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Immigration by Country, as a Percentage of the Population

Many people move countries for work, study, or family. However, they may also be displaced by climate change, conflict, or economic instability.

There were 272 million immigrants in 2020, amounting to 3.5% of the global population. Where do they end up?

This interactive map from Our World in Data highlights immigration by country, as a percentage of the total population, using data from the United Nations (UN) Populations Division.

What Is an Immigrant?

The UN defines an immigrant as someone who has been living in a country other than their country of birth for one year or longer. In addition to new citizens or residents, a variety of people fit under this definition:

  • Foreign workers
  • International students
  • Refugees

The UN also includes estimates of unauthorized immigrants living in various countries. On the flip side, tourists, temporary workers, and overseas military personnel are typically not included.

Immigration by Country Over Time

With this definition in mind, here’s a breakdown of immigration by country as a percentage of the nation’s population.

Country19902020Absolute ChangeRelative Change
Afghanistan0.47%0.37%-0.10 p.p.-20%
Albania2.01%1.70%-0.31 p.p.-16%
Algeria1.06%0.57%-0.49 p.p.-46%
American Samoa45.18%30.35%²-14.83 p.p.-33%
Andorra71.35%58.98%-12.37 p.p.-17%
Angola0.28%2.00%1.71 p.p.606%
Anguilla30.59%33.24%²2.66 p.p.9%
Antigua and Barbuda19.24%30.01%10.77 p.p.56%
Argentina5.06%5.05%>-0.01 p.p.>-1%
Armenia18.62%6.42%-12.20 p.p.-65%
Aruba22.84%34.52%²11.67 p.p.51%
Australia23.32%30.14%6.82 p.p.29%
Austria10.27%19.30%9.03 p.p.88%
Azerbaijan4.98%2.49%-2.49 p.p.-50%
Bahamas10.48%16.17%5.69 p.p.54%
Bahrain34.93%55.01%20.09 p.p.58%
Bangladesh0.85%1.28%0.43 p.p.50%
Barbados9.21%12.13%2.93 p.p.32%
Belarus12.30%11.29%-1.01 p.p.-8%
Belgium12.80%17.30%4.51 p.p.35%
Belize16.21%15.60%-0.61 p.p.-4%
Benin1.54%3.25%1.71 p.p.111%
Bhutan4.49%6.95%2.46 p.p.55%
Bolivia1.07%1.41%0.33 p.p.31%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1.25%1.10%-0.16 p.p.-12%
Botswana2.14%4.69%2.55 p.p.119%
Brazil0.54%0.51%-0.03 p.p.-5%
Brunei28.29%25.59%-2.70 p.p.-10%
Bulgaria0.24%2.65%2.41 p.p.992%
Burkina Faso3.97%3.46%-0.50 p.p.-13%
Burundi6.13%2.90%-3.23 p.p.-53%
Cambodia0.43%0.47%0.05 p.p.11%
Cameroon2.26%2.18%-0.08 p.p.-3%
Canada15.73%21.33%5.59 p.p.36%
Cape Verde2.64%2.84%0.20 p.p.7%
Central African Republic2.40%1.83%-0.56 p.p.-23%
Chad1.25%3.33%2.09 p.p.167%
Chile0.81%8.61%7.79 p.p.962%
China0.03%0.07%0.04 p.p.125%
Colombia0.32%3.75%3.43 p.p.1089%
Comoros3.42%1.44%-1.98 p.p.-58%
Congo5.49%7.02%1.53 p.p.28%
Costa Rica13.39%10.22%-3.17 p.p.-24%
Cote d'Ivoire15.23%9.72%-5.51 p.p.-36%
Croatia9.95%12.86%2.91 p.p.29%
