Regions
Visas by world region
Countries gathered into the World Bank's seven regions. Choose a region for its countries, visa groups and trend.
- East Asia & PacificChina, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands.6,454,614 all published months115,745 in February 2026 · -17.7% vs January 202631 countries in the data
- Europe & Central AsiaEurope, Russia, Turkey, the Caucasus and Central Asia.3,553,118 all published months60,061 in February 2026 · -1.5% vs January 202655 countries in the data
- Latin America & CaribbeanMexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean.22,378,060 all published months374,537 in February 2026 · +2.4% vs January 202638 countries in the data
- Middle East & North AfricaThe Gulf, the Levant, Iran, Iraq, Israel and North Africa.1,794,598 all published months17,020 in February 2026 · -14.8% vs January 202619 countries in the data
- North AmericaCanada, Bermuda and Greenland.46,861 all published months1,015 in February 2026 · +24.7% vs January 20262 countries in the data
- South AsiaIndia, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bhutan and the Maldives.6,132,483 all published months86,110 in February 2026 · +4.9% vs January 20268 countries in the data
- Sub-Saharan AfricaAfrica south of the Sahara.1,488,555 all published months12,836 in February 2026 · +11.4% vs January 202648 countries in the data
Not placed in a region: British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Hong Kong S.A.R., Macau S.A.R., Palestinian Authority Travel Document, Pitcairn, Unknown, Western Sahara.