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Every figure on this dashboard was published by a government body, and every country page links the exact authority and dataset behind its numbers. This page lists the principal statistical and permit authorities per country, and the cross-national datasets used throughout.

Publishing authorities
382
statistical + permit sources
Countries
99
each page lists its own sources
Latest data
2025
most recent year on record
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Authorities by Country

The principal statistical agency and residence-permit authority for each country. Open a country page for the full list with dataset links.

CountryTransparencyStatistical agencyResidence / permit authority
ALAlbania3.0Instituti i Statistikave / INSTATDepartamenti për Kufirin dhe Migracionin, Drejtoria e Përgjithshme e Policisë së Shtetit / Department for Border and Migration, General Directorate of State Police
ADAndorra1.0Departament d'Estadística, Principat d'AndorraDepartament d'Immigració (Servei de Tràmits Immigració) — administers Active Residency, Passive Residency (residència passiva), and Investor Residency categories
AGAntigua & Barbuda1.5Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU); Antigua and Barbuda Statistics Division; Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Population Estimates DatasetCitizenship by Investment Unit (CIU); Immigration Department of Antigua and Barbuda; Passport Office (Ministry of National Security); Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda / Office of the Prime Minister
ARArgentina2.0INDEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos)Dirección Nacional de Migraciones
AUAustralia3.5Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)Department of Home Affairs (DHA)
ATAustria4.5Statistics AustriaFederal Ministry of the Interior
AZAzerbaijan2.0AzStat (State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan)State Migration Service (SMS); Ministry of Internal Affairs
BSBahamas2.0Bahamas National Statistical Institute (BNSI)Department of Immigration; Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
BHBahrain0.0Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA)Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA), Ministry of Interior; Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) for private-sector work permits
BDBangladesh2.0Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP, Ministry of Home Affairs)
BBBarbados1.5Barbados Statistical Service (BSS)Barbados Immigration Department; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados; Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs (Welcome Stamp Programme under the Remote Employment Act 2020)
BEBelgium4.5StatbelImmigration Office
BZBelize1.0Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB)Immigration Department (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade & Immigration); Nationality and Passports Department
BRBrazil3.0Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)Polícia Federal (PF) — Sismigra / OBMigra (UnB/MTE)
BGBulgaria3.5National Statistical InstituteMinistry of the Interior, Migration Directorate
CACanada4.0Statistics CanadaImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
CLChile3.5The National Statistics Institute (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas / INE); the National Migration Service (Servicio Nacional de Migraciones / SERMIG)The National Migration Service (Servicio Nacional de Migraciones / SERMIG)
CNChina1.5National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS, 国家统计局)National Immigration Administration (NIA, 国家移民管理局); Ministry of Public Security (MPS, 公安部); Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS, 人力资源和社会保障部); Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST, 科学技术部) / State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA)
COColombia2.5The National Statistics Department (Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística / DANE); the government open-data portal datos.gov.co; Migración Colombia (the migration authority)The Foreign Ministry (Cancillería colombiana / Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores), which issues visas and administers naturalisation; Migración Colombia (the migration authority); the Ministry of Labour (Ministerio del Trabajo)
CRCosta Rica1.0The National Statistics and Census Institute (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos / INEC)The General Directorate of Migration (Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería / DGME); the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social / MTSS); the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones / TSE), which administers naturalisation
