How many Europeans emigrated to the Americas between 1820 and 1930?

History hard Data from 1930

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Answer in people. Shorthand like 9m or 1.2bn works.

The answer

55,000,000 people

Roughly 55M.

About 55 million Europeans crossed to the Americas in that century — the largest voluntary migration in human history. Italy, Ireland, Spain and Germany sent the largest shares relative to their populations.

Where this number comes from

Source Migration Policy Institute / historical migration data
Figure refers to 1930
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