Digging Deeper
Into Global
Migration
Where and Why Do
People Move?
• Out of 6.9 Billion people in this
world, 3% or 215 million, live
outside their countries of birth
(also called country of origin).
– The World Bank
How big is 215 million?
• Approx. 70% of
the entire United
States population
(approx.
311,924,392)
Slice 1
Global
Migrants as
Percent of U.S.
Population
– U.S. Census
Bureau, 2011
• That’s 1 in every
35 people in the
world
– International
Organization for
Migration
Origins and destinations of international
migrants, circa 2000 (View 1)
Sources: United Nations Population Division, The World Bank, WorldMapper, in Aaron Terrazas Institute Presentation
Origins and destinations of international
migrants, circa 2000 (View 2)
Sources: United Nations Population Division, The World Bank, The New York Times, in Aaron Terrazas Institute Presentation
Origins and destinations of international
migrants, circa 2000 (View 3)
Source: United Nations Development Program, Human Development Report 2009 in Aaron Terrazas Institute Presentation