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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
Uruguay
  • Stock of emigrants
    340.4
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    10.0%
  • Top destination countries
    Argentina, Spain, the United States, Brazil, Australia, Italy, Canada, Israel, República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Paraguay
  • Number of refugees
    114
Uzbekistan
  • Stock of emigrants
    1,912.9
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    6.3%
  • Top destination countries
    the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, the United States, Germany, the Republic of Korea, Israel, Turkey, Belarus, Azerbaijan
  • Number of refugees
    4,766
Vanuatu
  • Stock of emigrants
    8.4
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    3.3%
  • Top destination countries
    New Caledonia, Australia, France, Solomon Islands, French Polynesia, Colombia, the United States, Kenya, Switzerland, Italy
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Venezuela, República Bolivariana de
  • Stock of emigrants
    655.4
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    2.2%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, Spain, Italy, Colombia, Portugal, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Canada, Mexico, Argentina
  • Number of refugees
    7,989
Vietnam
  • Stock of emigrants
    2,592.2
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    2.9%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, the Republic of Korea, the Czech Republic, Japan, Cambodia, China
  • Number of refugees
    313,392
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
  • Stock of emigrants
    4.2
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    4.0%
  • Top destination countries
    Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, Cabo Verde, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Greece, Curaçao, St. Lucia
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
West Bank and Gaza
  • Stock of emigrants
    4,018.2
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    96.4%
  • Top destination countries
    Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Libya, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Iraq
  • Number of refugees
    5,246,932
Yemen, Rep.
  • Stock of emigrants
    1,268.9
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    5.0%
  • Top destination countries
    Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, the United States, Qatar, Israel, Libya, Bahrain, the United Kingdom, the Arab Republic of Egypt
  • Number of refugees
    2,580
Zambia
  • Stock of emigrants
    231.2
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    1.5%
  • Top destination countries
    South Africa, Malawi, the United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Tanzania, the United States, Namibia, Australia, Mozambique
  • Number of refugees
    309
Zimbabwe
  • Stock of emigrants
    973.2
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    6.5%
  • Top destination countries
    South Africa, the United Kingdom, Malawi, Australia, Botswana, Mozambique, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Zambia
  • Number of refugees
    22,455
Uruguay
  • Stock of immigrants
    76.7
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    2.3%
  • Top destination countries
    Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Italy, the United States, Paraguay, Chile, Peru, Germany, República Bolivariana de Venezuela
  • Number of refugees
    244
Uzbekistan
  • Stock of immigrants
    1,266.3
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    4.2%
  • Top destination countries
    the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Poland, Moldova, Lithuania, Armenia
  • Number of refugees
    123
Vanuatu
  • Stock of immigrants
    3.7
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    1.5%
  • Top destination countries
    Australia, France, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji, the United States, Solomon Islands, the United Kingdom, China, Papua New Guinea
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Venezuela, República Bolivariana de
  • Stock of immigrants
    1,171.3
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    3.9%
  • Top destination countries
    Colombia, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Peru, Ecuador, the Syrian Arab Republic, Chile, the Dominican Republic, China
  • Number of refugees
    173,551
Vietnam
  • Stock of immigrants
    68.3
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.1%
  • Top destination countries
    Libya, Myanmar, China, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Cambodia, the United States, Nepal, India, the United Kingdom
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
  • Stock of immigrants
    63.3
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    60.4%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, Grenada
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
West Bank and Gaza
  • Stock of immigrants
    256.5
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    6.2%
  • Top destination countries
    Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, the United States
  • Number of refugees
    2,051,096
Yemen, Rep.
  • Stock of immigrants
    314.7
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    1.2%
  • Top destination countries
    Somalia, Sudan, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Iraq, Ethiopia, the West Bank and Gaza, the Syrian Arab Republic, South Sudan, Eritrea, Vietnam
  • Number of refugees
    257,632
Zambia
  • Stock of immigrants
    98.9
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.6%
  • Top destination countries
    Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Burundi, India, Tanzania, the Republic of Congo, South Africa
  • Number of refugees
    25,561
Zimbabwe
  • Stock of immigrants
    361.0
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    2.4%
  • Top destination countries
    Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi
  • Number of refugees
    6,066