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
Bilateral Migration Matrix
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Eritrea
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Stock of emigrants387.4
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population7.8%
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Top destination countriesSudan, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Sweden, Italy, Norway, Germany
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Number of refugees363,026

Estonia
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Stock of emigrants191.2
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population14.5%
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Top destination countriesthe Russian Federation, Finland, Germany, the United States, Ukraine, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, Uzbekistan
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Number of refugees330

Ethiopia
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Stock of emigrants749.1
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population0.8%
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Top destination countriesthe United States, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Sudan, Italy, South Africa, Canada, Kenya, the United Kingdom, Sweden
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Number of refugees86,773

Faeroe Islands
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Stock of emigrants13.4
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population27.7%
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Top destination countriesDenmark, Norway, Iceland, the United States, Australia, Ecuador, Ireland, the Netherlands, Chile, France
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Number of refugeesNot available

Fiji
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Stock of emigrants201.5
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population22.9%
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Top destination countriesAustralia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Tonga, Kiribati, American Samoa, Vanuatu, India
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Number of refugees917

Finland
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Stock of emigrants314.1
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population5.8%
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Top destination countriesSweden, the United States, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, Australia, Norway, Belgium, Switzerland
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Number of refugees5

France
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Stock of emigrants2,184.5
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population3.3%
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Top destination countriesSpain, the United States, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, Portugal, Israel
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Number of refugees79

French Polynesia
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Stock of emigrants3.8
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population1.4%
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Top destination countriesthe United States, Australia, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Canada, Greece, Kenya, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Chile
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Number of refugeesNot available

Gabon
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Stock of emigrants48.9
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population3.0%
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Top destination countriesFrance, Cameroon, Mali, the Republic of Congo, Kenya, Canada, Portugal, Germany, the United States, Italy
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Number of refugees154

Gambia, The
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Stock of emigrants71.0
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population3.8%
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Top destination countriesSpain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Nigeria, Sweden, Senegal, Germany, Sierra Leone, France, GuineaBissau
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Number of refugees5,085

Georgia
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Stock of emigrants746.0
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population16.6%
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Top destination countriesthe Russian Federation, Ukraine, Greece, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Cyprus, Germany, the United States, Spain, Turkey
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Number of refugees6,698

Germany
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Stock of emigrants4,141.4
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population5.1%
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Top destination countriesthe United States, Turkey, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Canada, Australia
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Number of refugees165

Eritrea
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Stock of immigrants15.8
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population0.3%
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Top destination countriesSomalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, South Sudan, Mozambique, Burundi, Malawi, Tanzania, Rwanda, France
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Number of refugees2,898

Estonia
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Stock of immigrants197.6
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population15.0%
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Top destination countriesthe Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Finland, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Germany
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Number of refugees57

Ethiopia
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Stock of immigrants774.8
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population0.8%
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Top destination countriesSomalia, South Sudan, Eritrea, Sudan, Djibouti, Uganda, Rwanda, the Republic of Yemen, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi
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Number of refugees659,510

Faeroe Islands
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Stock of immigrants3.6
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population7.5%
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Top destination countriesIceland, Norway, Poland, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Romania, the Philippines, Serbia, Sweden, the Russian Federation
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Number of refugeesNot available

Fiji
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Stock of immigrants22.8
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population2.6%
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Top destination countriesIndia, Bangladesh, Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom
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Number of refugees7

Finland
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Stock of immigrants293.2
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population5.4%
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Top destination countriesthe Russian Federation, Sweden, Estonia, Somalia, Iraq, China, Thailand, Germany, Turkey, the United Kingdom
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Number of refugees11,708

France
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Stock of immigrants7,456.1
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population11.3%
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Top destination countriesAlgeria, Morocco, Portugal, Tunisia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Germany, Belgium, Vietnam
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Number of refugees252,228

French Polynesia
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Stock of immigrants34.8
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population12.6%
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Top destination countriesFrance, New Caledonia, Algeria, China, the United States, Germany, Vanuatu, Italy, Canada, Switzerland
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Number of refugeesNot available

Gabon
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Stock of immigrants395.0
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population23.9%
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Top destination countriesEquatorial Guinea, Mali, Benin, Cameroon, Senegal, Nigeria, Togo, the Republic of Congo, France, the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Number of refugees992

Gambia, The
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Stock of immigrants162.9
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population8.7%
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Top destination countriesSenegal, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Sierra Leone
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Number of refugees11,601

Georgia
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Stock of immigrants190.3
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population4.2%
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Top destination countriesthe Russian Federation, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Poland, Moldova, Lithuania, Armenia
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Number of refugees843

Germany
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Stock of immigrants11,110.9
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population13.8%
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Top destination countriesTurkey, Poland, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Romania, Italy, Greece, Croatia, Ukraine, Serbia
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Number of refugees216,921