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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
Hungary
  • Stock of emigrants
    570.2
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    5.8%
  • Top destination countries
    Germany, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Austria, Australia, Switzerland, the Slovak Republic, the Russian Federation, Sweden
  • Number of refugees
    1,254
Iceland
  • Stock of emigrants
    36.9
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    11.4%
  • Top destination countries
    Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the United States, Germany, Spain, Canada, Malaysia, Australia, the Faeroe Islands
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
India
  • Stock of emigrants
    13,885.1
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    1.1%
  • Top destination countries
    the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Nepal, the United Kingdom, Kuwait, Oman, Canada, Qatar
  • Number of refugees
    10,393
Indonesia
  • Stock of emigrants
    4,116.6
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    1.6%
  • Top destination countries
    Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Singapore, the Netherlands, Hong Kong SAR, China, the United States, Kuwait, Australia
  • Number of refugees
    14,393
Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Stock of emigrants
    1,604.8
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    2.1%
  • Top destination countries
    the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Israel, Kuwait, Australia, Qatar
  • Number of refugees
    82,111
Iraq
  • Stock of emigrants
    2,370.2
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    7.0%
  • Top destination countries
    the Syrian Arab Republic, Jordan, the United States, Lebanon, Sweden, Germany, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the United Kingdom, Israel, Libya
  • Number of refugees
    369,850
Ireland
  • Stock of emigrants
    782.8
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    17.0%
  • Top destination countries
    the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, Spain, Germany, South Africa, France, New Zealand, Poland
  • Number of refugees
    7
Isle of Man
  • Stock of emigrants
    0.9
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    1.0%
  • Top destination countries
    Australia, Greece, Romania, the Netherlands, France, Bermuda, the Russian Federation, the Slovak Republic, República Bolivariana de Venezuela, the Plurinational State of Bolivia
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Israel
  • Stock of emigrants
    367.3
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    4.6%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, the West Bank and Gaza, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Turkey
  • Number of refugees
    952
Italy
  • Stock of emigrants
    2,928.8
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    4.9%
  • Top destination countries
    Germany, the United States, France, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Argentina, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Spain
  • Number of refugees
    58
Jamaica
  • Stock of emigrants
    1,097.6
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    40.4%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Germany, Bermuda, Curaçao
  • Number of refugees
    1,682
Japan
  • Stock of emigrants
    1,012.9
  • Stock of emigrants as pct of population
    0.8%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, Brunei Darussalam, Thailand, China, Australia, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Republic of Korea, Germany
  • Number of refugees
    257
Hungary
  • Stock of immigrants
    472.8
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    4.8%
  • Top destination countries
    Romania, Germany, Ukraine, Serbia, the Slovak Republic, China, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Russian Federation
  • Number of refugees
    2,819
Iceland
  • Stock of immigrants
    35.4
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    10.9%
  • Top destination countries
    Poland, Denmark, the United States, Sweden, the Philippines, Germany, Lithuania, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Norway
  • Number of refugees
    58
India
  • Stock of immigrants
    5,338.5
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.4%
  • Top destination countries
    Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, China
  • Number of refugees
    199,916
Indonesia
  • Stock of immigrants
    295.4
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.1%
  • Top destination countries
    China, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Timor-Leste, Thailand, Japan, the United States, Jordan, India
  • Number of refugees
    4,262
Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Stock of immigrants
    2,649.5
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    3.4%
  • Top destination countries
    Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Turkey
  • Number of refugees
    982,025
Iraq
  • Stock of immigrants
    245.0
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    0.7%
  • Top destination countries
    the Syrian Arab Republic, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the West Bank and Gaza, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Sudan, the Republic of Yemen, Lebanon, Pakistan
  • Number of refugees
    271,137
Ireland
  • Stock of immigrants
    752.5
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    16.4%
  • Top destination countries
    the United Kingdom, Poland, Lithuania, the United States, Latvia, Nigeria, Romania, India, the Philippines, Germany
  • Number of refugees
    5,797
Isle of Man
  • Stock of immigrants
    44.7
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    51.7%
  • Top destination countries
    the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, the United States, the Channel Islands, Canada, New Zealand
  • Number of refugees
    Not available
Israel
  • Stock of immigrants
    2,049.1
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    25.4%
  • Top destination countries
    Morocco, Ukraine, the Russian Federation, Romania, Ethiopia, the United States, Iraq, Poland, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Algeria
  • Number of refugees
    39,678
Italy
  • Stock of immigrants
    5,766.2
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    9.6%
  • Top destination countries
    Romania, Albania, Morocco, Germany, Ukraine, Switzerland, China, Moldova, France, the Philippines
  • Number of refugees
    93,662
Jamaica
  • Stock of immigrants
    34.9
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    1.3%
  • Top destination countries
    the United States, the United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, Canada, India, The Bahamas, Barbados, St. Lucia, Guatemala
  • Number of refugees
    18
Japan
  • Stock of immigrants
    2,437.3
  • Stock of immigrants as percentage of population
    1.9%
  • Top destination countries
    the Republic of Korea, China, Brazil, the Philippines, Peru, the United States, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, India
  • Number of refugees
    2,552