Labour migration and remittances
Output per person, unemployment and population — the figures behind who has to leave.
Remittance flows are reported by the World Bank, and migration itself is counted by the UN. Neither is in this dataset. What is here is the arithmetic that drives the decision to leave: what a worker produces at home, how hard it is to find work, and how large the population a worker is leaving.
GDP per capita (PPP)
A higher value means more output per person to go round. 199 Countries reporting this indicator.
Among the 199 countries reporting gdp per capita (ppp), the figure runs from 1193.04 (Burundi, 2024) to 156079.37 (Luxembourg, 2024), with a median of 21025.84. The middle half of the countries fall between 3321.58 and 75774.41.
- Lowest reported
- $1,193
- Burundi · 2024
- Median
- $21,026
- across 199 countries
- Highest reported
- $156,079
- Luxembourg · 2024
- Middle half
- $3,322 – $75,774
- 10th–90th percentile
Youth unemployment
A higher value means a larger share of young workers are without a job and looking for one. 187 Countries reporting this indicator.
Among the 187 countries reporting youth unemployment, the figure runs from 0.1% (Qatar, 2024) to 34.6% (Eswatini, 2024), with a median of 5.2%. The middle half of the countries fall between 2.2% and 13.7%.
- Lowest reported
- 0.1%
- Qatar · 2024
- Median
- 5.2%
- across 187 countries
- Highest reported
- 34.6%
- Eswatini · 2024
- Middle half
- 2.2% – 13.7%
- 10th–90th percentile
Population
The number of people the country has. 217 Countries reporting this indicator.
Among the 217 countries reporting population, the figure runs from 9646.00 (Tuvalu, 2024) to 1450935791.00 (India, 2024), with a median of 6586476.00. The middle half of the countries fall between 84160.00 and 68560157.00.
- Lowest reported
- 9,646
- Tuvalu · 2024
- Median
- 6,586,476
- across 217 countries
- Highest reported
- 1,450,935,791
- India · 2024
- Middle half
- 84,160 – 68,560,157
- 10th–90th percentile
What is the arithmetic behind leaving?
Each row is one country, with the year its figure was observed. The regions are the World Bank's own groupings.
East Asia & Pacific (37)
| Country | GDP per capita (PPP) | Youth unemployment | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | 46,765 (2024) | ||
| Australia | $72,118 (2024) | 3.9% (2024) | 27,194,286 (2024) |
| Brunei Darussalam | $90,010 (2024) | 5.2% (2024) | 462,721 (2024) |
| Cambodia | $7,982 (2024) | 0.3% (2024) | 17,638,801 (2024) |
| China | $27,140 (2024) | 4.6% (2024) | 1,408,975,000 (2024) |
| Fiji | $15,473 (2024) | 5.4% (2024) | 928,784 (2024) |
| French Polynesia | 11.6% (2024) | 281,807 (2024) | |
| Guam | 5.3% (2024) | 167,777 (2024) | |
| Hong Kong SAR, China | $75,342 (2024) | 3.0% (2024) | 7,524,100 (2024) |
| Indonesia | $16,472 (2024) | 3.3% (2024) | 283,487,931 (2024) |
| Japan | $54,156 (2024) | 2.5% (2024) | 123,975,371 (2024) |
