Does your country have more immigrants or emigrants? Immigrants are people who move in from another nation, while emigrants are people born in a country and then move out. Brilliant Maps crunched the numbers for all the nations of the world to see who has the most of each, and who has the biggest ratios of people arriving and leaving. You might be surprised to learn that North Korea has a better ratio of arrivals to departures than South Korea. Then you think, well, that's because no one is allowed to leave North Korea. However, records show that 46,379 people moved out of North Korea in 2024, while 50,439 moved into North Korea. There's a story there, I'm sure. While the ratio is puzzling, South Korea records both immigrants and emigrants in the millions.
The United States, as of 2024, is still the most common destination for people moving to a new country, while India is the country the most people are leaving. That still doesn't tell the whole story, because smaller countries may have more extreme percentages and ratios. Check out the stats for nations around the globe at Brilliant Maps. -via Nag on the Lake