Cuba0.33%0.03%-0.30 p.p.-92%
Cyprus5.71%15.77%10.05 p.p.176%
Czechia1.07%5.05%3.98 p.p.373%
Democratic Republic of Congo2.18%1.06%-1.11 p.p.-51%
Denmark4.58%12.39%7.81 p.p.171%
Djibouti20.70%12.12%-8.58 p.p.-41%
Dominica3.58%11.51%7.93 p.p.222%
Dominican Republic4.08%5.57%1.48 p.p.36%
Ecuador0.77%4.45%3.68 p.p.478%
Egypt0.31%0.53%0.22 p.p.72%
El Salvador0.90%0.66%-0.24 p.p.-27%
Equatorial Guinea0.65%16.44%15.78 p.p.2413%
Eritrea0.53%0.39%-0.13 p.p.-25%
Estonia24.41%15.02%-9.38 p.p.-38%
Eswatini9.12%2.83%-6.29 p.p.-69%
Ethiopia2.41%0.94%-1.47 p.p.-61%
Faeroe Islands9.01%10.96%²1.95 p.p.22%
Falkland Islands42.69%50.53%²7.84 p.p.18%
Fiji1.82%1.57%-0.25 p.p.-14%
Finland1.27%6.97%5.70 p.p.450%
France10.41%13.06%2.65 p.p.25%
French Guiana54.35%41.09%²-13.26 p.p.-24%
Gabon13.50%18.72%5.22 p.p.39%
Gambia12.36%8.92%-3.44 p.p.-28%
Georgia5.63%1.99%-3.64 p.p.-65%
Germany7.51%18.81%11.30 p.p.151%
Ghana1.12%1.53%0.42 p.p.37%
Greece6.04%12.86%6.81 p.p.113%
Greenland16.71%10.52%²-6.19 p.p.-37%
Grenada4.43%6.41%1.98 p.p.45%
Guadeloupe18.72%21.13%²2.41 p.p.13%
Guatemala2.85%0.47%-2.38 p.p.-83%
Guinea6.35%0.93%-5.43 p.p.-85%
Guinea-Bissau1.58%0.91%-0.66 p.p.-42%
Guyana0.55%3.96%3.41 p.p.619%
Haiti0.27%0.17%-0.11 p.p.-39%
Honduras5.46%0.40%-5.06 p.p.-93%
Hong Kong38.73%39.52%0.78 p.p.2%
Hungary3.35%6.05%2.70 p.p.81%
Iceland3.76%19.17%15.41 p.p.410%
India0.87%0.35%-0.52 p.p.-59%
Indonesia0.26%0.13%-0.13 p.p.-49%
Iran7.61%3.33%-4.28 p.p.-56%
Iraq0.48%0.91%0.43 p.p.89%
Ireland6.49%17.64%11.15 p.p.172%
Israel36.70%22.57%-14.13 p.p.-39%
Italy2.50%10.56%8.06 p.p.322%
Jamaica0.85%0.80%-0.05 p.p.-6%
Japan0.86%2.19%1.33 p.p.154%
Jordan32.15%33.89%1.74 p.p.5%
Kazakhstan22.09%19.88%-2.21 p.p.-10%
Kenya1.26%1.95%0.70 p.p.55%
Kiribati2.99%2.62%-0.37 p.p.-12%
Kuwait51.27%72.83%21.55 p.p.42%
Kyrgyzstan14.25%3.05%-11.20 p.p.-79%
Laos0.54%0.67%0.13 p.p.25%
Latvia24.25%12.69%-11.55 p.p.-48%
Lebanon18.68%25.09%6.41 p.p.34%
Lesotho0.48%0.56%0.08 p.p.16%
Liberia4.58%1.74%-2.84 p.p.-62%
Libya10.30%12.03%1.73 p.p.17%
Liechtenstein37.88%67.85%29.97 p.p.79%
Lithuania9.45%5.33%-4.12 p.p.-44%
Luxembourg29.81%47.62%17.81 p.p.60%
Madagascar0.21%0.13%-0.08 p.p.-38%
Malawi11.99%1.00%-10.99 p.p.-92%
Malaysia3.86%10.74%6.88 p.p.178%
Maldives3.89%12.96%9.07 p.p.233%
Mali1.90%2.40%0.50 p.p.26%
Malta4.17%25.99%21.83 p.p.524%
Marshall Islands2.45%5.57%3.12 p.p.127%
Martinique10.77%16.75%²5.98 p.p.55%
Mauritania5.49%3.92%-1.57 p.p.-29%
Mauritius0.34%2.27%1.93 p.p.564%
Mexico0.83%0.93%0.10 p.p.12%
Moldova12.46%2.59%-9.88 p.p.-79%
Monaco69.17%67.78%-1.39 p.p.-2%
Mongolia0.31%0.65%0.34 p.p.111%
Montenegro12.58%¹11.30%-1.27 p.p.-10%
Montserrat18.76%21.79%²3.03 p.p.16%
Morocco0.22%0.28%0.06 p.p.25%
Mozambique0.94%1.08%0.14 p.p.15%
Myanmar0.32%0.14%-0.18 p.p.-56%