| Kiribati | $3,728 (2024) | 134,518 (2024) | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 3.5% (2024) | 26,498,823 (2024) | |
| Korea, Rep. | $61,051 (2024) | 2.8% (2024) | 51,751,065 (2024) |
| Lao PDR | $9,790 (2024) | 1.2% (2024) | 7,769,819 (2024) |
| Macao SAR, China | $127,144 (2024) | 2.3% (2024) | 687,000 (2024) |
| Malaysia | $38,836 (2024) | 3.8% (2024) | 35,557,673 (2024) |
| Marshall Islands | $8,238 (2024) | 37,548 (2024) | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | $4,452 (2024) | 113,160 (2024) | |
| Mongolia | $19,173 (2024) | 5.2% (2024) | 3,524,788 (2024) |
| Myanmar | $6,006 (2024) | 2.9% (2024) | 54,500,091 (2024) |
| Naoero | $13,612 (2024) | 11,947 (2024) | |
| New Caledonia | 11.0% (2024) | 292,639 (2024) | |
| New Zealand | $55,794 (2024) | 4.7% (2024) | 5,290,000 (2024) |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 44,278 (2024) | ||
| Palau | $21,059 (2024) | 17,695 (2024) | |
| Papua New Guinea | $4,887 (2024) | 2.6% (2024) | 10,576,502 (2024) |
| Philippines | $11,814 (2024) | 2.2% (2024) | 115,843,670 (2024) |
| Samoa | $8,751 (2024) | 4.9% (2024) | 218,019 (2024) |
| Singapore | $153,161 (2024) | 2.7% (2024) | 6,036,860 (2024) |
| Solomon Islands | $2,679 (2024) | 1.4% (2024) | 819,198 (2024) |
| Thailand | $24,909 (2024) | 0.8% (2024) | 71,668,011 (2024) |
| Timor-Leste | $4,429 (2024) | 1.5% (2024) | 1,400,638 (2024) |
| Tonga | $8,174 (2024) | 2.0% (2024) | 104,175 (2024) |
| Tuvalu | $6,366 (2024) | 9,646 (2024) | |
| Vanuatu | $4,368 (2024) | 5.0% (2024) | 327,777 (2024) |
| Viet Nam | $16,388 (2024) | 1.6% (2024) | 100,987,686 (2024) |
Europe & Central Asia (58)
| Country | GDP per capita (PPP) | Youth unemployment | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | $26,702 (2024) | 10.7% (2024) | 2,377,128 (2024) |
| Andorra | $75,395 (2024) | 81,938 (2024) | |
| Armenia | $22,856 (2024) | 12.4% (2024) | 3,033,500 (2024) |
| Austria | $75,774 (2024) | 5.2% (2024) | 9,177,982 (2024) |
| Azerbaijan | $25,146 (2024) | 5.6% (2024) | 10,202,830 (2024) |
| Belarus | $33,166 (2024) | 3.5% (2024) | 9,132,629 (2024) |
| Belgium | $74,225 (2024) | 5.7% (2024) | 11,858,610 (2024) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | $25,148 (2024) | 10.7% (2024) | 3,164,253 (2024) |
| Bulgaria | $41,970 (2024) | 4.2% (2024) | 6,441,421 (2024) |
| Channel Islands | 6.0% (2024) | 168,126 (2024) | |
| Croatia | $49,551 (2024) | 5.0% (2024) | 3,866,200 (2024) |
| Cyprus | $63,007 (2024) | 4.9% (2024) | 1,358,282 (2024) |
| Czechia | $57,625 (2024) | 2.6% (2024) | 10,905,028 (2024) |
| Denmark | $80,938 (2024) | 5.4% (2024) | 5,976,992 (2024) |
| Estonia | $50,396 (2024) | 7.6% (2024) | 1,372,341 (2024) |
| Faroe Islands | $82,089 (2024) | 54,640 (2024) | |
| Finland | $65,137 (2024) | 8.4% (2024) | 5,619,911 (2024) |
| France | $62,525 (2024) | 7.4% (2024) | 68,551,653 (2024) |
