Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
110
Highest
273,616
United States
Lowest
0
Zimbabwe
Median
630
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
4,152
What the numbers show
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 273,616 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 630, and the mean is 11,890.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 6,741.2%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 100.0%).
Inbound internationally mobile students … both West UIS estimate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 273,616 | 2023 | up 125.7% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 240,605 | 2023 | up 484.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Australia | 188,521 | 2023 | up 379.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Canada | 167,037 | 2023 | up 637.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 73,898 | 2023 | up 495.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Russia | 37,412 | 2024 | up 991.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Turkey | 28,416 | 2022 | up 885.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 24,382 | 2024 | up 913.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Malaysia | 24,135 | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 10 | India | 21,574 | 2023 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Italy | 21,104 | 2023 | up 235.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 20,603 | 2023 | up 297.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Philippines | 15,151 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Georgia | 14,444 | 2023 | up 1,151.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Iran | 13,773 | 2020 | up 522.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 11,016 | 2024 | up 1,386.6% | volatile |
| 17 | France | 9,809 | 2023 | up 128.2% | rising |
| 18 | New Zealand | 8,253 | 2023 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 19 | South Korea | 7,510 | 2023 | up 224.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 7,305 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Finland | 7,246 | 2023 | up 102.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 6,824 | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Ukraine | 6,237 | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Sweden | 6,195 | 2023 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Hungary | 4,703 | 2023 | up 288.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Ireland | 4,606 | 2022 | up 745.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Qatar | 4,445 | 2024 | up 148.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Cyprus | 3,940 | 2023 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Poland | 3,649 | 2023 | up 537.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Netherlands | 3,532 | 2019 | up 1,077.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Norway | 3,268 | 2023 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Czechia | 3,257 | 2023 | up 866.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Austria | 2,996 | 2023 | up 81.3% | rising |
| 34 | Belarus | 2,963 | 2024 | up 551.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Armenia | 2,921 | 2024 | up 204.9% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 2,454 | 2023 | up 1,360.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Spain | 2,229 | 2023 | up 246.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Switzerland | 2,102 | 2023 | up 826.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Belgium | 1,961 | 2023 | up 167.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Thailand | 1,914 | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 41 | Azerbaijan | 1,866 | 2024 | up 180.6% | rising |
| 42 | Denmark | 1,646 | 2023 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Portugal | 1,434 | 2023 | up 277.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Egypt | 1,188 | 2024 | up 146.5% | rising |
| 45 | Malta | 1,163 | 2023 | up 6,741.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Lithuania | 1,151 | 2023 | up 1,111.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Moldova | 1,105 | 2024 | up 6,400.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Hong Kong | 1,055 | 2024 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Indonesia | 1,018 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Bahrain | 900 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 51 | Mauritius | 894 | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 856 | 2017 | up 250.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Oman | 841 | 2024 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 54 | Romania | 788 | 2023 | up 118.9% | rising |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 634 | 2023 | up 451.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 626 | 2023 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 57 | South Africa | 601 | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 58 | Estonia | 594 | 2023 | up 842.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Slovakia | 544 | 2023 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Slovenia | 494 | 2023 | up 1,603.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Serbia | 317 | 2024 | up 1,764.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 313 | 2023 | up 353.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Brazil | 219 | 2023 | up 376.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 209 | 2023 | up 1,641.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Grenada | 172 | 2018 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 66 | Greece | 145 | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 67 | Israel | 133 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Iceland | 109 | 2023 | up 179.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Jordan | 102 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 70 | Botswana | 98 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 71 | Vietnam | 85 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 82 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Morocco | 78 | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Tanzania | 67 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 57 | 2023 | up 2,750.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Chile | 48 | 2023 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Ghana | 42 | 2023 | up 366.7% | rising |
| 78 | Argentina | 36 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Brunei | 32 | 2023 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 26 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 81 | Cuba | 21 | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 15 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 83 | Monaco | 14 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Namibia | 12 | 2022 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Liechtenstein | 11 | 2021 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Ecuador | 10 | 2023 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 86 | Macao | 10 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Niger | 9 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Rwanda | 8 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7 | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Colombia | 6 | 2022 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Mozambique | 5 | 2018 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 93 | Barbados | 4 | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Benin | 3 | 2022 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Mongolia | 3 | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Aruba | 1 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Andorra | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Bermuda | 1 | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Lesotho | 1 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Madagascar | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Honduras | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Laos | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Mauritania | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 101 | El Salvador | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 101 | San Marino | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Eswatini | 0 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Tunisia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 101 | 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 1.32 million
- SDG: World 1.32 million
- UIS: World 1.32 million
- WB: World 1.32 million
- UNICEF: World 1.32 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 1.14 million
- MDG: Developed Regions 1.12 million
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 1.10 million
- WB: Oecd Members 1.09 million
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 1.08 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 988,290
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 900,308
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 829,107
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 547,503
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 546,340
- SDG: Europe 459,653
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 440,654
- SDG: Northern America 440,654
- WB: North America 440,654
- UNICEF: North America 440,654
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 426,713
- UNICEF: Western Europe 405,166
- AIMS: Pacific 196,788
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 196,788
- SDG: Oceania 196,788
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 196,774
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 160,568
- WB: European Union 160,568
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 145,986
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 142,337
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 142,337
- WB: Euro Area 139,696
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 139,614
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 111,983
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 105,457
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 103,953
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 103,689
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 97,539
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 93,500
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 92,374
About this data
February 2026 Data Release