Namibia8.42%4.30%-4.11 p.p.-49%
Nauru29.61%20.32%-9.30 p.p.-31%
Nepal2.27%1.67%-0.60 p.p.-26%
Netherlands7.90%13.76%5.86 p.p.74%
New Caledonia22.20%25.45%²3.25 p.p.15%
New Zealand15.24%28.65%13.41 p.p.88%
Nicaragua0.99%0.64%-0.35 p.p.-36%
Niger1.44%1.44%>-0.01 p.p.>-1%
Nigeria0.48%0.64%0.16 p.p.32%
North Korea0.17%0.19%0.02 p.p.14%
North Macedonia4.77%6.30%1.54 p.p.32%
Norway4.53%15.72%11.19 p.p.247%
Oman16.78%46.47%29.69 p.p.177%
Pakistan5.77%1.48%-4.28 p.p.-74%
Palau18.59%28.12%9.53 p.p.51%
Palestine13.72%5.35%-8.37 p.p.-61%
Panama2.54%7.26%4.72 p.p.186%
Papua New Guinea0.73%0.35%-0.38 p.p.-52%
Paraguay4.64%2.38%-2.26 p.p.-49%
Peru0.26%3.71%3.46 p.p.1345%
Philip.p.ines0.25%0.21%-0.04 p.p.-17%
Poland2.97%2.16%-0.81 p.p.-27%
Portugal4.40%9.83%5.42 p.p.123%
Puerto Rico9.12%7.59%²-1.53 p.p.-17%
Qatar65.04%77.27%12.23 p.p.19%
Reunion9.47%14.39%²4.91 p.p.52%
Romania0.58%3.67%3.09 p.p.534%
Russia7.81%7.97%0.16 p.p.2%
Rwanda2.19%3.97%1.77 p.p.81%
Saint Kitts and Nevis7.97%14.52%6.55 p.p.82%
Saint Lucia3.84%4.54%0.70 p.p.18%
Saint Pierre and Miquelon19.69%19.14%²-0.55 p.p.-3%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3.69%4.27%0.58 p.p.16%
Samoa2.06%2.03%-0.03 p.p.-2%
San Marino13.72%16.33%2.61 p.p.19%
Sao Tome and Principe4.68%0.98%-3.71 p.p.-79%
Saudi Arabia30.79%38.65%7.86 p.p.26%
Senegal3.59%1.64%-1.95 p.p.-54%
Serbia1.04%9.42%8.38 p.p.803%
Seychelles5.27%13.27%8.00 p.p.152%
Sierra Leone5.14%0.67%-4.47 p.p.-87%
Singapore24.14%43.14%19.00 p.p.79%
Slovakia0.78%3.61%2.83 p.p.362%
Slovenia8.88%13.37%4.50 p.p.51%
Solomon Islands1.35%0.37%-0.99 p.p.-73%
Somalia6.62%0.37%-6.25 p.p.-94%
South Africa3.16%4.82%1.66 p.p.52%
South Korea0.10%3.37%3.27 p.p.3238%
South Sudan2.43%¹7.88%5.46 p.p.225%
Spain2.10%14.63%12.54 p.p.598%
Sri Lanka0.24%0.19%-0.05 p.p.-22%
Sudan6.96%3.15%-3.82 p.p.-55%
Suriname4.46%8.15%3.68 p.p.83%
Sweden9.21%19.84%10.63 p.p.116%
Switzerland20.93%28.79%7.86 p.p.38%
Syria5.74%4.96%-0.77 p.p.-13%
Tajikistan8.12%2.89%-5.22 p.p.-64%
Tanzania2.28%0.71%-1.56 p.p.-69%
Thailand0.94%5.20%4.27 p.p.457%
Togo2.25%3.38%1.13 p.p.50%
Tonga3.06%3.54%0.48 p.p.16%
Trinidad and Tobago4.15%5.63%1.49 p.p.36%
Tunisia0.46%0.51%0.05 p.p.10%
Turkey2.16%7.18%5.02 p.p.233%
Turkmenistan8.32%3.23%-5.09 p.p.-61%
Tuvalu3.57%2.03%-1.54 p.p.-43%
Uganda3.14%3.76%0.63 p.p.20%
Ukraine13.39%11.43%-1.97 p.p.-15%
United Arab Emirates71.46%88.13%16.67 p.p.23%
United Kingdom6.39%13.79%7.40 p.p.116%
United States9.22%15.30%6.08 p.p.66%
Uruguay3.15%3.12%-0.04 p.p.-1%
Uzbekistan8.10%3.47%-4.63 p.p.-57%
Vanuatu1.57%1.06%-0.51 p.p.-33%
Venezuela5.22%4.66%-0.56 p.p.-11%
Vietnam0.04%0.08%0.04 p.p.93%
Western Sahara0.97%0.83%²-0.14 p.p.-15%
World2.87%3.60%0.73 p.p.25%
Yemen1.01%1.30%0.28 p.p.28%
Zambia3.48%1.02%-2.46 p.p.-71%
Zimbabwe6.08%2.80%-3.28 p.p.-54%


