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INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS IN THE WORLD
250
Million
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS IN THE WORLD
Refugees in the world
36
Million
Refugees in the world
WOMEN OF MIGRANTS IN THE WORLD
48.4%
of migrants are women
TOP ORIGIN COUNTRIES
INDIA, MEXICO RUSSIA
TOP ORIGIN COUNTRIES
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Emigration
Immigration
Central African Republic
  • Stock of emigrants
    728,216
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    16%
  • Top destination countries
    Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, France, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, United States, Mali  
  • Number of refugees
    500,484
Chad
  • Stock of emigrants
    403.9
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    3.1%
  • Top destination countries
    Cameroon, Sudan, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Congo, France, the United Arab Emirates, South Sudan, Gabon
  • Number of refugees
    48,211
Channel Islands
  • Stock of emigrants
    26.5
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    16.3%
  • Top destination countries
    the United Kingdom, Australia, the Isle of Man, the Cayman Islands, the Russian Federation, Greece, Turkey, Panama, Uruguay
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Chile
  • Stock of emigrants
    610.2
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    3.5%
  • Top destination countries
    Argentina, the United States, Spain, Canada, Australia, Sweden, Ecuador, Brazil, France, Italy
  • Number of refugees
    571
China
  • Stock of emigrants
    9,651.2
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    0.7%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, Hong Kong SAR, China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Macao SAR, China, Italy, Bangladesh
  • Number of refugees
    210,701
Colombia
  • Stock of emigrants
    2,530.5
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    5.3%
  • Top destination countries
    República Bolivariana de Venezuela, the United States, Spain, Ecuador, Argentina, Canada, Panama, Italy, the United Kingdom, France
  • Number of refugees
    360,281
Comoros
  • Stock of emigrants
    111.2
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    14.8%
  • Top destination countries
    France, Madagascar, Libya, Kenya, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Algeria, Tanzania, Eritrea, South Africa, the Russian Federation
  • Number of refugees
    565
Congo, Democratic Republic of
  • Stock of emigrants
    1,306.0
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    1.8%
  • Top destination countries
    the Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, Belgium, South Sudan, France, Angola, Central African Republic
  • Number of refugees
    516,734
Congo, Republic of
  • Stock of emigrants
    177.3
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    4.0%
  • Top destination countries
    France, South Africa, Germany, Gabon, the United Kingdom, Cameroon, Mali, Kenya, Italy, Central African Republic
  • Number of refugees
    14,435
Costa Rica
  • Stock of emigrants
    131.2
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    2.8%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, Nicaragua, Panama, Canada, Spain, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Italy, Ecuador, Guatemala
  • Number of refugees
    409
Côte d’Ivoire
  • Stock of emigrants
    1,020.4
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    4.7%
  • Top destination countries
    Burkina Faso, Liberia, France, Mali, Ghana, Italy, Benin, the United States, Guinea, Togo
  • Number of refugees
    71,894
Croatia
  • Stock of emigrants
    888.2
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    20.9%
  • Top destination countries
    Serbia, Germany, Australia, Slovenia, Canada, the United States, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Albania
  • Number of refugees
    40,115
Central African Republic
  • Stock of immigrants
    186,822
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    4%
  • Top destination countries
    Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Cameroon, France, Senegal, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Mali  
  • Number of refugees
    11,426
Chad
  • Stock of immigrants
    490.6
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    3.7%
  • Top destination countries
    South Sudan, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger, Libya, France, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Number of refugees
    452,877
Channel Islands
  • Stock of immigrants
    82.6
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    50.9%
  • Top destination countries
    the United Kingdom, Portugal, Ireland, France
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Chile
  • Stock of immigrants
    415.5
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    2.4%
  • Top destination countries
    Peru, Argentina, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, South Africa, Spain, Brazil, the United States, the United Kingdom
  • Number of refugees
    1,749
China
  • Stock of immigrants
    1,133.3
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.1%
  • Top destination countries
    the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Brazil, the United States, Japan, Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Macao SAR, China, Thailand
  • Number of refugees
    301,047
Colombia
  • Stock of immigrants
    129.6
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.3%
  • Top destination countries
    República Bolivariana de Venezuela, the United States, Ecuador, Spain, Peru, Argentina, Mexico, Italy, Germany, Brazil
  • Number of refugees
    173
Comoros
  • Stock of immigrants
    12.5
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    1.7%
  • Top destination countries
    Madagascar, France, Tanzania, Kenya
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Congo, Democratic Republic of
  • Stock of immigrants
    503.0
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.7%
  • Top destination countries
    Angola, Rwanda, Central African Republic, Burundi, South Sudan, Uganda, the Republic of Congo, Sudan
  • Number of refugees
    119,747
Congo, Republic of
  • Stock of immigrants
    431.5
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    9.8%
  • Top destination countries
    the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Mali, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Benin, Senegal, Cameroon, Chad, France
  • Number of refugees
    54,827
Costa Rica
  • Stock of immigrants
    413.7
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    8.8%
  • Top destination countries
    Nicaragua, Colombia, the United States, El Salvador, China, Cuba, Panama, República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Peru, Mexico
  • Number of refugees
    20,701
Côte d’Ivoire
  • Stock of immigrants
    2,446.2
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    11.3%
  • Top destination countries
    Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, Liberia, Benin, Togo, Niger, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal
  • Number of refugees
    1,898
Croatia
  • Stock of immigrants
    757.0
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    17.8%
  • Top destination countries
    Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Austria, the United States
  • Number of refugees
    689