| Georgia | $27,487 (2024) | 11.6% (2024) | 3,812,518 (2024) |
| Germany | $73,957 (2024) | 3.4% (2024) | 83,516,593 (2024) |
| Gibraltar | 39,329 (2024) | ||
| Greece | $44,171 (2024) | 10.0% (2024) | 10,405,134 (2024) |
| Greenland | $78,906 (2023) | 56,836 (2024) | |
| Hungary | $48,540 (2024) | 4.5% (2024) | 9,562,065 (2024) |
| Iceland | $83,561 (2024) | 3.6% (2024) | 386,506 (2024) |
| Ireland | $140,779 (2024) | 4.3% (2024) | 5,395,790 (2024) |
| Isle of Man | 84,160 (2024) | ||
| Italy | $62,293 (2024) | 6.5% (2024) | 58,952,704 (2024) |
| Kazakhstan | $40,950 (2024) | 4.8% (2024) | 20,592,571 (2024) |
| Kosovo | $17,890 (2024) | 1,594,353 (2024) | |
| Kyrgyz Republic | $8,208 (2024) | 3.5% (2024) | 7,221,868 (2024) |
| Latvia | $43,873 (2024) | 6.9% (2024) | 1,866,124 (2024) |
| Liechtenstein | 40,450 (2024) | ||
| Lithuania | $55,699 (2024) | 6.9% (2024) | 2,888,278 (2024) |
| Luxembourg | $156,079 (2024) | 6.4% (2024) | 677,012 (2024) |
| Moldova | $18,662 (2024) | 1.4% (2024) | 2,402,306 (2024) |
| Monaco | 38,631 (2024) | ||
| Montenegro | $34,063 (2024) | 13.2% (2024) | 623,525 (2024) |
| Netherlands | $85,218 (2024) | 3.7% (2024) | 17,993,485 (2024) |
| North Macedonia | $26,996 (2024) | 12.3% (2024) | 1,824,359 (2024) |
| Norway | $105,657 (2024) | 4.0% (2024) | 5,572,279 (2024) |
| Poland | $51,263 (2024) | 2.8% (2024) | 36,559,233 (2024) |
| Portugal | $52,513 (2024) | 6.5% (2024) | 10,694,681 (2024) |
| Romania | $49,077 (2024) | 5.4% (2024) | 19,051,804 (2024) |
| Russian Federation | $47,686 (2024) | 2.4% (2024) | 143,669,648 (2024) |
| San Marino | $78,810 (2023) | 33,977 (2024) | |
| Serbia | $32,832 (2024) | 7.2% (2024) | 6,586,476 (2024) |
| Slovak Republic | $47,847 (2024) | 5.3% (2024) | 5,422,069 (2024) |
| Slovenia | $57,571 (2024) | 3.7% (2024) | 2,127,400 (2024) |
| Spain | $58,064 (2024) | 11.4% (2024) | 48,848,840 (2024) |
| Sweden | $71,222 (2024) | 8.4% (2024) | 10,569,709 (2024) |
| Switzerland | $97,468 (2024) | 4.3% (2024) | 9,005,582 (2024) |
| Tajikistan | $5,414 (2024) | 7.0% (2024) | 10,590,927 (2024) |
| Turkiye | $45,123 (2024) | 8.8% (2024) | 85,518,661 (2024) |
| Turkmenistan | $21,026 (2024) | 4.0% (2024) | 7,494,498 (2024) |
| Ukraine | $18,636 (2024) | 9.8% (2021) | 37,860,221 (2024) |
| United Kingdom | $62,839 (2024) | 4.4% (2024) | 69,281,000 (2024) |
| Uzbekistan | $12,518 (2024) | 4.4% (2024) | 36,361,859 (2024) |
Latin America & Caribbean (42)
| Country | GDP per capita (PPP) | Youth unemployment | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | $33,352 (2024) | 93,772 (2024) | |
| Argentina | $30,475 (2024) | 7.2% (2024) | 45,696,159 (2024) |
| Aruba | $51,712 (2024) | 107,995 (2024) | |
| Bahamas, The | $41,258 (2024) | 9.0% (2024) | 401,283 (2024) |
| Barbados | $24,540 (2024) | 6.4% (2024) | 282,467 (2024) |
| Belize | $14,367 (2024) | 8.7% (2024) | 417,072 (2024) |
