Comments:"peoplemovin - A visualization of migration flows"
World Population: 6,853,328,460
Migrants in the world: 215,738,321
Almost 216 million people, or 3.15% of the world population, live outside their countries.
Click on a country box to know more about migration flow to/from that country.
Top migrant destinationsee more
- USA42,788,029
- RUSSIAN FED.12,270,388
- GERMANY10,758,061
- SAUDI ARABIA7,288,900
- CANADA7,202,340
- UNITED KINGDOM6,955,738
- SPAIN6,900,547
- FRANCE6,684,842
- AUSTRALIA5,522,408
- INDIA5,436,012
- UKRAINE5,257,527
- ITALY4,463,413
- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES3,293,264
- KAZAKHSTAN3,079,491
- JORDAN2,972,983
- ISRAEL2,940,494
- HONG KONG2,741,800
- COTE D'IVOIRE2,406,713
- MALAYSIA2,357,603
- SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC2,205,847
- JAPAN2,176,219
- IRAN2,128,685
- KUWAIT2,097,527
- SINGAPORE1,966,865
- PALESTINE1,923,808
- SOUTH AFRICA1,862,889
- SWITZERLAND1,762,797
- NETHERLANDS1,752,869
- BELGIUM1,465,677
- ARGENTINA1,449,293
- TURKEY1,410,947
- AUSTRIA1,310,218
- SWEDEN1,306,020
- QATAR1,305,428
- UZBEKISTAN1,175,935
- THAILAND1,157,263
- GREECE1,132,794
- NIGERIA1,127,668
- BELARUS1,090,378
- BANGLADESH1,085,345
- BURKINA FASO1,043,035
- VENEZUELA1,007,380
- NEW ZEALAND962,072
- NEPAL945,865
- PORTUGAL918,626
- IRELAND898,630
- POLAND827,453
- OMAN826,074
- KENYA817,747
- SUDAN753,447
- MEXICO725,684
- CROATIA699,947
- BRAZIL688,026
- LIBYA682,482
- TANZANIA659,202
- UGANDA646,548
- ETHIOPIA547,984
- SOUTH KOREA534,817
- YEMEN517,926
- COSTA RICA489,201
- NORWAY485,444
- DENMARK483,714
- RWANDA465,480
- CZECH REPUBLIC453,041
- MOZAMBIQUE450,020
- PHILIPPINES435,423
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC434,343
- MOLDOVA408,319
- GUINEA394,557
- ECUADOR393,641
- CHAD388,251
- ZIMBABWE372,258
- HUNGARY368,076
- SRI LANKA339,915
- CAMBODIA335,829
- LATVIA335,022
- ARMENIA324,184
- PUERTO RICO323,962
- CHILE320,397
- BAHRAIN315,403
- MACAO299,692
- GAMBIA290,104
- TAJIKISTAN284,291
- GABON284,127
- MALAWI275,851
- AZERBAIJAN263,940
- EGYPT244,714
- ZAMBIA233,140
- BENIN232,036
- FINLAND225,646
- KYRGYZSTAN222,731
- SENEGAL210,061
- TURKMENISTAN207,700
- NIGER202,163
- CAMEROON196,570
- TOGO185,402
- ESTONIA182,464
- LUXEMBOURG173,232
- GEORGIA167,269
- SLOVENIA163,894
- MALI162,677
- PARAGUAY161,306
- CYPRUS154,253
- BRUNEI DARUSSALAM148,123
- BOLIVIA145,817
- CONGO DEM. REP.143,203
- NAMIBIA138,870
- ROMANIA132,757
- SLOVAKIA130,682
- MACEDONIA129,701
- LITHUANIA128,855
- INDONESIA122,908
- PANAMA121,003
- DJIBOUTI114,147
- COLOMBIA110,297
- BULGARIA107,245
- SIERRA LEONE106,776
- MAURITANIA99,229
- LIBERIA96,310
- ALBANIA89,106
- MYANMAR88,695
- IRAQ83,380
- CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC80,492
- URUGUAY79,896
- GUAM78,887
- ANGOLA65,387
- VIRGIN ISLANDS BRITISH61,798
- BURUNDI60,770
- NEW CALEDONIA59,767
- GUATEMALA59,457
- ANDORRA55,847
- NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS54,798
- NETHERLANDS ANTILLES53,032
- BELIZE46,807
- MAURITIUS42,917
- SWAZILAND40,418
- EL SALVADOR40,324
- BHUTAN40,246
- NICARAGUA40,130
- SURINAME39,474
- MADAGASCAR37,762
