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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
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