"Number of Return Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic"
"Table 5.1"

Country of origin,Return migrants,,Repatriated mainly from,As of
,Number,%Migrant stock (2019)
Armenia,"60,000",6.2,"Russia Federation, Europe",30 June
Azerbaijan,"20,000",1.7,Russia Federation,29 May
Bangladesh,"408,408",5.2,Middle East,31 December
Cambodia,"100,000",9.1,Thailand,6-Aug
India,"1,666,496",9.5,"Middle East, US, Europe, Asia",31 December
Indonesia,"130,000",2.9,"Malaysia, Middle East",mid-June
Lao PDR,"119,401",8.9,Thailand,17 June
Myanmar,"135,469",3.7,"Thailand, PRC, Lao PDR",15 June
Nepal," 51,441",2.3,India ,12 October
Philippines,"327,511",6.1,"Middle East, Asia, US, Europe",31 December
Samoa," 1,000", 0.8,New Zealand ,5 August 
Tonga,"3,000",4.0,New Zealand,26-Aug
Uzbekistan,"500,000",25.3,Russia Federation,29-May
Vanuatu,"1,000",13.6,New Zealand,26-Jun


"Source: ADB calculations using data from United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. International Migrant Stock: The 2019 Revision. https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migration/data/estimates2/estimates19.asp (accessed May 2020); Ahamad (2021); Engblom, Lephilibert, and Baruah (2020); Eurasianet.org (2020); Global Knowledge Partnership for Migration and Development (2020); Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs.  https://www.mea.gov.in/vande-bharat-mission-list-of-flights.htm (accessed January 2021); Government of the Philippines, Department of Foreign Affairs (2021); International Organization for Migration (2020a, 2020b, 2020c, 2020d);  Massing (2020); Millard (2020); Olsen and Vorn (2020); Pannier (2020); Pollock and Paing (2020); Prasain (2020); Radio New Zealand (2020a, 2020b)."

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