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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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Emigration
Immigration
Lesotho
  • Stock of emigrants
    324.0
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    15.6%
  • Top destination countries
    South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, the United States, Malaysia, Tanzania, Swaziland, the Netherlands, Australia, Kenya
  • Number of refugees
    11
Liberia
  • Stock of emigrants
    370.5
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    8.6%
  • Top destination countries
    Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, the United States, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Australia, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands
  • Number of refugees
    13,509
Libya
  • Stock of emigrants
    146.8
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    2.3%
  • Top destination countries
    Italy, the United Kingdom, Israel, Vietnam, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Algeria, Turkey, Côte d’Ivoire, Canada, Germany
  • Number of refugees
    4,158
Liechtenstein
  • Stock of emigrants
    4.0
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    10.9%
  • Top destination countries
    Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Kenya, Canada, the United States, Ukraine
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Lithuania
  • Stock of emigrants
    588.9
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    19.9%
  • Top destination countries
    the United Kingdom, the Russian Federation, Poland, the United States, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Ukraine, Latvia, Spain
  • Number of refugees
    177
Luxembourg
  • Stock of emigrants
    66.0
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    12.1%
  • Top destination countries
    Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, the United States, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Macao SAR, China
  • Stock of emigrants
    136.8
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    24.1%
  • Top destination countries
    Hong Kong SAR, China, China, Singapore, the United States, Canada, Australia, Portugal, Norway, France, Colombia
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
  • Stock of emigrants
    626.3
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    30.2%
  • Top destination countries
    Germany, the United States, Turkey, Italy, Switzerland, Australia, Serbia, Austria, Croatia, Slovenia
  • Number of refugees
    1,746
Madagascar
  • Stock of emigrants
    166.9
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    0.7%
  • Top destination countries
    France, Comoros, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, the United States, Mauritius, Germany, Seychelles, Botswana
  • Number of refugees
    264
Malawi
  • Stock of emigrants
    287.5
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    1.8%
  • Top destination countries
    Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia, the United States, Australia, Eritrea
  • Number of refugees
    345
Malaysia
  • Stock of emigrants
    1,683.1
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    5.7%
  • Top destination countries
    Singapore, Bangladesh, Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR, China, India, China
  • Number of refugees
    458
Maldives
  • Stock of emigrants
    1.3
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    0.4%
  • Top destination countries
    Australia, India, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Switzerland, Greece, South Africa, the Russian Federation, Seychelles, Canada, Italy
  • Number of refugees
    27
Lesotho
  • Stock of immigrants
    3.1
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.1%
  • Top destination countries
    South Africa, Zimbabwe, the United States, Zambia, Pakistan, India, Uganda, Mozambique, Malawi, Swaziland
  • Number of refugees
    38
Liberia
  • Stock of immigrants
    225.5
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    5.3%
  • Top destination countries
    Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, Lebanon, India, The Gambia, the United States
  • Number of refugees
    38,572
Libya
  • Stock of immigrants
    756.0
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    12.1%
  • Top destination countries
    the West Bank and Gaza, Somalia, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Republic of Yemen, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Jordan, Sudan, Indonesia
  • Number of refugees
    27,954
Liechtenstein
  • Stock of immigrants
    12.2
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    33.0%
  • Top destination countries
    Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Portugal, Spain, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
  • Number of refugees
    97
Lithuania
  • Stock of immigrants
    221.5
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    7.5%
  • Top destination countries
    the Russian Federation, Belarus, Ukraine, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Poland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan
  • Number of refugees
    972
Luxembourg
  • Stock of immigrants
    229.4
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    42.2%
  • Top destination countries
    Portugal, France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Montenegro, Serbia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain
  • Number of refugees
    1,046
Macao SAR, China
  • Stock of immigrants
    333.3
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    58.7%
  • Top destination countries
    China, Hong Kong SAR, China, the Philippines, Portugal, Thailand
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
  • Stock of immigrants
    139.8
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    6.7%
  • Top destination countries
    Turkey, Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Greece
  • Number of refugees
    880
Madagascar
  • Stock of immigrants
    34.3
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.1%
  • Top destination countries
    France, Comoros, India, Algeria, China, Pakistan, Mauritius, Germany, Italy, the United States
  • Number of refugees
    6
Malawi
  • Stock of immigrants
    206.6
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    1.3%
  • Top destination countries
    Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, South Africa, Burundi, Rwanda, India, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Kingdom
  • Number of refugees
    5,871
Malaysia
  • Stock of immigrants
    2,408.3
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    8.2%
  • Top destination countries
    Indonesia, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal, India, China, Singapore, Vietnam
  • Number of refugees
    99,328
Maldives
  • Stock of immigrants
    84.2
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    24.0%
  • Top destination countries
    Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Thailand, Japan
  • Number of refugees
    Not available