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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China
Stock of immigrants:
1,133.3 thousands
Stock of immigrants as percentage of population:
0.1 percent
Top source countries:

the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Brazil, the United States, Japan, Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Macao SAR, China, Thailand

Women as percentage of immigrants::
40.0 percent
Number of refugees:
301,047
Colombia
Stock of immigrants:
129.6 thousands
Stock of immigrants as percentage of population:
0.3 percent
Top source countries:

República Bolivariana de Venezuela, the United States, Ecuador, Spain, Peru, Argentina, Mexico, Italy, Germany, Brazil

Women as percentage of immigrants::
46.8 percent
Number of refugees:
173
Comoros
Stock of immigrants:
12.5 thousands
Stock of immigrants as percentage of population:
1.7 percent
Top source countries:

Madagascar, France, Tanzania, Kenya

Women as percentage of immigrants::
51.7 percent
Number of refugees:
Not available
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Stock of immigrants:
503.0 thousands
Stock of immigrants as percentage of population:
0.7 percent
Top source countries:

Angola, Rwanda, Central African Republic, Burundi, South Sudan, Uganda, the Republic of Congo, Sudan

Women as percentage of immigrants::
46.1 percent
Number of refugees:
119,747
Congo, Republic of
Stock of immigrants:
431.5 thousands
Stock of immigrants as percentage of population:
9.8 percent
Top source countries:

the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Mali, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Benin, Senegal, Cameroon, Chad, France

Women as percentage of immigrants::
46.8 percent
Number of refugees:
54,827
Costa Rica
Stock of immigrants:
413.7 thousands
Stock of immigrants as percentage of population:
8.8 percent
Top source countries:

Nicaragua, Colombia, the United States, El Salvador, China, Cuba, Panama, República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Peru, Mexico

Women as percentage of immigrants::
51.4 percent
Number of refugees:
20,701
Côte d’Ivoire
Stock of immigrants:
2,446.2 thousands
Stock of immigrants as percentage of population:
11.3 percent
Top source countries:

Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, Liberia, Benin, Togo, Niger, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal

Women as percentage of immigrants::
43.7 percent
Number of refugees:
1,898
Croatia
Stock of immigrants:
757.0 thousands
Stock of immigrants as percentage of population:
17.8 percent
Top source countries:

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Austria, the United States

Women as percentage of immigrants::
53.0 percent
Number of refugees:
689