Global migration
Facts and figures
232 million
Globally were estimated to be migrants at the end of 2013
38.2 million
Internally displaced
19.5 million
Refugees
50%
Are children
1.8 million
Awaiting asylum claims
0
Were able to return home in 2014
The lowest number
in 31 years
48% of all international migrants are women
But considerable regional variations exist.
Northern America
Latin America and the Caribbean
Europe
Africa
Asia
Oceania
North +65%
The number of international migrants in the global north has increased by 52 million since 1990.
South +34%
The number of international migrants in the global south has increased by 24 million since 1990.
A better life
Most international migration today is related to work.
90%
of all international migrants are workers and their families.
