Human migration has surged since 2000 – these maps reveal where people are going
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- Global migration increased from 13 million in 2000 to 35 million in 2023, with detailed maps covering 1990-2023 from a Nature study using AI on migration data.
- The study identified migration drivers such as economic change, climate, conflict, and policy, with the 1994 Rwanda civil war leading to the largest single migration of 950,000 people.
- Researchers used a hybrid model combining classical math and deep-learning, factoring in economic, cultural, and political elements to estimate annual migration flows between 230 countries.
- Migration data historically unreliable with gaps, often estimated indirectly; UN and World Bank data are infrequent, missing short-term migrations, but the new detailed dataset aids planning in education, labor, and social benefits.