.4 Philippines
    0.4% 2019
  • 16 −8 2.1 Pakistan
    0.4% 2019
  • 17 +3 2.0 Vietnam
    0.4% 2019
  • 18 1.4 Brunei
    0.3% 2019
  • 19 1.0 — Cambodia
    0.2% 2019
  • 20 −7 0.5 Nepal
    0.1% 2019
  • 21 0.4 — Papua New Guinea
    0.1% 2019
  • 22 +1 0.2 — Laos
    0.1% 2019
  • 23 +2 0.1 — Mongolia
    0.0% 2019
  • 24 −2 0.1 — North Korea
    0.0% 2019
  • 25 −4 0.0 — Myanmar
    0.0% 2019
  • 26 −2 0.0 — Sri Lanka
    0.0% 2019
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