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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

TOP ORIGIN COUNTRIES

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• EMIGRATION
• IMMIGRATION

Emigration

Immigration

Romania

• Stock of emigrants
  3,430.5
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  17.2%
• Top destination countries
  Italy, Spain, Germany, Hungary, the United States, Israel, the United Kingdom, Canada, Austria, France
• Number of refugees
  1,910

Russian Federation

• Stock of emigrants
  10,910.5
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  7.6%
• Top destination countries
  Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Germany, Belarus, Uzbekistan, the United States, Tajikistan, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Latvia
• Number of refugees
  72,752

Rwanda

• Stock of emigrants
  345.8
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  3.1%
• Top destination countries
  the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, the Republic of Congo, France, Zambia, Malawi, Canada, Belgium
• Number of refugees
  79,374

Samoa

• Stock of emigrants
  114.6
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  60.2%
• Top destination countries
  New Zealand, American Samoa, Australia, the United States, Tonga, Canada, Italy, Ireland, Sweden, the Netherlands
• Number of refugees
  Not available

San Marino

• Stock of emigrants
  3.4
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  11.0%
• Top destination countries
  Italy, the United States, France, Ukraine, the Russian Federation, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Switzerland, Australia
• Number of refugees
  Not available

São Tomé and Príncipe

• Stock of emigrants
  36.1
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  19.8%
• Top destination countries
  Portugal, Angola, Gabon, Cabo Verde, Equatorial Guinea, France, the Netherlands, the United States, Italy, Brazil
• Number of refugees
  19

Saudi Arabia

• Stock of emigrants
  291.7
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  1.0%
• Top destination countries
  the United States, the United Kingdom, Libya, the West Bank and Gaza, Canada, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Australia, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey
• Number of refugees
  601

Senegal

• Stock of emigrants
  540.4
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  3.8%
• Top destination countries
  France, The Gambia, Italy, Spain, Mauritania, Gabon, Côte d’Ivoire, the United States, Mali, the Republic of Congo
• Number of refugees
  23,090

Serbia

• Stock of emigrants
  1,292.9
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  18.0%
• Top destination countries
  Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, the United States, Turkey, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Australia
• Number of refugees
  46,090

Seychelles

• Stock of emigrants
  9.6
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  10.6%
• Top destination countries
  Australia, the United States, Italy, Canada, South Africa, France, Kenya, Botswana, Switzerland, Mauritius
• Number of refugees
  18

Sierra Leone

• Stock of emigrants
  336.0
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  5.4%
• Top destination countries
  Guinea, the United States, the United Kingdom, Liberia, Senegal, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia, Nigeria, Canada
• Number of refugees
  4,947

Singapore

• Stock of emigrants
  282.2
• Stock of emigrants as pct of population
  5.2%
• Top destination countries
  Australia, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Indonesia, China, Canada, Hong Kong SAR, China, Bangladesh, New Zealand
• Number of refugees
  55

Romania

• Stock of immigrants
  198.8
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  1.0%
• Top destination countries
  Moldova, Italy, Bulgaria, Spain, Ukraine, Hungary, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Russian Federation, Greece, the United Kingdom
• Number of refugees
  2,136

Russian Federation

• Stock of immigrants
  11,048.1
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  7.7%
• Top destination countries
  Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Kyrgyz Republic, Armenia, Tajikistan, Georgia, Moldova
• Number of refugees
  235,717

Rwanda

• Stock of immigrants
  452.4
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  4.1%
• Top destination countries
  the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, Belgium, India, France, Germany, the United Kingdom
• Number of refugees
  73,812

Samoa

• Stock of immigrants
  10.5
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  5.5%
• Top destination countries
  New Zealand, American Samoa, Australia, the United States, Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, China, Japan, Papua New Guinea
• Number of refugees
  Not available

San Marino

• Stock of immigrants
  4.9
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  15.5%
• Top destination countries
  Italy, Romania, Argentina, Ukraine, the Russian Federation, Albania, Poland, Brazil, France, Cuba
• Number of refugees
  Not available

São Tomé and Príncipe

• Stock of immigrants
  6.3
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  3.5%
• Top destination countries
  Angola, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Chad, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea
• Number of refugees
  Not available

Saudi Arabia

• Stock of immigrants
  14,600.5
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  48.3%
• Top destination countries
  India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Republic of Yemen, the Philippines, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
• Number of refugees
  554

Senegal

• Stock of immigrants
  209.4
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  1.5%
• Top destination countries
  Mauritania, Guinea, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, France, The Gambia, Algeria, Morocco, Benin
• Number of refugees
  14,267

Serbia

• Stock of immigrants
  770.5
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  10.8%
• Top destination countries
  Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Germany, Slovenia, Romania, Austria, France, the Russian Federation
• Number of refugees
  43,739

Seychelles

• Stock of immigrants
  12.1
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  13.4%
• Top destination countries
  India, Madagascar, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, China, Kenya, the United Kingdom, South Africa, France
• Number of refugees
  Not available

Sierra Leone

• Stock of immigrants
  96.4
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  1.6%
• Top destination countries
  Guinea, Liberia, The Gambia, Nigeria, Ghana, Lebanon, Mali, Senegal, India, Côte d’Ivoire
• Number of refugees
  1,371

Singapore

• Stock of immigrants
  2,323.3
• Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
  43.0%
• Top destination countries
  Malaysia, China, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong SAR, China, Macao SAR, China, Thailand, the United States
• Number of refugees
  Not available

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