Global Migration Flow Estimates by Sex Between Countries, 1960–2024

Annual Migration Flow Estimates by Sex between all Countries since 1960 provides model-based estimates of bilateral international migration flows disaggregated by sex from 1960 to 2024. The provisional dataset (v0.9) is released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and is derived from multiple sources. Users are advised to consult the accompanying data paper for methodological limitations before use.

Use Cases

• Modeling historical migration trends based on annual estimates from 1960 to 2024.
• Analyzing gender-specific migration patterns based on sex-disaggregated flow data.
• Comparing bilateral migration flows between countries based on the global coverage.
• Supporting demographic projections based on the model-based estimates of international migration.

Strengths

• Provides annual estimates covering a 65-year period from 1960 to 2024.
• Includes sex-disaggregated data for migration flows.
• Offers global coverage of bilateral flows between all countries.

Limitations

• Data are model-based estimates subject to uncertainties in inputs and methodology.
• This is a provisional version (v0.9) expected to undergo revision.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Collection Method

Model-based estimates derived from multiple sources.

Time Range

1960–2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 15:18:04.221762.

Geography

Global (all countries)