World Migration Matrix, 1500 – 2000
The matrix gives, for each of 165 countries, an estimate of the proportion of the ancestors in 1500 of that country's population today that were living within what are now the borders of that and each of the other countries.
The matrix itself is an Excel spreadsheet. Accompanying documents are a Main Appendix, providing an overview of the information and its sources, and region appendices for Africa, Americas , Asia, Europe, and Oceania , which include a one paragraph or page explanation of the estimate for each individual country.
Only the Main Appendix is currently available for open use, with the remainder to be made available when the results of initial research using the data are ready for publication. Inquiries about the data may be addressed to Louis Putterman.