OECD report reveals migration to developed countries is dwindling
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PARIS: Migration to developed countries dwindled for a second year in a row in 2025, down 1.6pc compared to the previous year, according to an OECD report published on Thursday. While still experiencing high numbers, the 38 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries recorded 6.1 million new permanent immigrants in 2025, compared to 6.2m the previous year. There has been a backlash in many Western countries against the arrival of irregular migrants fleeing conflict, authoritarian rule and economic hardship in their home countries. Legal humanitarian migration…
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- Nov 12, 2:33 PM UTCFirst reportMigration to developed countries declines for second year: OECDstraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 13, 5:13 AM UTC+15 h· you’re reading thisOECD report reveals migration to developed countries is dwindlingdawn.com ↗
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- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 5:13 AM UTC · +15 h
[Claude] Report 2 is a follow-up or alternate write-up of the same OECD migration report, and its figures (6.1 million, the second-year decline) do not conflict with Report 1.
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