Migration

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266 Million

International migrants in the world (including refugees)

24 million

Refugees in the world

48.4%

Women of migrants in the world

India, Mexico, Russia

Top Origin Countries

Bilateral Migration Matrix

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Vietnam
Stock of immigrants:
68.3 thousands
Stock of immigrants as percentage of population:
0.1 percent
Top source countries:

Libya, Myanmar, China, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Cambodia, the United States, Nepal, India, the United Kingdom

Women as percentage of immigrants::
42.0 percent
Number of refugees:
Not available
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Stock of immigrants:
63.3 thousands
Stock of immigrants as percentage of population:
60.4 percent
Top source countries:

the United States, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, Grenada

Women as percentage of immigrants::
53.0 percent
Number of refugees:
Not available
West Bank and Gaza
Stock of immigrants:
256.5 thousands
Stock of immigrants as percentage of population:
6.2 percent
Top source countries:

Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, the United States

Women as percentage of immigrants::
55.6 percent
Number of refugees:
2,051,096
Yemen, Rep.
Stock of immigrants:
314.7 thousands
Stock of immigrants as percentage of population:
1.2 percent
Top source countries:

Somalia, Sudan, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Iraq, Ethiopia, the West Bank and Gaza, the Syrian Arab Republic, South Sudan, Eritrea, Vietnam

Women as percentage of immigrants::
40.7 percent
Number of refugees:
257,632
Zambia
Stock of immigrants:
98.9 thousands
Stock of immigrants as percentage of population:
0.6 percent
Top source countries:

Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Burundi, India, Tanzania, the Republic of Congo, South Africa

Women as percentage of immigrants::
49.5 percent
Number of refugees:
25,561
Zimbabwe
Stock of immigrants:
361.0 thousands
Stock of immigrants as percentage of population:
2.4 percent
Top source countries:

Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi

Women as percentage of immigrants::
43.0 percent
Number of refugees:
6,066