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

The Atlas of Migration is evolving.

We are working to improve it and move it to a new platform.
Please note that the online version of the Atlas will be offline for a few months. Meanwhile, please check out the 2024 reference book published on 18 December 2024. 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

2024 reference book    

Overview

Migration is a priority topic for the EU. It is a complex topic, which comes with opportunities and challenges. Understanding migratory movements and how they evolve over time is essential for effective migration management. Because of its complexity, international migration needs to be considered at the global level.

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 2024 edition also includes a thematic section, which provides an overview of the factors that contribute to people's decisions to migrate. The thematic section is based on the Technical Report: "Drivers of Migration", which delves into the complex factors and conditions that shape migratory movements.

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. 

Authors and acknowledgements

OVERALL COORDINATION AND CONTACT PERSONS

Jan LOESCHNER¹, Fabiana SCAPOLO¹, and Dario TARCHI¹

AUTHORS

Davide CHIARAMELLO¹, Roberto CORTINOVIS¹, Nina KAJANDER¹, Francesca MAJORANO SARAPO¹, Anna ROSIŃSKA¹, Francesco SERMI², and Teresa TALÒ¹.

EDITORS

Davide BONGIARDO³, Antonella DARA², Igor CRESPI⁴ and Ioannis SOFOS^4_.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We Thank

Davide CHIARAMELLO¹, for communication and outreach support. 

Luca CARROZZA², Maurizio LONGARI¹, Valerio PISAPIA², for the essential technical support.

¹ European Commission - Joint Research Centre (JRC)
² Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A
³ Piksel
⁴ Fincons S.p.A

Citation

How to cite this report: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Chiaramello, D., Cortinovis, R., Kajander, N., Loeschner, J., Majorano Sarapo, F., Rosinska, A., Scapolo, F.,  Sermi, F., Talò, T., and Tarchi, D., Atlas of Migration - 2024, Bongiardo, D., Crespi, I., Dara, A., and Sofos, I. editor(s), Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2024, Link https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/5025638, JRC140201.

Media

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