International migrant stock, total in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: International migrant stock, total was 19.62 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
International migrant stock, total in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1990–2024
Source: International Migrant Stock, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international migrant stock, total in Least developed countries: UN classification is 19.62 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international migrant stock, total in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 19.62 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.06 million, in 2010.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.72 million | 11.42 million | 12.03 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.26 million | 10.10 million | 10.42 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.52 million | 10.06 million | 12.99 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.79 million | 15.97 million | 19.62 million | 2 |
More financial sector data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Net migration -1.21 million (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.77 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 30.8% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 12.1% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 31.1% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 31.2% (2024)
- Broad money 45.0% (2023)
- Total reserves 26.1% (2024)
- Interest rate spread 9.5% (2017)
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio 15.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international migrant stock, total in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- International migrant stock, total in Least developed countries: UN classification was 19.62 million in 2024, according to International Migrant Stock, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest international migrant stock, total recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 19.62 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest international migrant stock, total recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.06 million in 2010.
- Is international migrant stock, total rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification data come from?
- The figures come from International Migrant Stock, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of International migrant stock, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International migrant stock, total is the number of people at mid-year born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees.