Migration

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266 Million

International migrants in the world (including refugees)

24 million

Refugees in the world

48.4%

Women of migrants in the world

India, Mexico, Russia

Top Origin Countries

Bilateral Migration Matrix

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Afghanistan
Stock of emigrants:
5,055,219
Stock of emigrants as pct of population:
14 percent
Top destination countries:

Iran, Islamic Rep., Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Germany, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Turkey, Austria

 

Number of refugees:
2,600,507
Albania
Stock of emigrants:
1,194,524
Stock of emigrants as pct of population:
41percent
Top destination countries:

Greece, Italy, the United States, Germany, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Belgium

Number of refugees:
10,498
Algeria
Stock of emigrants:
1,833,302
Stock of emigrants as pct of population:
4percent
Top destination countries:

France, Spain, Israel, Canada, Belgium, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Morocco

 

Number of refugees:
3,898
American Samoa
Stock of emigrants:
3,583
Stock of emigrants as pct of population:
6percent
Top destination countries:

Samoa, France, Australia, Canada, the Russian Federation, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Mexico, Greece, Seychelles, Bermuda

 

Number of refugees:
0
Andorra
Stock of emigrants:
8,381
Stock of emigrants as pct of population:
11 percent
Top destination countries:

Spain, France, Portugal, United States, Malaysia, Italy, Switzerland, Argentina, Colombia, United Kingdom

 

Number of refugees:
2
Angola
Stock of emigrants:
661,595
Stock of emigrants as pct of population:
2percent
Top destination countries:

Portugal, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, South Africa, the Republic of Congo, France, Namibia, the United Kingdom, United States, Brazil

 

Number of refugees:
8,359
Antigua and Barbuda
Stock of emigrants:
73,491
Stock of emigrants as pct of population:
72percent
Top destination countries:

United States, Bangladesh, the Virgin Islands (U.S.), Guinea, Canada, Vietnam, United Kingdom, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Dominica, Namibia

 

 

Number of refugees:
92
Argentina
Stock of emigrants:
996,100
Stock of emigrants as pct of population:
2percent
Top destination countries:

Spain, United States, Italy, Paraguay, Chile, Israel, Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay, Canada

 

Number of refugees:
121