- PERU37,625
- ICELAND37,223
- CAYMAN ISLANDS35,684
- HAITI34,966
- FRENCH POLYNESIA34,803
- TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO34,348
- ARUBA34,268
- TUNISIA33,591
- BAHAMAS33,406
- JAMAICA29,962
- AMERICAN SAMOA28,370
- BARBADOS28,080
- BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA27,780
- PAPUA NEW GUINEA24,546
- HONDURAS24,344
- MONACO23,572
- ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA20,928
- BERMUDA19,942
- GUINEA-BISSAU19,244
- LAOS18,916
- FIJI18,533
- MALTA15,456
- CUBA15,259
- TIMOR-LESTE13,836
- COMOROS13,525
- LIECHTENSTEIN12,538
- CAPE VERDE12,053
- SAN MARINO11,683
- GUYANA11,599
- SAINT LUCIA10,180
- MONGOLIA10,022
- SAMOA8,976
- SAINT VINCENT & GRENADINES8,611
- EQUATORIAL GUINEA7,447
- SOLOMON ISLANDS6,971
- LESOTHO6,328
- PALAU5,776
- DOMINICA5,501
- SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE5,253
- SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS5,046
- FAROE ISLANDS3,262
- MICRONESIA2,668
- KIRIBATI1,978
- MARSHALL ISLANDS1,709
- TONGA848
- VANUATU814
Top emigration countriessee more
- MEXICO11,859,236
- INDIA11,360,823
- RUSSIAN FED.11,034,681
- CHINA8,344,726
- UKRAINE6,525,145
- BANGLADESH5,384,875
- PAKISTAN4,678,730
- UNITED KINGDOM4,666,172
- PHILIPPINES4,275,612
- TURKEY4,261,786
- EGYPT3,741,055
- KAZAKHSTAN3,719,766
- GERMANY3,529,460
- ITALY3,480,280
- POLAND3,155,509
- PALESTINE3,017,140
- MOROCCO3,016,631
- ROMANIA2,769,053
- INDONESIA2,504,297
- USA2,423,175
- AFGHANISTAN2,351,104
- PORTUGAL2,229,620
- VIETNAM2,226,401
- COLOMBIA2,123,237
- SOUTH KOREA2,077,730
- UZBEKISTAN1,954,460
- SRI LANKA1,847,829
- BELARUS1,765,877
- FRANCE1,738,006
- PUERTO RICO1,705,207
- BURKINA FASO1,578,271
- IRAQ1,546,767
- MALAYSIA1,481,202
- BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA1,460,639
- ALBANIA1,438,451
- AZERBAIJAN1,433,513
- SPAIN1,373,024
- BRAZIL1,367,287
- IRAN1,295,173
- EL SALVADOR1,269,190
- ZIMBABWE1,254,353
- CUBA1,219,244
- ALGERIA1,211,118
- GREECE1,209,813
- BULGARIA1,201,191
- CANADA1,185,392
- MOZAMBIQUE1,179,803
- COTE D'IVOIRE1,172,151
- ECUADOR1,147,902
- YEMEN1,134,687
- PERU1,091,079
- GEORGIA1,058,300
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC1,035,963
- ISRAEL1,020,565
- MALI1,013,760
- HAITI1,009,751
- NIGERIA1,000,523
- NETHERLANDS992,913
- JAMAICA986,119
- NEPAL983,567
- SUDAN968,141
- ARGENTINA957,190
- SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC945,099
- ERITREA942,238
- CONGO914,787
- SOUTH AFRICA878,373
- GUATEMALA871,981
- ARMENIA870,458
- GHANA825,414
- SOMALIA813,273
- THAILAND811,123
- TAJIKISTAN791,618
- JAPAN771,246
- MOLDOVA770,528
- UGANDA758,294
- CROATIA753,529
- IRELAND736,889
- JORDAN734,113
- NICARAGUA729,242
- HONG KONG718,990
- BOLIVIA684,998
- LEBANON664,073
- TUNISIA651,737
- SENEGAL636,633
- CHILE634,001
- NEW ZEALAND624,623
- KYRGYZSTAN621,076
- ETHIOPIA620,405
- AUSTRIA597,639
- HONDURAS569,731
- ANGOLA533,593
- GUINEA533,308
- BENIN532,166
- VENEZUELA521,620
- SLOVAKIA519,716
- MYANMAR514,667
- PARAGUAY510,839
- HUNGARY462,418
- KENYA457,303
- BELGIUM454,522
- MACEDONIA447,138
- AUSTRALIA442,632
- GUYANA433,473
- LIBERIA432,315
