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About IOM data

Through a large footprint of offices worldwide, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) collects and reports...

Frequently asked Questions (FAQs)

What are the Portal's main objectives? The Portal aims to serve the migration community by making sense of migration...

International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS 2023)

It's official! The 3rd International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS) will be hosted by the UN Economic Commission...

Global Compact for Migration

In the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, UN Member States agree on common goals in managing international migration in all its dimensions. The non-binding Compact encompasses 23 objectives (s...

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Diasporas

Diasporas, sometimes referred to as expatriates or transnational communities, play an important role in leveraging migration’s benefits for development. Measuring issues relating to diaspora groups is challenging,...

Child and young migrants

Collecting and disaggregating migration data by age is essential for analysing the age dynamics of migrant populations. Child and young migrants are at risk of abuse, trafficking and exploitation, especi...
Return Migration Infographic 2024

Return Migration

There are two main forms of return migration: voluntary return and forced return. Data on forced return are usually collected by national and international statistical offices, border protectio...

Urbanization and migration

Migration, whether internal or international, has always been one of the forces driving the growth of urbanization and bringing opportunities and challenges to cities, migrants and governments. Increasingly, ...

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IOM Snapshot | SDG 1: Human Mobility and Poverty Reduction

IOM Snapshot | SDG 1: Human Mobility and Poverty Reduction

The 12th session of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will take place in July 2024 on the theme, ‘Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and eradicating poverty in t...
IOM Snapshot | SDG 16: Human Mobility, Inclusion and Promoting Peace

IOM Snapshot | SDG 16: Human Mobility, Inclusion and Promoting Peace

The 12th session of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will take place in July 2024 on the theme, ‘Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and eradicating poverty in t...
IOM Snapshot | SDG 17: Partnerships, Disaggregated Data and Human Mobility

IOM Snapshot | SDG 17: Partnerships, Disaggregated Data and Human Mobility

The 12th session of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will take place in July 2024 on the theme, ‘Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and eradicating poverty in t...
SDG 2: Food Security and Human Mobility | IOM

IOM Snapshot | SDG 2: Food Security and Human Mobility

The 12th session of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will take place in July 2024 on the theme, ‘Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and eradicating poverty in t...

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Remittances

Remittances during COVID-19 in Asia Pacific: Resilient despite dire predictions

Migrant remittances are cash or in-kind transfers made by migrants to relatives in countries of origin. In April 2020, experts predicted that the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrants would cause g...
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Latin America’s response to Venezuelan emigration

Venezuelans are emigrating in record numbers, prompting Latin American countries to respond to the large scale of arrivals. Vanina Modolo and Ezequiel Texido of the IOM Regional Office for South America&...
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One year later, none the wiser: Seasonal migrant workers still left behind during COVID-19

One thing the COVID-19 pandemic has clearly demonstrated is the crucial role of seasonal migrant workers in global food supply systems. At the start of the agricultural season in 2020, countries heavily reliant on...

Are migrants left behind? How COVID-19 hinders better migration data

Migrants worldwide play an important role in sectors vital to addressing the COVID-19 pandemic but are also exposed to higher risks of contracting the virus. Collecting, analyzing and using data on migrants has be...

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Migration data in Northern Africa

The six countries in Northern AfricaAs defined by the UN Statistics Division – Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia – have historically been and remain significant countries of migrant destination, tr...
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Migration data in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa has historically been part of global migration and trade networks and continues to play an important role in both. The geographic sub-region1spans a total of 18 countries, ranging from Burundi, Rwan...

Migration data in Middle Africa

The nine countries that make up Middle Africa1– Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guin...

Migration data in Southern Asia

The densely populated sub-region of Southern Asia, encompassing 1.94 billion people (UN DESA, 2020) in nine countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, ...

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