SNAPSHOTLong-Distance Migration in an Age of Empire, 1846–1940

The age of empire was also an age of global migration. Beyond the three major patterns of long-distance migration shown here, shorter migrations within particular regions or colonies set millions more into motion.20

OriginsDestinationNumbers
EuropeAmericas55–58 million
India, southern ChinaSoutheast Asia, Indian Ocean rim, South Pacific48–52 million
Northeast Asia, RussiaManchuria, Siberia, Central Asia, Japan46–51 million