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

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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 2023 edition also includes a thematic section, which provides new insights on the trends in solidarity among European citizens, towards individuals displaced from Ukraine. The Science-for-Policy report: "What shapes solidarity in the EU?" further analyses the challenges and progress made in fostering solidarity within Europe.

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, Francesco SERMI², and Dario TARCHI¹

AUTHORS

Andrea BLASCO¹, Rossella ICARDI¹, Nina KAJANDER¹, Michal KRAWCZYK¹, Jan LOESCHNER¹, Fabiana SCAPOLO¹, Fiona SEIGER¹, Francesco SERMI², and Dario TARCHI¹

EDITORS

Davide BONGIARDO³, Igor CRESPI⁴, and Ioannis SOFOS⁴

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We Thank
Janet AVRAAMIDES¹ for communication and outreach support.
Luca CARROZZA², Antonella DARA², Valerio PISAPIA², and Sergii ZVIAGINTSEV⁴ for the essential technical support. 
Alessandro PIEDEPALUMBO¹, Pierangelo PRINCIPALLI¹ for poligrafic 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: Blasco, A., Icardi, R., Kajander, N., Krawczyk M., Loeschner, J., Scapolo, F., Seiger, F., Sermi, F., and Tarchi, D., Atlas of Migration 2023, EUR 31779 EN, Bongiardo, D., Crespi, I., and Sofos, I. editor(s), Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2023, ISBN 978-92-68-10798-0, doi:10.2760/17123, JRC135949

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