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DEMIG TOTAL reports immigration, emigration and net migration flows for up to 161 countries covering various periods of time from the early 1800s to 2011, disaggregating total flows of citizens and foreigners whenever possible. The database allows for quantitative analysis of the long-term evolution of international migration.

DEMIG TOTAL was compiled as part of the DEMIG project (Determinants of International Migration: A Theoretical and Empirical Assessment of Policy, Origin and Destination Effects). The database reports immigration, emigration and net migration flows collected from various sources for up to 161 countries covering various periods of time from the early 1800s to 2011, disaggregating total flows of citizens and foreigners whenever possible.

DEMIG TOTAL follows a simple layout and is made available in Excel format. For a complete overview of the years of data coverage, view the DEMIG TOTAL Overview Table.

If you draw on information tracked in DEMIG TOTAL for your research, please cite the database in the following way:

  • DEMIG (2015) DEMIG TOTAL, version 1.5. Oxford: International Migration Institute, University of Oxford. www.imi-n.org

© DEMIG June 2015. All rights reserved.

The DEMIG databases are protected under Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases.

The database has been compiled by Simona Vezzoli.

Our team

  • Simona Vezzoli
    Simona Vezzoli

    Research Officer, Leiden-Delft-Erasmus (LDE) Centre for Governance of Migration and Diversity (GMD), based at the Institute of History, Leiden University.

  • Maria Villares-Varela
    Maria Villares-Varela

    Lecturer in Sociology

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