France
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
9,187,000
Immigrant Population
13.8%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
2,547,000
Emigrant Population
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What Drives Anti-Migrant Vigilantes
Anti-migrant vigilante groups use performative patrols and viral imagery to reframe asylum seekers as security threats, distorting public debate and pushing policy in a more restrictive direction.
Reframing Return and Reintegration: Origin-country priorities and strategies for cooperation
As origin-country reintegration frameworks evolve, governance gaps and misaligned donor support remain major obstacles to effective cooperation on migrant return.
Building Communities on the Playing Field: How Sports Are Used for Integration
Sports can support migrant integration, but program design matters: Top-down, one-size-fits-all approaches often fall short, while co-designed grassroots efforts show promise.
Small Boats, Big Stakes: Options for a UK-EU deal on migration and asylum
Small boat crossings to the United Kingdom have surged since 2018; a post-Brexit readmissions deal with the EU, paired with managed pathways, could help address them.
International Student Mobility: A Post-Pandemic Reset or a Broader Challenge?
International student enrollment has tripled since 2000, but post-pandemic surges in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom have strained housing and policy systems.
Complementary Pathways: Key factors in future growth
About 60 labour, family reunification and education programmes open to refugees operated in 2024. Scaling these complementary pathways requires government buy-in and stable funding.
Coordination Breakdown: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration in Europe
COVID-19 disrupted migration across Europe, exposing coordination failures. The EU Digital COVID Certificate offers a model for future crisis preparedness.
European Immigrants in the United States
Once the leading source of immigrants to the United States, Europeans made up just 10 percent of U.S. immigrants in 2022. War in Ukraine pushed more Ukrainians to the United States.
Linking Migrant Reintegration Assistance and Development Goals
Reintegration programs for returning migrants operate siloed from development actors. Bridging that divide is essential for durable outcomes in origin communities.
Improving Stakeholder Coordination in Refugee Resettlement: A path to more effective, inclusive programmes
A new coordination framework for refugee resettlement calls for stronger ties among local, national, and international actors to fix gaps that undermine programme outcomes.
