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India is the second largest source of global migrants after Mexico and is the ninth top destination for all migrants, a new report said today.
According to a study released by the Pew Research Center, over 77 million migrants, or about 36 per cent of the worldwide total, have come from the 10 leading origin countries.
Overall, Mexico has been the largest single source of migrants (12.9 million), followed closely by India (11.8 million) and Russia (11.3 million).
In addition, China (8.4 million), Bangladesh (6.5 million) and Ukraine (6.5 million) each have more than six million emigrants.
Because the United Nations counts both Palestinian refugees and their descendants as migrants, the Palestinian territories have been the source of 5.7 million migrants, by the UN’s definition.
Britain, the Philippines and Pakistan round out the top 10 list of countries of origin for international migrants alive today, the report said.
About 110 million migrants, or more than 50 per cent of the global total, have gone to the 10 leading destination countries.
With nearly 43 million foreign-born residents, including more than 11 million unauthorised immigrants, the US has more than three times as many international migrants as any other single country, it said.
“Indeed, the US has about as many immigrants as Europe’s top five destinations — Russia (12.3 million), Germany (10.8 million), France (6.7 million), the UK (6.5 million) and Spain (6.4 million) — combined,” the report said.
Among the world’s other top 10 destinations for migrants have been Saudi Arabia (7.3 million foreign-born residents), Canada (7.2 million), France (6.7 million), the UK (6.5 million), Spain (6.4 million), India (5.4 million) and Ukraine (5.3 million), the report said.
The largest share of the world’s Muslim migrants is Palestinian in origin (more than 5 million), followed by Pakistan, Bangladesh and India (more than 3 million each), it said.
The top country of origin for Buddhist migrants is Vietnam, followed closely by China (more than 1 million each).
Hindu migrants have come overwhelmingly from India (more than five million), it said.
According to the report, the US is the world’s No.1 destination for Christian migrants, who make up nearly three-quarters (74 per cent) of all foreign-born people living in the US.
The US is also the top destination for Buddhist migrants (including many from Vietnam). It is the world’s second-leading destination for Hindu migrants, after India, and for Jewish migrants, after Israel.
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