HRCroatia3.5The Croatian Bureau of Statistics (Državni zavod za statistiku / DZS)The Ministry of the Interior (Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova / MUP)
CYCyprus3.0Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT)Ministry of Interior – Civil Registry and Migration Department (CRMD)
CZCzechia4.5Czech Statistical OfficeMinistry of the Interior
DKDenmark5.0Statistics DenmarkMinistry of Immigration and Integration; Danish Immigration Service
DMDominica0.0Central Statistical Office (CSO Dominica); Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Population Estimates DatasetCitizenship by Investment Unit (CBIU) of the Commonwealth of Dominica; Immigration Department (Ministry of National Security); Passport Office; Minister of Finance (final approval authority)
DODominican Republic2.5Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE)Dirección General de Migración (Bureau of Immigration); Ministerio de Interior y Policía (MIP) for naturalizations
EGEgypt2.5Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS, الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء)Passports, Immigration and Nationality Administration (Ministry of Interior, مصلحة الجوازات والهجرة والجنسية - وزارة الداخلية); Ministry of Manpower (وزارة القوى العاملة); Ministry of Foreign Affairs (وزارة الخارجية, consular)
EEEstonia4.0Statistics EstoniaPolice and Border Guard Board (PBGB)
FJFiji2.0Fiji Bureau of Statistics (FBoS)Fiji Department of Immigration (DoI, Immigration Act 2003 / Immigration Regulations 2007); Investment Fiji for investor permits; Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations (MEPIR) for labour permits
FIFinland4.5Statistics FinlandFinnish Immigration Service
FRFrance2.0National Institute of Statistics and Economic StudiesMinistry of the Interior – Directorate General for Foreign Nationals in France
GEGeorgia2.0The National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat)The Public Service Development Agency (Ministry of Justice); the State Employment Support Agency
DEGermany4.5Federal Statistical OfficeFederal Ministry of the Interior
GHGhana2.0Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)Ghana Immigration Service (GIS, Ministry of the Interior)
GRGreece3.0Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)Ministry of Migration and Asylum; Ministry of Interior
GDGrenada1.0Investment Migration Agency (IMA) Grenada; Central Statistical Office; Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Population Estimates DatasetInvestment Migration Agency (IMA) Grenada; Immigration and Passport Department (Royal Grenada Police Force); Ministry of National Security; Minister of Finance (final approval authority)
GTGuatemala2.0INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística)Instituto Guatemalteco de Migración (IGM) — Subdirección de Extranjería
HNHonduras1.0The National Statistics Institute (Instituto Nacional de Estadística / INE)The National Migration Institute (Instituto Nacional de Migración / INM); the Ministry of Labour (Secretaría de Trabajo y Seguridad Social / STSS); the Foreign Ministry (Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores / SRECI); the National Persons Registry (Registro Nacional de las Personas / RNP), which administers naturalisation
HKHong Kong2.0Census and Statistics Department (C&SD, 政府統計處)Immigration Department (ImmD, 入境事務處)
HUHungary4.0Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP)
ISIceland4.0Statistics IcelandMinistry of Justice; Directorate of Immigration
INIndia2.0Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (Census of India); Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)Ministry of Home Affairs — Foreigners Division / Bureau of Immigration / FRRO (residence registration & naturalization grants under Citizenship Act 1955 and Immigration and Foreigners Act 2025); Ministry of External Affairs (visa/consular)
IDIndonesia2.0Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS, National Bureau of Statistics)Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi (Directorate General of Immigration); Kementerian Luar Negeri (Ministry of Foreign Affairs); Ministry of Manpower (RPTKA foreign-worker utilization plans)
IEIreland2.0Central Statistics Office (CSO)Department of Justice
ILIsrael3.5Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS)Population and Immigration Authority (PIBA)
ITItaly4.0Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)Ministry of the Interior; Ministry of Justice
