European emigration

European emigration is the successive emigration waves from the European continent to other continents. The origins of the various European diasporas can be traced to the people who left the European nation states or stateless ethnic communities on the European continent. From 1500 to the mid-20th century, 60–65 million people left Europe, of which less than 9% went to tropical areas (the Caribbean, Asia, and Africa).

Extends: [European diaspora](https://wikipedia.org.ai/European diaspora), [European people](https://wikipedia.org.ai/European people), Emigration, [History of Europe](https://wikipedia.org.ai/History of Europe)