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People > Net migration: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Net migration. 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.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 United States 5 million 2012
2 European Union 4.66 million 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 1.35 million 2012
3 Russia 1.1 million 2012
4 Canada 1.1 million 2012
5 Oman 1.03 million 2012
=6 Italy 900,000 2012
=6 United Kingdom 900,000 2012
8 South Sudan 865,000 2012
9 Australia 749,997 2012
10 France 649,998 2012
11 Spain 599,997 2012
12 Germany 549,998 2012
13 United Arab Emirates 514,042 2012
14 Lebanon 500,001 2012
15 Qatar 499,998 2012
16 Malaysia 450,000 2012
17 Iraq 449,998 2012
High income OECD countries average (profile) 409,804.84 2012
18 Jordan 400,002 2012
=19 Zimbabwe 400,000 2012
=19 Singapore 400,000 2012
=21 Turkey 350,000 2012
=21 Japan 350,000 2012
23 Switzerland 320,000 2012
=24 South Korea 300,000 2012
=24 Saudi Arabia 300,000 2012
26 Kuwait 299,999 2012
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) 251,536.46 2012
NATO countries average (profile) 212,093.93 2012
27 Sweden 200,000 2012
28 Czech Republic 199,999 2012
Cold countries average (profile) 195,665.79 2012
Eurozone average (profile) 188,450.67 2012
Non-religious countries average (profile) 173,076.77 2012
European Union average (profile) 166,450.96 2012
29 Belgium 150,007 2012
30 Austria 150,001 2012
31 Hong Kong 150,000 2012
32 Norway 149,997 2012
Europe average (profile) 138,533.89 2012
OPEC countries average (profile) 116,444.45 2012
33 Thailand 100,000 2012
34 Portugal 99,995 2012
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) 86,312.69 2012
35 New Zealand 75,003 2012
36 Hungary 75,000 2012
37 Denmark 74,999 2012
Christian countries average (profile) 73,467.38 2012
38 Angola 65,543 2012
39 Costa Rica 64,260 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 56,542.28 2012
40 Eritrea 55,001 2012
41 Netherlands 50,006 2012
42 Finland 50,001 2012
=43 Ireland 50,000 2012
=43 Cote d'Ivoire 50,000 2012
45 Greece 49,996 2012
Eastern Europe average (profile) 40,702.42 2012
46 Venezuela 40,000 2012
=47 Macau 35,000 2012
=47 Cyprus 35,000 2012
49 Chile 30,000 2012
50 Panama 28,575 2012
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) 27,561.29 2012
51 Luxembourg 25,602 2012
Former British colonies average (profile) 24,688.06 2012
52 Bahrain 22,081 2012
53 Slovenia 22,000 2012
=54 Botswana 20,000 2012
=54 Equatorial Guinea 20,000 2012
Former Soviet republics average (profile) 15,569.6 2012
56 Slovakia 14,999 2012
57 Curacao 14,054 2012
=58 Central African Republic 10,000 2012
=58 Bhutan 10,000 2012
60 The Bahamas 9,672 2012
61 Belize 7,596 2012
62 New Caledonia 5,660 2012
63 Iceland 5,429 2012
64 Gabon 5,000 2012
65 Malta 4,512 2012
66 Channel Islands 3,654 2012
67 Barbados 1,998 2012
68 Brunei 1,760 2012
69 Aruba 1,253 2012
70 Saint Lucia 40 2012
=71 North Korea 0.0 2012
=71 Kazakhstan 0.0 2012
=71 Azerbaijan 0.0 2012
=71 Guam 0.0 2012
=71 Papua New Guinea 0.0 2012
=71 Estonia 0.0 2012
=71 Mauritius 0.0 2012
=71 Malawi 0.0 2012
=71 Vanuatu 0.0 2012
80 Maldives -53 2012
81 Antigua and Barbuda -56 2012
82 French Polynesia -500 2012
83 Kiribati -1,000 2012
84 Sao Tome and Principe -1,500 2012
85 Seychelles -1,551 2012
86 Montenegro -2,500 2012
87 Namibia -3,336 2012
88 Grenada -4,274 2012
89 Republic of Macedonia -4,999 2012
=90 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -5,000 2012
=90 Suriname -5,000 2012
=90 Madagascar -5,000 2012
=90 Bosnia and Herzegovina -5,000 2012
