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E/ESCWA/CL2.GPID/2025/1/Policy brief©Rick/stock.adobe.comSituation Report on International Migration in the Arab Region 2025Migration-development nexus: pathways to prosperityBased on the Situation Report on International Migration in the Arab Region 2025, the present policy brief focuses on the migration-development nexus in the Arab region. It sets out the latest data on migration from, to and within the region, and examines the integration of migration in development and sectoral policies. It also explores how migration shapes and is shaped by the future of work in the Arab region. Lastly, it presents a set of policy recommendations that can assist member States in capitalizing on the development outcomes of migration and minimizing the possible negative effects.21 Migration trends and patternsA. Intraregional migrationTable 1. Intraregional migration from the perspective of origin countries, 1990–202419902000201020202024Percentage of migrants from the region that stayed in the region (percentage)47.550.658.549.448.7Number of migrants from the region that stayed in the region4,814,4396,606,08912,280,90916,717,31218,145,852Source: ESCWA calculations using United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) migrant stock data for 2025.Table 2. Subregional intraregional movement proportions, 2024 (Percentage)GCCMashreqMaghrebLDCsGCC4731220Mashreq356040Maghreb1827505LDCs741349Source: ESCWA calculations using DESA migrant stock data for 2025.Intraregional migration in the Arab region continues to be substantial. } 18.1 million of the 37.2 million migrants and refugees from Arab countries migrated to other Arab countries in 2024.There has been a slight variation in intraregional migration ranging between a high of 58.5 per cent in 2010 and a low of 47.5 per cent in 2024.18.1 million of the 37.2 million migrants and refugees from Arab countries migrated to other Arab countries in 2024.3Subregional intraregional migration patterns also emerge. } Around half of the migrants and refugees moving from Arab countries to other Arab countries stay in their subregion. } The Arab least developed countries (LDCs) are the only exception, with 74 per cent of intraregional migrants and refugees from the Arab LDCs migrating to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (table 2).B. Interregional migrationEurope has received an increasing number of migrants and refugees from the Arab region during the last decade, reaching 13.8 million migrants.Migrants from Central and Southern Asia make up almost half of migrants coming to the Arab region.Figure 2. Migration to the Arab region, 1990–2024 (Percentage)0%10%20%30%40%50%60%19902000201020202024Sub-Saharan AfricaCentral and South AsiaEast and South-East AsiaOceaniaNorth AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanEuropeArab regionOtherSource: ESCWA calculations using DESA migrant stock data for 2025.Figure 1. Migration from the region, 1990–2024 (Percentage)Source: ESCWA calculations using DESA migrant s