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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Vietnam
Stock of emigrants:
2,592.2 thousands
Stock of emigrants as pct of population:
2.9 percent
Top destination countries:

the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, the Republic of Korea, the Czech Republic, Japan, Cambodia, China

Number of refugees:
313,392
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Stock of emigrants:
4.2 thousands
Stock of emigrants as pct of population:
4.0 percent
Top destination countries:

Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, Cabo Verde, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Greece, Curaçao, St. Lucia

Number of refugees:
Not available
West Bank and Gaza
Stock of emigrants:
4,018.2 thousands
Stock of emigrants as pct of population:
96.4 percent
Top destination countries:

Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Libya, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Iraq

Number of refugees:
5,246,932
Yemen, Rep.
Stock of emigrants:
1,268.9 thousands
Stock of emigrants as pct of population:
5.0 percent
Top destination countries:

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, the United States, Qatar, Israel, Libya, Bahrain, the United Kingdom, the Arab Republic of Egypt

Number of refugees:
2,580
Zambia
Stock of emigrants:
231.2 thousands
Stock of emigrants as pct of population:
1.5 percent
Top destination countries:

South Africa, Malawi, the United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Tanzania, the United States, Namibia, Australia, Mozambique

Number of refugees:
309
Zimbabwe
Stock of emigrants:
973.2 thousands
Stock of emigrants as pct of population:
6.5 percent
Top destination countries:

South Africa, the United Kingdom, Malawi, Australia, Botswana, Mozambique, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Zambia

Number of refugees:
22,455