Key facts about recent trends in global migration
The number of international migrants grew to 281 million in 2020; 3.6% of the world’s people lived outside their country of birth that year.
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The number of international migrants grew to 281 million in 2020; 3.6% of the world’s people lived outside their country of birth that year.
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Today, more than 40 million people living in the U.S. were born in another country, accounting for about one-fifth of the world’s migrants.
In addition to government actions, there also was a dramatic increase in Europe in some measures of social hostility to religion.
At least 65 of the current voting members of Congress are immigrants or the children of immigrants. These members represent nearly half of U.S. states.
While Muslims are still a relatively small share of Europe’s population (roughly 5%), they are set to continue rising as a percentage of Europe’s population.
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The number of unaccompanied girls from three Central American countries caught at the Southwest border, particularly those ages 13 to 17, has increased more rapidly this year than the number of boys.
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