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Literature on palliative care access in migrant populations is limited by a focus on migration to high-income countries; under-representation of refugees, asylum seekers and migrant workers; and no investigation of intersectional factors. We seek to conduct a scoping review of palliative care utilisation in migrant populations, including both academic and grey literature, including articles from low- to middle-income countries and about refugees, asylum seekers and migrant workers. The review will map out what is already known and what remains unknown about palliative care utilisation in migrants; identify the factors associated with palliative care utilisation; and determine the extent to which intersectionality has been examined.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This scoping review will adhere to the methodological framework developed by the Joanna Briggs Institute, and reporting will be in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews reporting guidelines. A search strategy developed by a health sciences librarian will be conducted on Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and PsycINFO in addition to grey literature sources up to 7 July 2025. Articles will be included if they studied migrant populations and reported on palliative care utilisation. 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