|
| Major area/region/country or
area |
Est. number of Migrants in 2000
(both sexes)
|
|
Male |
Female
|
| World |
85,080,716 |
89,853,098 |
| More Developed Countries |
56,228,897 |
54,062,150 |
| More Dev-Regions without the USSR |
40,896,880 |
39,933,885 |
| Less Dev-regions |
28,851,819 |
35,790,948 |
| Least Dev-countries |
4,929,009 |
5,529,097 |
| Africa |
7,595,140 |
8,682,346 |
| Asia |
18,936,075 |
24,825,308 |
| Europe |
16,736,713 |
16,066,469 |
| Latin America and Caribbean |
2,983,844 |
2,959,836 |
| Northern America |
20,543,473 |
20,300,932 |
| Oceania |
2,945,035 |
2,889,941 |
| USSR (former) |
15,340,437 |
14,128,266 |
Source: Trends in Total Migrants Stock 1960-2000. The 2003 Revision, by
POP/DB/MIG/Rev.2003-United Nations Population Division, 23-December-2003.
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