Short-distance moves dominate global migration patterns. Most migrants don’t cross oceans or continents; they cross nearby borders, staying close to home.

https://ourworldindata.org/international-migrants-dont-move-far#article-citation

Simon van Teutem and Tuna Acisu (2024) - “Most international migrants don’t move very far from their home countries” 
Published online at OurWorldinData.org. Retrieved from: 'https://ourworldindata.org/international-migrants-dont-move-far' 
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    author = {Simon van Teutem and Tuna Acisu},
    title = {Most international migrants don’t move very far from their home countries},
    journal = {Our World in Data},
    year = {2024},
    note = {https://ourworldindata.org/international-migrants-dont-move-far}