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Comparison of net migration to Australia, Brazil, the United States, and from the United Kingdom in selected periods between 1500 and 1998

Characteristic	United States	Australia	Brazil	United Kingdom
1950-1998*	24,978	4,184	-	132
1913-1950	6,221	673	1,294	-1,405
1870-1913	15,820	885	2,200	-6,415
1820-1869	6,131	1,069	400	-5,548
1700-1820	587	33	400	-672
1600-1700	131	0	60	-714
1500-1600	0	0	40	-

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2006

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Europe, EU

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1500 to 1998

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The source does not specify, but it is assumed that the figures given are in thousands.
Figures unavailable for the United Kingdom in the period 1500-1600, or for Brazil in the period 1950-1998.

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While the European colonization and settlement of other world regions largely began in the 16^th and 17^th centuries, it was not until the 19^th century when the largest waves of migration began to take place. In early years, migration rates were comparatively low; in all of the Americas, the slave population actually outnumbered that of Europeans for most of the given period. Then, with the development of steam ships, intercontinental travel became more affordable and accessible to the masses, and voluntary migration from Europe rose significantly. Additionally, larger numbers of Asian migrants, especially from India and China, migrated to Australia, the Caribbean, and U.S. from the mid-1800s; although the U.S. and Australia both introduced policies that limited or prevented Asian immigration throughout most of the early 1900s. International migration between 1913 and 1950 was also comparatively low due to the tumultuous nature of the period, which involved both World Wars and the Great Depression.