Net migration, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
236
Highest
746.78 % change on previous year
Azerbaijan
Lowest
-399.32 % change on previous year
Palestine
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
73
1951–2023
Data points
16,370
What the numbers show
Net migration, annual growth rate is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 746.78 % change on previous year in Azerbaijan; the lowest is -399.32 % change on previous year in Palestine.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -9.95 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 135 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 10,440.4%), and the largest decrease in Uzbekistan (down 405,929.0%).
Net migration, annual growth rate (Our World): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 746.78 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 4,096.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 211.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 187.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Malta | 165.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,120.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Somalia | 150 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 5 | South Sudan | 126.08 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 457.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Egypt | 122.48 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100 % change on previous year | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 7 | Saint Lucia | 100 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 501.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Vanuatu | 100 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 5,265.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 100 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Vatican | 100 % change on previous year | 1970 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Armenia | 97.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,060.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Ukraine | 94.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 258.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 92.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 225.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Guadeloupe | 85.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 404.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Togo | 76.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 360.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Belarus | 62.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,017.3% | volatile |
| 18 | San Marino | 52.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 187.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Yemen | 49.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 167.0% | volatile |
| 20 | India | 27.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Philippines | 25.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 107.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Martinique | 23.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Saint Barthelemy | 22.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Montserrat | 20 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Venezuela | 19.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 510.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Puerto Rico | 18.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 602.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Hungary | 17.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Central African Republic | 15.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,951.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Wallis and Futuna | 15.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Lesotho | 14.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 489.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Gibraltar | 12.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Botswana | 11.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 33 | American Samoa | 11.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 777.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Eritrea | 10.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Guernsey | 9.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Fiji | 7.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 229.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Mexico | 6.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 38 | British Virgin Islands | 6.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Honduras | 6.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 280.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Turkmenistan | 6.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 168.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Chile | 5.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Bahrain | 5.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Brazil | 5.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 5.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 10,440.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Palau | 5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Ecuador | 4.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Solomon Islands | 4.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Syria | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 50 | French Guiana | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Micronesia (country) | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Cape Verde | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Tonga | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 188.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Greenland | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Cuba | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 136.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Dominica | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Jersey | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 184.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Haiti | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 160.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Seychelles | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Samoa | 0.9517 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 263.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Liechtenstein | 0.9434 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 0.677 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 288.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Macao | 0.6744 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.5319 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 66 | United States | 0.2775 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Cook Islands | 0.1789 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Liberia | 0.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 0.0131 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 0.012 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | El Salvador | 0.0086 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Angola | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Benin | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Bolivia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Bhutan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Cameroon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Comoros | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Curacao | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Ethiopia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Gabon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Guam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Hong Kong | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Indonesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Jordan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Kenya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | South Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Laos | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Libya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | New Caledonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Niger | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | New Zealand | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | North Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | French Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Rwanda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Suriname | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Uruguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Western Sahara | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Anguilla | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Falkland Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Myanmar | -0.0029 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Mali | -0.005 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -0.0067 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Marshall Islands | -0.164 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Australia | -0.5249 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Tuvalu | -0.9375 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Costa Rica | -1.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 116.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Isle of Man | -1.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Cambodia | -1.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 136 | East Timor | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | -2.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 121.0% | volatile |
| 138 | South Africa | -2.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Cayman Islands | -2.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 239.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Faroe Islands | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Morocco | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Nauru | -2.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Aruba | -3.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 421.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Cyprus | -3.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Vietnam | -3.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Andorra | -3.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 114.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Malaysia | -3.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 134.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Mozambique | -3.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 139.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Tanzania | -4.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 104.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Turkey | -5.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 107.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Reunion | -5.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 106.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Guatemala | -5.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 153 | North Macedonia | -5.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Canada | -5.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 252.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Uganda | -6.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,589.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Sweden | -6.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 124.2% | volatile |
| 157 | United Arab Emirates | -7.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 129.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Norway | -7.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Maldives | -7.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 416.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Nepal | -8.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,099.7% | volatile |
| 161 | United Kingdom | -8.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 122.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Tokelau | -8.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 89.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Panama | -8.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 200.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Thailand | -9.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Malawi | -11.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 339.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Nigeria | -12.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Croatia | -12.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Saint Martin (French Part) | -15.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Colombia | -15.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Tajikistan | -17.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Uzbekistan | -19.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 405,929.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Pakistan | -22.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Kiribati | -22.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,013.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Lebanon | -24.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 105.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Argentina | -26.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 133.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Peru | -27.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 236.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Iceland | -29.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 104.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Taiwan | -31.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Iran | -35.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 292.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Italy | -35.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Netherlands | -35.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 203.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Finland | -36.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,537.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Lithuania | -37.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 274.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Germany | -37.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 128.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Slovenia | -40.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Namibia | -47.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,387.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Denmark | -48.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 282.4% | volatile |
| 188 | France | -48.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 487.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Trinidad and Tobago | -49.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 623.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Qatar | -50.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 168.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | -50.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,179.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Chad | -50.78 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Ireland | -53.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 217.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Switzerland | -53.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 325.9% | volatile |
| 195 | Oman | -53.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 196 | Albania | -54.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,190.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Montenegro | -54.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Luxembourg | -55.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,266.1% | volatile |
| 199 | Kyrgyzstan | -55.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 344.8% | volatile |
| 200 | Portugal | -57.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,984.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Spain | -60.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 202 | Latvia | -63.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 207.7% | volatile |
| 203 | Belgium | -64.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 204 | Saudi Arabia | -66.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,949.3% | volatile |
| 205 | Algeria | -76.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 525.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Cote d'Ivoire | -77.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 889.2% | volatile |
| 207 | Israel | -80 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,617.1% | volatile |
| 208 | Bulgaria | -80.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 184.7% | volatile |
| 209 | Estonia | -85.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 419.0% | volatile |
| 210 | Kuwait | -86.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 453.4% | volatile |
| 211 | Mayotte | -86.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 128.8% | volatile |
| 212 | Singapore | -87.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 160.7% | volatile |
| 213 | Serbia | -89.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,651.2% | volatile |
| 214 | Belize | -89.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7,117.1% | volatile |
| 215 | Monaco | -91.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,229.4% | volatile |
| 216 | Georgia | -92.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,298.4% | volatile |
| 217 | China | -93.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 218 | Slovakia | -94.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 219 | Russia | -96.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7,175.5% | volatile |
| 220 | Austria | -96.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 472.6% | volatile |
| 221 | Antigua and Barbuda | -100 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 264.7% | volatile |
| 221 | Bermuda | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 378.0% | volatile |
| 221 | Brunei | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 129.5% | volatile |
| 221 | Mongolia | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 275.3% | volatile |
| 221 | Niue | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 175.0% | volatile |
| 221 | Saint Helena | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 227 | Poland | -100.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 160.2% | volatile |
| 228 | Czechia | -104.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7,080.5% | volatile |
| 229 | Iraq | -107.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 189.8% | volatile |
| 230 | Kazakhstan | -110.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 949.7% | volatile |
| 231 | Moldova | -120.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,793.0% | volatile |
| 232 | Romania | -131.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,940.7% | volatile |
| 233 | Senegal | -160.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 188.8% | volatile |
| 234 | Sudan | -184.22 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 656.7% | volatile |
| 235 | Greece | -195.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,212.7% | volatile |
| 236 | Palestine | -399.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 170,505.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration metrics Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.