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Real Earth: Migration Worldwide

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Earth: Land Area (1/9)

The blue planet as we know it. The total land area of the 200 territories depicted on the map is around 13 billion hectares. Divided up equally, that would be 2.1 hectares for each person. However, populations are not evenly distributed: Australia’s land area is 21 times bigger than Japan’s, but Japan’s population is more than six times bigger than Australia’s. The following maps shows how the world would look if every person would have the same space available. (Map: worldmapper.org)

Total Population on Earth 2000 (2/9)

This map shows the distribution of the Earth’s population. India (1.3 billion people) and China (1 billion) appear large because they are home to over a third of the world's population (around 6 billion people in 2000). Panama, Namibia, and Guinea-Bissau have small populations and are barely visible on the map. (Map: worldmapper.org)

Total Population Earth 1900 (3/9)

This map shows the distribution of the world’s population (1.56 billion people) in 1900. Asia's share of world's population was similar to its current percentage; Europe's share was much higher than it is today. This map does not, however, accurately depict the political situation at the time. Most African and many Asian countries did not gain independence until after the World War II. (Map: worldmapper.org)

Total Population Earth 2050 (4/9)

Human population is projected to reach over 9 billion by 2050. India (1.6 billion) will have replaced China (1.38 billion) as the world's most populated country. Two-thirds of all people will live in Africa, South Asia, and East Asia. Another three billion people will be spread across the rest of the globe, with Europe's share decreasing. (Map: worldmapper.org)

Urban Growth (5/9)

Most population growth will happen in cities and urban settings. This map shows where urban growth will be happening the most between 2002 and 2015. A total increase of 888 million urbanites is expected. (Map: worldmapper.org)

Emigrants (6/9)

This map reflects the origins of the world’s emigrants. Emigrants are people living outside the territory where they were born, including refugees.
Regional averages for the percentage of the population that emigrate range from one percent of the population in South and East Asia, to eight percent in Eastern Europe, to nine percent in the Middle East. (Map: worldmapper.org)

Net Emigration (7/9)

This map shows territories that are losing people due to migration. Mexico is the country with the highest net emigration, with a loss of 8.8 million people in 2000. Mexico borders the United States, which has highest net immigration in the world. (Map: worldmapper.org)

Immigrants (8/9)

This map reflects the number of people that live in a country different from the one they were born in. Three percent of the world's population in 2000 - 174 million people - were immigrants.
The United States has the highest number of immigrants (64.5 million), however Andorra has the highest proportion of immigrants (80 percent) living within its borders. In Guyana, however, only 1 in every 500 people is an immigrant.(Map: worldmapper.org)

Net Immigration (9/9)

The picture becomes even more pronounced when looking at net immigration, that is countries with a net gain of population due to migration. Regions experiencing the highest net immigration are North America, Western Europe, and the Middle East. Together these three regions account for 79.5 percent of world net immigration. The United States alone receives 37.1 percent of the world net total. (Map: Worldmapper.org)

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