Einwanderung aus Europa nach Amerika von 1840 bis 1920

from 1500 to the mid 20th century, 60-65 million europeans left Europe, this number includes those who left but would return back home. Most of this occurred after 1800. As from 1500-1800, only 1 and a half million Europeans left Europe.

from 1800 to 1960, 70% of all Europeans who left Europe went to the United States,12% to Latin America, 9% to Russian Siberia and 9% to Canada/Australia/New Zealand.

Not all European emigrants who left Europe stayed permanently in the Americas, (or other places they left to) for example close to 40% of the English and welsh who emigrated to the americas between 1861 and 1913 (the 1860s marked the start of the peak of British migration to Americas, so it’s a huge number who went back to the uk) returned back to the uk. 20% of Scandinavian migrants who left for the Americas returned back to Scandinavia, and in the first decades of the 20th century, between 40 to 50% of Italians went back to Italy.

If this map is correct, 1.8 million people immigrated to Canada in between 1840 and 1920. We’ve had that same amount enter in the past 4 years alone. It’s caused a shit ton of problems with our housing market and created a strain on the healthcare and justice system as well.

Can’t imagine traveling that far back then. Props to our ancestors for the ultimate road trip.

Immigration to the USA