Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
117
Highest
721,939
United States
Lowest
0
Zimbabwe
Median
2,309
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
6,304
What the numbers show
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 721,939 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,309, and the mean is 36,247.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 6,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 100.0%).
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 721,939 | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 508,831 | 2023 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Australia | 502,990 | 2024 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 4 | Canada | 279,801 | 2023 | up 216.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 276,243 | 2023 | up 285.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Turkey | 214,481 | 2023 | up 712.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 199,526 | 2024 | up 178.0% | rising |
| 8 | Japan | 171,435 | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 9 | South Korea | 136,292 | 2024 | up 187.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Iran | 122,822 | 2022 | up 2,730.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 117,725 | 2024 | up 590.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Malaysia | 112,007 | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 71,911 | 2024 | up 156.4% | volatile |
| 14 | France | 62,279 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 52,744 | 2024 | up 391.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 47,382 | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Italy | 43,908 | 2023 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Macao | 39,851 | 2024 | up 273.5% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 37,735 | 2024 | up 216.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Jordan | 35,809 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 21 | New Zealand | 35,231 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 22 | India | 30,578 | 2023 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Georgia | 30,286 | 2025 | up 664.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 27,593 | 2024 | up 184.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Ukraine | 26,321 | 2024 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 26 | Philippines | 22,756 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Poland | 20,069 | 2024 | up 281.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Hungary | 18,713 | 2024 | up 272.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Finland | 18,377 | 2024 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Belarus | 16,883 | 2024 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Greece | 16,581 | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands | 15,502 | 2019 | up 395.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Qatar | 14,703 | 2024 | up 122.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Ireland | 12,751 | 2022 | up 255.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Sweden | 11,607 | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Spain | 11,242 | 2024 | up 253.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Czechia | 11,150 | 2023 | up 143.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Switzerland | 10,553 | 2024 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 9,858 | 2024 | up 2,095.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Austria | 8,793 | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 41 | Vietnam | 7,395 | 2022 | up 128.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Belgium | 6,957 | 2023 | up 175.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Azerbaijan | 6,722 | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 44 | Indonesia | 6,582 | 2018 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 45 | Romania | 6,115 | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Cyprus | 5,732 | 2024 | up 251.2% | rising |
| 47 | Latvia | 5,580 | 2024 | up 332.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Norway | 4,994 | 2024 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 49 | Bahrain | 4,903 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 50 | Denmark | 4,902 | 2024 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 51 | Armenia | 4,790 | 2024 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 52 | Mongolia | 4,234 | 2024 | up 399.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Portugal | 3,879 | 2023 | up 231.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Lithuania | 3,745 | 2024 | up 302.3% | volatile |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 3,485 | 2023 | up 2,064.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Brazil | 3,337 | 2024 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Israel | 2,540 | 2023 | up 188.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Oman | 2,445 | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 2,309 | 2024 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 2,120 | 2017 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 61 | Morocco | 2,054 | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 62 | Malta | 1,805 | 2023 | up 1,257.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Tunisia | 1,787 | 2023 | up 629.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Moldova | 1,778 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 1,694 | 2023 | up 117.2% | rising |
| 66 | Slovakia | 1,683 | 2024 | up 156.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Estonia | 1,376 | 2024 | up 257.4% | volatile |
| 68 | South Africa | 1,264 | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 69 | Mauritius | 1,135 | 2022 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,072 | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 71 | Argentina | 887 | 2023 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Serbia | 734 | 2024 | up 715.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Luxembourg | 718 | 2024 | up 238.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Slovenia | 678 | 2023 | up 716.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Cuba | 553 | 2024 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Mexico | 553 | 2023 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Laos | 539 | 2020 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Iceland | 379 | 2023 | up 182.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Croatia | 372 | 2023 | up 6,100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Grenada | 295 | 2018 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 81 | Brunei | 226 | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 82 | Chile | 171 | 2024 | up 1,387.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Cambodia | 159 | 2021 | up 140.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Botswana | 107 | 2023 | up 118.4% | rising |
| 85 | Colombia | 94 | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 86 | Tanzania | 89 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 87 | Ecuador | 72 | 2023 | up 38.5% | flat |
| 88 | Mozambique | 59 | 2018 | up 293.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Mauritania | 56 | 2020 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 54 | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 91 | Cote d'Ivoire | 53 | 2024 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Niger | 51 | 2019 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Albania | 46 | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Ghana | 39 | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 37 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Monaco | 34 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 97 | Liechtenstein | 25 | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Namibia | 23 | 2022 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 99 | Rwanda | 16 | 2024 | up 77.8% | flat |
| 100 | Aruba | 13 | 2016 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Honduras | 13 | 2024 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 102 | Barbados | 7 | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Turkmenistan | 7 | 2022 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Benin | 6 | 2022 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Andorra | 5 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Madagascar | 5 | 2023 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 105 | El Salvador | 5 | 2023 | down 73.7% | falling |
| 108 | Bermuda | 3 | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 109 | Lesotho | 1 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 109 | San Marino | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Eswatini | 1 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Burundi | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Cameroon | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Mali | 0 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 112 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 3.90 million
- SDG: World 3.90 million
- UIS: World 3.90 million
- WB: World 3.90 million
- UNICEF: World 3.80 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 3.16 million
- MDG: Developed Regions 2.94 million
- WB: Oecd Members 2.89 million
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 2.82 million
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 2.76 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 2.65 million
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 2.33 million
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 1.93 million
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 1.65 million
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 1.65 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 1.63 million
- SDG: Europe 1.33 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 1.21 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 1.15 million
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 1.06 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 1.04 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 1.02 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 1.02 million
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 1.00 million
- SDG: Northern America 1.00 million
- WB: North America 1.00 million
- UNICEF: North America 1.00 million
- UNICEF: Western Europe 985,564
- MDG: Developing Regions 963,445
- WB: Ibrd Only 958,014
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 841,515
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 840,090
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 840,090
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 817,485
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 790,764
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 682,049
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 663,986
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 663,986
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 623,313
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 585,207
About this data
February 2026 Data Release