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

INDIA, MEXICO RUSSIA
TOP ORIGIN COUNTRIES
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Stock of emigrants1,638,113
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population47%
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Top destination countriesCroatia, Serbia, Germany, Austria, United States, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, Canada
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Number of refugees17,776

Botswana
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Stock of emigrants82,914
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population4%
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Top destination countriesSouth Africa, Zimbabwe, Australia, United Kingdom, Zambia, Kenya, United States, Canada, Tanzania, Namibia
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Number of refugees274

Brazil
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Stock of emigrants1,708,083
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population1%
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Top destination countriesthe United States, Japan, Portugal, Spain, China, Italy, Paraguay, Germany, France, the United Kingdom ■ Tertiary-educated as a percentage of total emigrants in OECD
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Number of refugees829

Brunei Darussalam
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Stock of emigrants47,462
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population11%
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Top destination countriesIndia, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, United States, Netherlands, Brazil, Vietnam, Philippines
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Number of refugees1

Bulgaria
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Stock of emigrants1,475,224
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population21%
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Top destination countriesTurkey, Spain, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Canada, Romania
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Number of refugees758

Burkina Faso
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Stock of emigrants1,518,063
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population8%
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Top destination countriesCôte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Togo, Italy, Benin, France, Nigeria, Gabon
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Number of refugees2,516

Burundi
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Stock of emigrants466,962
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population4%
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Top destination countriesTanzania, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Canada, Malawi, South Africa, Sweden, Belgium, Kenya, United Kingdom
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Number of refugees431,432

Cabo Verde
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Stock of emigrants237,921
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population44%
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Top destination countriesAngola, Portugal, tUnited States, France, Netherlands, Mozambique, Italy, Spain, Nigeria, Switzerland
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Number of refugees11

Cambodia
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Stock of emigrants1,114,226
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population7%
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Top destination countriesThailand, United States, France, Australia, Canada, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Lao PDR
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Number of refugees12,338

Cameroon
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Stock of emigrants400,165
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population2%
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Top destination countriesFrance, the United States, Gabon, Nigeria, Chad, Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom, Central African Republic, Italy
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Number of refugees10,652

Canada
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Stock of emigrants1,276,770
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population3%
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Top destination countriesUnited States, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Philippines, Poland, Vietnam
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Number of refugees86

Cayman Islands
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Stock of emigrants5,320
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population9%
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Top destination countriesUnited States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Honduras, Greece, Australia, Dominican Republic, Colombia, The Bahamas
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Number of refugees7

Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Stock of immigrants37,634
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population1%
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Top destination countriesCroatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovak Republic, Macedonia, FYR., Slovenia, Germany, Romania, Austria, Russian Federation
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Number of refugees5,265

Botswana
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Stock of immigrants166,430
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population7%
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Top destination countriesSouth Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, India, United Kingdom, Malawi, China, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho
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Number of refugees2,149

Brazil
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Stock of immigrants736,913
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population0%
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Top destination countriesPortugal, Japan, Paraguay, Bolivia, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Uruguay, United States, China
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Number of refugees10,129

Brunei Darussalam
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Stock of immigrants280,421
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population65%
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Top destination countriesJapan, Malaysia, Thailand, New Zealand, India, the Republic of Korea, Philippines, Hong Kong SAR, China, Indonesia, Nepal
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Number of refugees0

Bulgaria
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Stock of immigrants153,974
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population2%
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Top destination countriesTurkey, Germany, Spain, Greece, United Kingdom, United States, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Netherlands
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Number of refugees18,678

Burkina Faso
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Stock of immigrants725,649
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population4%
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Top destination countriesCôte d’Ivoire, Mali, Ghana, Togo, Niger, Benin, Nigeria, Senegal
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Number of refugees34,033

Burundi
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Stock of immigrants299,569
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population3%
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Top destination countriesCongo, Dem. Rep., Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Belgium, France
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Number of refugees59,424

Cabo Verde
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Stock of immigrants15,379
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population3%
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Top destination countriesGuinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Portugal, Russian Federation, Nigeria, Guinea, Italy, Angola, United States
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Number of refugees0

Cambodia
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Stock of immigrants76,333
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population0%
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Top destination countriesVietnam, Thailand, China, France, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, United States, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan, Singapore
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Number of refugees70

Cameroon
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Stock of immigrants710,362
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population3%
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Top destination countriesNigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Niger, Gabon, France, Mali, Senegal, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Number of refugees322,777

Canada
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Stock of immigrants8,078,763
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population22%
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Top destination countriesUnited Kingdom, China, India, Philippines, Italy, United States, Hong Kong SAR, China, Germany, Poland, Vietnam
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Number of refugees101,256

Cayman Islands
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Stock of immigrants33,689
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population55%
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Top destination countriesJamaica, United States, United Kingdom, Philippines, Honduras, Canada, Cuba, India, Colombia, Nicaragua
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Number of refugees25