In 2019, two thirds of all international migrants were living in just 20 countries. The largest number of
international migrants (51 million) resided in the United States of America, equal to about 19 per cent of
the world’s total. Germany and Saudi Arabia hosted the second and third largest numbers of international
migrants worldwide (around 13 million each), followed by the Russian Federation (12 million) and the
United Kingdom (10 million)