Migration is global and migrants move from anywhere in the world to almost anywhere else.
The countries of origin of the largest number of migrants
in recent decades have been countries such as Bangladesh, Mexico and the Philippines. Countries receiving the great- est number of migrants have been Western countries (in North America and Western Europe) as well as other coun- tries (such as the Gulf States). Transition and less devel- oped countries (such as India, Pakistan and Russia) also receive many migrants, and some countries are both send- ing and receiving migrants: for example, many Mexicans live abroad, while Mexico is a host country to migrants coming from Central America.