Who, where, and why are people moving internationally?

In today’s connected world, movement across borders is a key aspect of life. More people are travelling as students, tourists, commuters, and migrants. This increase has attracted the attention of researchers from various fields like migration studies, education, economics, and sociology. Yet, until now, most studies have been siloed, focusing only on specific places or themes.

To address this, we have created large global databases that track all types of human mobility, from long-term resettlement to short trips and daily commutes.

These datasets were produced as part of the MIGMOBs project.

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The datasets

Global Transnational Mobility Dataset

Estimates of cross-border travel derived from global tourism, air passenger and migration statistics (1995-2022), covering population movements between 230+ countries.

Global Visa Cost Dataset

Visa costs for tourism, education, and business across various countries, providing insights into political barriers to mobility.

COVID-19 and Air Travel

Insights into mobility and public health from impact of air travel on COVID-19 incidence and severity in 45 countries.

Border Permeability Dataset

The permeability of 312 global land borders, focusing on transport infrastructure and border checkpoints.

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"80% of global cross-border travel happens within continents, with Europe leading in both volume and growth of intraregional trips.”

Emanuel Deutschmann and Ettore Recchi

Assessing transnational human mobility on a global scale (2022)

About the Global Mobilities Project

The Global Mobilities Project develops datasets to map mobility and help users understand:

Global Trends: What are major patterns in mobility and how do they shape global transformations?
Interconnections: How do various forms of mobility including migration, education, tourism, and commuting influence one another?
Social and Economic Dynamics: How does mobility interact with economic cycles, technological innovation, and cultural change?
Causes and Consequences of Human Mobility: What is the impact of border control policies, shifts in labor markets, and technological diffusion across different regions and time periods?