The bar chart shows the number of migrants who come from six different countries between 1987 and 1997.
Overall, European migrations showed the highest number in both periods, whereas the reverse was true for North/South America. It is also clear that the gap between North East Asian migrations in two periods was widened.
Focusing on the bigger numbers in 1987, two regions—Europe and Rest of Asia—was by far the highest. The number of migrations in Europe was about 33 million in 1987, which was the highest number on the chart. This was followed by 25 million migrations in 1997. Similarly, Australia had roughly 22 million people who migrate from Rest of Asia in 1987, after which the figure was just under 15 million in 1997.
When it comes to the remaining regions, three countries (Oceania , Middle East Africa, and North East Asia) illustrated general approximately 15 million migrations in 1987 a figure that then rose to ranging from 20 to about just under 25 million migrations in 1997. Lastly, North/South America had average 5 million migrations in both periods, making it the lowest number throughout the decade.