JMJamaica1.0Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN)Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA); Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) for consular and diplomatic matters; Jamaica Open Data Portal (data.gov.jm) for cross-agency open data publication
JPJapan3.0Statistics Bureau of Japan / e-StatImmigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
JOJordan1.0Department of Statistics Jordan (DOS)Borders and Residence Department (Public Security Directorate)
KEKenya2.0Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)Directorate of Immigration Services, Ministry of Interior and National Administration (residence permits and citizenship under Citizenship and Immigration Act 2011, Act No. 12 of 2011)
XKKosovo2.0Agjencia e Statistikave të Kosovës / Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS)Ministria e Punëve të Brendshme, Departamenti për Shtetësi, Azil dhe Migrim / Ministry of Internal Affairs, Department for Citizenship, Asylum and Migration
KWKuwait1.5The Central Statistical Bureau (CSB); the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI)The Ministry of Interior (residency and nationality affairs); the Public Authority of Manpower (PAM)
LVLatvia2.0Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSB)Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (OCMA)
LILiechtenstein2.0Office of StatisticsMinistry of Home Affairs, Economy and Environment; Office of Migration and Passport
LTLithuania2.0Statistics LithuaniaMigration Department, Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania
LULuxembourg3.5Luxembourg Institute of Statistics (STATEC)Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Immigration Directorate
MOMacau2.0Statistics and Census Service (SCS, 統計暨普查局)Public Security Police Force (PSP, 治安警察局); Labour Affairs Bureau (LAB, 勞工事務局); Identification Services Bureau (DSI, 身份證明局)
MYMalaysia1.5Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia (DOSM, Department of Statistics Malaysia)Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia (JIM, Immigration Department of Malaysia); Kementerian Luar Negeri (Ministry of Foreign Affairs); Kementerian Dalam Negeri / KDN (Ministry of Home Affairs); Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara / JPN (National Registration Department)
MTMalta2.0National Statistics Office (NSO)Ministry for Home Affairs, Security and Employment; Identity Malta Agency (Residency Malta / Expatriates Unit)
MXMexico3.5Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) — UPMRIP/SEGOB; Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE)
MDMoldova3.0Biroul Naţional de Statistică (BNS — National Bureau of Statistics)Inspectoratul General pentru Migraţie (IGM — General Inspectorate for Migration, Ministry of Internal Affairs); Agenţia Servicii Publice (APS — Agency of Public Services)
MCMonaco1.0Institut Monégasque de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (IMSEE)Direction de la Sûreté Publique (DSP) — administers cartes de séjour for foreign residents; Mairie de Monaco — civil registry for Monegasque nationals
MAMorocco1.5Haut-Commissariat au Plan (HCP, المندوبية السامية للتخطيط)Ministry of Interior (وزارة الداخلية, residence permits under Law 02-03 governing entry and residence of foreign nationals); Ministry of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills (وزارة الإدماج الاقتصادي والمقاولة الصغرى والشغل والكفاءات); Ministry of Justice (وزارة العدل, naturalisation under Code de la nationalité marocaine, Loi 62-06)
NLNetherlands4.0Statistics Netherlands (CBS)Ministry of Justice and Security; Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND)
NZNew Zealand3.0Statistics New Zealand (Stats NZ)Immigration New Zealand (INZ, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment); Department of Internal Affairs (DIA)
NINicaragua1.0INIDE (Instituto Nacional de Información de Desarrollo)Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME)
NGNigeria0.5National Population Commission (NPC); National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS, Federal Ministry of Interior)
NONorway3.5Statistics Norway (SSB)Ministry of Justice and Public Security; Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI)
