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Around the world

In 2020, one in thirty people were migrants. This included:

281 million international migrants
(people residing in a country other than their own).

82.4 million people who were forcibly displaced from their home country as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence or human rights violations.

(International Organization for Migration, 2021)

Among these:

169 million were labour migrants

26.4 million were refugees

4.1 million were asylum seekers

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What were the top three destination countries for international migrants?

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1

The United States
(50.6 million in 2019)
2

Germany
(15.8 million in 2020)
3

The Russian Federation
(11.6 million in 2020)

(United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2021)

The majority (nearly 86%) of the world's refugees migrate to developing countries.
What were the top destination countries among forcibly displaced individuals in 2020-2021?

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1

Turkey
(3.7 million)
2

Colombia
(1,7 million)
3

Pakistan
(1.4 million)
4

Uganda
(1.4 million)
5

Germany
(1.2 million)

(United Nations Human Rights Commission, 2021).

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