Country rankings
Percentage of Illegal Immigrants by Country
France has the highest Irregular Migrants Ordered to Leave in 2025 (69,750), followed by Germany (32,010) and Spain (31,250). Liechtenstein has the lowest (10).
LawPopulation42 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Nov 14, 2025Original page
6 sources
- Returns of irregular migrants - quarterly statistics - EuroStat
- Immigration Court Primer - TRAC Immigration
- How many people are returned from the UK? - UK Gov
- Top 10 Illegal Immigration Destinations - IMMIgroup
- Illegal Immigration - Wiki
- What we know about unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. - Pew Research
28 of 235 countries
Irregular Migrants Ordered to Leave, 2025
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Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
2,430
Middle half 890 – 9,443
Average
8,304
28 countries
Highest
69,750
France
Lowest
10
Liechtenstein
Biggest changes · 2024 → 2025
27 countries have a value in both years.
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Data
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42 countries · # = rank by Irregular Migrants Ordered to Leave
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 69,750 | 1.2M | 890K |
| 2 |  Germany | 32,010 | 1M | 100K |
| 3 |  Spain | 31,250 | — | — |
| 4 |  Netherlands | 14,190 | — | — |
| 5 |  Belgium | 13,495 | — | — |
| 6 |  Greece | 11,455 | — | — |
| 7 |  Italy | 10,365 | — | — |
| 8 |  Sweden | 9,135 | — | — |
| 9 |  Austria | 6,450 | — | — |
| 10 |  Croatia | 5,210 | — | — |
| 11 |  Switzerland | 4,875 | 100K | 100K |
| 12 |  Hungary | 4,550 | — | — |
| 13 |  Ireland | 3,110 | — | — |
| 14 |  Czechia | 2,460 | — | — |
| 15 |  Lithuania | 2,400 | — | — |
| 16 |  Finland | 2,220 | — | — |
| 17 |  Norway | 2,000 | 56K | 18K |
| 18 |  Romania | 1,615 | — | — |
| 19 |  Bulgaria | 1,580 | — | — |
| 20 |  Denmark | 1,255 | — | — |
| 21 |  Latvia | 945 | — | — |
| 22 |  Luxembourg | 725 | — | — |
| 23 |  Malta | 510 | — | — |
| 24 |  Slovenia | 370 | — | — |
| 25 |  Estonia | 315 | — | — |
| 26 |  Slovakia | 205 | — | — |
| 27 |  Portugal | 50 | — | — |
| 28 |  Liechtenstein | 10 | — | — |
| — |  India | — | 10M | 1.4M |
| — |  China | — | 100K | 10K |
| — |  United States | — | 11.4M | 10.9M |
| — |  Brazil | — | 700K | 700K |
| — |  Bangladesh | — | 1.2M | 500K |
| — |  Russia | — | 12M | 10M |
| — |  Philippines | — | 100K | 100K |
| — |  United Kingdom | — | 950K | 550K |
| — |  South Africa | — | 1M | 500K |
| — |  South Korea | — | 210K | 210K |
| — |  Canada | — | 120K | 35K |
| — |  Malaysia | — | 800K | 800K |
| — |  Venezuela | — | 200K | 200K |
| — |  Australia | — | 100K | 50K |
What correlates with Irregular Migrants Ordered to Leave (2025)?
Pearson r against 2,062 other country metrics sharing at least 17 countries. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Irregular Migrants Ordered to Leave?
- France has the highest Irregular Migrants Ordered to Leave in 2025, at 69,750, followed by Germany (32,010) and Spain (31,250).
- Which country has the lowest Irregular Migrants Ordered to Leave?
- Liechtenstein has the lowest Irregular Migrants Ordered to Leave in 2025, at 10.
- What is the median Irregular Migrants Ordered to Leave across countries?
- The median is 2,430 across the 28 countries with data in 2025.
- Where does this percentage of illegal immigrants by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Returns of irregular migrants - quarterly statistics - EuroStat; Immigration Court Primer - TRAC Immigration; How many people are returned from the UK? - UK Gov; Top 10 Illegal Immigration Destinations - IMMIgroup.