Explanation of variable:
Country or region of birth
Format of data:
character (1-3 letter/numeric codes). see coding table for valid codings.
Region codes & country codes
Region Codes
UN Region Codes - Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings
001 | World |
002 | Africa |
005 | - - South America |
009 | Oceania |
011 | - Western Africa |
013 | - - Central America |
014 | - Eastern Africa |
015 | - Northern Africa |
017 | - Middle Africa |
018 | - Southern Africa |
019 | Americas |
021 | - Northern America |
029 | - - Caribbean |
030 | - Eastern Asia |
034 | - Southern Asia |
035 | - South-Eastern Asia |
039 | - Southern Europe |
053 | - Australia and New Zealand |
054 | - Melanesia |
057 | - Micronesia |
061 | - Polynesia |
142 | Asia |
143 | - Central Asia |
145 | - Western Asia |
150 | Europe |
151 | - Eastern Europe |
154 | - Northern Europe |
155 | - Western Europe |
419 | - Latin America and the Caribbean |
Country Codes
UN Country Codes - Countries or areas, codes and abbreviations, including translation from ISO ALPHA-3 codes.
| Republic of Kosovo | |
100 | Bulgaria | BGR |
104 | Myanmar | MMR |
108 | Burundi | BDI |
112 | Belarus | BLR |
116 | Cambodia | KHM |
12 | Algeria | DZA |
120 | Cameroon | CMR |
124 | Canada | CAN |
132 | Cape Verde | CPV |
136 | Cayman Islands | CYM |
140 | Central African Republic | CAF |
144 | Sri Lanka | LKA |
148 | Chad | TCD |
152 | Chile | CHL |
156 | China | CHN |
16 | American Samoa | ASM |
170 | Colombia | COL |
174 | Comoros | COM |
175 | Mayotte | MYT |
178 | Congo | COG |
180 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | COD |
184 | Cook Islands | COK |
188 | Costa Rica | CRI |
191 | Croatia | HRV |
192 | Cuba | CUB |
196 | Cyprus | CYP |
20 | Andorra | AND |
203 | Czech Republic | CZE |
204 | Benin | BEN |
208 | Denmark | DNK |
212 | Dominica | DMA |
214 | Dominican Republic | DOM |
218 | Ecuador | ECU |
222 | El Salvador | SLV |
226 | Equatorial Guinea | GNQ |
231 | Ethiopia | ETH |
232 | Eritrea | ERI |
233 | Estonia | EST |
234 | Faeroe Islands | FRO |
238 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | FLK |
24 | Angola | AGO |
242 | Fiji | FJI |
246 | Finland | FIN |
248 | Åland Islands | ALA |
250 | France | FRA |
254 | French Guiana | GUF |
258 | French Polynesia | PYF |
262 | Djibouti | DJI |
266 | Gabon | GAB |
268 | Georgia | GEO |
270 | Gambia | GMB |
275 | Occupied Palestinian Territory | PSE |
276 | Germany | DEU |
28 | Antigua and Barbuda | ATG |
288 | Ghana | GHA |
292 | Gibraltar | GIB |
296 | Kiribati | KIR |
300 | Greece | GRC |
304 | Greenland | GRL |
308 | Grenada | GRD |
31 | Azerbaijan | AZE |
312 | Guadeloupe | GLP |
316 | Guam | GUM |
32 | Argentina | ARG |
320 | Guatemala | GTM |
324 | Guinea | GIN |
328 | Guyana | GUY |
332 | Haiti | HTI |
336 | Holy See | VAT |
340 | Honduras | HND |
344 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | HKG |
348 | Hungary | HUN |
352 | Iceland | ISL |
356 | India | IND |
36 | Australia | AUS |
360 | Indonesia | IDN |
364 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | IRN |
368 | Iraq | IRQ |
372 | Ireland | IRL |
376 | Israel | ISR |
380 | Italy | ITA |
384 | Côte d'Ivoire | CIV |
388 | Jamaica | JAM |
392 | Japan | JPN |
398 | Kazakhstan | KAZ |
4 | Afghanistan | AFG |
40 | Austria | AUT |
400 | Jordan | JOR |
404 | Kenya | KEN |
408 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | PRK |
410 | Republic of Korea | KOR |
414 | Kuwait | KWT |
417 | Kyrgyzstan | KGZ |
418 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | LAO |
422 | Lebanon | LBN |
426 | Lesotho | LSO |
428 | Latvia | LVA |
430 | Liberia | LBR |
434 | Libya | LBY |
438 | Liechtenstein | LIE |
44 | Bahamas | BHS |
440 | Lithuania | LTU |
442 | Luxembourg | LUX |
446 | China, Macao Special Administrative Region | MAC |
450 | Madagascar | MDG |
454 | Malawi | MWI |
