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- Global migration, by the numbers | World Economic Forum
There are an estimated 272 million international migrants around the world And while that equals just 3 5% of the world’s population, it already surpasses some projections for 2050 Since 1970, the number of people living in a country other than where they were born has tripled The scale and speed of migration – defined by the
- 3 ways governments can solve migration crises | World Economic Forum
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- Why it’s time to rethink migration - The World Economic Forum
The private sector will have an important role to play in ensuring the skills these migrants bring match those needed in destination countries It is time to rethink migration Over much of the world, birth rates are plunging and populations are ageing This means that there will be fewer workers to support older people and growth
- How immigration has changed the world – for the better
A solution needs to be found through policies that allow the benefits to compensate for the losses Around the world, there are an estimated 230 million migrants, making up about 3% of the global population This share has not changed much in the past 100 years But as the world’s population has quadrupled, so too has the number of migrants
- India is a migration superpower. Heres why | World Economic Forum
Only about 1% of India’s birth population lives outside of the country, a similar emigration rate to that of the U S At more than 1 billion, India’s population is the second-largest in the world behind China Consequently, it would take tens of millions more people to leave India before its emigration rate reached the world’s 3% average
- Global Risks Report 2022 | World Economic Forum
In Afghanistan and Myanmar, governments have reportedly impeded citizens from leaving the country 36 Blocking emigration prevents people from seeking more secure livelihoods and diasporas from reuniting with families It can exacerbate societal fractures by closing a mechanism to reduce poverty and narrow inequality, fuelling citizens
- International migration, in 5 charts | World Economic Forum
India, Mexico and China topped the list of countries with the largest number of migrants living abroad in 2019 More than 40% of international migrants worldwide were born in Asia, with India alone the origin of 17 5 million The top destinations and origins of international migrants in 2019, in millions Image: World Migration Report 2020 2
- These charts show how migration is changing our cities
The numbers of migrants are growing From 2000 to 2015 annual migration growth was 2 4% This was double the annual population growth of 1 2% Image: World Economic Forum Nearly one in five (19%) of the world's total migrants went to live in the United States Germany and Russia together took in one in 10 (9 7%)
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