Christians make up half of the world’s migrants

Christians comprise half of the world's 214 million migrants—those
who have moved from their country of birth and are now living
permanently in a different country—a new study released March 8 has
concluded.

The study by the Pew Research Center's Forum on
Religion & Public Life concluded that 106 million Christians
constitute 49 percent of the world's migrants. At nearly 60 million,
Muslims are the second-largest group of those living permanently outside
their nation of origin—some 27 percent of migrants, according to the
study.

However, the report found that in terms of percentages by
religious groups, Jews have the highest percentage level of migration.
Twenty-five percent of Jews live in different countries from where they
were born. By contrast, 5 percent of Christians and 4 percent of Muslims
have migrated across international borders.