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

The Atlas of Migration is evolving: help shape the future of migration data

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The JRC is preparing a new digital Atlas of Migration, to be launched in December 2026. To make sure the platform meets users’ needs, we have opened a short survey for anyone who works with, consults, or relies on migration data. Your feedback will help us create a more user‑friendly, timely and functional tool.

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Tell us about the availability and usability of the current Atlas, suggest features or tools that would improve your analytical or reporting work, and share any ideas for new functions.
  Check out the 2025 book published on 18 December 2025. You can download it at the link below.

If you would like to receive a printed version of the book, you can contact us at: kcmd@ec.europa.eu

Atlas of Migration 2025

Overview

Migration remains a priority topic for the EU, a complex phenomenon shaped by opportunities and challenges. Understanding migratory movements and their evolution is essential for effective migration management. As highlighted in the Atlas of Migration 2025, global perspectives are critical to addressing migration’s multifaceted nature.

By making global migration data accessible and actionable, the Atlas supports policymakers, researchers, and the public in navigating migration complexities.

The 2025 edition includes a thematic section focused on conflict-related displacement, analyzing its drivers, dynamics, and policy implications. This section expands on the interplay of structural, economic, and social factors influencing displacement, emphasizing the need for evidence-based, anticipatory policymaking.

The online tool complements the printed Atlas, offering continuously updated data visualized through 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. 

Authors and acknowledgements

OVERALL COORDINATION AND CONTACT PERSONS

Jan LOESCHNER, Fabiana SCAPOLO, Francesco SERMI and Dario TARCHI

AUTHORS

Alexander BOSSAKOV, Roberto CORTINOVIS, Nina KAJANDER, Anna ROSIŃSKA and Teresa TALÒ.

EDITORS

Davide BONGIARDO, Antonella DARA, Igor CRESPI and Ioannis SOFOS_^.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We thank:

• Davide CHIARAMELLO for communication and outreach support.
• Antonella DARA for essential technical support.
• Elena DOTTO, Ana Maria DUTA, Anna HRUBONOVA, Isabel FAJARDO LOPEZ, Francesca MAJORANO SARAPO, Apostolos NIKOLADIS, Lorenzo PASCOTTO, Aurelie SGRO, Anna THAU, and Mario Giuseppe VARRENTI for key advice and review of the third section.

Citation

How to cite this report: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Bossakov, A., Cortinovis, R., Kajander, N., Loeschner, J., Scapolo, F., Rosinska, A., Sermi, F., Talò, T., and Tarchi, D., Atlas of Migration 2025, EUR 40591, Bongiardo, D. editor, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2025, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/6237336 JRC144743

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