Since 2000, IOM has been producing world migration reports. The World Migration Report 2020, the tenth in the world migration report series, has been produced to contribute to increased understanding of migration throughout the world. This new edition presents key data and information on migration as well as thematic chapters on highly topical migration issues, and is structured to focus on two key contributions for readers: Part I: key information on migration and migrants (including migration-related statistics); and Part II: balanced, evidence-based analysis of complex and emerging migration issues.

The report covers:

Chapter 1 – Report overview: Providing perspective on migration and mobility in increasingly uncertain times

Part I: Data and information on migration and migrants

Chapter 2 – Migration and migrants: A global overview

Chapter 3 – Migration and migrants: Regional dimensions and developments

Chapter 4 – Migration research and analysis: Growth, reach and recent contributions

PART II: Complex and emerging migration issues

Chapter 5 – Reflections on migrants’ contributions in an era of increasing disruption and disinformation

Chapter 6 – Migration, inclusion and social cohesion: Challenges, recent developments and opportunities

Chapter 7 – Migration and health: Current issues, governance and knowledge gaps

Chapter 8 – Children and unsafe migration

Chapter 9 – Human mobility and adaptation to environmental change

Chapter 10 – Migrants caught in crises: Contexts, responses and innovation

Chapter 11 – Recent developments in the global governance of migration: An update to the World Migration Report 2018