- LITHUANIA429,016
- LESOTHO428,039
- SWITZERLAND407,581
- NIGER387,330
- CZECH REPUBLIC369,737
- TOGO369,035
- LAOS366,663
- TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO358,468
- BURUNDI356,427
- URUGUAY353,634
- CAMBODIA350,485
- FINLAND329,269
- SWEDEN317,605
- TANZANIA317,160
- NORTH KOREA300,782
- SINGAPORE297,234
- CAMEROON279,388
- LATVIA275,177
- SIERRA LEONE267,208
- RWANDA263,641
- TURKMENISTAN260,953
- KUWAIT259,358
- DENMARK259,358
- CHAD243,544
- MALAWI212,819
- CONGO DEM. REP.208,741
- SURINAME204,431
- SERBIA196,013
- CAPE VERDE192,531
- ZAMBIA185,904
- NORWAY183,936
- FIJI182,183
- SAUDI ARABIA178,712
- ESTONIA169,213
- SWAZILAND160,485
- CYPRUS149,557
- PANAMA141,141
- MAURITIUS140,717
- SLOVENIA131,895
- CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC129,394
- COSTA RICA125,300
- SAMOA120,419
- MAURITANIA118,099
- GUINEA-BISSAU111,374
- LIBYA110,080
- MALTA107,412
- BARBADOS105,174
- EQUATORIAL GUINEA103,130
- NETHERLANDS ANTILLES101,862
- MACAO97,851
- MADAGASCAR79,811
- DOMINICA69,687
- GRENADA68,362
- GAMBIA64,905
- BOTSWANA63,092
- PAPUA NEW GUINEA61,197
- LUXEMBOURG57,787
- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES55,907
- VIRGIN ISLANDS BRITISH51,121
- BELIZE50,245
- GUAM48,689
- TONGA47,369
- AMERICAN SAMOA45,671
- BHUTAN44,659
- BAHAMAS44,098
- ICELAND42,693
- ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA42,170
- SAINT VINCENT & GRENADINES41,225
- SAINT LUCIA40,494
- COMOROS38,641
- SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE36,179
- MONGOLIA32,051
- SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS31,974
- BAHRAIN30,015
- GABON25,229
- BRUNEI DARUSSALAM24,343
- MICRONESIA21,895
- MONACO18,533
- TIMOR-LESTE16,810
- NAMIBIA16,532
- BERMUDA15,679
- OMAN15,337
- ARUBA13,709
- DJIBOUTI13,484
- SEYCHELLES12,314
- MARSHALL ISLANDS10,506
- QATAR9,849
- ANDORRA9,253
- NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS8,933
- PALAU7,971
- KIRIBATI6,429
- LIECHTENSTEIN6,171
- GREENLAND5,810
- SOLOMON ISLANDS5,385
- FRENCH POLYNESIA4,158
- CAYMAN ISLANDS3,935
- VANUATU3,890
- SAN MARINO3,111
- NEW CALEDONIA2,269
- MALDIVES1,963
- MAYOTTE1,040
- FAROE ISLANDS759
- MONTSERRAT36
Top migration corridorssee more
- MEXICO-USA11,635,995
- RUSSIAN FED.-UKRAINE3,684,217
- UKRAINE-RUSSIAN FED.3,647,234
- BANGLADESH-INDIA3,299,268
- TURKEY-GERMANY2,733,109
- KAZAKHSTAN-RUSSIAN FED.2,648,315
- RUSSIAN FED.-KAZAKHSTAN2,226,706
- CHINA-HONG KONG2,224,503
- INDIA-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES2,185,919
- CHINA-USA1,736,314
- PHILIPPINES-USA1,717,771
- AFGHANISTAN-IRAN1,704,199
- INDIA-USA1,654,272
- PUERTO RICO-USA1,651,031
- PALESTINE-SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC1,541,297
- INDIA-SAUDI ARABIA1,452,927
- INDONESIA-MALAYSIA1,397,684
- BURKINA FASO-COTE D'IVOIRE1,310,892
- UNITED KINGDOM-AUSTRALIA1,207,837
- VIETNAM-USA1,160,309
- PAKISTAN-INDIA1,150,952
- EL SALVADOR-USA1,116,420
- MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE1,060,628
- INDIA-BANGLADESH1,052,775
- SOUTH KOREA-USA1,050,860
- EGYPT-SAUDI ARABIA1,005,873
- PAKISTAN-SAUDI ARABIA1,005,873
- CUBA-USA993,729
- BELARUS-RUSSIAN FED.958,719
