Policy Digest

Migrant worker numbers rise to nearly 300 million last year

The number of migrant workers continued to grow last year, with various regions providing more jobs, according to a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics.

The country had more than 299 million migrant workers in 2024, a 0.7 percent year-on-year increase, the report said. Among them, 68.4 million worked in another province from their hometown, while the rest worked in their own provinces.