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• Worldwide, there is an estimated 191 million immigrants;
• The last 50 years has seen an almost doubling of immigration;
• 115 million immigrants live in developed countries;
• 20% (approximately 38 million) live in the US alone, making up 13% of its population;
• 33% of all immigrants live in Europe;
• 75% live in just 28 countries;
• Women constitute approximately half of all migrants at around 95 million;
• Between 1990 and 2005
  • There were 36 million migrations (an average of approximately 2.4 million per year);
  • 33 million wound up in industrialized countries;
  • 75% of the increases occurred in just 17 countries;
  • Immigration decreased in 72 countries in the same period;