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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Irregular Maritime Migration in the Bay of Bengal Region: The Challenges of Protection, Management, and Cooperation
At this event in Bangkok, marking the launch of the 13th MPI-IOM Issue in Brief, discussants will cover the emerging trends in irregular maritime migration in the Bay of Bengal region and how countries can cooperate to enhance migration management and protection of these migrants.
Beyond Asylum: Adapting the Global Protection System to Better Meet Escalating Needs
The unprecedented scale of displacement has placed the global refugee system under visible strain, as humanitarian agencies and host communities struggle to provide for ever-rising needs. This webinar will examine innovative ideas emerging to adapt the global protection system to better meet the growing challenges of forced migration and to empower refugees through development-led responses to displacement.
Addressing Crisis at Europe's Borders: Are policymakers moving in the right direction?
This teleconference, the first in a series from MPI Europe on the future of asylum policy in the European Union, focuses on the politics and mechanics of asylum seeker relocation and whether a recent contentious European Summit represents a new phase of intra-EU cooperation on asylum.
Irregular Maritime Migration in the Bay of Bengal: The Challenges of Protection, Management, and Cooperation
The surge in irregular crossings of the Bay of Bengal in 2015 exposed regional protection failures, as statelessness, smuggling, and non-interference blocked effective coordinated response.
Beyond Asylum: Rethinking Protection Policies to Meet Sharply Escalating Needs (Transatlantic Council Statement)
Record-high displacement reveals territorial asylum's limits, demanding early investment in host communities, wider legal pathways, and efficient adjudication systems.
No End in Sight: The Worsening Syrian Refugee Crisis
A discussion on the situation of Syrian refugees, recent developments in the region, and the U.S. humanitarian response, along with reports from recent fact-finding missions to the region.
Rethinking Global Protection: New Channels, New Tools
The postwar protection regime is failing under modern displacement crises, and only integrating development programming and legal mobility channels can make it sustainable.
From Dependence to Self-Reliance: Changing the Paradigm in Protracted Refugee Situations
Protracted refugee dependency is neither inevitable nor acceptable. Self-reliance demands work rights, better livelihoods programs, and development actor engagement.
From Refugee to Migrant? Labor Mobility's Protection Potential
Labor mobility for refugees can enhance protection and cut irregular secondary migration, but must be designed to preserve the humanitarian foundation of the refugee regime.
Syrian Refugees in Turkey: The Long Road Ahead
Turkey's open-door response to Syrian displacement has grown unsustainable, requiring a shift from temporary protection to long-term integration and burden-sharing.
