Human Development Report 2009
AHuman movement: snapshots and trends
Female share of international migrant stocks (%)
| HDI Rank | Country | 1960 | 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 54.3 | 51.1 | ||
| 2 | Australia | 44.3 | 50.9 | ||
| 3 | Iceland | 52.3 | 52.0 | ||
| 4 | Canada | 48.1 | 52.0 | ||
| 5 | Ireland | 51.7 | 49.9 | ||
| 6 | Netherlands | 58.8 | 51.6 | ||
| 7 | Sweden | 55.1 | 52.2 | ||
| 8 | France | 44.5 | 51.0 | ||
| 9 | Switzerland | 53.3 | 49.7 | ||
| 10 | Japan | 46.0 | 54.0 | ||
| 11 | Luxembourg | 53.8 | 50.3 | ||
| 12 | Finland | 56.3 | 50.6 | ||
| 13 | United States | 51.1 | 50.1 | ||
| 14 | Austria | 56.6 | 51.2 | ||
| 15 | Spain | 52.2 | 47.7 | ||
| 16 | Denmark | 64.3 | 51.9 | ||
| 17 | Belgium | 45.1 | 48.9 | ||
| 18 | Italy | 57.3 | 53.5 | ||
| 19 | Liechtenstein | 53.8 | 48.8 | ||
| 20 | New Zealand | 47.1 | 51.9 | ||
| 21 | United Kingdom | 48.7 | 53.2 | ||
| 22 | Germany | 35.1 | 1 | 46.7 | |
| 23 | Singapore | 44.0 | 55.8 | ||
| 24 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) | 48.0 | 56.5 | ||
| 25 | Greece | 46.1 | 45.1 | ||
| 26 | Korea (Republic of) | 47.7 | 51.4 | ||
| 27 | Israel | 49.5 | 55.9 | ||
| 28 | Andorra | 44.2 | 47.4 | ||
| 29 | Slovenia | .. | 46.8 | ||
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | 42.0 | 44.8 | ||
| 31 | Kuwait | 25.6 | 30.0 | ||
| 32 | Cyprus | 50.3 | 57.1 | ||
| 33 | Qatar | 25.8 | 25.8 | ||
| 34 | Portugal | 58.4 | 50.6 | ||
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 15.0 | 27.7 | ||
| 36 | Czech Republic | 59.5 | 2 | 53.8 | |
| 37 | Barbados | 59.8 | 60.1 | ||
| 38 | Malta | 59.7 | 51.6 | ||
| 39 | Bahrain | 27.9 | 31.9 | ||
| 40 | Estonia | .. | 59.6 | ||
| 41 | Poland | 53.9 | 59.0 | ||
| 42 | Slovakia | .. | 56.0 | ||
| 43 | Hungary | 53.1 | 56.1 | ||
| 44 | Chile | 43.7 | 52.3 | ||
| 45 | Croatia | .. | 53.0 | ||
| 46 | Lithuania | .. | 56.6 | ||
| 47 | Antigua and Barbuda | 50.2 | 55.1 | ||
| 48 | Latvia | .. | 59.0 | ||
| 49 | Argentina | 45.4 | 53.4 | ||
| 50 | Uruguay | 47.8 | 54.0 | ||
| 51 | Cuba | 30.6 | 29.0 | ||
| 52 | Bahamas | 43.7 | 48.5 | ||
| 53 | Mexico | 46.2 | 49.4 | ||
| 54 | Costa Rica | 44.2 | 49.8 | ||
| 55 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 49.0 | 35.5 | ||
| 56 | Oman | 21.2 | 20.8 | ||
| 57 | Seychelles | 35.4 | 42.5 | ||
| 58 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 37.9 | 49.9 | ||
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 36.4 | 30.1 | ||
| 60 | Panama | 42.7 | 50.2 | ||
| 61 | Bulgaria | 57.9 | 57.9 | ||
| 62 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 48.6 | 46.3 | ||
| 63 | Romania | 54.8 | 52.1 | ||
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 49.8 | 53.9 | ||
| 65 | Montenegro | .. | 60.9 | ||
| 66 | Malaysia | 42.2 | 45.0 | ||
| 67 | Serbia | 56.9 | 2 | 56.1 | |
