DevelopmentsIn 2019, the number of international migrants reached an estimated 272 million persons representing 3.5 per cent of the global population (compared to 2.8 per cent in 2000 and 2.3...
- Networks with migrant communities in destination countries increase the likelihood of international migration from low, middle and high-income countries.
- There is a negative correlation between international migration from low-income countries and rising fertility rates.
- There is a general understanding that more international migration happens when GDP per capita in poorer countries rises together with people’s feasibility and aspirations to migrate. However, latest research shows that in the time period of 5 to 10 years, economic growth in low-income countries coincides with less rather than more emigration to high-income countries.
Originally Published | Last Updated | 25 Jul 2018 | 08 Sep 2020 |
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DevelopmentsIn the past 20 years, the number of non-EU immigrants and mobile EU citizens living in EU-27 Member States and the UK has increased by about 60 per cent...