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Atlas of Migration

An interactive tool and reference book that provide harmonised and validated data on migration for 198 countries

 

Atlas of Migration 2022

A tool to guide policymakers, researchers and the general public through the complexities of international migration.

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Get 2021 reference book          2022 version COMING SOON!

Overview

Migration is a priority topic for the EU. It is a complex issue, which comes with opportunities and challenges. Understanding migratory movements and how they evolve over time is essential for effective migration management.

By making global migration data easy to access and use, the Atlas of Migration guides policymakers, researchers and the general public through the complexities of international migration.

The 2022 edition also includes a thematic section, which provides new insights on the displacement from Ukraine following Russia’s aggression.

The online tool accompanies the printed Atlas of Migration, and provides continuously updated data, visualised in the form of interactive charts.

Key Features

  • Worldwide coverage of data for 198 countries and territories: 27 EU Member States and 171 non-EU countries and territories
  • Overviews for continents and sub-continental regions, including the EU27_2020 as a whole
  • Data presented in individual country profiles with an introductory summary and visualisations across five sub-sections (Population and migration; Legal migration; Irregular migration; Inclusion and social conditions; Education and labour market)
  • Harmonised, validated global data from 15 international sources referenced within the tool
  • 26 indicators for EU Member States, including indicators on demography, migration, asylum applications and outcomes, residence permits, Schengen visas, naturalisation and indicators on integration.  
  • 34 indicators for non-EU countries and territories, including indicators on demography, migrant population within and outside the country, refugees, internally displaced people, asylum applications and outcomes to the EU, remittances and drivers of migration such as political and socio-economic conditions in the country. 

Citation and contributors

2022 version COMING SOON!

Francesco SERMI, Sona KALANTARYAN, Marlene ALVAREZ ALVAREZ, Martina BELMONTE, Umberto MINORA, Guido TINTORI, Dario TARCHI, Fabiana SCAPOLO, Davide BONGIARDO, Luca CARROZZA, Igor CRESPI, Antonella DARA, Nina KAJANDER, Jan LOESCHNER, Valerio PISAPIA, Ioannis SOFOS, Sergii ZVIAGINTSEV.

Acknowledgements

We Thank

Luca BARANI 2, Andrea BLASCO1 , Vincent CATOT2, Dan CHIRONDOJAN1, Marzia CONTE2, Laura CORRADO2, Christos DAOULAS1, Christoph DEUSTER1 , Aikaterini DIMITRAKOPOULOU2, Andreas FABRITIUS2, Matteo FONTANA1, Lorenzo FRANCESCHELLI 2 , Enrique IBANEZ2, Aida JIMENEZ SOLA2, Piotr JUCHNO4, Charlotte KASTO2, Michal KRAWCZYK 1, Luca LIXI5, Milena MATHE1, Naima MUSSE FARAH2, Michael PALMER2, Monique PARIAT1, Stephen QUEST1, Anna Maria ROSINSKA1, Sabina SIROKOVSKA2, Philipp UEFFING1, Iacopo VICIANI3, and all the members of the Steering Group of the KCMD for comments, advice or reviews.  
Janet AVRAAMIDES1 for communication and outreach support.  
1 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (JRC)
2 European Commission - Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (HOME)
3 European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships (INTPA)
4 European Commission - Directorate-General Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) 
European External Action Service (EEAS)
 

Media

Atlas of Migration: How to use it

Atlas of Migration explained by Melissa Siegel

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