WASHINGTON, U.S.,March 9, 2012 (The Hindu Business Line) : 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.
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 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.