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Table 2 Network descriptive statistics for migration flows, 1990–2015 (binarized data)

From: Global dynamics of international migration systems across South–South, North–North, and North–South flows, 1990–2015

 

1990–1995

1995–2000

2000–2005

2005–2010

2010–2015

North–North flows

Density

0.248

0.248

0.248

0.249

0.249

Centralization (indegree)

0.640

0.619

0.597

0.533

0.533

Mean in-degree (std. dev)

11.92 (10.22)

11.99 (9.81)

11.92 (9.99)

11.94 (8.95)

11.96 (9.22)

Mean out-degree (std. dev)

11.92 (7.83)

11.90 (8.84)

11.92 (9.28)

11.94 (9.74)

11.96 (9.38)

Number of nodes

49

49

49

49

49

Number of isolates

0

1

2

1

0

Dyad census

 Number of mutual dyads

219

223

233

233

246

 Number of asymmetric dyads

146

137

118

119

94

 Number of null dyads

811

816

825

824

836

Relevant triads

 Number of transitive triads (030T)

39

42

28

36

22

 Number of 021U triads

283

209

213

89

95

 Number of cyclic triangles (030C)

0

0

1

0

0

 Number of 021C triads

150

181

120

136

74

 Number of trans. rec. triads (120C)

37

39

42

38

34

South–South flows

Density

0.265

0.264

0.258

0.268

0.254

Centralization (indegree)

0.627

0.486

0.634

0.647

0.594

Mean in-degree (std. dev)

35.57 (22.02)

35.34 (22.46)

34.63 (21.69)

35.98 (22.16)

34 (21.98)

Mean out-degree (std. dev)

35.57 (22.23)

35.34 (21.48)

34.63 (20.37)

35.98 (21.85)

34 (20.82)

Number of nodes

135

135

135

135

135

Number of isolates

0

0

0

0

0

Dyad census

 Number of mutual dyads

1760

1794

1819

1872

1952

 Number of asymmetric dyads

1282

1183

1037

1113

686

 Number of null dyads

6003

6068

6189

6060

6407

Relevant triads

 Number of transitive triads (030T)

2049

1345

1232

1490

322

 Number of 021U triads

5863

6758

5890

5209

3738

 Number of cyclic triangles (030C)

21

5

8

7

0

 Number of 021C triads

2937

2250

2072

1739

412

 Number of trans. rec. triads (120C)

1114

946

949

927

439

North–South flows

Density

0.098

0.098

0.098

0.097

0.097

Centralization (indegree)

0.517

0.561

0.528

0.539

0.523

Mean in-degree (std. dev)

17.86 (21.23)

17.87 (23.32)

17.85 (23.25)

17.83 (22.32)

17.83 (22.51)

Mean out-degree (std. dev)

17.86 (18.42)

17.87 (17.15)

17.85 (17.50)

17.83 (18.37)

17.83 (18.21)

Number of nodes

184

184

184

184

184

Number of isolates

1

1

2

0

1

Dyad census

 Number of mutual dyads

1200

1202

1222

1260

1322

 Number of asymmetric dyads

887

884

840

760

637

 Number of null dyads

14,749

14,750

14,774

14,816

14,877

Relevant triads

 Number of transitive triads (030T)

 Number of 021U triads

6958

10,661

9330

6595

5714

 Number of cyclic triangles (030C)

 Number of 021C triads

4129

2439

1818

1782

980

 Number of trans. rec. triads (120C)

  1. Migration flows included here are those in the top quartile of flows arranged by size in each migration network