Worldwide, migrant workers made up around five percent of the total global workforce in 2019. The share was slightly higher among female migrant workers than among male migrant workers. That year, there were around 170 million migrant workers worldwide.
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Share of migrant workers among the total workforce worldwide in 2019, by gender
Characteristic
Share of total population
Men
4.6%
Women
5.2%
Total
4.9%
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ILO. (April 3, 2021). Share of migrant workers among the total workforce worldwide in 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376099/migrant-workers-world-gender-share-total-workforce/
ILO. "Share of migrant workers among the total workforce worldwide in 2019, by gender." Chart. April 3, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376099/migrant-workers-world-gender-share-total-workforce/
ILO. (2021). Share of migrant workers among the total workforce worldwide in 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376099/migrant-workers-world-gender-share-total-workforce/
ILO. "Share of Migrant Workers among The Total Workforce Worldwide in 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376099/migrant-workers-world-gender-share-total-workforce/
ILO, Share of migrant workers among the total workforce worldwide in 2019, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376099/migrant-workers-world-gender-share-total-workforce/ (last visited July 03, 2025)
Share of migrant workers among the total workforce worldwide in 2019, by gender [Graph], ILO, April 3, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376099/migrant-workers-world-gender-share-total-workforce/
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