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DEFINITION:
Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates. To derive estimates of net migration, the United Nations Population Division takes into account the past migration history of a country or area, the migration policy of a country, and the influx of refugees in recent periods. The data to calculate these official estimates come from a variety of sources, including border statistics, administrative records, surveys, and censuses. When no official estimates can be made because of insufficient data, net migration is derived through the balance equation, which is the difference between overall population growth and the natural increase during the 1990-2000 intercensal period.".
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Union | 8.02 million | 2005 | ||
| 2 | United States | 5.68 million | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Spain | 2.5 million | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Italy | 1.75 million | 2005 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 1.6 million | 2005 | |||
| 5 | Thailand | 1.41 million | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Canada | 1.09 million | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 964,424 | 2005 | ||
| 8 | United Kingdom | 947,621 | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Germany | 930,064 | 2005 | ||
| 10 | France | 760,594 | 2005 | ||
| 11 | South Africa | 700,001 | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Australia | 641,231 | 2005 | ||
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 577,000 | 2005 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 543,358.47 | 2005 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 402,794.28 | 2005 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 360,720.81 | 2005 | |||
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 336,000 | 2005 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 307,586.48 | 2005 | |||
| 15 | Syria | 300,000 | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Portugal | 291,215 | 2005 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 285,965.61 | 2005 | |||
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 285,000 | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Kuwait | 264,308 | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Ireland | 229,704 | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Eritrea | 229,376 | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Austria | 219,893 | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Qatar | 219,154 | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Chad | 218,966 | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Switzerland | 200,062 | 2005 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 199,211.68 | 2005 | |||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 196,587.95 | 2005 | |||
| 25 | Belgium | 195,904 | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Burundi | 191,600 | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Sweden | 186,234 | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Angola | 175,000 | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Greece | 154,312 | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Malaysia | 150,000 | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Singapore | 139,000 | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Israel | 115,000 | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Netherlands | 109,510 | 2005 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 104,045.9 | 2005 | |||
| 34 | Jordan | 104,000 | 2005 | ||
| 35 | New Zealand | 102,524 | 2005 | ||
| =36 | Burkina Faso | 100,000 | 2005 | ||
| =36 | Lebanon | 100,000 | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Benin | 98,831 | 2005 | ||
| 39 | Norway | 84,385 | 2005 | ||
| 40 | Costa Rica | 84,000 | 2005 | ||
| 41 | Japan | 82,000 | 2005 | ||
| 42 | Hungary | 70,327 | 2005 | ||
| 43 | Czech Republic | 67,016 | 2005 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 63,590 | 2005 | |||
