Migration Update
2023
The huge differences in population densities documented 30 years
ago in The Right to Migrate
remained stable because very few of earth’s citizens were allowed to move
(Table 1 vs. Table 2).
Table 1. Nations Ranked
by People Per Hectare of Farmland – 2023
_____________________________ Hectares
of People per _________________
Rank Nation1 People
Farmland Hectare
________________________________________________________________
(millions)
1
Japan 123 4.3 28.6
2
Egypt 113 4.0 28.3
3
Bangladesh 173 9.5 18.2
4
Congo 102 6.2 16.5
5
China 1,426 128.7 11.1
6
Philippines 117 11.2 10.4
7
India 1,429 168.0 8.5
8
Viet Nam 99 11.7 8.5
9
Pakistan 240 31.3 7.7
10
Germany 83 11.9 7.0
11
Ethiopia 127 18.6 6.8
12
Italy 59 9.4 6.3
13
Mexico 128 22.9 5.6
14
Indonesia 278 53.6 5.2
15
Nigeria 224 43.5 5.1
16
Iran 89 17.6 5.1
17
Turkey 86 23.5 3.7
18
Brazil 216 66.0 3.3
19
Thailand 72 22.7 3.2
20
Sudan 48 21.2 2.3
21
United States 340 160.4 2.1
22
Niger 27 17.8 1.5
23
Russia 144 123.4 1.2
24
Argentina 46 43.3 1.1
25
Ukraine 37 33.8 1.1
26
Canada 39 38.4 1.0
27
Kazakhstan 20 29.8 .7
28
Australia 26 31.7 .8
WORLD 8,045 1,580 5.1
_________________________________________________________________
1Nations
listed are those that contain more than 1 % of the world's farmland or more
than 1 % of the world's people.
Sources:
STATISTICAL
YEARBOOK WORLD FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2023 (fao.org)
List
of countries by population (United Nations) - Wikipedia
Table 2. Nations Ranked
by People Per Hectare of Farmland – 1994
______________________________
Hectares of People per
_________________
Rank Nation1 People Farmland Hectare
________________________________________________________________
(millions)
1
Japan 125 4.5 27.8
2
Egypt 62 2.8 22.1
3
China 1,209 96.0 12.6
4
Bangladesh 118 9.7 12.2
5
Viet Nam 73 6.7 10.9
6
United Kingdom 58 6.1 9.5
7
Philippines 66 9.2 7.2
8
Germany 81 12.1 6.7
9
Pakistan 137 21.3 6.4
10
Indonesia 195 31.0 6.3
11
India 919 169.7 5.4
12
Italy 57 11.9 4.8
13
Mexico 92 24.7 3.7
14
Nigeria 108 29.9 3.6
15
Iran 66 18.2 3.6
16
Brazil 159 49.0 3.2
17
France 58 19.4 3.0
18
Thailand 58 20.8 2.8
19
Poland 39 14.7 2.7
20
Turkey 61 27.5 2.2
21
Spain 40 19.7 2.0
22
Ukraine 51 34.4 1.5
23
United States 261 187.8 1.4
24
Argentina 34 27.2 1.3
25
Russia 147 129.5 1.1
26
Canada 29 45.5 .6
27
Kazakhstan 17 34.8 .5
28
Australia 18 46.5 .4
WORLD 5,630 1,448 3.9
_________________________________________________________________
1Nations listed
are those that contain more than 1 % of the world's farmland or more than 1 %
of the world's people. Source: FAO Production Yearbook, 1994.
Potential future migration patterns documented 30 years ago in The Right to Migrate
remained stable because few people were allowed to migrate (Table 3 vs. Table 4).
Table 3. Immigrants and Emigrants
Needed to Make Population Densities Equal - 2023
|
|
Migrants
|
|
|
|
|
From |
2023 |
|
|
|
From From Bang- From From |
Popu- |
Immigrants |
|
(millions) |
China India ladesh Japan Egypt |
lation |
(millions) |
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
To |
United States |
189 |
140 |
31 |
25 |
23 |
340 |
+486 |
|
To |
Russia |
182 |
135 |
30 |
24 |
22 |
144 |
+468 |
|
To |
Argentina |
65 |
48 |
11 |
9 |
8 |
46 |
+167 |
|
To |
Canada |
62 |
46 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
39 |
+160 |
|
To |
Australia |
55 |
40 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
26 |
+140 |
|
To |
Kazakhstan |
49 |
36 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
20 |
+126 |
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
2023 Population |
1,426 |
1,429 |
173 |
123 |
113 |
8,045 |
|
Emigrants (mil.) |
-771 |
-572 |
-125 |
-101 |
-93 |
1,980 |
Table 4. Immigrants and
Emigrants Needed to Make Population Densities Equal - 1994
|
|
Migrants
|
|
|
|
|
From From |
1994 |
|
|
|
From From From Bang- Indo- |
Popu- |
Immigrants |
|
(millions) |
China India Japan ladesh nesia |
lation |
(millions) |
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
To |
United States |
192 |
59 |
25 |
19 |
17 |
261 |
+470 |
|
To |
Russia |
149 |
45 |
19 |
14 |
13 |
147 |
+363 |
|
To |
Australia |
67 |
20 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
18 |
+163 |
|
To |
Canada |
61 |
19 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
29 |
+150 |
|
To |
Kazakhstan |
48 |
15 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
17 |
+118 |
|
To |
Argentina |
29 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
34 |
+71 |
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
1994 Population |
1,209 |
919 |
125 |
118 |
195 |
5,630 |
|
Emigrants (mil.) |
-835 |
-255 |
-108 |
-81 |
-74 |
2,037 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The need
to migrate is as obvious today as it was 30 years ago. Unfortunately, the right
to migrate is still the most obvious human right that humans need but do not
yet have.
Paul
VanRaden
2023