Pew Research Center: In some countries, immigration accounted for all population growth between 2000 and 2020

A Pew Research Center report finds that t he global population grew by about 1.7 billion people between 2000 and 2020. But growth was uneven and, in some places, immigration played a key role:

“In 14 countries and territories, in fact, immigration accounted for more than 100% of population growth during this period, meaning that populations there would have declined if not for the arrival of new immigrants.

In 17 other countries, populations did decline between 2000 and 2020. But the decreases were smaller than they otherwise would have been due to growth in these countries’ immigrant populations.”

KJ