In 2020, there were an estimated migrant stock in the world of over 280 million people. Of these, 145 million resided in Europe or North America. North Africa and the Middle East was the second most common destination of migrants in the world. Moreover, a high number of migrants live within the same region as their country of origin. This is especially the case in Europe and North America as well as Central and South Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa. There are varying reasons for people to emigrate from their country of origin, from poverty and unemployment to war and persecution.
Regions with the highest number of emigrants worldwide in 2020, by region of destination
(in 1,000s)
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UN DESA. (December 1, 2020). Regions with the highest number of emigrants worldwide in 2020, by region of destination (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377966/migrants-stock-world-origin-region-destination/
UN DESA. "Regions with the highest number of emigrants worldwide in 2020, by region of destination (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377966/migrants-stock-world-origin-region-destination/
UN DESA. (2020). Regions with the highest number of emigrants worldwide in 2020, by region of destination (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377966/migrants-stock-world-origin-region-destination/
UN DESA. "Regions with The Highest Number of Emigrants Worldwide in 2020, by Region of Destination (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377966/migrants-stock-world-origin-region-destination/
UN DESA, Regions with the highest number of emigrants worldwide in 2020, by region of destination (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377966/migrants-stock-world-origin-region-destination/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Regions with the highest number of emigrants worldwide in 2020, by region of destination (in 1,000s) [Graph], UN DESA, December 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377966/migrants-stock-world-origin-region-destination/
