Global Program
The Global Program acts as a policy laboratory for innovative, evidence-based, and politically feasible solutions to migration policy challenges. From direct policy advice to deep comparative research, its work interrogates policy design and effectiveness, helps countries newer to immigration learn from innovation and evidence in other regions, and anticipates how demographic, economic, and technological shifts will reshape migration in the years ahead. It supports governments in responding to crises with greater coordination and foresight, and provides a trusted off-the-record space for engaging with sensitive topics. Its main geographical focus is Europe, the Americas, and Australia, but it increasingly works with governments and other partners worldwide, including in East Africa and Asia. For more on the Global Program, click here.
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Population Aging Is Here. Immigration Can Offer Half an Answer.
Immigration on its own cannot solve population aging, but five policy principles can help it play a more effective role in a broader demographic…
Creating Inclusive Urban Economies for Migrants and Refugees
Cities hold powerful levers to turn migrants' and refugees' underused talent into economic growth—but doing so requires moving beyond first…
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Key Statistics
International migrants comprise 3.7 percent of the global population. Learn more about them
304.0 million
The number of migrants globally in 2024
50.6 million
The number who as of 2025 were refugees or asylum seekers
94.0 million
The number of international migrants in Europe—the top destination globally
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A Way Forward on Migration Under the Portuguese Presidency of the European Union?
With Portugal assuming the EU Presidency in January 2021 and prioritizing progress on the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, this webinar features senior officials from the European Union, Germany (the last holder of the presidency), and Portugal to take stock of where conversations on the pact stand and Portugal’s plans for taking forward the negotiations.
The Many Possible Futures of Climate-Linked Migration
How much does the trajectory of global climate-linked migration depend on decisions made in the next two to three decades — and what does the range of possible futures look like?
Rewiring Migrant Returns and Reintegration after the COVID-19 Shock
COVID-19 exposed critical gaps in migrant return and reintegration systems worldwide, underscoring the need for whole-of-government and development-focused responses.
What Comes Next Now that Colombia Has Taken a Historic Step on Migration?
Colombian President Iván Duque’s announcement that the estimated 1.7 million Venezuelans in Colombia will receive a ten-year protection status represents a bold, first-of-its-kind move in Latin America. However, translating this ambitious legalization into action will require both a massive logistical effort and long-term planning to assure social cohesion, as this commentary explores.
How Climate-Linked Food Insecurity Shapes Migration
How do the intertwined forces of climate change, global trade, and food systems shape who migrates and who does not?
Talking Money: Climate Finance and Migration
As the costs of climate change mount, how are development banks and financial institutions shaping the resources available to communities at risk of displacement?
Could Curbing Globalization Prevent Future Pandemics?
Does the effort to curb globalization in the name of public health do more harm than the pandemics it claims to prevent?
Purposeful and Coordinated: Climate Change and Managed Retreat in India
What happens to communities in India when the land they've called home for generations begins to disappear?
Two Years into the Life of the Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration: A Status Check
Marking two years since the adoption of the Global Compact on Refugees and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration, this conversation explores the extent to which the compacts have met expectations, how they are interconnected, the efforts undertaken so far by different countries, and the compacts’ potential to shape future debates and actions on migration and displacement.
What’s Next for Global Migration? Gazing Into the COVID-19 Crystal Ball
Can global governance keep up with COVID-19 travel restrictions, stranded migrants, and cross-border mobility challenges?
