Leading knowledge centre on mixed migration

Using evidence to shape migration policies and programmes

Grounded in the experiences of refugees and migrants, the Mixed Migration Centre provides high-quality data, research and analysis to improve mixed migration policies and strengthen protection and assistance for people on the move

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150,000

Surveys with refugees and migrants since 2014

950+

Publications on Mixed Migration

31

Countries of data collection in 2025

120+

Enumerators interviewing migrants & refugees around the world

Featured Resources and Insights

Research Reports and Papers

The Evolving Route of Bangladeshi Migration to Italy through Libya

Overhead view of boat in ocean with debris. — © Borja Abargues / ANADOLU / Anadolu via AFP

Article

Europe’s new migration strategy cannot rely on falling numbers alone

Article

Venezuela after Maduro: mixed migration implications of a sudden regime rupture

Snapshots and Infographics

Somalia: Unpacking smuggling networks, services, and costs

Article

The US seeks to remake cooperation on migration through bilateral agreements

Snapshots and Infographics

Legal status and labour access: insights from migrant workers in Greece

Research Reports and Papers

How Smuggling Really Works: Drivers, Operations, and Impacts

Migrants on their way through the desert towards the border with Algeria — Photo: Sven Torfinn/Panos

Mixed Migration Review 2025

mmr 2025 — Photo: David Peinado Romero / Shutterstock

Regional trends

Quarterly Mixed Migration Update

Asia and the Pacific, Quarter 4, 2025

Quarterly Mixed Migration Update

Eastern and Southern Africa, Egypt and Yemen, Quarter 4, 2025

Quarterly Mixed Migration Update

Europe, Quarter 4, 2025

Quarterly Mixed Migration Update

Latin America and the Caribbean, Quarter 4, 2025

Quarterly Mixed Migration Update

West Africa, Quarter 4, 2025

Quarterly Mixed Migration Update

North Africa, Quarter 4, 2025

WHAT IS MIXED MIGRATION?

Mixed migration refers to cross-border movements of people including refugees fleeing persecution and conflict, victims of trafficking and people seeking better lives and opportunities.

Data direct from people on the move

4Mi Migration Data

4Mi Migration Data is our global primary data collection system capturing first-hand accounts from migrants and refugees on the move. Collected through surveys along major migration routes, the data is made publicly accessible through the 4Mi Migration Data Explorer. Updated quarterly with thousands of new interviews and with 100,000 to date, it provides direct insights into mixed migration journeys worldwide.

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World map highlighting migration routes across Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas, with arrows showing regional and cross-border movement.

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Projects, Events and Media coverage

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Community Learning Labs

A two-year project strengthening food security in the Greater Horn of Africa through anticipatory ac…

Community Learning Labs: Protecting food security and systems through Conflict-sensitive and Protection-responsive Anticipatory Action — Photo: KeithBinns from Getty Images Signature

Briefing International Partnerships – European Commission

European Commission building banner with EU stars.

Trouw 03 Mar 2026

Bangladeshis hardly get asylum. (in Dutch)

Roberto Forin discusses our report about Bangladeshi migration to Italy through Libya

Media coverage

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