¹Data as of 2010 due to data availability
²Data as of 2015 due to data availability

Higher immigration levels are generally correlated with higher standards of living and advanced economies. For instance, North America, Europe, and Oceania all have a relatively high proportion of immigrants.

The United States is home to the largest number of immigrants—over 50 million—which now make up 15% of the country’s population. Since 1990, the proportion of immigrants in the country has continued to rise. As with most advanced economies, immigration has helped to counter a decline in fertility rates.

Over the last 30 years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has had the highest immigration by country, with 88% of its population being defined as immigrants in 2020. The country has the highest GDP per capita of any of its neighboring countries, and draws many migrant workers.

Meanwhile, South Korea has seen the largest relative increase in immigrants over the last three decades. Faced with the lowest fertility rate in the world and an aging population, the country has enacted policy reforms to encourage immigration, including a formal guest worker program and local voting rights for permanent foreign residents.

Integration or Separation?

Immigrants can help fill labor gaps and drive economic innovation in their new country of residence. Depending on their destination, they may benefit from things like higher pay, access to better education, and a more stable political climate.

Notably, countries respond to immigration in different ways. In one study measuring what governments are doing to integrate migrants, Sweden ranked at the top. The country offers non-EU citizens equal access to education, labor market rights and its social safety net, and it also has strong anti-discrimination laws.

On the flip side, immigrants may face challenges integrating into other countries. For instance, the UAE’s kafala (sponsorship) system is structured so that employment visas are granted by local individuals or companies rather than the state. This gives employers enhanced power over their workers, and in the past it has resulted in alleged human rights abuses.

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Mapped: Every Known U.S. Military Base Overseas

The world’s largest defense budget affords a lot of room for sustaining military bases around the world. Here’s where they are.

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This graphic locates the known overseas bases of the American military, categorised by who controls the base.

Mapped: All the Known U.S. Military Bases Overseas

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This graphic locates the known overseas bases of the American military, categorized by who controls the base.

