21,604 people named James work outside their country of origin. Most are in United States, United Kingdom, Australia.
| Country | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 5,912 |
| United Kingdom | 3,937 |
| Australia | 1,679 |
| Canada | 1,171 |
| France | 900 |
| Germany | 829 |
| Netherlands | 615 |
| Switzerland | 608 |
| Spain | 568 |
| India | 462 |
| United Arab Emirates | 434 |
| Ireland | 366 |
| New Zealand | 296 |
| Sweden | 257 |
| Italy | 234 |
| South Africa | 211 |
| Singapore | 208 |
| Japan | 201 |
| Denmark | 182 |
| Belgium | 181 |
| China | 149 |
| Hong Kong | 135 |
| Finland | 103 |
| Norway | 92 |
| Brazil | 87 |
| Austria | 69 |
| Saudi Arabia | 64 |
| Bermuda | 55 |
| Malaysia | 54 |
| Qatar | 50 |
| Luxembourg | 49 |
| Mexico | 49 |
| Bahrain | 48 |
| Czechia | 46 |
| Israel | 44 |
| Nigeria | 43 |
| Kenya | 42 |
| Jamaica | 41 |
| Tanzania | 37 |
| Kuwait | 36 |
| Poland | 36 |
| Pakistan | 35 |
| Hungary | 34 |
| Russian Federation | 31 |
| Türkiye | 29 |
| Colombia | 29 |
| South Korea | 29 |
| Greece | 28 |
| Thailand | 27 |
| Philippines | 27 |
| Egypt | 26 |
| Argentina | 25 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 24 |
| Portugal | 22 |
| Vietnam | 22 |
| Taiwan | 22 |
| Oman | 22 |
| Chile | 22 |
| Jersey | 21 |
| Malta | 20 |
| Cyprus | 19 |
| Barbados | 17 |
| Ghana | 17 |
| Romania | 17 |
| Sri Lanka | 16 |
| Lebanon | 15 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 14 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14 |
| Indonesia | 13 |
| Mauritius | 12 |
| Saint Lucia | 12 |
| Bahamas | 11 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 |
| Slovakia | 11 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 11 |
| Bulgaria | 10 |
| Cambodia | 10 |
| Uganda | 9 |
| Ukraine | 9 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 |
| Dominica | 8 |
| Andorra | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Latvia | 8 |
| Liechtenstein | 7 |
| Serbia | 7 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 |
| Croatia | 7 |
| Afghanistan | 7 |
| Ecuador | 6 |
| Peru | 6 |
| Jordan | 6 |
| Rwanda | 6 |
| Costa Rica | 6 |
| Lithuania | 6 |
| Namibia | 5 |
| Morocco | 5 |
| Guernsey | 5 |
| Slovenia | 5 |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. | 5 |
| Other | 145 |
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 6,766 |
| United States | 5,157 |
| India | 2,621 |
| Australia | 1,756 |
| Canada | 1,052 |
| South Africa | 528 |
| Nigeria | 449 |
| New Zealand | 424 |
| Jamaica | 241 |
| Ireland | 221 |
| France | 216 |
| China | 159 |
| Uganda | 109 |
| Malaysia | 103 |
| Philippines | 103 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 90 |
| Singapore | 88 |
| Netherlands | 83 |
| Kenya | 79 |
| Germany | 67 |
| Pakistan | 65 |
| United Arab Emirates | 54 |
| Sri Lanka | 48 |
| Brazil | 46 |
| Ghana | 41 |
| Switzerland | 40 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 |
| Sweden | 36 |
| Italy | 34 |
| Tanzania | 33 |
| Taiwan | 31 |
| Spain | 31 |
| Saint Lucia | 30 |
| Japan | 28 |
| Poland | 26 |
| Denmark | 25 |
| Sierra Leone | 21 |
| South Korea | 21 |
| Bangladesh | 20 |
| Colombia | 20 |
| Guyana | 19 |
| Mexico | 18 |
| Hong Kong | 18 |
| Bahamas | 18 |
| Finland | 15 |
| Russian Federation | 15 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14 |
| Dominican Republic | 14 |
| Barbados | 14 |
| Norway | 14 |
| Argentina | 13 |
| Czechia | 13 |
| Thailand | 12 |
| Romania | 11 |
| Indonesia | 11 |
| Egypt | 10 |
| Panama | 10 |
| Botswana | 10 |
| Grenada | 10 |
| Belgium | 10 |
| Malta | 10 |
| Peru | 9 |
| Türkiye | 9 |
| Hungary | 9 |
| Bermuda | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Rwanda | 8 |
| Jordan | 8 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 |
| Kuwait | 8 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 |
| Portugal | 8 |
| Ukraine | 8 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8 |
| Austria | 8 |
| Chile | 7 |
| Bolivia | 7 |
| Ecuador | 7 |
| Guernsey | 7 |
| Venezuela | 7 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 7 |
| Vietnam | 6 |
| Nicaragua | 6 |
| Liberia | 6 |
| Sudan | 6 |
| Iran | 5 |
| Serbia | 5 |
| Latvia | 5 |
| Zambia | 5 |
| Jersey | 5 |
| Dominica | 5 |
| Malawi | 5 |
| Other | 110 |
| Industry | People |
|---|---|
| Other / unknown | 20,869 |
| Professional and scientific | 86 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 70 |
| Real estate | 66 |
| Administrative and support | 65 |
| Information and communication | 65 |
| Construction | 61 |
| Health and social work | 57 |
| Other services | 51 |
| Manufacturing | 42 |
| Education | 32 |
| Finance and insurance | 31 |
| Accommodation and food | 23 |
| Arts and recreation | 22 |
| Households | 15 |
| Electricity, gas and steam | 14 |
| Transport and storage | 14 |
| Extraterritorial organisations | 9 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 6 |
| Other | 6 |
Counts of people with this surname recorded in a country other than their country of origin, from company registers, ORCID, VIAF, Wikidata and career records; origin may be recorded or estimated from the name. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other". Nobody is named on this page.
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.