| 68 | Belarus | .. | 54.2 | ||
| 69 | Saint Lucia | 50.1 | 51.3 | ||
| 70 | Albania | 53.7 | 53.1 | ||
| 71 | Russian Federation | 47.9 | 2 | 57.8 | |
| 72 | Macedonia (the Former Yugoslav Rep. of) | .. | 58.3 | ||
| 73 | Dominica | 50.9 | 46.2 | ||
| 74 | Grenada | 51.2 | 53.3 | ||
| 75 | Brazil | 44.4 | 46.4 | ||
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | .. | 49.8 | ||
| 77 | Colombia | 43.9 | 48.3 | ||
| 78 | Peru | 44.3 | 52.4 | ||
| 79 | Turkey | 48.1 | 52.0 | ||
| 80 | Ecuador | 45.5 | 49.1 | ||
| 81 | Mauritius | 39.3 | 63.3 | ||
| 82 | Kazakhstan | .. | 54.0 | ||
| 83 | Lebanon | 49.2 | 49.1 | ||
| 84 | Armenia | .. | 58.9 | ||
| 85 | Ukraine | .. | 57.2 | ||
| 86 | Azerbaijan | .. | 57.0 | ||
| 87 | Thailand | 36.5 | 48.4 | ||
| 88 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 50.6 | 39.7 | ||
| 89 | Georgia | .. | 57.0 | ||
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 25.9 | 40.1 | ||
| 91 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 50.6 | 51.8 | ||
| 92 | China | 47.3 | 50.0 | ||
| 93 | Belize | 46.1 | 50.5 | ||
| 94 | Samoa | 45.9 | 44.9 | ||
| 95 | Maldives | 46.3 | 44.8 | ||
| 96 | Jordan | 49.2 | 49.1 | ||
| 97 | Suriname | 47.4 | 45.6 | ||
| 98 | Tunisia | 51.0 | 49.5 | ||
| 99 | Tonga | 45.5 | 48.7 | ||
| 100 | Jamaica | 48.4 | 49.4 | ||
| 101 | Paraguay | 47.4 | 48.1 | ||
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 46.6 | 49.8 | ||
| 103 | Gabon | 42.9 | 42.9 | ||
| 104 | Algeria | 50.1 | 45.2 | ||
| 105 | Philippines | 43.9 | 50.1 | ||
| 106 | El Salvador | 72.8 | 52.8 | ||
| 107 | Syrian Arab Republic | 48.7 | 48.9 | ||
| 108 | Fiji | 37.6 | 47.9 | ||
| 109 | Turkmenistan | .. | 57.0 | ||
| 110 | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 49.2 | 49.1 | ||
| 111 | Indonesia | 48.0 | 46.0 | ||
| 112 | Honduras | 45.4 | 48.6 | ||
| 113 | Bolivia | 43.4 | 48.1 | ||
| 114 | Guyana | 42.2 | 46.5 | ||
| 115 | Mongolia | 47.4 | 54.0 | ||
| 116 | Viet Nam | 46.4 | 36.6 | ||
| 117 | Moldova | .. | 56.0 | ||
| 118 | Equatorial Guinea | 30.2 | 47.0 | ||
| 119 | Uzbekistan | .. | 57.0 | ||
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | .. | 58.2 | ||
| 121 | Cape Verde | 50.4 | 50.4 | ||
| 122 | Guatemala | 48.3 | 54.4 | ||
| 123 | Egypt | 47.8 | 46.7 | ||
| 124 | Nicaragua | 46.6 | 48.8 | ||
| 125 | Botswana | 43.8 | 44.3 | ||
| 126 | Vanuatu | 39.0 | 46.5 | ||
| 127 | Tajikistan | .. | 57.0 | ||
| 128 | Namibia | 36.9 | 47.3 | ||
| 129 | South Africa | 29.0 | 41.4 | ||
| 130 | Morocco | 51.5 | 49.9 | ||
| 131 | Sao Tome and Principe | 46.4 | 47.9 | ||
| 132 | Bhutan | 18.5 | 18.5 | ||
| 133 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 48.9 | 48.1 | ||
| 134 | India | 46.0 | 48.6 | ||
| 135 | Solomon Islands | 45.6 | 44.0 | ||
| 136 | Congo | 51.6 | 49.6 | ||
| 137 | Cambodia | 48.3 | 51.3 | ||
