• 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.

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