4Mi Data Explorer

Browse 4Mi Migration Data with the 4Mi Data Explorer. Choose your sample and explore a full range of themes: interviewees’ profiles, drivers, destination intentions, journeys, dangers, interactions with smugglers, access to information, and needs for assistance. The sampling approach means that the figures cannot be used to make inferences about the total population. What is 4Mi Migration Data? Click here. Would like a demonstration of how to use the dashboard? Click here.

Last updated: 23 July 2026 with data up to 30 June 2026.

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106,008 interviews across 43 countries, covering 99 nationalities, collected from 2021 to 2026.

Select country of nationality and/or interview

Comoros
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
Mayotte
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan

Select year or period

2025
Respondents from all available countries interviewed in Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mayotte, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan
Interview year: 2025
55%
of respondents were not making money before they left
32%
of income-earning respondents worked in agriculture / pastoralism / fishing before leaving
22%
of non-income-earning respondents were students right before they left

Were you making money in the 12 months before you started your migration journey?

Yes
No
Refused
0%
0 respondents
All
45%55%n=7,068

A total of 7,068 respondents answered this question (2,677 women and 4,391 men).

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4Mi - Mixed Migration Centre

Had you ever migrated before this current journey?

This question was added in 2026 and was therefore not asked to respondents interviewed previously

0%
0 respondents
No, this is the first time I migrate
82%
Yes, I have migrated before
18%

A total of 1,074 respondents answered this question (496 women and 578 men).

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4Mi - Mixed Migration Centre

What kind of sector were you making money in before you started your migration journey?

Answered by those who were making money before they started their migration journey
0%
0 respondents
Agriculture / pastoralism / fishing
32%
Small business (shop / catering / services)
26%
Domestic work / cleaning
19%
Construction
8%
Driver/transportation
7%
Industry / manufacturing
2%
Civil service / teaching
1%
Health worker
1%
Driver / Transportation
1%
Other
1%
Security
1%
Finance / IT
1%
Police / military
0%

A total of 3,144 respondents answered this question (1,018 women and 2,126 men).

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4Mi - Mixed Migration Centre

Why were you not making money?

Answered by those who were not making money before they started their migration journey
0%
0 respondents
I was unemployed
56%
I was a student
22%
I was taking care of the home / children
19%
I was sick
3%
Other
1%

A total of 3,919 respondents answered this question (1,656 women and 2,263 men).

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4Mi - Mixed Migration Centre

Disclaimer: 4Mi data are not representative of the total population and reflect only the experiences of surveyed individuals.

About the data

This dataset comprises 4Mi data collected since January 2021. 4Mi sampling is purposive and sometimes targets specific population groups. 4Mi data are not representative of the total population and reflect only the experiences of surveyed individuals. See here for more on our methodology. Please acknowledge the Mixed Migration Centre when using the data.

Data explorer by Roxana Torre