More and more of the world’s millionaires are using their wealth to obtain a second nationality. This opens the doors to greater security, opportunity and a healthier lifestyle – and they’re reserved for only ...

On 15 June, the Global Migration Data Portal unveiled its new dashboard featuring a series of tools to help policy makers, national statistics officers, journalists and the general public gain access to the latest...

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...

Introducing IOM’s Asia-Pacific Regional Data Hub (RDH), key findings from a new Regional Secondary Data Review (RSDR) and new sub-regional migration data overviews. The event was held online on Monday, 10 May 2...

The African Union Institute for Statistics (STATAFRIC) and IOM's Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) organized a webinar on "Migration data in times of COVID-19: Trends and policy implications in Africa"...

In this video, Melissa Siegel looks at the pros and cons of using administrative data vs. survey data for answering migration research questions as well as the pros and cons of different kinds of administrative da...

This video gives insight into some of the best and most easily accessible migration (and remittance) data and databases.

This video explains the different ways that migrants are defined in statistics and what consequences that has for the number of migrants that are counted.

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...

This short 'explainer' video explains the differences between migration stock data and migration flow data.