Fig. 2: Net migration for three administrative levels and cumulative net migration trends within communal, provincial and national administrative areas.
From: World’s human migration patterns in 2000–2019 unveiled by high-resolution data
a,c,e, Sum of annual net migration over 2000–2019 is shown for communal (administrative 2) (a), provincial (administrative 1) (c) and national (administrative 0) (e) levels. b,d,f, Net migration trend (slope) over 2000–2019 is shown for communes (b), provinces (d) and countries (f). The trend was determined by calculating the slope of linear regression line. Negative net migration refers to a situation in which more people out-migrate than in-migrate and positive net migration refers to a situation in which more people in-migrate than out-migrate. With our online net migration explorer tool, it is possible to explore these patterns for each year and subnational unit: https://wdrg.aalto.fi/global-net-migration-explorer/.
