Countries

Start from a national hub, then drill into city tables — ordering is editorial; when you refresh content, freeze your preferred UN DESA year using the ordering note at the bottom of this page.

USUnited StatesLargest migrant stock globally; strong remote-employer ecosystem but immigration pathways are selective and vary by visa category.AtlantaBostonChicagoDallasHoustonLos AngelesMiamiNew York CityPhoenixSan FranciscoSeattleWashington DC
DEGermanyMajor EU destination with structured skilled migration routes and broad labor demand in tech and manufacturing hubs.BerlinCologneFrankfurtHamburgMunichStuttgart
SASaudi ArabiaHigh share of temporary migrant workers; cost of living and sponsorship rules dominate practical planning.Al KhobarDammamJeddahRiyadh
RURussiaLarge migrant stock with regionally concentrated economic centers; verify current sanctions, banking, and mobility constraints.MoscowNovosibirskSaint PetersburgYekaterinburg
GBUnited KingdomGlobal finance and tech hub with points-based immigration; London skews costs versus secondary cities.BirminghamEdinburghLondonManchester
AEUnited Arab EmiratesTax-friendly for many residents, sponsorship-based residence, extremely rental-driven budgets in Dubai/Abu Dhabi.Abu DhabiAjmanDubaiSharjah
FRFranceEU mobility plus national talent routes; Paris dominates salaries and rents compared with Lyon.LyonMarseilleNiceParisToulouse
CACanadaFederal skilled pathways and provincial programs; Toronto/Vancouver differ sharply on housing costs.CalgaryMontrealTorontoVancouver
AUAustraliaPoints-tested skilled migration; coastal metros combine high wages with elevated housing pressure.BrisbaneMelbournePerthSydney
ESSpainPopular EU destination with regional variation; Barcelona/Madrid attract remote workers and retirees alike.BarcelonaGranadaMadridSevilleValencia
SGSingaporeCity-state logistics hub with strong English services depth; immigration is selective and rules change frequently — verify passes with MOM/ICA.Singapore
NLNetherlandsEU gateway with English-friendly employers; housing competition in Randstad metros is the practical bottleneck for newcomers.AmsterdamRotterdam
JPJapanMajor destination for skilled assignments; Japanese still anchors leases and clinics outside multinational bubbles.KyotoOsakaTokyo
KRSouth KoreaTech-heavy labor market with structured visa routes; Seoul concentrates hiring versus secondary metros.BusanSeoul
PTPortugalPopular EU entry point for remote-friendly visas historically — thresholds and housing pressure evolve; verify current policy.LisbonPorto
IEIrelandEU English-language hub with tech payroll concentration; Dublin rents rival smaller EU capitals.Dublin
ITItalyRegional variation dominates; northern metros carry higher rents and faster logistics than southern counterparts.FlorenceMilanRomeVenice
CHSwitzerlandHigh-salary, high-cost cantonal patchwork; housing scarcity and language norms (DE/FR/IT) gate everyday errands.GenevaZurich
ATAustriaStable EU destination with Red-White-Red style routes for talent; Vienna concentrates services versus regional cities.Vienna
BEBelgiumInstitutional capital plus logistics corridors; bilingual bureaucracy surprises newcomers used to single-language hubs.Brussels
PLPolandGrowing tech and shared-services anchor; EU mobility contrasts with non-EU hiring friction.KrakowWarsaw
CZCzech RepublicCentral EU affordability narrative versus Prague housing competition — verify employment-card paths independently.Prague
SESwedenStrong worker protections and English in tech; personal-number logistics gate banking and contracts.Stockholm
NONorwayHigh wages and seasonal daylight extremes; rental registration is tight in Oslo-adjacent markets.Oslo
DKDenmarkCompact welfare-state logistics with Danish-first housing portals — Copenhagen concentrates hiring.Copenhagen
FIFinlandDigital services depth with climate-adjusted commutes; Helsinki anchors English-friendly clusters.Helsinki
THThailandTourism-facing services economy with periodic digital-nomad and long-stay routes — income rules shift; verify MOFA announcements.BangkokChiang MaiPhuket
VNVietnamManufacturing and outsourcing growth with humid-climate logistics; visa runs and work permits need employer alignment.Da NangHanoiHo Chi Minh City
MYMalaysiaMM2H and employment passes historically attracted expats; rule changes are frequent — corroborate with official immigration portals.George Town, PenangKuala Lumpur
IDIndonesiaArchipelago logistics dominate; Jakarta concentrates payroll while Bali skews tourism-facing remote demand.DenpasarJakarta
PHPhilippinesBPO and English services hub with tropical climate planning; Metro Manila traffic shapes commute realism.Manila
TWTaiwanHardware and semiconductor ecosystem with Mandarin-first administration — Gold Card style routes exist for specialists.Taipei
NZNew ZealandPoints-tested migration with island logistics; Auckland concentrates rents versus smaller metros.AucklandQueenstown
MXMexicoUS-adjacent services and manufacturing depth; security and tax residency questions deserve location-specific research.Mexico City
BRBrazilLarge internal market with Portuguese administration; fiscal and banking quirks vary by state.Rio de JaneiroSão Paulo
ARArgentinaMacro volatility affects everyday pricing; verify banking, FX, and lease indexation clauses independently.Buenos Aires
ILIsraelHigh-tech payroll cluster with security-conscious logistics; Hebrew anchors many services outside tech employers.Tel Aviv
TRTurkeyBridge hub with currency volatility; residency and work permits follow distinct routes — verify post-policy shifts.Istanbul
INIndiaMassive internal migration destination with English in professional services; intra-city infrastructure swings widely.Bengaluru (Bangalore)Delhi NCRMumbai
GRGreeceEU periphery with tourism-season labor liquidity; Athens concentrates admin versus island municipalities.Athens
HUHungaryCentral EU affordability story with Hungarian-first bureaucracy; Budapest dominates services depth.Budapest
RORomaniaGrowing EU tech bench; Bucharest concentrates payroll versus Transylvanian secondary cities.Bucharest
HRCroatiaCoastal tourism plus EU entry routes; seasonal housing liquidity swings on the Adriatic.Zagreb
ZASouth AfricaRegional services hub with load-shedding infrastructure realities; safety-aware commuting patterns matter.Cape TownJohannesburg
HKHong Kong SARDense finance and trade gateway; housing costs and visa categories differ from mainland China — verify immigration portals independently.Hong Kong
CNChinaMajor global migrant destination with city-tier variation; work permits and housing registration follow local PSB rules — verify officially.BeijingShanghai

Country coverage (top ten destinations)

The ten country hubs mirror commonly cited major migrant-destination markets in UN DESA international migrant stock datasets (United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, France, Canada, Australia, Spain appear frequently in global stock rankings — ordering shifts by year and definition).

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