In 2023, it was estimated that around 6,800 migrants, including refugees and asylum-seekers, died or went missing worldwide in the process of migration. This was slightly lower than the previous year.
Number of migrants who died or went missing worldwide from 2014 to January 2024
Characteristic
Number of deaths
2014
5,548
2015
6,750
2016
8,084
2017
6,290
2018
5,009
2019
5,418
2020
4,302
2021
6,190
2022
7,132
2023
6,802
2024*
33
02,0004,0006,0008,00010,000
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Missing Migrants Project. (January 22, 2024). Number of migrants who died or went missing worldwide from 2014 to January 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446259/number-migrant-deaths-worldwide/
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Missing Migrants Project. (2024). Number of migrants who died or went missing worldwide from 2014 to January 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446259/number-migrant-deaths-worldwide/
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