Our World in Data - Migration Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems https://ourworldindata.org/ 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z The Syrian civil war has killed hundreds of thousands, displaced millions, and caused poor health and widespread poverty https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-syrian-civil-war-has-killed-hundreds-of-thousands-displaced-millions-and-caused-poor-health-and-widespread-poverty 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z Bastian Herre
]]> Transfer fees for money sent home by international migrants were nearly as high as US foreign aid in 2023 https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/transfer-fees-for-money-sent-home-by-international-migrants-were-nearly-as-high-as-us-foreign-aid-in-2023 2025-06-25T04:00:00.000Z Simon van Teutem
]]> Money sent home by international migrants is almost three times as much as global foreign aid https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/money-sent-home-by-international-migrants-is-almost-three-times-as-much-as-global-foreign-aid 2025-06-18T04:00:00.000Z Simon van TeutemTuna Acisu
]]> The most frequent international migration journeys are between neighboring countries https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-most-frequent-international-migration-journeys-are-between-neighboring-countries 2025-01-27T04:00:00.000Z Simon van TeutemTuna Acisu
]]> Most migrants stay in the continent where they were born https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/most-migrants-stay-in-the-continent-where-they-were-born 2025-01-20T04:00:00.000Z Simon van TeutemTuna AcisuCharlie Giattino
]]> Countries differ sharply in how many refugees they host https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/countries-differ-sharply-in-how-many-refugees-they-host 2025-01-15T04:00:00.000Z Simon van Teutem
]]> The great global redistributor we never hear about: money sent or brought back by migrants https://ourworldindata.org/great-global-redistributor-money-sent-brought-back-migrants-remittances 2025-01-13T08:51:00.000Z Simon van TeutemTuna Acisu
]]> Almost half of people born in Syria have left. Where have they gone? https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/almost-half-of-people-born-in-syria-have-left-where-have-they-gone 2025-01-07T04:00:00.000Z Simon van TeutemTuna Acisu
]]> The share of immigrants in high-income countries doubled between 1990 and 2020 https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-share-of-immigrants-in-high-income-countries-doubled-between-1990-and-2020 2024-12-26T04:00:00.000Z Simon van Teutem
]]> Most international migrants don’t move very far from their home countries https://ourworldindata.org/international-migrants-dont-move-far 2024-12-16T04:00:00.000Z Simon van TeutemTuna Acisu
]]> How do countries measure immigration, and how accurate is this data? https://ourworldindata.org/countries-measure-immigration-accurate-data 2024-11-11T04:00:00.000Z Simon van TeutemTuna Acisu
]]> British people see immigration as a major concern for the country, but not in their own lives https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/british-people-see-immigration-as-a-major-concern-for-the-country-but-not-in-their-own-lives 2024-11-08T04:00:00.000Z Simon van Teutem
]]> Most immigrants in high-income countries have legal status https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/most-immigrants-in-high-income-countries-have-legal-status 2024-11-04T04:00:00.000Z Simon van Teutem
]]> Without migration, the population of high-income countries would shrink https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/without-migration-the-population-of-high-income-countries-would-shrink 2024-10-29T04:00:00.000Z Simon van Teutem
]]> Many people overestimate the percentage of immigrants in their country https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/many-people-overestimate-the-percentage-of-immigrants-in-their-country 2024-10-24T05:00:00.000Z Simon van Teutem
]]> Less than 4% of the world's population are international migrants https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/less-than-4-of-the-worlds-population-are-international-migrants 2024-10-21T05:00:00.000Z Simon van Teutem
]]> Venezuelan migration: a major demographic shift in South America https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/venezuelan-migration-a-major-demographic-shift-in-south-america 2024-09-12T05:00:00.000Z Veronika SamborskaPablo Arriagada
]]> Reduce inequality within and among countries https://ourworldindata.org/sdgs/reduced-inequalities 2023-07-18T14:11:39.000Z Our World in Data team
]]> Migration https://ourworldindata.org/migration 2022-11-18T10:14:00.000Z Fiona SpoonerTuna AcisuSimon van TeutemHannah RitchieEsteban Ortiz-OspinaMarcel GerberMax Roser
]]> Migration data: our sources and definitions https://ourworldindata.org/migration-definition 2022-03-08T20:30:00.000Z Hannah RitchieFiona Spooner
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