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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Building a British Model of Integration in an Era of Immigration: Policy Lessons for Government
Britain lacks a coherent immigrant integration program, relying instead on mainstream social policies that benefit immigrants incidentally rather than by design.
Rethinking European Identity in the Age of Immigration
A discussion in Brussels, upon the official launch of Migration Policy Institute Europe, to explore what is driving societal discontent in Europe, the role immigration plays in this, and why there is a growing perception that immigrant integration efforts are failing.
The Centrality of Employment in Immigrant Integration in Europe
Europe's integration debate fixates on culture, but the real failure is employment policy's inability to incorporate immigrants into the economy across generations.
The Role of the State in Cultural Integration: Trends, challenges, and ways ahead
European states' push for cultural conformity risks eroding the civil liberties they seek to defend. Socioeconomic investment is the more effective integration path.
Multiculturalism: Success, Failure, and the Future
Multiculturalism policies have persisted and strengthened since 1980, and rejecting them when conditions are hardest may be the highest-risk move of all.
Rethinking National Identity in the Age of Migration (Transatlantic Council Statement)
European governments' turn toward cultural conformity risks deepening fragmentation rather than forging the inclusive national identities cohesive societies require.
Irregular Migration in Europe
Irregular migration in Europe has declined and shifted routes, but remains reactive to labor demand and enforcement, signaling the need for border controls and broad reforms.
Restoring Trust in the Management of Migration and Borders (Transatlantic Council Statement)
Restoring trust in migration and borders requires predictable rules, credible enforcement, risk-based systems, and clear communication about goals and trade-offs.
Regularizations in the European Union: The Contentious Policy Tool
Despite controversy, EU governments have regularized more than 5 million unauthorized immigrants since 1996, using varied programs to tackle informal work and pursue humanitarian aims.