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INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS IN THE WORLD
281
Million
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS IN THE WORLD
Refugees in the world
34
Million
Refugees (and Asylum seekers) in the world
WOMEN OF MIGRANTS IN THE WORLD
48.1%
of migrants are women
TOP ORIGIN COUNTRIES
INDIA, MEXICO,CHINA and RUSSIA
TOP ORIGIN COUNTRIES
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Emigration
Immigration
Mozambique
  • Stock of emigrants
    727.4
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    2.7%
  • Top destination countries
    South Africa, Zimbabwe, Portugal, Malawi, Tanzania, Swaziland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Brazil, Kenya
  • Number of refugees
    45
Myanmar
  • Stock of emigrants
    3,139.6
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    5.9%
  • Top destination countries
    Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, the United States, Pakistan, Malaysia, India, China, Australia, Vietnam
  • Number of refugees
    478,976
Namibia
  • Stock of emigrants
    138.6
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    5.9%
  • Top destination countries
    South Africa, Tanzania, Botswana, Australia, the United States, Angola, Canada, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria
  • Number of refugees
    1,235
Nepal
  • Stock of emigrants
    1,986.2
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    7.1%
  • Top destination countries
    India, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Malaysia, Kuwait, the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Australia
  • Number of refugees
    8,532
Netherlands, The
  • Stock of emigrants
    1,008.7
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    6.0%
  • Top destination countries
    Germany, Canada, Belgium, Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Turkey, Switzerland
  • Number of refugees
    63
New Caledonia
  • Stock of emigrants
    6.4
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    2.4%
  • Top destination countries
    French Polynesia, Australia, the United States, Vanuatu, Argentina, Canada, Ukraine, Colombia, the Netherlands, Norway
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
New Zealand
  • Stock of emigrants
    763.7
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    17.2%
  • Top destination countries
    Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Malaysia, Japan, Samoa, the Netherlands, China
  • Number of refugees
    14
Nicaragua
  • Stock of emigrants
    633.1
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    10.6%
  • Top destination countries
    Costa Rica, the United States, Spain, Panama, Canada, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, República Bolivariana de Venezuela
  • Number of refugees
    1,575
Niger
  • Stock of emigrants
    290.3
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    1.6%
  • Top destination countries
    Nigeria, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Togo, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, France, Chad
  • Number of refugees
    712
Nigeria
  • Stock of emigrants
    1,117.9
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    0.6%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, the United Kingdom, Cameroon, Ghana, Italy, Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Spain, Germany, Gabon
  • Number of refugees
    90,865
Northern Mariana Islands
  • Stock of emigrants
    10.0
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    18.6%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, the Russian Federation, Greece, South Africa, Chile, Turkey, Australia
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Norway
  • Stock of emigrants
    204.3
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    4.0%
  • Top destination countries
    Sweden, the United States, Denmark, Spain, the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Germany, Canada, Turkey, Australia
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Mozambique
  • Stock of immigrants
    218.8
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.8%
  • Top destination countries
    Malawi, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho, Tanzania, Cabo Verde, Zambia, Portugal, India, the Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Number of refugees
    4,524
Myanmar
  • Stock of immigrants
    103.1
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.2%
  • Top destination countries
    China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Namibia
  • Stock of immigrants
    65.4
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    2.8%
  • Top destination countries
    Angola, Zambia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana
  • Number of refugees
    1,755
Nepal
  • Stock of immigrants
    971.2
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    3.5%
  • Top destination countries
    India, Bhutan, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
  • Number of refugees
    38,480
Netherlands, The
  • Stock of immigrants
    1,964.9
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    11.7%
  • Top destination countries
    Turkey, Suriname, Morocco, Indonesia, Germany, Poland, Curaçao, China, Serbia, Belgium
  • Number of refugees
    82,433
New Caledonia
  • Stock of immigrants
    63.0
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    24.1%
  • Top destination countries
    France, Vanuatu, Indonesia, Tunisia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Algeria, Vietnam, Cambodia, Morocco, French Polynesia
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
New Zealand
  • Stock of immigrants
    1,261.2
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    28.4%
  • Top destination countries
    the United Kingdom, China, India, Australia, South Africa, Fiji, Samoa, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Tonga
  • Number of refugees
    1,277
Nicaragua
  • Stock of immigrants
    41.5
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.7%
  • Top destination countries
    Honduras, Costa Rica, the United States, El Salvador, Guatemala, Cuba, Mexico, Spain, Colombia, Panama
  • Number of refugees
    273
Niger
  • Stock of immigrants
    132.3
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.7%
  • Top destination countries
    Mali, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Chad, South Sudan
  • Number of refugees
    77,821
Nigeria
  • Stock of immigrants
    1,233.6
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.7%
  • Top destination countries
    Benin, Ghana, Mali, Togo, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Mauritania, Liberia, the Arab Republic of Egypt
  • Number of refugees
    1,217
Northern Mariana Islands
  • Stock of immigrants
    24.2
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    44.8%
  • Top destination countries
    the Philippines, China, the Republic of Korea, the United States, the Federated States of Micronesia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Palau, Japan, Bangladesh
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Norway
  • Stock of immigrants
    692.0
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    13.6%
  • Top destination countries
    Poland, Sweden, Lithuania, Germany, Somalia, Denmark, Iraq, the Philippines, Pakistan, the United Kingdom
  • Number of refugees
    46,980