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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
Oman
  • Stock of emigrants
    24.0
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    0.6%
  • Top destination countries
    the West Bank and Gaza, the United Kingdom, Libya, Australia, the United States, Canada, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Jordan, the Netherlands, the Philippines
  • Number of refugees
    20
Pakistan
  • Stock of emigrants
    6,170.4
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    3.4%
  • Top destination countries
    Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, India, the United Kingdom, the United States, Kuwait, Canada, Singapore, Oman, Qatar
  • Number of refugees
    335,866
Palau
  • Stock of emigrants
    5.6
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    26.7%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Vietnam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, the Philippines, Canada, Australia, Brazil
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Panama
  • Stock of emigrants
    143.7
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    3.8%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, Costa Rica, Spain, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Italy, the Dominican Republic
  • Number of refugees
    83
Papua New Guinea
  • Stock of emigrants
    39.0
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    0.5%
  • Top destination countries
    Australia, the United States, New Zealand, Canada, Switzerland, the Netherlands, China, Italy, Vanuatu, France
  • Number of refugees
    285
Paraguay
  • Stock of emigrants
    958.9
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    14.8%
  • Top destination countries
    Argentina, Spain, Brazil, the United States, Canada, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Italy, Uruguay, Chile, Germany
  • Number of refugees
    87
Peru
  • Stock of emigrants
    1,454.4
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    4.8%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, Argentina, Spain, Chile, Italy, Japan, República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Canada, China, Ecuador
  • Number of refugees
    4,323
Philippines, The
  • Stock of emigrants
    6,001.7
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    6.2%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Malaysia, Japan, Australia, Qatar, Kuwait, Italy
  • Number of refugees
    653
Poland
  • Stock of emigrants
    3,883.0
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    10.2%
  • Top destination countries
    Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Ukraine, Italy, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Sweden
  • Number of refugees
    1,291
Portugal
  • Stock of emigrants
    2,028.6
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    19.4%
  • Top destination countries
    France, Switzerland, the United States, Canada, Germany, Brazil, Spain, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, South Africa
  • Number of refugees
    25
Puerto Rico
  • Stock of emigrants
    1,712.3
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    47.6%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, the Dominican Republic, the Virgin Islands (U.S.), Haiti, Mexico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Ecuador, Panama, Colombia, Canada
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Qatar
  • Stock of emigrants
    19.9
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    0.9%
  • Top destination countries
    the West Bank and Gaza, the United States, Canada, Libya, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Algeria, Kuwait, Oman
  • Number of refugees
    18
Oman
  • Stock of immigrants
    1,112.0
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    28.5%
  • Top destination countries
    India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Sudan
  • Number of refugees
    150
Pakistan
  • Stock of immigrants
    4,080.8
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    2.3%
  • Top destination countries
    Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Somalia, Iraq, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Algeria
  • Number of refugees
    1,505,516
Palau
  • Stock of immigrants
    5.6
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    26.7%
  • Top destination countries
    the Philippines, China, the Federated States of Micronesia, the United States, Guam, Japan, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Korea, the Marshall Islands
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Panama
  • Stock of immigrants
    158.4
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    4.2%
  • Top destination countries
    Colombia, China, the United States, Nicaragua, República Bolivariana de Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Mexico, India, Peru
  • Number of refugees
    17,221
Papua New Guinea
  • Stock of immigrants
    25.4
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.3%
  • Top destination countries
    Indonesia, Australia, the United States, the Philippines, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka
  • Number of refugees
    9,503
Paraguay
  • Stock of immigrants
    185.8
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    2.9%
  • Top destination countries
    Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, the Republic of Korea, Chile, Japan, the United States, Germany, Mexico, Peru
  • Number of refugees
    149
Peru
  • Stock of immigrants
    104.9
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.3%
  • Top destination countries
    Argentina, the United States, Chile, Colombia, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Spain, Brazil, China, Ecuador, Japan
  • Number of refugees
    1,250
Philippines, The
  • Stock of immigrants
    213.2
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.2%
  • Top destination countries
    China, the United States, Japan, India, the Republic of Korea, the Democratic Republic of Korea, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany
  • Number of refugees
    193
Poland
  • Stock of immigrants
    663.8
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    1.7%
  • Top destination countries
    Ukraine, Germany, Belarus, Lithuania, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Italy, Ireland
  • Number of refugees
    15,695
Portugal
  • Stock of immigrants
    893.8
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    8.5%
  • Top destination countries
    Angola, Brazil, France, Mozambique, Cabo Verde, Ukraine, Guinea-Bissau, Germany, República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Romania
  • Number of refugees
    634
Puerto Rico
  • Stock of immigrants
    319.4
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    8.9%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Colombia, República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Mexico, Spain, Dominica, Panama, Argentina
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Qatar
  • Stock of immigrants
    1,908.5
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    90.8%
  • Top destination countries
    India, Nepal, the Philippines, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Sudan, the Republic of Yemen, Indonesia
  • Number of refugees
    132