OMOman1.0National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI, المركز الوطني للإحصاء والمعلومات); National Open Data Portal (opendata.gov.om, operated by MTCIT)Royal Oman Police (ROP, شرطة عمان السلطانية) — Directorate General of Passports and Residence — all entry visas and residence permits; Ministry of Labour (MOL, وزارة العمل) — private-sector work permits via Labour Clearance; Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MoCIIP, وزارة التجارة والصناعة وترويج الاستثمار) — Golden / Silver Residency (Investor Residence Program); Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning (MOHUP, وزارة الإسكان والتخطيط العمراني) — Property Owner Visa; Ministry of Interior (MOI, وزارة الداخلية) — Directorate General of Civil Status — naturalisation operational; Royal Court Affairs (شؤون البلاط السلطاني) — Royal Decree issuance including nationality grants
PKPakistan0.5Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS)Directorate General of Immigration & Passports (DGIP, Ministry of Interior); NADRA e-visa portal (visa.nadra.gov.pk); National Aliens Registration Authority (NARA); Ministry of Interior under Pakistan Citizenship Act 1951 for naturalizations
PAPanama2.0INEC / Contraloría General de la RepúblicaServicio Nacional de Migración (SNM); Ministerio de Trabajo y Desarrollo Laboral (MITRADEL) for work permits
PHPhilippines1.0Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)Bureau of Immigration (BI); Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA, SRRV)
PLPoland4.0Statistics Poland (Central Statistical Office)Ministry of the Interior and Administration; Office for Foreigners
PTPortugal4.5Statistics Portugal (INE)Ministry of Internal Administration; Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA); Ministry of Justice
QAQatar0.0National Planning Council (NPC, المجلس الوطني للتخطيط) — incorporating the National Statistics Center; absorbed the Planning & Statistics Authority (PSA) under Amiri Decision No. 13 of 2024 (May 2024); chaired by the Prime MinisterMinistry of Interior (وزارة الداخلية) — General Directorate of Passports + Permanent Residence Card Granting Committee (لجنة منح بطاقة الإقامة الدائمة) under Law No. 10 of 2018 + Nationality and Travel Documents Department; Ministry of Labour (وزارة العمل) under Law No. 21 of 2015 (kafala formally abolished); Qatar Financial Centre (مركز قطر للمال) parallel residency framework; Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Aqarat, عقارات) underpins Real Estate Residency under Council of Ministers Decision No. 28 of 2020; Jusour (جسور, Qatar Manpower Solutions Company) for Entrepreneur + Executive Residency (announced February 2026); Amiri Diwan (الديوان الأميري) for nationality grants under Law No. 38 of 2005
RORomania3.0National Institute of Statistics (INS)Ministry of Internal Affairs; General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI)
RURussia3.0Rosstat (Federal State Statistics Service)Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD)
SASaudi Arabia2.5الهيئة العامة للإحصاء — General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT, stats.gov.sa); الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي — Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA, sdaia.gov.sa) which operates the Saudi Open Data Platform (open.data.gov.sa); أم القرى — Umm al-Qura Official Gazette (uqn.gov.sa)وزارة الداخلية — Ministry of Interior (MOI, moi.gov.sa): General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) issues standard Iqama residence permits + exit/re-entry visas + dependent visas + final-exit visas (via Muqeem platform muqeem.sa for employers + Absher absher.sa for individuals); Civil Affairs Agency processes naturalization applications (Naturalization Committee review). وزارة الخارجية — Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA, mofa.gov.sa) — issues entry visas through diplomatic missions abroad and Visit Saudi platform. وزارة الموارد البشرية والتنمية الاجتماعية — Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD, hrsd.gov.sa) — work permits + Saudization (Nitaqat) policy via Qiwa platform (qiwa.sa). مركز الإقامة المميزة — Premium Residency Center (PRC, pr.gov.sa) — 7-track Premium Residency Program. الديوان الملكي — Royal Court (tawasol.royalcourt.gov.sa) — issues Royal Decrees including naturalization grants under Saudi Arabian Citizenship System (1954, amended). وزارة الحج والعمرة — Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (haj.gov.sa) — pilgrimage visa logistics via Nusuk platform (services.nusuk.sa). المؤسسة العامة للتأمينات الاجتماعية — General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI, gosi.gov.sa) — inferred administrative source for MHRSD workforce datasets. Regional preservation: Gulf Labour Markets and Migration project (GLMM, gulfmigration.grc.net) of the Gulf Research Center — operational source for MHRSD workforce datasets used during the May 2026 Saudi Open Data Platform inaccessibility.
