World Migration Report 2026

On 5th May 2025, the International Organization for Migration released the World Migration Report 2026, highlighting global migration trends, major migration corridors, displacement patterns, and the growing role of migration in development and geopolitics.

Key Findings

Migration Trend

  • Around 304 million people were living outside their country of birth by mid-2024, accounting for 3.7% of the global population, compared to 2.9% in 1990.

Migration Corridor

  • The Mexico–United States corridor remained the world’s largest migration corridor with around 11 million migrants. Other major corridors included:
    • Afghanistan–Iran
    • Syria–Türkiye
    • Russia–Ukraine
    • India–United Arab Emirates
    • India–United States.
  • The India–United Arab Emirates corridor became the fifth-largest migration corridor globally, driven mainly ....

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