Migration Key Stats & Facts

In 2020 women & girls represented what % of migrants?

48%

How many migrants originated in just 10 countries?

a third

India has the largest emigrant population. How many live overseas?

18 million

How many migrants were there globally in 2020?

281 million

Over how many migrants are living in just 10 countries?

half

What is the top destination country for global migrants?

USA

What was the value of global remittances in 2020?

$702 billion

South to south migration has increased by over how many?

105 million

Asia is the origin of what percentage of international migrants?

40%

What was the top remittance receiving country in 2020?

India

What was the 2nd top remittance receiving country in 2020?

China

What was the 3rd top remittance receiving country in 2020?

Mexico

What was the top remittance sending country in 2020?

USA

What was the 2nd top remittance sending country in 2020?

UAE

What was the 3rd top remittance sending country in 2020?

Saudi Arabia

Europe is the region with the largest number of international migrants? How many does it have as of 2020?

87 million

Asia is the region with the 2nd largest number of international migrants? How many does it have as of 2020?

86 million

Asia has experienced the faster increase in international migrants. By what percentage has the number increased since 2000?

74%

The UAE has the highest percentage of migrants residing in its boarders, what is it?

88%

How many migrants reside in the USA?

51 million

Mexico & the USA is the biggest migration corridor. How many people have moved between them?

10.8 million

What is the most common destination for migrants from the UK?

Australia

Which country has the most powerful passport?

Japan

How many migrants from Latin American & the Caribbean reside in North America?

26 million

How many people move outside North America

3 million

Just over how many people have migrated intraregionally in North America?

1 million

How many interregional migrants live in Europe?

38 million

87 million migrants lived in Europe in 2020. How many came from within the region?

44 million

How many intraregional migrants were there in Asia in 2020?

69 million

How many intraregional migrants were there in Asia in 1990?

35 million

How many interregional migrants are in Latin America & the Caribbean

3 million

How many interregional migrants are in Africa? (Mainly from Asia & Europe)

2 million

In 2020 how many Africans were living in other regions?

19.5 million

In 2020 how many Africans were living in Europe?

11 million

Which African country has the highest number of migrants living abroad?

Egypt

How many African migrants were living in another African country in 2020?

21 million

How many migrated to Oceania in 2020? (mainly from Asia & Europe?

8.6 million

Which region has the lowest number of migrants living in other regions?

Oceania

How much intraregional migration is there in Oceania? Just over…

1 million

In 2020 nearly (blank) of all international migrants resided in the region they orginated from.

half

Europe has the largest share of intra-regional migrants. What percentage of European born migrants live in another European country?

70%

Asia has the largest share of diaspora residing outside of the regional. What percentage is this?

78%

How many dollars in remittances were received by EDCs & LIDCs in 2020?

$504 billion

What was the median income of Indian immigrant US households in 2019?

$132,000

What percentage of Thailand’s workforce are migrants?

10%

What percentage of Thailand’s migrant workforce come from ASEAN countries? (half from Myanmar)

96%