458 | Malaysia | MYS |
462 | Maldives | MDV |
466 | Mali | MLI |
470 | Malta | MLT |
474 | Martinique | MTQ |
478 | Mauritania | MRT |
48 | Bahrain | BHR |
480 | Mauritius | MUS |
484 | Mexico | MEX |
492 | Monaco | MCO |
496 | Mongolia | MNG |
498 | Republic of Moldova | MDA |
499 | Montenegro | MNE |
50 | Bangladesh | BGD |
500 | Montserrat | MSR |
504 | Morocco | MAR |
508 | Mozambique | MOZ |
51 | Armenia | ARM |
512 | Oman | OMN |
516 | Namibia | NAM |
52 | Barbados | BRB |
520 | Nauru | NRU |
524 | Nepal | NPL |
528 | Netherlands | NLD |
531 | Curaçao | CUW |
533 | Aruba | ABW |
534 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | SXM |
535 | Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba | BES |
540 | New Caledonia | NCL |
548 | Vanuatu | VUT |
554 | New Zealand | NZL |
558 | Nicaragua | NIC |
56 | Belgium | BEL |
562 | Niger | NER |
566 | Nigeria | NGA |
570 | Niue | NIU |
574 | Norfolk Island | NFK |
578 | Norway | NOR |
580 | Northern Mariana Islands | MNP |
583 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | FSM |
584 | Marshall Islands | MHL |
585 | Palau | PLW |
586 | Pakistan | PAK |
591 | Panama | PAN |
598 | Papua New Guinea | PNG |
60 | Bermuda | BMU |
600 | Paraguay | PRY |
604 | Peru | PER |
608 | Philippines | PHL |
612 | Pitcairn | PCN |
616 | Poland | POL |
620 | Portugal | PRT |
624 | Guinea-Bissau | GNB |
626 | Timor-Leste | TLS |
630 | Puerto Rico | PRI |
634 | Qatar | QAT |
638 | Réunion | REU |
64 | Bhutan | BTN |
642 | Romania | ROU |
643 | Russian Federation | RUS |
646 | Rwanda | RWA |
652 | Saint-Barthélemy | BLM |
654 | Saint Helena | SHN |
659 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | KNA |
660 | Anguilla | AIA |
662 | Saint Lucia | LCA |
663 | Saint-Martin (French part) | MAF |
666 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | SPM |
670 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VCT |
674 | San Marino | SMR |
678 | Sao Tome and Principe | STP |
68 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | BOL |
680 | Sark | |
682 | Saudi Arabia | SAU |
686 | Senegal | SEN |
688 | Serbia | SRB |
690 | Seychelles | SYC |
694 | Sierra Leone | SLE |
70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH |
702 | Singapore | SGP |
703 | Slovakia | SVK |
704 | Viet Nam | VNM |
705 | Slovenia | SVN |
706 | Somalia | SOM |
710 | South Africa | ZAF |
716 | Zimbabwe | ZWE |
72 | Botswana | BWA |
724 | Spain | ESP |
728 | South Sudan | SSD |
729 | Sudan | SDN |
732 | Western Sahara | ESH |
740 | Suriname | SUR |
744 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | SJM |
748 | Swaziland | SWZ |
752 | Sweden | SWE |
756 | Switzerland | CHE |
76 | Brazil | BRA |
760 | Syrian Arab Republic | SYR |
762 | Tajikistan | TJK |
764 | Thailand | THA |
768 | Togo | TGO |
772 | Tokelau | TKL |
776 | Tonga | TON |
780 | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO |
784 | United Arab Emirates | ARE |
788 | Tunisia | TUN |
792 | Turkey | TUR |
795 | Turkmenistan | TKM |
796 | Turks and Caicos Islands | TCA |
798 | Tuvalu | TUV |
8 | Albania | ALB |
800 | Uganda | UGA |
804 | Ukraine | UKR |
807 | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | MKD |
818 | Egypt | EGY |
826 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBR |
830 | Channel Islands | |
831 | Guernsey | GGY |
832 | Jersey | JEY |
833 | Isle of Man | IMN |
834 | United Republic of Tanzania | TZA |
84 | Belize | BLZ |
840 | United States of America | USA |
850 | United States Virgin Islands | VIR |
854 | Burkina Faso | BFA |
858 | Uruguay | URY |
860 | Uzbekistan | UZB |
862 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | VEN |
876 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | WLF |
882 | Samoa | WSM |
887 | Yemen | YEM |
894 | Zambia | ZMB |
90 | Solomon Islands | SLB |
92 | British Virgin Islands | VGB |
96 | Brunei Darussalam | BRN |