47,839 people named Lim work outside their country of origin. Most are in United States, United Kingdom, Singapore.
| Country | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 13,743 |
| United Kingdom | 7,572 |
| Singapore | 4,296 |
| Australia | 2,610 |
| Germany | 1,889 |
| Malaysia | 1,776 |
| Switzerland | 1,768 |
| France | 1,612 |
| Canada | 1,364 |
| Hong Kong | 1,213 |
| Netherlands | 1,198 |
| China | 901 |
| Japan | 781 |
| Ireland | 701 |
| Spain | 577 |
| South Korea | 437 |
| India | 398 |
| Denmark | 322 |
| Sweden | 314 |
| United Arab Emirates | 311 |
| Italy | 294 |
| New Zealand | 292 |
| Indonesia | 286 |
| Norway | 242 |
| Philippines | 240 |
| Finland | 233 |
| Taiwan | 219 |
| Belgium | 210 |
| Hungary | 208 |
| Thailand | 207 |
| South Africa | 133 |
| Austria | 85 |
| Brazil | 79 |
| Luxembourg | 77 |
| Saudi Arabia | 71 |
| Vietnam | 67 |
| Poland | 66 |
| Israel | 58 |
| Mexico | 56 |
| Czechia | 55 |
| Cambodia | 52 |
| Qatar | 51 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 46 |
| Russian Federation | 39 |
| Bermuda | 34 |
| Türkiye | 32 |
| Macao | 29 |
| Bangladesh | 29 |
| Argentina | 28 |
| Bahrain | 25 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 23 |
| Nigeria | 23 |
| Greece | 21 |
| Myanmar | 18 |
| Kenya | 17 |
| Chile | 17 |
| Mauritius | 17 |
| Colombia | 16 |
| Portugal | 16 |
| Cayman Islands | 16 |
| Maldives | 15 |
| Egypt | 14 |
| Pakistan | 13 |
| Liechtenstein | 13 |
| Kuwait | 13 |
| Cyprus | 10 |
| Slovakia | 9 |
| Lebanon | 9 |
| Romania | 8 |
| Iceland | 8 |
| Malta | 8 |
| Ukraine | 8 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 |
| Jordan | 7 |
| Peru | 7 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 |
| Bulgaria | 7 |
| Tunisia | 7 |
| Sri Lanka | 7 |
| Dominican Republic | 6 |
| Gibraltar | 6 |
| Oman | 6 |
| Estonia | 6 |
| Monaco | 6 |
| Costa Rica | 5 |
| Tanzania | 5 |
| Other | 111 |
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| Singapore | 13,921 |
| Malaysia | 7,383 |
| Australia | 6,352 |
| United Kingdom | 5,029 |
| United States | 4,194 |
| Philippines | 3,421 |
| South Korea | 2,469 |
| Canada | 1,191 |
| Indonesia | 576 |
| New Zealand | 504 |
| China | 357 |
| France | 334 |
| India | 255 |
| Ireland | 191 |
| Hong Kong | 189 |
| Taiwan | 179 |
| Japan | 171 |
| Netherlands | 150 |
| Cambodia | 123 |
| Switzerland | 100 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 80 |
| Thailand | 76 |
| Germany | 57 |
| Italy | 37 |
| Brazil | 36 |
| Nigeria | 36 |
| Russian Federation | 35 |
| Sri Lanka | 26 |
| Spain | 25 |
| South Africa | 25 |
| Sweden | 23 |
| Denmark | 21 |
| Belgium | 19 |
| United Arab Emirates | 16 |
| Poland | 15 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 |
| Vietnam | 12 |
| Myanmar | 12 |
| Finland | 11 |
| Ukraine | 10 |
| Czechia | 9 |
| Mauritius | 9 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 |
| Barbados | 9 |
| Bulgaria | 8 |
| Nepal | 7 |
| Mexico | 7 |
| Türkiye | 6 |
| Argentina | 6 |
| Uzbekistan | 6 |
| Hungary | 5 |
| Chile | 5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 |
| Other | 75 |
| Industry | People |
|---|---|
| Other / unknown | 46,916 |
| Real estate | 128 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 116 |
| Professional and scientific | 88 |
| Finance and insurance | 76 |
| Information and communication | 71 |
| Accommodation and food | 69 |
| Electricity, gas and steam | 68 |
| Administrative and support | 54 |
| Health and social work | 48 |
| Other services | 38 |
| Manufacturing | 35 |
| Households | 29 |
| Transport and storage | 27 |
| Arts and recreation | 24 |
| Construction | 23 |
| Education | 12 |
| Extraterritorial organisations | 9 |
| Other | 8 |
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.