16-Jul-18, iPMIM
The total number of expatriates worldwide amounted to around 66.2 mn in 2017. This figure has grown at a compound annual rate of 5.8% since 2013, from 52.8 mn in that year.
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Saudi Arabia hosted the largest number of expatriates in 2017, followed by the UAE and Germany. In the UAE, expatriates made up 88% of the total population, which is the highest among 30 countries.
India generated by far the largest group of expatriates resident abroad in 2017, with the GCC states a major destination, followed by China and Canada.