Where Inmigrants Go? 1860 - 2026

Welcome to Wolf Data, From 1860 to 2026, international migration transformed the demographic landscape of the world as hundreds of millions of people moved across borders in search of jobs, safety, opportunity and a better quality of life. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the United States became the dominant destination for large migration waves from Europe, while Argentina, Canada, Brazil and Australia also attracted millions of newcomers. After World War II, Western European countries such as Germany, France and the United Kingdom became major immigration destinations, while oil-rich Gulf states including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates later attracted enormous foreign workforces. By 2024, the world contained approximately 304 million international migrants, almost four times the estimated 77 million in 1960. Migration Policy Institute The United States remained by far the largest destination with 52.4 million international migrants, followed by Germany with 16.8 million, Saudi Arabia with 13.7 million, the United Kingdom with 11.8 million and France with 9.2 million. Naciones Unidas This 1860–2026 timeline follows the countries hosting the largest immigrant populations and shows how wars, economic booms, political changes, globalization and major migration waves reshaped where migrants live around the world. 🌍✈️ ⛲Sources: ▫️United Nations DESA – International Migrant Stock ▫️Historical Census ▫️Migration Policy Institute 💻Editor: ▫️Filmora 🖼️Thumbnails: ▫️Canva Countries featured in the video: United States Australian colonies United Kingdom Ottoman Empire 2nd French Emp. Russian Empire Empire of Brazil Argentina Canada Britain Italian states German states Eyalet of Egypt Kingdom of Italy Canada Khedivate of Egypt France German Empire Brazil Australia Sultanate of Egypt Spain Weimar Republic Union of South A. Kingdom of Egypt Turkiye United Kingdom Germany Nazi Germany AC Jordan India Pakistan Israel West Germany Italy Saudi Arabia UAE Iran Netherlands Belgium New Zealand Sweden Denmark Norway Finland Luxembourg Iceland Pakistan Ireland Czechoslovakia Poland Germany Russia Croatia Kyrgyzstan Cyprus Lithuania Latvia Slovenia Estonia Slovakia Czech Republic Romania Japan Switzerland Azerbaijan Austria Macedonia Malta Greece South Africa Portugal Hungary Liechtenstein Ukraine Kazakhstan Belarus Armenia Georgia Uzbekistan Moldova Tajikistan Bosnia and H. Bulgaria San Marino Montenegro Cuba Curaçao Suriname Aruba Faroe Islands Guernsey Colombia North Macedonia South Korea Egypt