World Migration – 7 facts about it

1. The United Kingdom is home to the most diverse immigrant community in the world.
2. The French like to live all over the world.
3. The Mexico-to-U.S. link is the most popular bilateral migration path in the world.
4. The number of Indian-born people living outside of India and the number of Chinese-born people living outside China both doubled between 1990 and 2013 – for India, from 7 million to 14 million, and for China, from 4 million to 9 million.
5. The number of immigrants living in Spain grew nearly eightfold between 1990 and 2013, from less than 1 million to more than 6 million.
6. The United Arab Emirates has the highest share of foreign-born people (84% of its population).
7. Countries with the fewest resources send lower shares of migrants.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at  7 facts about world migration | Pew Research Center.