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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How Europe Was Transformed by the 2015-16 Migration and Refugee Crisis
Ten years after the 2015-16 migration and refugee crisis, the European Union has reshaped its process for dividing up asylum claims and controlling…
The Shifting Financing of Responses to Venezuelan Displacement
Financing for Latin American responses to Venezuelan displacement has changed over the years, and new approaches are needed in light of foreign aid…
Migration Diplomacy in an Age of Transactionalism
As international cooperation frays, balanced diplomacy—rather than coercive dealmaking—promises the most effective approach to emerging migration…
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Key Statistics
International migrants comprise 3.7 percent of the global population. Learn more about them
304 million
The number of migrants globally in 2024
50.6 million
The number who as of 2025 were refugees or asylum seekers
94 million
The number of international migrants in Europe—the top destination globally
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Immigration and the 2007 French Elections
Immigration dominated France's 2007 presidential race as Nicolas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal offered sharply contrasting visions on enforcement and integration.
The Age of Mobility: How to Get More Out of Migration in the 21st Century
MPI President Demetrios G. Papademetriou argues that states must modernize migration policy to reduce unauthorized immigration and maximize gains from global mobility.
Remittances and Development: Trends, Impacts, and Policy Options, A Review of the Literature
Remittances show real development promise, but critical knowledge gaps persist, including basic questions such as who remits, in what quantities, and through which channels.
From A Zero-Sum to a Win-Win Scenario? Literature Review on Circular Migration
Circular migration holds real development potential, but realizing win-win outcomes depends on conditions that research has only begun to map.
America's Emigrants: U.S. Retirement Migration to Mexico and Panama
Rapidly growing U.S. retiree migration to Mexico and Panama, driven by lower costs at destination and higher U.S. health care expenses, is reshaping local economies and communities.
Emigrantes estadounidenses: Migración de los jubilados de EE.UU. a México y Panamá
El creciente flujo de jubilados estadounidenses hacia México y Panamá transforma comunidades locales y funciona como importante inversión extranjera directa.
Europe and Its Immigrants in the 21st Century: A New Deal or a Continuing Dialogue of the Deaf?
Europe’s long-term prosperity hinges on migration policies that simultaneously tackle aging and labor shortages while protecting cherished social welfare models.
The New 'Boat People': Ensuring Safety and Determining Status
This report examines the approaches to interception and rescue of “boat people,” and evaluates their distinct humanitarian needs as well as possible solutions to maritime migration.
Emigration, Brain Drain and Development: The Case of Sub-Saharan Africa
While emigration may be beneficial in some cases, unhindered high-skilled emigration, particularly in the case of sub-Saharan Africa, can have disastrous consequences for its development.
Managing Integration: The European Union’s Responsibilities Towards Immigrants
This book draws on approaches, strategies, and best practices from across EU Member States to help policymakers build a sustainable, coherent framework for immigrant integration.