Open Data

We believe emigration data should be accessible to everyone. Every dataset listed below is free to download and use in your own projects, research, or applications. All we ask is that you credit wheretoemigrate.io as the source.

These datasets are derived from official government sources, OECD statistics, World Bank indicators, and national statistics offices. They are updated on the same tiered cadence as our main database (top destinations quarterly, all programmes at least annually). Last update: March 2026.

★Immigration Pathways — Full Database

Every immigration and visa pathway we track, in one machine-readable file: 2,500+ pathways across 190+ countries & territories, with 53 structured fields per route. Financial thresholds, eligibility rules, processing times, routes to permanent residence and citizenship — plus the official government source URL for each pathway. Compiled from official immigration sources and verified on a tiered cadence.

Download the full dataset — released under CC BY 4.0:

2,603 rows · 53 fields · UTF-8 · Verified 2026

Also available as aggregate datasets (cost of living, salaries, quality of life, visa thresholds) on our full open-data hub: /research/datasets.

1Cost of Living

City-level monthly expense data including rent, groceries, transport, healthcare, and utilities. Each file covers the major cities in a single country with comparable cost breakdowns.

2Salary by Profession

Profession-level salary data covering 50+ occupations per country, with median and range figures in local currency and USD. Useful for comparing earning potential before you move.

3Visa Thresholds

Visa requirements, application fees, processing times, and financial thresholds for immigration programmes. Each file lists every available visa route for a country with its eligibility criteria and costs.

Attribution Requirements

All datasets are released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). You are free to share, adapt, and build upon the data for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you provide attribution.

• You may use the data in articles, research papers, dashboards, and applications
• You may redistribute the data in any format
• You must credit wheretoemigrate.io as the source
• You may not imply that wheretoemigrate.io endorses your use of the data

Found an error? Have a question about the data? Email us at hello@wheretoemigrate.io.