Baku. Victoria Dementieva – APA. At present, the number of people living outside their countries has reached a record high, says the report by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA).
The report notes that there are 232 million migrants now, 3.2% of the world’s population. The most rapid migrant growth is observed in Asia.
The United Nations has named the most attractive countries for migrants: US (45.8 million), Russia (11m), Germany (9.8m), Saudi Arabia (9.1m), UAE (7.7m), UK (7.8m), France (7.4m), Canada (7.3m), Australia (6.5m) and Spain (6.5m).