SNSenegal2.0Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD)Direction Générale des Étrangers / Direction de la Police des Étrangers et des Titres de Voyage (Ministère de l'Intérieur)
RSSerbia3.5Republički zavod za statistiku (Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia)Komesarijat za izbegalice I migracije (Commissariat for Refugees and Migration); Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova (MUP — Ministry of Interior)
SGSingapore2.0Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat)Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA); Ministry of Manpower (MOM); Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
SKSlovakia3.5Statistical Office of the Slovak RepublicMinistry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic; Bureau of Border and Foreign Police (Presidium of the Police Force)
SISlovenia4.0Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS)Ministry of the Interior
ZASouth Africa2.0Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)Department of Home Affairs (DHA)
KRSouth Korea3.5Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) — KOSISMinistry of Justice — Korea Immigration Service (KIS); MOJ Nationality Division
ESSpain4.5National Statistics Institute (INE)Ministry of the Interior; Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration
KNSt. Kitts & Nevis0.5Statistics Department (Ministry of Sustainable Development); Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Population Estimates DatasetCitizenship by Investment Unit (CIU); Board of Governors; Prime Minister of St. Kitts & Nevis (final authority); National Immigration Authority; Passport Office
LCSt. Lucia1.0Central Statistical Office of Saint Lucia; Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Population Estimates DatasetCitizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) of Saint Lucia; Citizenship by Investment Board; Cabinet of Ministers (final approval authority); Immigration Department of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force; Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF)
SESweden5.0Statistics Sweden (SCB)Ministry of Justice; Swedish Migration Agency
CHSwitzerland4.5Federal Statistical Office (FSO)Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP); State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)
TWTaiwan3.0The Directorate-General of Budget Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS); the National Immigration Agency (NIA)The National Immigration Agency (NIA); the Ministry of Labor (MOL); the National Development Council (NDC), which runs the Gold Card
THThailand2.0National Statistical Office (NSO)Immigration Bureau (Royal Thai Police); Board of Investment (BOI) for LTR Visa
TTTrinidad & Tobago1.5Central Statistical Office (CSO)Ministry of Homeland Security — Immigration Division; Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs
TRTürkiye4.0TÜİK (Turkish Statistical Institute)Göç İdaresi Başkanlığı (DGMM)
AEUAE1.0Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC, الإدارة المركزية للإحصاء); Bayanat — UAE Open Data Portal (بوابة البيانات الرسمية); plus emirate-level statistics centres (SCAD Abu Dhabi, Dubai Digital Authority, Sharjah DSCD, Ajman, Fujairah, RAK, Umm Al Quwain)Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security (ICP, الهيئة الاتحادية للهوية والجنسية والجمارك وأمن المنافذ) — federal; General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA, الإدارة العامة للهوية وشؤون الأجانب) — Dubai emirate; Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratisation (MOHRE, وزارة الموارد البشرية والتوطين) — private-sector work permits; free-zone authorities DIFC / ADGM / JAFZA / DMCC / RAKEZ etc. — free-zone employee residence; Ministry of Interior (MOI, وزارة الداخلية) + Cabinet (مجلس الوزراء) — citizenship grants
GBUnited Kingdom4.5Office for National StatisticsThe Home Office
UYUruguay2.5Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) — Censo Nacional 2023, microdatos anonimizados; Dirección Nacional de Migración (DNM, Ministerio del Interior) — Anuarios Estadísticos with annual residence grants and passenger flows; datos.gub.uy — Portal de Datos AbiertosDirección Nacional de Migración (DNM, Ministerio del Interior) — grants and records all residences (permanent / ties / temporary); Dirección Nacional de Identificación Civil (DNIC, Ministerio del Interior) — administers naturalisation under Ley 18.250 + Decreto 118/2018; Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (MRREE) — consular visa administration under Decreto 356/2018; Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social (MTSS) — labour compliance; Banco de Previsión Social (BPS) — mandatory social-contributions registration
UZUzbekistan1.0National Statistics Committee (NSC / UzStat)Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA); Agency for External Labour Migration
VNVietnam1.5National Statistics Office of Vietnam (NSO; formerly General Statistics Office, GSO)Vietnam Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security (residence/visas, Law No. 47/2014/QH13); Ministry of Home Affairs (work permits from 1 Mar 2025; previously MOLISA, Decree 152/2020 → Decree 219/2025); Ministry of Justice — Department of Civil Status, Citizenship and Authentication (naturalization, Law No. 24/2008/QH12 amended 2014 and 2025)

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