In red are the ones controlled by the U.S., and blue are ones controlled by the host country.

ℹ️ This map does not include several hundred temporary sites for military exercises or contingency operations.

Data is sourced from a Congressional report published in 2024. Troop data is from the Defense Manpower Data Center, current to March 2024.

Ranked: Countries with the Most U.S. Bases and Troops

Based on unclassified data, the U.S. has at least 128 bases across 49 countries.

Of them, Japan (14), has the most by far, followed by the Philippines (9) and South Korea (8). Here’s the full list of all 128 listed bases, the country they’re in, and who controls them.

Base NameCountryISO CodeStatus
Kyogamisaki CS🇯🇵 JapanJPNAlly Controlled
Misawa AB🇯🇵 JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
Shariki CS🇯🇵 JapanJPNAlly Controlled
Yokota AB🇯🇵 JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
Camp Zama🇯🇵 JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
USFA Yokosuka🇯🇵 JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
NAF Atsugi🇯🇵 JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
MCAS Iwakuni🇯🇵 JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
Kure Pier 6🇯🇵 JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
USFA Sasebo🇯🇵 JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
USAG Okinawa🇯🇵 JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
MCB Camp Butler🇯🇵 JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
MCAS Futenma🇯🇵 JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
Kadena AB🇯🇵 JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
MCI Mujuk🇰🇷 South KoreaKORAlly Controlled
USAG Daegu🇰🇷 South KoreaKORU.S. Controlled
USAG Yongsan-Casey🇰🇷 South KoreaKORU.S. Controlled
Tango🇰🇷 South KoreaKORU.S. Controlled
Osan AB🇰🇷 South KoreaKORU.S. Controlled
Camp Humphreys🇰🇷 South KoreaKORU.S. Controlled
Kunsan AB🇰🇷 South KoreaKORU.S. Controlled
USFA Chinhae🇰🇷 South KoreaKORU.S. Controlled
USAG Kwajalein Atoll🇲🇭 Marshall IslandsMHLU.S. Controlled
Navy Region
Center Singapore
🇸🇬 SingaporeSGPU.S. Controlled
NSF Diego Garcia🇮🇴 British Indian TerritoryIOTU.S. Controlled
Antonio Bautista AB🇵🇭 PhilippinesPHLAlly Controlled
Benito Ebuen AB🇵🇭 PhilippinesPHLAlly Controlled
Lumbia Airport🇵🇭 PhilippinesPHLAlly Controlled
Basa AB🇵🇭 PhilippinesPHLAlly Controlled
Fort Magsaysay🇵🇭 PhilippinesPHLAlly Controlled
Camp Melchor Dela🇵🇭 PhilippinesPHLAlly Controlled
Lal-lo Airport🇵🇭 PhilippinesPHLAlly Controlled
NB Camilo Osias🇵🇭 PhilippinesPHLAlly Controlled
Balabac Island🇵🇭 PhilippinesPHLAlly Controlled
Nadzab Airport🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaPNGAlly Controlled
Lae Seaport🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaPNGAlly Controlled
Momote Airport🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaPNGAlly Controlled
Lobrum NB🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaPNGAlly Controlled
Port Moresby🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaPNGAlly Controlled
Jackson International Airport & Seaport🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaPNGAlly Controlled
RAAF Base Darwin🇦🇺 AustraliaAUSAlly Controlled
RAAF Base Tindal🇦🇺 AustraliaAUSAlly Controlled
NCS Harold E. Holt🇦🇺 AustraliaAUSAlly Controlled
Robertson Barracks🇦🇺 AustraliaAUSU.S. Controlled
Pituffik Space Base🇬🇱 GreenlandGRLU.S. Controlled
NAS Keflavik🇮🇸 IcelandISLU.S. Controlled
Joint Warfare Center🇳🇴 NorwayNORU.S. Controlled
