Missing Migrants Project Global Data Overview, January 2022 - December 2022

Abstract

In 2022, IOM’s Missing Migrants Project documented the deaths of 6,876 people during migration worldwide, an increase compared to the 6,083 recorded in 2021 and the highest death toll recorded since 2016. In total, the Missing Migrants Project (MMP) has recorded 54,125 deaths and disappearances on migration routes since data collection began in 2014, though it is likely that many more lives are lost and remain undocumented. This brief marks an official release of the MMP 2022 datasets disaggregated by cause of death, country of origin, sex, and age. These global trends are complemented by a methodological note on data challenges and possible next steps. For in-depth analysis of all regions, see separate publications providing regional overviews for Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia hosted at missingmigrants.iom.int/publications