| International migration | ||||
| S No. | State / UT | Total migrants | ||
| Persons | Males | Females | ||
| 1 | India | 5155423 | 2683914 | 2471509 |
| 2 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 4258 | 2414 | 1844 |
| 3 | Andhra Pradesh | 23315 | 13624 | 9691 |
| 4 | Arunachal Pradesh | 17574 | 10057 | 7517 |
| 5 | Assam | 130966 | 70254 | 60712 |
| 6 | Bihar | 212015 | 18769 | 193246 |
| 7 | Chandigarh | 10762 | 6752 | 4010 |
| 8 | Chhattisgarh | 28861 | 15552 | 13309 |
| 9 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1088 | 916 | 172 |
| 10 | Daman & Diu | 2313 | 1758 | 555 |
| 11 | Delhi | 278854 | 152702 | 126152 |
| 12 | Goa | 9759 | 5562 | 4197 |
| 13 | Gujarat | 58744 | 32325 | 26419 |
| 14 | Haryana | 204093 | 110674 | 93419 |
| 15 | Himachal Pradesh | 46816 | 30856 | 15960 |
| 16 | Jammu & Kashmir | 22744 | 13014 | 9730 |
| 17 | Jharkhand | 15130 | 7955 | 7175 |
| 18 | Karnataka | 41701 | 26365 | 15336 |
| 19 | Kerala | 51940 | 31989 | 19951 |
| 20 | Lakshadweep | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| 21 | Madhya Pradesh | 57340 | 30899 | 26441 |
| 22 | Maharashtra | 177478 | 99086 | 78392 |
| 23 | Manipur | 1418 | 790 | 628 |
| 24 | Meghalaya | 9622 | 5868 | 3754 |
| 25 | Mizoram | 15487 | 7887 | 7600 |
| 26 | Nagaland | 6793 | 4243 | 2550 |
| 27 | Orissa | 46610 | 25279 | 21331 |
| 28 | Pondicherry | 3058 | 1684 | 1374 |
| 29 | Punjab | 318391 | 182886 | 135505 |
| 30 | Rajasthan | 86306 | 48824 | 37482 |
| 31 | Sikkim | 18236 | 9826 | 8410 |
| 32 | Tamil Nadu | 170387 | 87142 | 83245 |
| 33 | Tripura | 261631 | 134992 | 126639 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 149667 | 51315 | 98352 |
| 35 | Uttaranchal | 87237 | 51617 | 35620 |
| 36 | West Bengal | 2584806 | 1390023 | 1194783 |
| Source: Census of India 2001 | ||||