RAF Menwith Hill🇬🇧 UKGBRU.S. Controlled
RAF Alconbury /
Molesworth
🇬🇧 UKGBRU.S. Controlled
RAF Lakenhealth🇬🇧 UKGBRU.S. Controlled
RAF Mildenhall🇬🇧 UKGBRU.S. Controlled
RAF Croughton🇬🇧 UKGBRU.S. Controlled
Lajes Field🇵🇹 PortugalPRTU.S. Controlled
Moron AB🇪🇸 SpainESPU.S. Controlled
NS Rota🇪🇸 SpainESPU.S. Controlled
USAG Benelux🇧🇪 BelgiumBELU.S. Controlled
Kleine Brogel AB🇧🇪 BelgiumBELU.S. Controlled
Geilenkirchen AB🇧🇪 BelgiumBELU.S. Controlled
Spangdahlem AB🇩🇪 GermanyDEUU.S. Controlled
Ramstein AB🇩🇪 GermanyDEUU.S. Controlled
USAG Weisbaden🇩🇪 GermanyDEUU.S. Controlled
USAG Stuttgart🇩🇪 GermanyDEUU.S. Controlled
USAG Ansbach🇩🇪 GermanyDEUU.S. Controlled
USAG Bavaria🇩🇪 GermanyDEUU.S. Controlled
Aviano AB🇮🇹 ItalyITAU.S. Controlled
USAG Vicenza🇮🇹 ItalyITAU.S. Controlled
Ghedi AB🇮🇹 ItalyITAU.S. Controlled
Camp Darby🇮🇹 ItalyITAU.S. Controlled
NSA Detachment Gaeta🇮🇹 ItalyITAU.S. Controlled
NSA Naples🇮🇹 ItalyITAU.S. Controlled
NAS Sigonella🇮🇹 ItalyITAU.S. Controlled
Amari AB🇪🇪 EstoniaESTAlly Controlled
Lielvarde AB🇱🇻 LatviaLVAAlly Controlled
Siauliai🇱🇹 LithuaniaLTUAlly Controlled
Camp Herkus🇱🇹 LithuaniaLTUAlly Controlled
NSF Redzikowo🇵🇱 PolandPOLAlly Controlled
Powidz AB🇵🇱 PolandPOLAlly Controlled
Lask AB🇵🇱 PolandPOLAlly Controlled
Zagan🇵🇱 PolandPOLAlly Controlled
Camp Kosciuszuko🇵🇱 PolandPOLAlly Controlled
Papa AB🇭🇺 HungaryHUNAlly Controlled
Kecskemet AB🇭🇺 HungaryHUNAlly Controlled
Camp Turzii🇷🇴 RomaniaROUAlly Controlled
NSF Deveselu🇷🇴 RomaniaROUAlly Controlled
Mihail Kogalniceanu AB🇷🇴 RomaniaROUAlly Controlled
Novo Selo Training Area🇧🇬 BulgariaBGRAlly Controlled
Graf Ignatievo AB🇧🇬 BulgariaBGRAlly Controlled
Larissa AB🇬🇷 GreeceGRCAlly Controlled
Stefanovikeio AB🇬🇷 GreeceGRCAlly Controlled
NSA Souda Bay🇬🇷 GreeceGRCU.S. Controlled
RAF Akrotiri🇨🇾 CyprusCYPAlly Controlled
Camp Bondsteel🇽🇰 KosovoXKXU.S. Controlled
Incirlik AB🇹🇷 TurkeyTURU.S. Controlled
Izmir AS🇹🇷 TurkeyTURU.S. Controlled
MFO South Camp🇪🇬 EgyptEGYAlly Controlled
Muwaffaq Salti AB🇯🇴 JordanJORAlly Controlled
Al-Tanf garrison🇸🇾 SyriaSYRAlly Controlled
Rumalyn🇸🇾 SyriaSYRAlly Controlled
Erbil AB🇮🇶 IraqIRQAlly Controlled
Al Assad AB🇮🇶 IraqIRQAlly Controlled
Duqm🇴🇲 OmanOMNAlly Controlled
Jebel Ali🇦🇪 UAEAREAlly Controlled
Al Dhafra AB🇦🇪 UAEAREU.S. Controlled
Al Udeid AB🇶🇦 QatarQATU.S. Controlled
NSA Bahrain🇧🇭 BahrainBHRU.S. Controlled
Sheik Isa AB🇧🇭 BahrainBHRAlly Controlled
Prince Sultan AB🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaSAUAlly Controlled
King Faisal AB🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaSAUAlly Controlled
Camp Buehring🇰🇼 KuwaitKWTU.S. Controlled
Al Jaber AB🇰🇼 KuwaitKWTU.S. Controlled
Ali Al Salem AB🇰🇼 KuwaitKWTU.S. Controlled
Camp Arifjan🇰🇼 KuwaitKWTU.S. Controlled
Al Mubarak AB🇰🇼 KuwaitKWTU.S. Controlled
Camp Lemonnier🇩🇯 DjiboutiDJIU.S. Controlled
Ascension Island
Auxiliary Airfield
🇸🇭 St. HelenaHLEU.S. Controlled
Chabelley Airfield🇩🇯 DjiboutiDJIAlly Controlled
Baledogle🇸🇴 SomaliaSOMAlly Controlled
Mogadishu🇸🇴 SomaliaSOMAlly Controlled
Kismayo🇸🇴 SomaliaSOMAlly Controlled
Manda Bay🇰🇪 KenyaKENAlly Controlled
Mombasa🇰🇪 KenyaKENAlly Controlled
N'djamena 🇹🇩 ChadTCDAlly Controlled
Atlantic Undersea
Test & Evaluation
Center
🇧🇸 The BahamasBHSU.S. Controlled
Naval Station
Guantanamo Bay
🇨🇺 CubaCUBU.S. Controlled
Soto Cano Air Base🇭🇳 HondurasHNDU.S. Controlled
CSL Comalapa🇸🇻 El SalvadorSLVAlly Controlled
CSL Reina Beatrix
International Airport
🇦🇼 ArubaABWAlly Controlled
CSL Hato
International Airport
🇨🇼 CuracaoCUWAlly Controlled

