InfoMigrants By Emma Wallis Published on : 2021/01/18 According to the latest UN migration report, the growth of global numbers of migrants in 2020 was "slowed by about 27% or two million migrants due to COVID-19." The number of international migrants worldwide has reached 281 million, the United Nations said in a report released on January 15. Despite the high numbers of those on the move around the world, the actual growth of international migration was "slowed" by the COVID-19 pandemic. Much of the slowdown in expected growth was due to the closure of borders and a "halt to travel worldwide" imposed by most countries because of the pandemic, reports the news agency