Global migration statistics
Global Migration Statistics
Explore refugee, migrant and border-related expense data from around the world.
215 countries reporting
Official sources
Comparable definitions
People tracked
2,572,531,359
Refugees
776,974,390
Countries
217
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Top movement corridors
Countries that appear as both a top destination and a top origin (like Turkey) are transit hubs — people arrive and then move on.
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Headline totals are separated by legal status and reporting method so unlike figures are not presented as the same thing.
Recorded movement · 2025
Recorded movement into Europe & the United States
In 2025, 11,455,483 people were recorded arriving in the European Union and the United States — out of 23,396,252 recorded leaving Muslim-majority countries, African countries and India, or about 49% of all recorded departures. Below, that intake is split into how many were recorded entering Europe and how many the United States. These are separate origin and destination counts — they describe a pattern, not proof that every departure ended in these destinations.
Recorded arriving in the European Union
8,746,795
Arrivals recorded in 2025 across all 27 European Union member states — 76% of the combined EU + US intake.
Recorded arriving in the United States
2,708,688
Arrivals recorded in 2025 at the United States — 24% of the combined EU + US intake.
Europe & United States combined
11,455,483
Out of 23,396,252 recorded leaving Muslim-majority countries, African countries and India in 2025.
Not everyone travels end to end. Countries such as Turkey both receive and pass on large numbers, so this figure counts recorded departures, not completed journeys. See Top movement corridors in the atlas for the transit picture.
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