| 138 | Myanmar | 44.9 | 47.7 | ||
| 139 | Comoros | 46.6 | 53.1 | ||
| 140 | Yemen | 38.3 | 38.3 | ||
| 141 | Pakistan | 46.4 | 44.8 | ||
| 142 | Swaziland | 48.5 | 47.4 | ||
| 143 | Angola | 41.7 | 51.1 | ||
| 144 | Nepal | 64.1 | 69.1 | ||
| 145 | Madagascar | 49.2 | 46.1 | ||
| 146 | Bangladesh | 46.4 | 13.9 | ||
| 147 | Kenya | 37.1 | 50.8 | ||
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 43.3 | 37.6 | ||
| 149 | Haiti | 50.5 | 43.2 | ||
| 150 | Sudan | 47.2 | 48.3 | ||
| 151 | Tanzania (United Republic of) | 45.0 | 50.2 | ||
| 152 | Ghana | 36.4 | 41.8 | ||
| 153 | Cameroon | 44.3 | 45.6 | ||
| 154 | Mauritania | 41.1 | 42.1 | ||
| 155 | Djibouti | 41.8 | 46.5 | ||
| 156 | Lesotho | 50.5 | 45.7 | ||
| 157 | Uganda | 41.3 | 49.9 | ||
| 158 | Nigeria | 36.2 | 46.5 | ||
| 159 | Togo | 51.8 | 50.4 | ||
| 160 | Malawi | 51.2 | 51.6 | ||
| 161 | Benin | 48.5 | 46.0 | ||
| 162 | Timor-Leste | 46.0 | 52.6 | ||
| 163 | Côte d'Ivoire | 40.8 | 45.1 | ||
| 164 | Zambia | 47.0 | 49.4 | ||
| 165 | Eritrea | 41.9 | 46.5 | ||
| 166 | Senegal | 41.7 | 51.0 | ||
| 167 | Rwanda | 53.9 | 53.9 | ||
| 168 | Gambia | 42.7 | 48.7 | ||
| 169 | Liberia | 37.8 | 45.1 | ||
| 170 | Guinea | 48.0 | 52.8 | ||
| 171 | Ethiopia | 41.9 | 47.1 | ||
| 172 | Mozambique | 43.6 | 52.1 | ||
| 173 | Guinea-Bissau | 50.0 | 50.0 | ||
| 174 | Burundi | 46.0 | 53.7 | ||
| 175 | Chad | 44.0 | 48.0 | ||
| 176 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | 49.8 | 52.9 | ||
| 177 | Burkina Faso | 52.3 | 51.1 | ||
| 178 | Mali | 50.0 | 47.8 | ||
| 179 | Central African Republic | 49.6 | 46.6 | ||
| 180 | Sierra Leone | 35.6 | 45.7 | ||
| 181 | Afghanistan | 43.6 | 43.6 | ||
| 182 | Niger | 50.0 | 53.6 | ||
Other UN member states | |||||
| Iraq | 40.9 | 31.1 | |||
| Kiribati | 38.2 | 48.8 | |||
| Korea (Democratic People's Rep. of) | 47.3 | 52.0 | |||
| Marshall Islands | 41.0 | 41.0 | |||
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | 40.9 | 46.4 | |||
| Monaco | 57.5 | 51.3 | |||
| Nauru | 5.1 | 45.0 | |||
| Palau | 34.9 | 40.2 | |||
| San Marino | 53.5 | 53.5 | |||
| Somalia | 41.9 | 46.5 | |||
| Tuvalu | 42.2 | 45.4 | |||
| Zimbabwe | 24.1 | 37.8 | |||
Notes :
| 1 - | Estimates for 1960 for Germany refer to the former Federal Republic of Germany and the former German Democratic Republic. |
| 2 - | Estimates for 1960 for the Czech Republic, the Russian Federation and Serbia refer to the former states of Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia respectively. |
Sources :
UN (2009d). "Trends in Total Migrant Stock: The 2008 Revision." New York: Department of Social and Economic Affairs.
Symbols :
| .. | Data not available |
| (.) | Greater (or less) than zero but small enough to be rounded off to zero at the displayed number of decimal points |
| < | Less than |
| - | Not applicable |
| T | Total |