| 44 | Liberia | 62,452 | 2005 | ||
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 61,825 | 2005 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 60,505.5 | 2005 | |||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 51,348.76 | 2005 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 51,233.73 | 2005 | |||
| 46 | Denmark | 45,603 | 2005 | ||
| 47 | East Timor | 41,000 | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Venezuela | 40,000 | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Bhutan | 34,976 | 2005 | ||
| 50 | Finland | 33,317 | 2005 | ||
| 51 | The Gambia | 31,127 | 2005 | ||
| =52 | Mauritania | 30,000 | 2005 | ||
| =52 | Chile | 30,000 | 2005 | ||
| 54 | Cyprus | 28,936 | 2005 | ||
| 55 | Kenya | 25,144 | 2005 | ||
| 56 | Slovenia | 22,519 | 2005 | ||
| 57 | Luxembourg | 20,228 | 2005 | ||
| =58 | Botswana | 20,000 | 2005 | ||
| =58 | Belarus | 20,000 | 2005 | ||
| 60 | Bahrain | 19,990 | 2005 | ||
| 61 | Mongolia | 17,172 | 2005 | ||
| 62 | Equatorial Guinea | 15,000 | 2005 | ||
| 63 | Libya | 14,000 | 2005 | ||
| 64 | Ghana | 11,690 | 2005 | ||
| 65 | Cambodia | 10,000 | 2005 | ||
| 66 | Slovakia | 9,987 | 2005 | ||
| 67 | Gabon | 9,566 | 2005 | ||
| 68 | Malta | 9,000 | 2005 | ||
| 69 | Panama | 8,000 | 2005 | ||
| 70 | Aruba | 7,439 | 2005 | ||
| 71 | Rwanda | 5,931 | 2005 | ||
| 72 | New Caledonia | 4,826 | 2005 | ||
| 73 | Mayotte | 3,604 | 2005 | ||
| 74 | Congo, Republic of the | 3,527 | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Brunei | 3,520 | 2005 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 3,159.06 | 2005 | |||
| 76 | Iceland | 2,633 | 2005 | ||
| 77 | The Bahamas | 2,000 | 2005 | ||
| 78 | French Polynesia | 1,844 | 2005 | ||
| 79 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,181 | 2005 | ||
| 80 | Estonia | 910 | 2005 | ||
| 81 | Guam | 795 | 2005 | ||
| =82 | Vanuatu | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =82 | Mauritius | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =82 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =82 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =82 | Solomon Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =82 | Djibouti | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| 88 | Suriname | -66 | 2005 | ||
| 89 | Saint Lucia | -813 | 2005 | ||
| =90 | Belize | -1,000 | 2005 | ||
| =90 | Namibia | -1,000 | 2005 | ||
| 92 | Netherlands Antilles | -1,075 | 2005 | ||
| 93 | Barbados | -3,000 | 2005 | ||
| 94 | Togo | -3,570 | 2005 | ||
| 95 | Virgin Islands | -3,616 | 2005 | ||
| =96 | Madagascar | -5,000 | 2005 | ||
| =96 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -5,000 | 2005 | ||
| =96 | Uganda | -5,000 | 2005 | ||
| =96 | Grenada | -5,000 | 2005 | ||
| 100 | Sao Tome and Principe | -7,000 | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Tonga | -7,966 | 2005 | ||
| 102 | Comoros | -10,000 | 2005 | ||
| 103 | Cameroon | -12,121 | 2005 | ||
| 104 | Cape Verde | -12,500 | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Croatia | -12,896 | 2005 | ||
| 106 | Samoa | -18,500 | 2005 | ||
| 107 | Latvia | -19,584 | 2005 | ||
| =108 | Trinidad and Tobago | -20,000 | 2005 | ||
| =108 | Mozambique | -20,000 | 2005 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | -24,116.059 | 2005 | |||
| 110 | Turkmenistan | -25,000 | 2005 | ||
| 111 | Puerto Rico | -26,773 | 2005 | ||
| 112 | Niger | -28,497 | 2005 | ||
| 113 | Malawi | -30,000 | 2005 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | -34,857.957 | 2005 | |||
| 114 | Lithuania | -35,840 | 2005 | ||
| 115 | Lesotho | -36,000 | 2005 | ||
| 116 | Guyana | -40,000 | 2005 | ||
| 117 | Bulgaria | -41,325 | 2005 | ||
| 118 | Fiji | -42,000 | 2005 | ||
| 119 | Paraguay | -44,556 | 2005 | ||
| 120 | Central African Republic | -45,000 | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Swaziland | -46,077 | 2005 | ||
| 122 | Oman | -50,000 | 2005 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | -58,829.2 | 2005 | |||
| 123 | Turkey | -70,837 | 2005 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | -74,462.667 | 2005 | |||
