Accurate, consistent and timely information on global levels and trends in international migration are critical for designing well-managed migration policies. This publication presents the highlights of the International Migration Report 2017 which analyses the latest estimates of the number of international migrants enumerated in countries or areas and classified by age, sex and country/area of birth or citizenship, as published in the Trends in International Migrant Stock: The 2017 Revision. The International Migration Report 2017 presents key trends in the stock of international migrants from 1990 to 2017, analyses estimates and projections of net international migration for the period 1950 to 2050, and provides the latest information on the status of ratification of legal instruments related to international migration by Member States.

31 p. : ill., graphs, maps, tables

Includes bibliographical references (p. 24).

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