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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Uruguay
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Stock of emigrants340.4
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population10.0%
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Top destination countriesArgentina, Spain, the United States, Brazil, Australia, Italy, Canada, Israel, República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Paraguay
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Number of refugees114

Uzbekistan
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Stock of emigrants1,912.9
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population6.3%
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Top destination countriesthe Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, the United States, Germany, the Republic of Korea, Israel, Turkey, Belarus, Azerbaijan
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Number of refugees4,766

Vanuatu
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Stock of emigrants8.4
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population3.3%
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Top destination countriesNew Caledonia, Australia, France, Solomon Islands, French Polynesia, Colombia, the United States, Kenya, Switzerland, Italy
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Number of refugeesNot available

Venezuela, República Bolivariana de
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Stock of emigrants655.4
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population2.2%
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Top destination countriesthe United States, Spain, Italy, Colombia, Portugal, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Canada, Mexico, Argentina
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Number of refugees7,989

Vietnam
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Stock of emigrants2,592.2
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population2.9%
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Top destination countriesthe United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, the Republic of Korea, the Czech Republic, Japan, Cambodia, China
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Number of refugees313,392

Virgin Islands (U.S.)
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Stock of emigrants4.2
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population4.0%
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Top destination countriesGrenada, Antigua and Barbuda, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, Cabo Verde, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Greece, Curaçao, St. Lucia
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Number of refugeesNot available

West Bank and Gaza
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Stock of emigrants4,018.2
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population96.4%
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Top destination countriesJordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Libya, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Iraq
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Number of refugees5,246,932

Yemen, Rep.
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Stock of emigrants1,268.9
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population5.0%
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Top destination countriesSaudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, the United States, Qatar, Israel, Libya, Bahrain, the United Kingdom, the Arab Republic of Egypt
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Number of refugees2,580

Zambia
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Stock of emigrants231.2
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population1.5%
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Top destination countriesSouth Africa, Malawi, the United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Tanzania, the United States, Namibia, Australia, Mozambique
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Number of refugees309

Zimbabwe
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Stock of emigrants973.2
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population6.5%
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Top destination countriesSouth Africa, the United Kingdom, Malawi, Australia, Botswana, Mozambique, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Zambia
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Number of refugees22,455

Uruguay
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Stock of immigrants76.7
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population2.3%
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Top destination countriesArgentina, Brazil, Spain, Italy, the United States, Paraguay, Chile, Peru, Germany, República Bolivariana de Venezuela
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Number of refugees244

Uzbekistan
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Stock of immigrants1,266.3
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population4.2%
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Top destination countriesthe Russian Federation, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Poland, Moldova, Lithuania, Armenia
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Number of refugees123

Vanuatu
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Stock of immigrants3.7
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population1.5%
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Top destination countriesAustralia, France, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji, the United States, Solomon Islands, the United Kingdom, China, Papua New Guinea
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Number of refugeesNot available

Venezuela, República Bolivariana de
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Stock of immigrants1,171.3
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population3.9%
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Top destination countriesColombia, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Peru, Ecuador, the Syrian Arab Republic, Chile, the Dominican Republic, China
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Number of refugees173,551

Vietnam
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Stock of immigrants68.3
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population0.1%
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Top destination countriesLibya, Myanmar, China, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Cambodia, the United States, Nepal, India, the United Kingdom
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Number of refugeesNot available

Virgin Islands (U.S.)
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Stock of immigrants63.3
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population60.4%
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Top destination countriesthe United States, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, Grenada
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Number of refugeesNot available

West Bank and Gaza
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Stock of immigrants256.5
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population6.2%
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Top destination countriesIsrael, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, the United States
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Number of refugees2,051,096

Yemen, Rep.
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Stock of immigrants314.7
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population1.2%
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Top destination countriesSomalia, Sudan, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Iraq, Ethiopia, the West Bank and Gaza, the Syrian Arab Republic, South Sudan, Eritrea, Vietnam
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Number of refugees257,632

Zambia
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Stock of immigrants98.9
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population0.6%
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Top destination countriesAngola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Burundi, India, Tanzania, the Republic of Congo, South Africa
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Number of refugees25,561

Zimbabwe
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Stock of immigrants361.0
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population2.4%
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Top destination countriesMozambique, Malawi, Zambia, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi
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Number of refugees6,066