| Bolivia | $12,896 (2024) | 3.3% (2024) | 12,413,315 (2024) |
| Brazil | $22,371 (2024) | 6.8% (2024) | 211,998,573 (2024) |
| British Virgin Islands | 39,471 (2024) | ||
| Cayman Islands | $92,201 (2024) | 74,457 (2024) | |
| Chile | $36,071 (2024) | 8.7% (2024) | 19,764,771 (2024) |
| Colombia | $22,439 (2024) | 9.6% (2024) | 52,886,363 (2024) |
| Costa Rica | $31,552 (2024) | 6.9% (2024) | 5,129,910 (2024) |
| Cuba | 1.8% (2024) | 10,979,783 (2024) | |
| Curacao | $32,741 (2024) | 155,967 (2024) | |
| Dominica | $21,332 (2024) | 66,205 (2024) | |
| Dominican Republic | $27,582 (2024) | 5.3% (2024) | 11,427,557 (2024) |
| Ecuador | $15,848 (2024) | 3.5% (2024) | 18,135,478 (2024) |
| El Salvador | $13,258 (2024) | 3.3% (2024) | 6,338,193 (2024) |
| Grenada | $19,903 (2024) | 117,207 (2024) | |
| Guatemala | $14,393 (2024) | 2.6% (2024) | 18,406,359 (2024) |
| Guyana | $80,271 (2024) | 11.9% (2024) | 831,087 (2024) |
| Haiti | $3,169 (2024) | 14.6% (2024) | 11,772,557 (2024) |
| Honduras | $7,503 (2024) | 4.9% (2024) | 10,825,703 (2024) |
| Jamaica | $12,909 (2024) | 3.2% (2024) | 2,839,175 (2024) |
| Mexico | $25,820 (2024) | 2.7% (2024) | 130,861,007 (2024) |
| Nicaragua | $8,721 (2024) | 5.0% (2024) | 6,916,140 (2024) |
| Panama | $41,430 (2024) | 8.5% (2024) | 4,515,577 (2024) |
| Paraguay | $18,632 (2024) | 5.7% (2024) | 6,929,153 (2024) |
| Peru | $17,882 (2024) | 5.2% (2024) | 34,217,848 (2024) |
| Puerto Rico (US) | $50,333 (2024) | 5.6% (2024) | 3,202,521 (2024) |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | $53,847 (2024) | 43,350 (2024) | |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $34,897 (2024) | 46,843 (2024) | |
| St. Lucia | $28,117 (2024) | 10.2% (2024) | 179,744 (2024) |
| St. Martin (French part) | 26,129 (2024) | ||
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $21,303 (2024) | 18.1% (2024) | 100,616 (2024) |
| Suriname | $21,832 (2024) | 7.6% (2024) | 634,431 (2024) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $36,381 (2024) | 3.3% (2024) | 1,368,333 (2024) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | $38,010 (2024) | 46,535 (2024) | |
| Uruguay | $36,597 (2024) | 8.2% (2024) | 3,386,588 (2024) |
| Venezuela, RB | 5.3% (2024) | 28,405,543 (2024) | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | $49,785 (2022) | 11.4% (2024) | 104,377 (2024) |
North America (3)
| Country | GDP per capita (PPP) | Youth unemployment | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda | $118,728 (2024) | 64,636 (2024) | |
| Canada | $65,483 (2024) | 6.4% (2024) | 41,262,329 (2024) |
| United States | $86,170 (2024) | 4.0% (2024) | 340,003,797 (2024) |
South Asia (6)
| Country | GDP per capita (PPP) | Youth unemployment | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | $9,661 (2024) | 3.6% (2024) | 173,562,364 (2024) |
| Bhutan | $17,762 (2024) | 3.3% (2024) | 791,524 (2024) |
| India | $10,719 (2024) | 4.2% (2024) | 1,450,935,791 (2024) |
