Standardised inflows of temporary migrants — Migration flows by category by country
This database provides estimates of annual temporary migration flows to OECD countries. The estimates are mainly based on the number of newly granted permits/visas issued to foreign citizens, provided by NSOs or Ministerial statistical services. Temporary migration flows are classified into 6 groups: international...
What the numbers show
Standardised inflows of temporary migrants — Migration flows by category is currently reported for 15 countries. The highest value is 75,159 Persons in United States; the lowest is 75 Persons in Finland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,519 Persons, and the mean is 8,296 Persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,002.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 110.6%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 62.4%).
Standardised inflows of temporary migrants — Migration flows by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 75,159 Persons | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 13,786 Persons | 2024 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 3 | Japan | 8,443 Persons | 2024 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 4 | Canada | 8,420 Persons | 2024 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 8,137 Persons | 2024 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 6 | France | 2,865 Persons | 2024 | up 23.1% | flat |
| 7 | Australia | 2,260 Persons | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Spain | 1,519 Persons | 2024 | up 110.6% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 1,425 Persons | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Norway | 1,398 Persons | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 421 Persons | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Czechia | 284 Persons | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Austria | 136 Persons | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 117 Persons | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Finland | 75 Persons | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Poland 7,356 Persons
- Netherlands 2,519 Persons
- Korea 327 Persons
- Slovenia 31.12 Persons
- Lithuania 22 Persons
- Slovak Republic 12 Persons
About this data
This database provides estimates of annual temporary migration flows to OECD countries. The estimates are mainly based on the number of newly granted permits/visas issued to foreign citizens, provided by NSOs or Ministerial statistical services. Temporary migration flows are classified into 6 groups: international students newly registered in a tertiary education programme; migrants participating in a work-travel exchange programs; intra-corporate transferees; trainees; seasonal foreign workers; and other foreign workers participating in national temporary migration programmes. Note that selected temporary movements are excluded from our estimates of temporary migration inflows. These are: tourists; crews; persons in transit; business visitors; diplomats; journalists; job-search visa holders; religious workers; sportspersons; artists; performers; posted workers. Short-term movements under free-movement agreements are not included in this dataset. Asylum seekers are not included in this data set. See the following tables. Ukrainians under the Temporary Protection Directive are not included in this data set. Further information: International Migration Outlook