Table 5: Estimated number of International Migrants, Year 2000. UNDP (2003)

 

Major area/region/country or area

 

Estimated number of Int. Migrants in 2000

World

179,933,814

More Developed Countries

110,291,047

More Dev-Regions without the USSR

80,822,344

Less Dev-regions

64,642,767

Least Dev-countries

10,458,106

Africa

16,277,486

Asia

43,761,383

Europe

32,803,182

Latin America and Caribbean

5,943,680

Northern America

40,844,405

Oceania

5,834,976

USSR (former)

29,468,703

Source:  Trends in Total Migrants Stock 1960-2000, The 2003 Revision, by POP/DB/MIG/Rev. 2003-United Nations Population Division, 23-December-2003.