| Maldives | $26,221 (2024) | 4.3% (2024) | 527,799 (2024) |
| Nepal | $5,746 (2024) | 10.5% (2024) | 29,651,054 (2024) |
| Sri Lanka | $15,701 (2024) | 4.2% (2024) | 21,916,000 (2024) |
Sub-Saharan Africa (48)
| Country | GDP per capita (PPP) | Youth unemployment | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | $9,964 (2024) | 14.0% (2024) | 37,885,849 (2024) |
| Benin | $4,441 (2024) | 1.6% (2024) | 14,462,724 (2024) |
| Botswana | $20,612 (2024) | 23.8% (2024) | 2,521,139 (2024) |
| Burkina Faso | $2,901 (2024) | 3.4% (2024) | 23,548,781 (2024) |
| Burundi | $1,193 (2024) | 0.9% (2024) | 14,047,786 (2024) |
| Cabo Verde | $11,185 (2024) | 11.9% (2024) | 524,877 (2024) |
| Cameroon | $5,597 (2024) | 3.6% (2024) | 29,123,744 (2024) |
| Central African Republic | $1,265 (2024) | 6.3% (2024) | 5,330,690 (2024) |
| Chad | $2,767 (2024) | 1.1% (2024) | 20,299,123 (2024) |
| Comoros | $4,048 (2024) | 3.8% (2024) | 866,628 (2024) |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | $1,823 (2024) | 4.4% (2024) | 109,276,265 (2024) |
| Congo, Rep. | $7,004 (2024) | 19.9% (2024) | 6,332,961 (2024) |
| Cote d'Ivoire | $7,680 (2024) | 2.3% (2024) | 31,934,230 (2024) |
| Equatorial Guinea | $17,072 (2024) | 8.3% (2024) | 1,892,516 (2024) |
| Eritrea | 5.9% (2024) | 3,535,603 (2024) | |
| Eswatini | $11,823 (2024) | 34.6% (2024) | 1,242,822 (2024) |
| Ethiopia | $3,292 (2024) | 3.4% (2024) | 132,059,767 (2024) |
| Gabon | $21,541 (2024) | 20.1% (2024) | 2,538,952 (2024) |
| Gambia, The | $3,481 (2024) | 6.5% (2024) | 2,759,988 (2024) |
| Ghana | $8,051 (2024) | 2.8% (2024) | 34,427,414 (2024) |
| Guinea | $4,572 (2024) | 5.1% (2024) | 14,754,785 (2024) |
| Guinea-Bissau | $3,093 (2024) | 2.6% (2024) | 2,201,352 (2024) |
| Kenya | $6,650 (2024) | 5.5% (2024) | 56,432,944 (2024) |
| Lesotho | $3,071 (2024) | 16.3% (2024) | 2,337,423 (2024) |
| Liberia | $1,874 (2024) | 2.9% (2024) | 5,612,817 (2024) |
| Madagascar | $1,889 (2024) | 3.1% (2024) | 31,964,956 (2024) |
| Malawi | $1,860 (2024) | 5.1% (2024) | 21,655,286 (2024) |
| Mali | $3,322 (2024) | 2.9% (2024) | 24,478,595 (2024) |
| Mauritania | $7,379 (2024) | 10.3% (2024) | 5,169,395 (2024) |
| Mauritius | $31,697 (2024) | 5.5% (2024) | 1,245,779 (2024) |
| Mozambique | $1,708 (2024) | 6.7% (2024) | 34,631,766 (2024) |
| Namibia | $11,698 (2024) | 19.2% (2024) | 3,030,131 (2024) |
| Niger | $2,044 (2024) | 0.4% (2024) | 27,032,412 (2024) |
| Nigeria | $9,100 (2024) | 3.0% (2024) | 232,679,478 (2024) |
| Rwanda | $3,785 (2024) | 11.3% (2024) | 14,256,567 (2024) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | $6,274 (2024) | 9.1% (2024) | 235,536 (2024) |
| Senegal | $5,097 (2024) | 2.8% (2024) | 18,501,984 (2024) |
| Seychelles | $33,339 (2024) | 121,354 (2024) | |
| Sierra Leone | $3,527 (2024) | 3.1% (2024) | 8,642,022 (2024) |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $1,604 (2024) | 18.9% (2024) | 19,009,151 (2024) |
