Our Work

The Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) brings evidence to migration discussions— offering facts, context, and timely insights to help make sense of fast-changing dynamics

In public debates and narratives on migration, complex realities are often oversimplified, and incomplete or distorted information leads to policies that are ineffective or harmful to people. This makes it essential to provide solid, grounded, and independent data on migration.

MMC aims to fill this gap by providing high-quality analysis and data grounded in the experiences of people on the move. We examine shifting migration patterns, routes, and dynamics across different regions of the world, blending data, field research, and on-the-ground testimonies to capture the realities of mobility today.

World map showing different mixed migration routes

Our objectives

MMC has three overarching objectives:

To contribute to a better, more nuanced, and balanced understanding of mixed migration (knowledge).
To contribute to evidence-based and better-informed migration policies and debates (policy).
To contribute to effective, evidence-based protection responses for people on the move (programming).

MMC strategy Strategy at a glance MMC annual report 2025

What we do

Data collection

4Mi migration data: At the heart of our work is 4Mi, the largest globally comparable primary data collection system on mixed migration, collected through daily interviews with refugees and migrants on the move around the world. We constantly adapt methods to capture evolving migration trends and realities.
Qualitative data: In most research, MMC applies a mixed-methods approach, employing a wide range of evidence-gathering methods, such as key informant interviews, focus group discussions, in-depth qualitative interviews with migrants on the move and literature reviews to complement our quantitative data.