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281

Million

INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS IN THE WORLD

34

Million

Refugees (and Asylum seekers) in the world

48.1%

of migrants are women

INDIA, MEXICO,CHINA and RUSSIA

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• EMIGRATION
• IMMIGRATION

Emigration

Immigration

Azerbaijan

• Stock of emigrants
  1,215,260
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  12%
• Top destination countries
  Russian Federation, Armenia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, United States, Germany, Israel, Belarus  
• Number of refugees
  10,577

Bahamas

• Stock of emigrants
  44,350
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  11%
• Top destination countries
  United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Jamaica, Australia, Cayman Islands, Switzerland, Dominican Republic, Italy, Nicaragua  
• Number of refugees
  332

Bahrain

• Stock of emigrants
  63,689
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  4%
• Top destination countries
  Bangladesh, West Bank and Gaza, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, United States, Canada, Vietnam, Australia, Kuwait, Oman  
• Number of refugees
  482

Bangladesh

• Stock of emigrants
  7,796,958
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  5%
• Top destination countries
  India, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, United Kingdom, United States, Pakistan, Oman, Qatar, Malaysia  
• Number of refugees
  15,187

Barbados

• Stock of emigrants
  100,113
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  35%
• Top destination countries
  United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Australia, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Antigua and Barbuda    
• Number of refugees
  151

Belarus

• Stock of emigrants
  1,646,080
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  17%
• Top destination countries
  Russian Federation, Ukraine, Poland, Uzbekistan, United States, Lithuania, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Italy, Moldova  
• Number of refugees
  3,734

Belgium

• Stock of emigrants
  561,750
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  5%
• Top destination countries
  France, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Germany, United States, Turkey, Canada, Luxembourg  
• Number of refugees
  45

Belize

• Stock of emigrants
  58,687
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  16%
• Top destination countries
  United States, Mexico, Canada, Guatemala, United Kingdom, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica  
• Number of refugees
  60

Benin

• Stock of emigrants
  657,594
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  6%
• Top destination countries
  Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Gabon, France, Ghana, Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Malli  
• Number of refugees
  542

Bermuda

• Stock of emigrants
  16,735
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  27%
• Top destination countries
  United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland, France, South Africa, Cayman Islands, Netherlands, The Bahamas  
• Number of refugees
  0

Bhutan

• Stock of emigrants
  47,077
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  6%
• Top destination countries
  Nepal, India, Australia, Denmark, China, Norway, Netherlands, Canada, United Kingdom, Belgium  
• Number of refugees
  10,064

Bolivia

• Stock of emigrants
  880,525
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  8%
• Top destination countries
  Argentina, Spain, United States, Brazil, Chile, Italy, Peru, Canada, Sweden, Germany  
• Number of refugees
  530

Azerbaijan

• Stock of immigrants
  515,416
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  5%
• Top destination countries
  Russian Federation, Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Poland, Moldova, Lithuania
• Number of refugees
  1,196

Bahamas

• Stock of immigrants
  73,684
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  19%
• Top destination countries
  Haiti, Jamaica, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Guyana, Philippines, India, Turks and Caicos Islands, Cuba  
• Number of refugees
  14

Bahrain

• Stock of immigrants
  810,573
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  54%
• Top destination countries
  India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt, Arab Rep., the Philippines, Indonesia, Republic of Yemen, Sudan, Jordan, Sri Lanka  
• Number of refugees
  262

Bangladesh

• Stock of immigrants
  1,576,709
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  1%
• Top destination countries
  Malaysia, Myanmar, China, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, United States, Nepal, India, United Kingdom, Bahrain  
• Number of refugees
  307,424

Barbados

• Stock of immigrants
  42,652
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  15%
• Top destination countries
  Guyana, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Canada, Jamaica, Grenada, Dominica    
• Number of refugees
  0

Belarus

• Stock of immigrants
  1,088,815
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  11%
• Top destination countries
  Russian Federation, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia  
• Number of refugees
  1,930

Belgium

• Stock of immigrants
  1,873,511
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  16%
• Top destination countries
  Morocco, France, Netherlands, Italy, Turkey, Germany, Democratic Republic of Congo, Poland, Romania, Spain  
• Number of refugees
  42,168

Belize

• Stock of immigrants
  62,818
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  17%
• Top destination countries
  Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, Honduras, United States, China, Canada, Jamaica, United Kingdom, India  
• Number of refugees
  0

Benin

• Stock of immigrants
  253,284
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  2%
• Top destination countries
  Niger, Togo, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Republic of Congo, France, Mali, Chad  
• Number of refugees
  968

Bermuda

• Stock of immigrants
  23,452
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  38%
• Top destination countries
  United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Haiti, Portugal, Jamaica, Philippines, Japan, India, China  
• Number of refugees
  Not available

Bhutan

• Stock of immigrants
  54,746
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  7%
• Top destination countries
  China, India, Nepal, United States, Japan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Denmark, Canada, United Kingdom  
• Number of refugees
  Not available

Bolivia

• Stock of immigrants
  150,738
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  1%
• Top destination countries
  Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Peru, Mexico, United States, Chile, Paraguay, Colombia, Germany  
• Number of refugees
  797

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