| South Africa | $15,479 (2024) | 32.3% (2024) | 64,007,187 (2024) |
| South Sudan | 12.4% (2023) | 11,943,408 (2024) | |
| Sudan | $2,119 (2024) | 7.5% (2022) | 50,448,963 (2024) |
| Tanzania | $4,227 (2024) | 1.6% (2024) | 68,560,157 (2024) |
| Togo | $3,815 (2024) | 1.9% (2024) | 8,406,558 (2024) |
| Uganda | $3,278 (2024) | 2.7% (2024) | 50,015,092 (2024) |
| Zambia | $4,221 (2024) | 5.9% (2024) | 21,314,956 (2024) |
| Zimbabwe | $5,933 (2024) | 9.4% (2024) | 16,634,373 (2024) |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (23)
| Country | GDP per capita (PPP) | Youth unemployment | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | $2,236 (2024) | 13.7% (2024) | 42,647,492 (2024) |
| Algeria | $17,646 (2024) | 11.7% (2024) | 46,814,308 (2024) |
| Bahrain | $67,230 (2024) | 1.1% (2024) | 1,588,670 (2024) |
| Djibouti | $7,822 (2024) | 26.0% (2024) | 1,168,722 (2024) |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | $19,122 (2024) | 6.8% (2024) | 116,538,258 (2024) |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | $19,903 (2024) | 8.1% (2024) | 91,567,738 (2024) |
| Iraq | $14,485 (2024) | 15.3% (2024) | 46,042,015 (2024) |
| Israel | $57,278 (2024) | 3.6% (2024) | 10,002,200 (2024) |
| Jordan | $11,916 (2024) | 16.7% (2024) | 11,552,876 (2024) |
| Kuwait | $53,119 (2024) | 2.2% (2024) | 4,897,263 (2024) |
| Lebanon | $11,917 (2024) | 11.0% (2023) | 5,805,962 (2024) |
| Libya | $14,325 (2024) | 19.1% (2024) | 7,381,023 (2024) |
| Malta | $70,063 (2024) | 3.1% (2024) | 568,847 (2024) |
| Morocco | $10,430 (2024) | 9.1% (2024) | 38,081,173 (2024) |
| Oman | $41,801 (2024) | 3.2% (2024) | 5,281,538 (2024) |
| Pakistan | $6,263 (2024) | 5.5% (2024) | 251,269,164 (2024) |
| Qatar | $126,713 (2024) | 0.1% (2024) | 2,857,822 (2024) |
| Saudi Arabia | $71,936 (2024) | 3.5% (2024) | 35,300,280 (2024) |
| Syrian Arab Republic | $4,905 (2022) | 13.4% (2024) | 24,672,760 (2024) |
| Tunisia | $14,542 (2024) | 15.3% (2024) | 12,277,109 (2024) |
| United Arab Emirates | $79,344 (2024) | 2.2% (2024) | 10,986,400 (2024) |
| West Bank and Gaza | $4,771 (2024) | 24.4% (2022) | 5,289,152 (2024) |
| Yemen, Rep. | 17.0% (2024) | 40,583,164 (2024) |
About these figures
Every number on this page comes from the World Bank Open Data, with the year it was observed attached. World Bank data is released under CC BY 4.0 Retrieved 2026-11-01.
Migration and remittance data are not in this dataset.
This page describes the shape of the data. It does not rank countries against each other, and it says nothing about the people who live in them — a low figure is a fact about conditions and about what the source reports, not a verdict on a population. Our editorial standard.
See it as a life
These figures are what the simulation runs on. Start a life in any of the 217 countries and watch the years play out.