The chart illustrates the annual number of immigrants to the USA, Canada, and Australia between 1990 and 2001. Overall, the USA had the highest number of immigrants throughout the period, significantly exceeding the figures for Canada and Australia. While immigration to the USA fluctuated considerably, Canada and Australia exhibited relatively stable trends, with slight increases toward the end of the period.
Immigration to the USA showed dramatic changes over the years. In 1991, the figure stood at approximately 1450 thousand, rising sharply to its peak of 1800 thousand in 1992. However, this was followed by a substantial decline to 1000 thousand in 1993. Between 1993 and 2000, the numbers fluctuated but showed a downward trend, reaching a low of 625 thousand in 1999. By 2001, immigration to the USA had rebounded to 900 thousand. Despite these fluctuations, the USA consistently had far more immigrants than Canada and Australia combined throughout the period.
In contrast, Canada experienced much smaller and steadier immigration figures. From 1991 to 2000, the number of immigrants ranged between 200 and 220 thousand, with a minor peak of 230 thousand in 1994. A significant change occurred in 2000, when immigration to Canada surged to over 400 thousand, although this figure was still much lower than that of the USA during the same year.
Australia also followed a relatively stable pattern, though its numbers were lower than those of the US and Canada. For most of the period, the number of immigrants fluctuated between 150 and 180 thousand. The only notable dip occurred in 1994 when the figure fell to under 100 thousand. By 2001, immigration to Australia rose to its highest point of around 180 thousand.