Migration

5 charts that bust some myths about migration

Boys play near the house of Fakher Hmidi, a young man who still unaccounted for after last week's capsizing off the Italian island of Lampedusa, in Thina district of Sfax, Tunisia October 15, 2019. Picture taken October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi - RC1F5E3D2A50

There's a lot of misinformation about international migration. The World Migration Report gives a clearer picture. Image: REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Marie McAuliffe
Head of Migration Policy Research Division, International Organization for Migration
Adrian Kitimbo
Research Associate, Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Top 20 destinations (left) and origins (right) of international migrants in 2019 (millions)
The top destinations and origins of international migrants in 2019, in millions Image: World Migration Report 2020
Migrants to, within and from Africa, 1990-2019 Image: World Migration Report 2020
Top 20 migration corridors from Asian countries, 2019 Image: World Migration Report 2020
Number of refugees by top 5 host countries as of 2018 (millions)
Number of refugees by top five origin countries, 2018 (millions) Image: World Migration Report 2020
Top 10 African countries by total refugees and asylum seekers, 2018 Image: World Migration Report 2020
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