- UZBEKISTAN-RUSSIAN FED.940,539
- ALGERIA-FRANCE913,794
- YEMEN-SAUDI ARABIA894,109
- PALESTINE-JORDAN873,009
- AZERBAIJAN-RUSSIAN FED.866,843
- ZIMBABWE-SOUTH AFRICA858,993
- EGYPT-JORDAN851,803
- COTE D'IVOIRE-BURKINA FASO842,931
- ITALY-GERMANY842,666
- MOROCCO-FRANCE840,985
- CANADA-USA834,945
- INDIA-NEPAL831,432
- ROMANIA-ITALY813,037
- ROMANIA-SPAIN810,471
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-USA787,015
- MOROCCO-SPAIN778,451
- PORTUGAL-FRANCE762,411
- GUATEMALA-USA753,720
- RUSSIAN FED.-ISRAEL712,261
- UNITED KINGDOM-USA701,093
- RUSSIAN FED.-BELARUS680,497
- ALBANIA-GREECE676,846
- UNITED KINGDOM-CANADA674,746
- INDIA-UNITED KINGDOM657,792
- ISRAEL-PALESTINE655,814
- GERMANY-USA653,968
- JAMAICA-USA649,046
- GEORGIA-RUSSIAN FED.644,390
- CHINA-JAPAN613,890
- POLAND-GERMANY613,768
- COLOMBIA-USA611,971
- COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA604,514
- SOUTH KOREA-JAPAN600,336
- NEPAL-INDIA564,906
- PHILIPPINES-SAUDI ARABIA558,818
- HAITI-USA545,437
- CHINA-CANADA543,573
- BULGARIA-TURKEY538,686
- BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA-CROATIA532,528
- UGANDA-KENYA531,218
- ALBANIA-ITALY522,647
- POLAND-UNITED KINGDOM521,446
- ECUADOR-SPAIN519,123
- INDIA-CANADA516,508
- USA-MEXICO509,251
- CHINA-SINGAPORE497,929
- ARMENIA-RUSSIAN FED.493,126
- POLAND-USA487,934
- NEW ZEALAND-AUSTRALIA486,982
- MOROCCO-ITALY475,783
- KYRGYZSTAN-RUSSIAN FED.474,882
- GREECE-GERMANY470,350
- HONDURAS-USA469,202
- ERITREA-SUDAN458,042
- MOZAMBIQUE-SOUTH AFRICA454,548
- PAKISTAN-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES453,005
- PAKISTAN-UNITED KINGDOM451,712
- ITALY-FRANCE450,394
- INDIA-OMAN447,824
- BANGLADESH-SAUDI ARABIA447,055
- MALI-COTE D'IVOIRE440,960
- IRELAND-UNITED KINGDOM422,569
- RUSSIAN FED.-USA421,459
- ECUADOR-USA420,751
- UNITED KINGDOM-SPAIN411,074
- RUSSIAN FED.-UZBEKISTAN404,356
- ITALY-USA400,484
- UNITED KINGDOM-IRELAND397,465
- EGYPT-LIBYA397,064
- INDIA-KUWAIT393,210
- PERU-USA392,455
Refugees and Asylum
Refugees and asylum seekers made up 16.3 million, or 8%, of international migrants in 2010. The Middle East and North Africa region had the largest share of refugees and asylum seekers among immigrants (65%), followed by South Asia (20%), Sub-Saharan Africa (17%), and East Asia and Pacific (8.8%).
About peoplemovin
peoplemovin shows the flows of migrants as of 2010 through the use of open data (see Data Sources). The data are presented as a slopegraph that shows the connections between countries. The chart is split in two columns, the emigration countries on the left and the destination countries on the right. The thickness of the lines connecting the countries represents the amount of immigrated people.
Why peoplemovin?
peoplemovin is an experimental project in data visualization by Carlo Zapponi.
The current version of peoplemovin is based on a HTML5 toolkit for the creation of flow charts called datamovin. I'm currently working on it and I'll make it available soon. In the meanwhile you can enjoy version 0.3 by digging into the source code of this site.
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