DW: UN reports 244 million migrants, including 20 million refugees in 2015 report
In its latest report, the United Nations has reported a 41 percent rise in the number of migrants over the last 15 years. Of 244 million migrants registered last year, 20 million were refugees.
Two thirds of all international migrants were reported to be living in only 20 countries, with the largest number - about a fifth of the total - living in the United States. After the US, Germany, Russia and Saudi Arabia registered the largest number of migrants.
"The number of international migrants worldwide has continued to grow," UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson said as he presented the key findings in New York on Tuesday. "Back in 2000, there were 173 million international migrants, in 2010 there were 222 million, and this past year in 2015, 244 million migrants."
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Update: UN: International migration surged 41 percent since 2000 (AP)
WNU Editor: Everyone wants a better life. Here is an easy prediction ... this trend is only going to accelerate in the coming years.
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