94 Swaziland -6,000 2012
95 Tonga -8,078 2012
96 Federated States of Micronesia -8,192 2012
97 Togo -9,994 2012
=98 Comoros -10,000 2012
=98 Guinea-Bissau -10,000 2012
=98 Belarus -10,000 2012
=98 Latvia -10,000 2012
=98 Benin -10,000 2012
=98 Guinea -10,000 2012
104 Solomon Islands -11,868 2012
105 Samoa -12,690 2012
106 The Gambia -13,476 2012
107 Trinidad and Tobago -15,000 2012
108 Mongolia -15,001 2012
109 Djibouti -15,996 2012
Landlocked countries average (profile) -16,537.487 2012
110 Cape Verde -17,215 2012
Catholic countries average (profile) -17,593.171 2012
111 Lesotho -19,998 2012
=112 Croatia -20,000 2012
=112 Mauritania -20,000 2012
=112 Liberia -20,000 2012
115 Burundi -20,001 2012
116 Sierra Leone -21,000 2012
117 Turkmenistan -24,998 2012
118 Mozambique -25,004 2012
119 Lithuania -28,394 2012
120 Niger -28,497 2012
121 Fiji -28,720 2012
=122 Uruguay -30,000 2012
=122 Ecuador -30,000 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) -31,445.551 2012
124 Guyana -32,770 2012
125 Tunisia -32,941 2012
126 Poland -38,090 2012
=127 Zambia -40,000 2012
=127 Paraguay -40,000 2012
129 Ukraine -40,006 2012
=130 Romania -44,999 2012
=130 Rwanda -44,999 2012
132 Republic of the Congo -45,363 2012
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) -45,530.231 2012
=133 Honduras -50,000 2012
=133 Bulgaria -50,000 2012
=133 Kenya -50,000 2012
=133 Cameroon -50,000 2012
137 Armenia -50,001 2012
=138 Algeria -50,002 2012
=138 Albania -50,002 2012
140 Ethiopia -60,001 2012
141 Laos -74,998 2012
=142 Democratic Republic of the Congo -75,000 2012
=142 Guatemala -75,000 2012
=142 East Timor -75,000 2012
145 Israel -75,985 2012
146 Jamaica -80,000 2012
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) -91,055.909 2012
Hot countries average (profile) -91,390.802 2012
147 Senegal -99,996 2012
148 Argentina -99,998 2012
=149 Tajikistan -99,999 2012
=149 Serbia -99,999 2012
=151 Ghana -100,000 2012
=151 South Africa -100,000 2012
=151 Burma -100,000 2012
154 Moldova -103,050 2012
155 Puerto Rico -103,537 2012
Former French colonies average (profile) -113,855.346 2012
Muslim countries average (profile) -118,390.022 2012
=156 Colombia -120,000 2012
=156 Chad -120,000 2012
=156 Nicaragua -120,000 2012
=159 Bolivia -125,000 2012
=159 Burkina Faso -125,000 2012
161 Georgia -125,007 2012
failed states average (profile) -127,151.375 2012
162 Yemen -135,000 2012
=163 Cuba -140,000 2012
=163 Dominican Republic -140,000 2012
=165 Uganda -150,000 2012
=165 Somalia -150,000 2012
=165 Tanzania -150,000 2012
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) -160,617.85 2012
Religious countries average (profile) -170,886.542 2012
168 Cambodia -174,997 2012
169 Haiti -175,001 2012
170 Kyrgyzstan -175,003 2012
171 Brazil -190,000 2012
172 Uzbekistan -200,000 2012
173 Vietnam -200,002 2012
174 Egypt -215,681 2012
175 El Salvador -225,002 2012
176 Libya -238,688 2012
Emerging markets average (profile) -276,205.84 2012
177 Nigeria -300,000 2012
=178 Iran -300,001 2012
=178 Peru -300,001 2012
180 Mali -302,449 2012
181 Sri Lanka -316,785 2012
182 Afghanistan -399,999 2012
183 Nepal -400,570 2012
184 Morocco -450,000 2012
South and Central Asia average (profile) -582,802.692 2012
=185 Philippines -700,000 2012
=185 Indonesia -700,000 2012
187 Sudan -800,000 2012
188 Mexico -1,200,191 2012
South Asia average (profile) -1,271,805.4 2012
=189 China -1,500,000 2012
=189 Syria -1,500,000 2012
191 Pakistan -1,634,420 2012
192 Bangladesh -2,040,559 2012
193 India -2,294,049 2012

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