Migration Data
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250
Million
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS IN THE WORLD

36
Million
Refugees in the world

48.4%
of migrants are women

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TOP ORIGIN COUNTRIES
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Azerbaijan
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Stock of emigrants1,215,260
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population12%
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Top destination countriesRussian Federation, Armenia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, United States, Germany, Israel, Belarus
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Number of refugees10,577

Bahamas
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Stock of emigrants44,350
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population11%
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Top destination countriesUnited States, United Kingdom, Canada, Jamaica, Australia, Cayman Islands, Switzerland, Dominican Republic, Italy, Nicaragua
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Number of refugees332

Bahrain
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Stock of emigrants63,689
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population4%
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Top destination countriesBangladesh, West Bank and Gaza, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, United States, Canada, Vietnam, Australia, Kuwait, Oman
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Number of refugees482

Bangladesh
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Stock of emigrants7,796,958
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population5%
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Top destination countriesIndia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, United Kingdom, United States, Pakistan, Oman, Qatar, Malaysia
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Number of refugees15,187

Barbados
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Stock of emigrants100,113
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population35%
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Top destination countriesUnited States, United Kingdom, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Australia, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Antigua and Barbuda
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Number of refugees151

Belarus
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Stock of emigrants1,646,080
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population17%
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Top destination countriesRussian Federation, Ukraine, Poland, Uzbekistan, United States, Lithuania, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Italy, Moldova
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Number of refugees3,734

Belgium
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Stock of emigrants561,750
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population5%
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Top destination countriesFrance, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Germany, United States, Turkey, Canada, Luxembourg
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Number of refugees45

Belize
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Stock of emigrants58,687
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population16%
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Top destination countriesUnited States, Mexico, Canada, Guatemala, United Kingdom, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica
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Number of refugees60

Benin
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Stock of emigrants657,594
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population6%
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Top destination countriesNigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Gabon, France, Ghana, Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Malli
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Number of refugees542

Bermuda
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Stock of emigrants16,735
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population27%
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Top destination countriesUnited States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland, France, South Africa, Cayman Islands, Netherlands, The Bahamas
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Number of refugees0

Bhutan
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Stock of emigrants47,077
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population6%
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Top destination countriesNepal, India, Australia, Denmark, China, Norway, Netherlands, Canada, United Kingdom, Belgium
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Number of refugees10,064

Bolivia
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Stock of emigrants880,525
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population8%
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Top destination countriesArgentina, Spain, United States, Brazil, Chile, Italy, Peru, Canada, Sweden, Germany
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Number of refugees530

Azerbaijan
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Stock of immigrants515,416
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population5%
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Top destination countriesRussian Federation, Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Poland, Moldova, Lithuania
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Number of refugees1,196

Bahamas
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Stock of immigrants73,684
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population19%
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Top destination countriesHaiti, Jamaica, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Guyana, Philippines, India, Turks and Caicos Islands, Cuba
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Number of refugees14

Bahrain
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Stock of immigrants810,573
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population54%
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Top destination countriesIndia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt, Arab Rep., the Philippines, Indonesia, Republic of Yemen, Sudan, Jordan, Sri Lanka
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Number of refugees262

Bangladesh
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Stock of immigrants1,576,709
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population1%
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Top destination countriesMalaysia, Myanmar, China, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, United States, Nepal, India, United Kingdom, Bahrain
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Number of refugees307,424

Barbados
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Stock of immigrants42,652
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population15%
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Top destination countriesGuyana, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Canada, Jamaica, Grenada, Dominica
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Number of refugees0

Belarus
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Stock of immigrants1,088,815
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population11%
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Top destination countriesRussian Federation, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia
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Number of refugees1,930

Belgium
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Stock of immigrants1,873,511
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population16%
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Top destination countriesMorocco, France, Netherlands, Italy, Turkey, Germany, Democratic Republic of Congo, Poland, Romania, Spain
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Number of refugees42,168

Belize
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Stock of immigrants62,818
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population17%
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Top destination countriesGuatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, Honduras, United States, China, Canada, Jamaica, United Kingdom, India
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Number of refugees0

Benin
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Stock of immigrants253,284
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population2%
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Top destination countriesNiger, Togo, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Republic of Congo, France, Mali, Chad
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Number of refugees968

Bermuda
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Stock of immigrants23,452
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population38%
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Top destination countriesUnited Kingdom, United States, Canada, Haiti, Portugal, Jamaica, Philippines, Japan, India, China
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Number of refugeesNot available

Bhutan
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Stock of immigrants54,746
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population7%
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Top destination countriesChina, India, Nepal, United States, Japan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Denmark, Canada, United Kingdom
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Number of refugeesNot available

Bolivia
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Stock of immigrants150,738
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population1%
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Top destination countriesArgentina, Brazil, Spain, Peru, Mexico, United States, Chile, Paraguay, Colombia, Germany
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Number of refugees797