A quick glance at the map reveals the two major security priorities for the U.S. military: Europe and East Asia.

Japan also has the most troops stationed in any country, numbering 53,000 at last count.

While Germany, Italy, and the UK don’t have double-digit bases like Japan, collectively Europe has a huge American presence, when adding in all bases and troops together.

And this isn’t even accounting for the additional 80,000 soldiers deployed to the region after the 2022 Russian invasion.

Middle East: A Growing Security Sphere

While not as nearly cluttered as Europe and East Asia, the Middle East is also home to numerous American bases. Key allies Kuwait and Bahrain also host forces.

RankCountries With the
Most U.S. Bases
BasesCountries With the
Most U.S. Troops
Troops
1🇯🇵 Japan14🇯🇵 Japan52,852
2🇵🇭 Philippines9🇩🇪 Germany34,894
3🇰🇷 South Korea8🇰🇷 South Korea23,732
4🇮🇹 Italy7🇮🇹 Italy12,319
5🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea6🇬🇧 UK10,180
6🇩🇪 Germany6🇧🇭 Bahrain3,424
7🇬🇧 UK5🇪🇸 Spain3,253
8🇵🇱 Poland5🇹🇷 Turkey1,683
9🇰🇼 Kuwait5🇧🇪 Belgium1,119
10🇦🇺 Australia4🇨🇺 Cuba572

Nothing makes security priorities more clear than base in Djibouti, not just for the U.S. but also the rest of the world.

It’s situated on the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, and is a key shipping route. The Red Sea has been in the news lately due to Houthi rebel attacks.

Thus, Djibouti’s strategic location, and careful deal-making, has resulted in the country hosting military bases from seven other nations as well. This includes political rivals to the U.S., like China.

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You might have noticed several NATO members hosting troops and bases. Check out: NATO Members Are Ramping up Defense Spending to see how the Russian invasion had an impact.

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