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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Jordan
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Stock of emigrants782.0
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population12.1%
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Top destination countriesSaudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, the West Bank and Gaza, Kuwait, Qatar, Libya, Germany, Bahrain, Indonesia
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Number of refugees1,679

Kazakhstan
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Stock of emigrants3,827.0
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population22.5%
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Top destination countriesthe Russian Federation, Germany, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Belarus, the United States, Azerbaijan, Moldova, the Kyrgyz Republic, Turkmenistan
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Number of refugees2,187

Kenya
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Stock of emigrants475.5
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population1.1%
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Top destination countriesthe United Kingdom, the United States, Tanzania, Uganda, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Germany, South Sudan, Switzerland
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Number of refugees8,529

Kiribati
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Stock of emigrants5.4
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population4.9%
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Top destination countriesthe United States, New Zealand, Australia, the Marshall Islands, Brazil, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Samoa, France, Switzerland
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Number of refugeesNot available

Korea, Democratic Republic of
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Stock of emigrants223.7
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population0.9%
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Top destination countriesKazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, the Russian Federation, the Philippines, Argentina, China, Azerbaijan, Austria, Germany
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Number of refugees1,270

Korea, Republic of
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Stock of emigrants2,604.9
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population5.2%
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Top destination countriesthe United States, Japan, China, Canada, Australia, Germany, Indonesia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, France
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Number of refugees468

Kosovo
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Stock of emigrants550.0
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population30.3%
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Top destination countriesGermany, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Austria, the United States, France, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Belgium
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Number of refugeesNot available

Kuwait
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Stock of emigrants322.8
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population9.0%
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Top destination countriesSaudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, the West Bank and Gaza, the United Kingdom, Canada, Qatar, Libya, India, Bahrain
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Number of refugees982

Kyrgyz Republic
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Stock of emigrants738.3
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population12.9%
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Top destination countriesthe Russian Federation, Germany, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Turkey, the United States, Azerbaijan
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Number of refugees2,410

Lao People’s Democratic Republic
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Stock of emigrants1,294.2
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population19.7%
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Top destination countriesThailand, the United States, Bangladesh, France, Canada, Australia, Vietnam, China, Germany, Switzerland
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Number of refugees7,471

Latvia
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Stock of emigrants342.3
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population17.0%
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Top destination countriesthe Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, the United States, Ukraine, Ireland, Germany, Lithuania, Belarus, Norway, Canada
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Number of refugees206

Lebanon
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Stock of emigrants810.9
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Stock of emigrants as pct of population18.0%
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Top destination countriesSaudi Arabia, the United States, Australia, Germany, Canada, France, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Denmark
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Number of refugees4,246

Jordan
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Stock of immigrants3,592.8
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population55.6%
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Top destination countriesthe West Bank and Gaza, the Syrian Arab Republic, Iraq, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, China, India, Saudi Arabia
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Number of refugees2,771,477

Kazakhstan
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Stock of immigrants3,476.2
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population20.4%
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Top destination countriesthe Russian Federation, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of Korea, Germany, Turkey, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Poland
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Number of refugees628

Kenya
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Stock of immigrants892.7
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population2.0%
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Top destination countriesSomalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, India, Ethiopia, South Sudan, the United Kingdom, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Number of refugees551,336

Kiribati
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Stock of immigrants4.2
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population3.9%
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Top destination countriesTuvalu, Fiji, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom
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Number of refugeesNot available

Korea, Democratic Republic of
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Stock of immigrants46.8
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population0.2%
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Top destination countriesChina, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Brazil, Indonesia, the United States, Vietnam, Thailand, Peru, India
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Number of refugeesNot available

Korea, Republic of
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Stock of immigrants1,232.2
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population2.5%
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Top destination countriesChina, Vietnam, the United States, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Japan, Sri Lanka
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Number of refugees1,149

Kosovo
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Stock of immigrantsNotavailable
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of populationNotavailable%
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Top destination countriesNot available
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Number of refugeesNot available

Kuwait
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Stock of immigrants2,592.8
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population72.1%
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Top destination countriesIndia, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Philippines, the Syrian Arab Republic, Indonesia, Nepal, the Republic of Yemen, the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Number of refugees606

Kyrgyz Republic
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Stock of immigrants227.0
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population4.0%
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Top destination countriesthe Russian Federation, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Poland, Moldova, Lithuania
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Number of refugees479

Lao People’s Democratic Republic
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Stock of immigrants21.8
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population0.3%
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Top destination countriesVietnam, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Australia
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Number of refugeesNot available

Latvia
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Stock of immigrants323.6
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population16.1%
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Top destination countriesthe Russian Federation, Belarus, Ukraine, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Estonia, Germany, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Moldova
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Number of refugees163

Lebanon
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Stock of immigrants1,586.7
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Stock of immigrants as percentage of population35.3%
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Top destination countriesthe Syrian Arab Republic, the West Bank and Gaza, Iraq, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, China, India, Saudi Arabia
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Number of refugees1,606,693