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More than 280 million people, or 3.6% of the world’s population, are international migrants – meaning they live outside their country of birth. Christians are the largest group among all living migrants, followed by Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Jews.

Interactive: Religious composition of the world’s migrants, 1990-2020

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi carries holy water from the Ganges River to offer prayers as he arrives to inaugurate the Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor in Varanasi on Dec. 13, 2021. (Sanjay Kanojia/AFP via Getty Images)

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