Saudi Arabia third in the world to receive immigrants

Saudi Arabia ranked third globally in receiving migrants, according to a new UN report on "International Migration 2020".

According to the report, Saudi Arabia also ranked third in the list of top exporters of foreign remittances by 135 billion riyals in 2018.Compared to 2012, the value of remittances increased by about 32 billion riyals, at that time amounted to 103 billion riyals.

According to the United Nations, more than half of international migrants (141 million) live in Europe and North America, and about 52 percent of migrant males are looking for work – 164 million.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) of the United Nations said the number of international migrants in 2019 is now estimated at 270 million.

In its latest report, she noted that the total figure represents only a small fraction of the world's population, although it represents a 0.1% increase from the level indicated in its report published two years ago.