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | -75,000 | 2005 | ||
| 125 | Jamaica | -76,076 | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Tunisia | -80,599 | 2005 | ||
| 127 | Zambia | -81,713 | 2005 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | -98,720.905 | 2005 | |||
| =128 | Nepal | -100,000 | 2005 | ||
| =128 | Senegal | -100,000 | 2005 | ||
| =128 | Argentina | -100,000 | 2005 | ||
| =128 | Bolivia | -100,000 | 2005 | ||
| =128 | Albania | -100,000 | 2005 | ||
| =128 | Azerbaijan | -100,000 | 2005 | ||
| =128 | Armenia | -100,000 | 2005 | ||
| 135 | Uruguay | -104,000 | 2005 | ||
| 136 | Laos | -115,000 | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Colombia | -120,000 | 2005 | ||
| 138 | Mali | -134,204 | 2005 | ||
| 139 | Algeria | -140,000 | 2005 | ||
| 140 | Haiti | -140,370 | 2005 | ||
| 141 | Dominican Republic | -147,502 | 2005 | ||
| 142 | Honduras | -150,000 | 2005 | ||
| 143 | Cuba | -163,462 | 2005 | ||
| 144 | Nigeria | -170,000 | 2005 | ||
| 145 | Ukraine | -172,829 | 2005 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | -185,534.548 | 2005 | |||
| =146 | Somalia | -200,000 | 2005 | ||
| =146 | Vietnam | -200,000 | 2005 | ||
| =146 | Kazakhstan | -200,000 | 2005 | ||
| =146 | Poland | -200,000 | 2005 | ||
| 150 | Nicaragua | -206,400 | 2005 | ||
| 151 | Iraq | -224,003 | 2005 | ||
| 152 | Brazil | -229,000 | 2005 | ||
| 153 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -236,676 | 2005 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | -265,466.6 | 2005 | |||
| 154 | Romania | -270,000 | 2005 | ||
| 155 | Guatemala | -300,000 | 2005 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | -306,284.25 | 2005 | |||
| 156 | Georgia | -309,021 | 2005 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | -310,064.385 | 2005 | |||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | -314,283.2 | 2005 | |||
| 157 | Moldova | -320,000 | 2005 | ||
| 158 | Serbia and Montenegro | -338,544 | 2005 | ||
| 159 | Cote d'Ivoire | -338,732 | 2005 | ||
| 160 | El Salvador | -339,705 | 2005 | ||
| 161 | Ethiopia | -340,460 | 2005 | ||
| =162 | Tanzania | -345,000 | 2005 | ||
| =162 | Tajikistan | -345,000 | 2005 | ||
| =164 | Ecuador | -400,000 | 2005 | ||
| =164 | Uzbekistan | -400,000 | 2005 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | -419,267.5 | 2005 | |||
| 166 | Guinea | -425,000 | 2005 | ||
| 167 | Sri Lanka | -441,764 | 2005 | ||
| 168 | Peru | -525,000 | 2005 | ||
| 169 | Sudan | -531,781 | 2005 | ||
| 170 | Morocco | -550,000 | 2005 | ||
| =171 | Bangladesh | -700,000 | 2005 | ||
| =171 | Zimbabwe | -700,000 | 2005 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | -861,111.5 | 2005 | |||
| 173 | Philippines | -900,000 | 2005 | ||
| =174 | Indonesia | -1,000,000 | 2005 | ||
| =174 | Burma | -1,000,000 | 2005 | ||
| 176 | Pakistan | -1,239,422 | 2005 | ||
| 177 | India | -1,540,000 | 2005 | ||
| 178 | China | -2,058,276 | 2005 | ||
| 179 | Mexico | -2,702,060 | 2005 |
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Interesting observations about People > Migration > Net migration
- United States ranked first for migration > net migration amongst Christian countries in 2005.
- Thailand ranked first for migration > net migration amongst Hot countries in 2005.
- United Arab Emirates ranked first for migration > net migration amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
- Spain ranked first for migration > net migration amongst Europe in 2005.
- South Africa ranked first for migration > net migration amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
- European Union ranked first for migration > net migration globally in 2005.
- Canada ranked second for migration > net migration amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
- Italy ranked second for migration > net migration amongst European Union in 2005.
- Austria ranked first for migration > net migration amongst Landlocked countries in 2005.
- Russia ranked second for migration > net migration amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
