The data provide information on how many migrants were in five countries in two time periods (2000 and 2020), as well as the portion of those individuals in each of those countries’ population in the year of 2020. Overall, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Germany collectively had an increase in the total number of people who moved to their country in 2020 compared to 2000. Those countries also have the highest amount of migrant share in national populations in 2020. The remaining two countries, Russia and India, experienced no change or a slight decline in its total number of migrants per country, and have a lower amount of migrant shares compared to the previously mentioned countries.
The USA is the single dominant country to show a marked increase in the amount of international migrants from 2000 to 2020, with a rise of about 17 million people within these 20 years. Following behind are the UK and Germany, with a rise of nearly 5 million migrants and about 3 million migrants within those years, respectively. Moreover, these three nations have a similar amount of migrant share in national population in the year of 2020, with migrants making up about 14% of their national population.
In contrast, Russia and India did not experience an increase in the total number of international migrants from 2000 to 2020. In fact, Russia’s amount of migrants in this time period is relatively stable, showing no change from just over 10 million migrants in those two years. India, on the other hand, is the only country to have a decline of about 1 million people of that particular category. With regard to migrant shares in national population in 2020, Russia had about 8% in share, while India had the least amount of migrant share, with a percentage of only 0.4%.