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DEMOGRAPHY
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EURFEEGS

REFUGEES
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GRANTIMIMS

IMMIGRANTS
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IONEDETIPT

PETITIONED
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TEMPORARY
GLOBAL MIGRATION
WHAT IS MIGRATION?
Migration – is movement of
people.
TWO TYPES

INTERNAL - within the country only INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION

Immigrants
Temporary
Illegal immigrants
Petitioned
Refugees
281 million
migrants – all
over the world
= 3.60 % of the
population
Europe and Asia each hosted around 87 and 86 million
international migrants, respectively – comprising 61% of the
global international migrant stock.
These regions were followed by North America, which had
nearly 59 million international migrants in 2020, accounting
for 21% of the global migrant stock, Africa, which had 9%,
Latin America and the Caribbean, which had 5%, and
Oceania, which had 3%.
When compared to the size of the population in each region,
Oceania, North America, and Europe had the highest
proportions of international migrants in 2020, accounting
for 22%, 16%, and 12% of the total population, respectively.
In comparison, the proportion of international migrants in
Asia and Africa (1.8 percent and 1.9 percent, respectively)
and Latin America and the Caribbean is relatively low (2.3
percent ).
However, Asia experienced the most remarkable growth
from 2000 to 2020, at 74 percent (around 37 million people
in absolute terms). Europe experienced the second-largest
growth during this period, with an increase of 30 million
international migrants, followed by an increase of 18
million international migrants in North America and 10
million in Africa.
The vast majority of people do not
migrate across borders; instead, a
much larger proportion migrate
within countries (an estimated 740
million internal migrants in 2009).
Nonetheless, an increase in
international migrants has been
observed over time – both
numerically and proportionally –
and at a slightly faster rate than
previously predicted.
Although international migrants
make up a small proportion of the
global population (3.6 percent),
there is wide variation at the country
level. Over 88 percent of the
population in some countries, such
as the United Arab Emirates, are
international migrants.
 Pakistan Afghanistan
CHINA
Bangladesh
India
Mexico Philippines
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS AND
DETRIMENTS FOR THE SENDING
COUNTRIES?

1. INCREASE IN REMITTANCES
How the top ten remittance sources have shifted since
1995
 WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS AND
DETRIMENTS FOR THE SENDING
COUNTRIES?
 Global migration is siphoning qualified personnel, and removing dynamic workers.
 The loss of professionals in certain key roles, such as doctors, has been detrimental to the
migrants’ home countries.
 The problem of human trafficking
 Variation in the economic integration of migrants Middle East, North Africa, sub –
Saharan Africa face greater challenges in securing jobs.
 Linguistic difficulties (religions)
Government and private businesses have made
policy changes to address integration
problems.
 Language barriers – introduction of languages