Migration Data

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INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS IN THE WORLD
281
Million
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS IN THE WORLD
Refugees in the world
34
Million
Refugees (and Asylum seekers) in the world
WOMEN OF MIGRANTS IN THE WORLD
48.1%
of migrants are women
TOP ORIGIN COUNTRIES
INDIA, MEXICO,CHINA and RUSSIA
TOP ORIGIN COUNTRIES
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Jordan
  • Stock of emigrants
    782.0
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    12.1%
  • Top destination countries
    Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, the West Bank and Gaza, Kuwait, Qatar, Libya, Germany, Bahrain, Indonesia
  • Number of refugees
    1,679
Kazakhstan
  • Stock of emigrants
    3,827.0
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    22.5%
  • Top destination countries
    the Russian Federation, Germany, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Belarus, the United States, Azerbaijan, Moldova, the Kyrgyz Republic, Turkmenistan
  • Number of refugees
    2,187
Kenya
  • Stock of emigrants
    475.5
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    1.1%
  • Top destination countries
    the United Kingdom, the United States, Tanzania, Uganda, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Germany, South Sudan, Switzerland
  • Number of refugees
    8,529
Kiribati
  • Stock of emigrants
    5.4
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    4.9%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, New Zealand, Australia, the Marshall Islands, Brazil, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Samoa, France, Switzerland
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Korea, Democratic Republic of
  • Stock of emigrants
    223.7
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    0.9%
  • Top destination countries
    Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, the Russian Federation, the Philippines, Argentina, China, Azerbaijan, Austria, Germany
  • Number of refugees
    1,270
Korea, Republic of
  • Stock of emigrants
    2,604.9
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    5.2%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, Japan, China, Canada, Australia, Germany, Indonesia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, France
  • Number of refugees
    468
Kosovo
  • Stock of emigrants
    550.0
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    30.3%
  • Top destination countries
    Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Austria, the United States, France, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Belgium
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Kuwait
  • Stock of emigrants
    322.8
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    9.0%
  • Top destination countries
    Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, the West Bank and Gaza, the United Kingdom, Canada, Qatar, Libya, India, Bahrain
  • Number of refugees
    982
Kyrgyz Republic
  • Stock of emigrants
    738.3
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    12.9%
  • Top destination countries
    the Russian Federation, Germany, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Turkey, the United States, Azerbaijan
  • Number of refugees
    2,410
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Stock of emigrants
    1,294.2
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    19.7%
  • Top destination countries
    Thailand, the United States, Bangladesh, France, Canada, Australia, Vietnam, China, Germany, Switzerland
  • Number of refugees
    7,471
Latvia
  • Stock of emigrants
    342.3
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    17.0%
  • Top destination countries
    the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, the United States, Ukraine, Ireland, Germany, Lithuania, Belarus, Norway, Canada
  • Number of refugees
    206
Lebanon
  • Stock of emigrants
    810.9
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    18.0%
  • Top destination countries
    Saudi Arabia, the United States, Australia, Germany, Canada, France, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Denmark
  • Number of refugees
    4,246
Jordan
  • Stock of immigrants
    3,592.8
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    55.6%
  • Top destination countries
    the West Bank and Gaza, the Syrian Arab Republic, Iraq, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, China, India, Saudi Arabia
  • Number of refugees
    2,771,477
Kazakhstan
  • Stock of immigrants
    3,476.2
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    20.4%
  • Top destination countries
    the Russian Federation, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of Korea, Germany, Turkey, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Poland
  • Number of refugees
    628
Kenya
  • Stock of immigrants
    892.7
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    2.0%
  • Top destination countries
    Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, India, Ethiopia, South Sudan, the United Kingdom, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Number of refugees
    551,336
Kiribati
  • Stock of immigrants
    4.2
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    3.9%
  • Top destination countries
    Tuvalu, Fiji, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Korea, Democratic Republic of
  • Stock of immigrants
    46.8
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.2%
  • Top destination countries
    China, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Brazil, Indonesia, the United States, Vietnam, Thailand, Peru, India
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Korea, Republic of
  • Stock of immigrants
    1,232.2
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    2.5%
  • Top destination countries
    China, Vietnam, the United States, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Japan, Sri Lanka
  • Number of refugees
    1,149
Kosovo
  • Stock of immigrants
    Notavailable
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    Notavailable%
  • Top destination countries
    Not available
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Kuwait
  • Stock of immigrants
    2,592.8
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    72.1%
  • Top destination countries
    India, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Philippines, the Syrian Arab Republic, Indonesia, Nepal, the Republic of Yemen, the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Number of refugees
    606
Kyrgyz Republic
  • Stock of immigrants
    227.0
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    4.0%
  • Top destination countries
    the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Poland, Moldova, Lithuania
  • Number of refugees
    479
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Stock of immigrants
    21.8
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.3%
  • Top destination countries
    Vietnam, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Australia
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Latvia
  • Stock of immigrants
    323.6
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    16.1%
  • Top destination countries
    the Russian Federation, Belarus, Ukraine, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Estonia, Germany, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Moldova
  • Number of refugees
    163
Lebanon
  • Stock of immigrants
    1,586.7
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    35.3%
  • Top destination countries
    the Syrian Arab Republic, the West Bank and Gaza, Iraq, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, China, India, Saudi Arabia
  • Number of refugees
    1,606,693