…in commemoration of the International Migrants Day – 18 December
1. 272 million – The number of international migrants globally in 2019. This is about 3.5% of the world’s
population.
2. 52 per cent of international migrants were male; 48 per cent were female.
3. 74 per cent of all international migrants were of working age (20–64 years).
4. The top three origins of international migrants are India (17.5 million), Mexico and China (11.8 million
and 10.7 million respectively).
5. More than half of all international migrants (141 million) lived in Europe and Northern America.
6. The United States of America is the top destination country with 51 million international migrants which
is 19 per cent of the global migration rate.
7. Germany and Saudi Arabia hosted the second and third highest number of migrants worldwide (around
13 million each).
8. International remittances increased to USD 689 billion in 2018
9. The top 3 remittance recipients were India (USD 78.6 billion), China (USD 67.4 billion) and Mexico (USD
35.7 billion).
10. There are over 20.4 million refugees around the world. 52 per cent of the global refugee population is
under 18 years of age.
11. The number of internally displaced persons due to violence and conflict reached 41.3 million in 2019
12. More than 1,200 deaths on the mediterranean sea have been recorded in 2019.
13. Almost 120,000 migrants arrived in Europe through irregular migration in 2019.
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