5-year change: +4.6%, trend up
United States of America
Male foreign-born population: 25,624,986 people
View MoreWorld Total157,968,911people
19902024
2024
Rankings at a glance
Highest 10 · Male foreign-born population (2024)
The United States tops the global rankings for male foreign-born population, recording 25.6M people in 2024, followed by Saudi Arabia (10.6M people) and Germany (8.4M people). The United Kingdom (6.1M people) and the United Arab Emirates (5.5M people) complete the top 5. France (4.4M people) and Spain (4.3M people) follow close behind. Canada (4.2M people), Australia (3.9M people), and Russia (3.7M people) round out the top ten. The spread across the top ten is substantial: the United States has 6.8× the figure recorded by Russia (3.7M people). Five of the top ten are in Europe.
Rank changes
How male foreign-born population changed between 2015 and 2024
2015and2024
Historical trends
Key terms
- Net migration
- — Immigrants minus emigrants. Positive = more people arriving, negative = more leaving.
- Net migration rate
- — Net migration per 1,000 population per year.
- Immigration
- — People entering the country from abroad.
- Emigration
- — People leaving the country to live abroad.
- Migrant stock
- — Total foreign-born residents currently living in a country, regardless of when they arrived.
Frequently asked questions
- Which country has the highest male migrant stock?
- The United States has the highest male migrant stock at 25,624,986 people as of 2024, according to UNDESA International Migrant Stock 2024.
- Which country has the lowest male migrant stock?
- Saint Martin has the lowest male migrant stock at 0 people as of 2024, according to UNDESA International Migrant Stock 2024.
- What is the total male migrant stock worldwide?
- The combined male migrant stock across 234 countries totals 157,968,911 people as of 2024, according to UNDESA International Migrant Stock 2024.
