Net migration metrics by country
Countries reporting
236
Highest
1.32 million
United States
Lowest
-1.62 million
Pakistan
Median
-169
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464
What the numbers show
Net migration metrics is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 1.32 million in United States; the lowest is -1.62 million in Pakistan.
The median across all reporting countries is -169, and the mean is 65.01.
Over the past decade 134 countries rose and 101 fell. The largest increase was in Faroe Islands (up 1,147.9%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 3,771.8%).
Net migration metrics: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1.32 million | 2023 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Syria | 757,309 | 2023 | up 136.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 609,553 | 2023 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Chad | 496,830 | 2023 | up 857.5% | volatile |
| 5 | South Sudan | 455,000 | 2023 | up 596.4% | volatile |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 445,523 | 2023 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 433,842 | 2023 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 325,691 | 2023 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Egypt | 305,006 | 2023 | up 134.1% | volatile |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 300,004 | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Iran | 262,044 | 2023 | up 653.7% | volatile |
| 12 | South Africa | 228,222 | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Malaysia | 181,071 | 2023 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Japan | 175,003 | 2023 | up 163.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Oman | 156,285 | 2023 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Colombia | 154,521 | 2023 | up 338.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Italy | 150,189 | 2023 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Netherlands | 144,558 | 2023 | up 623.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Australia | 140,232 | 2023 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 119,099 | 2023 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 21 | France | 91,862 | 2023 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 22 | South Korea | 87,800 | 2023 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Armenia | 75,000 | 2023 | up 561.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Chile | 62,679 | 2023 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Sweden | 55,209 | 2023 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Norway | 53,806 | 2023 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Kuwait | 50,008 | 2023 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Hungary | 49,213 | 2023 | up 773.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Somalia | 46,217 | 2023 | up 123.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Switzerland | 45,098 | 2023 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Lithuania | 44,935 | 2023 | up 368.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Ireland | 43,873 | 2023 | up 456.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Belgium | 41,679 | 2023 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Qatar | 39,995 | 2023 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Finland | 38,156 | 2023 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Denmark | 31,006 | 2023 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 29,102 | 2023 | up 180.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Russia | 27,807 | 2023 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Singapore | 26,996 | 2023 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Peru | 24,783 | 2023 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 41 | New Zealand | 21,404 | 2023 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Bahrain | 20,002 | 2023 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Puerto Rico | 19,833 | 2023 | up 146.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Thailand | 19,648 | 2023 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Turkmenistan | 15,005 | 2023 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Montenegro | 12,000 | 2023 | up 584.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Namibia | 11,675 | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 10,202 | 2023 | up 263.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Israel | 9,999 | 2023 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Zambia | 9,521 | 2023 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Macao | 8,807 | 2023 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Cyprus | 8,697 | 2023 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Latvia | 7,966 | 2023 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Panama | 7,262 | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Malta | 6,591 | 2023 | up 665.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6,002 | 2023 | up 102.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Luxembourg | 5,905 | 2023 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Estonia | 5,717 | 2023 | up 312.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Western Sahara | 5,606 | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,601 | 2023 | up 157.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovenia | 5,339 | 2023 | up 735.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 5,173 | 2023 | up 490.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Slovakia | 4,933 | 2023 | up 517.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Austria | 4,819 | 2023 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Iceland | 4,630 | 2023 | up 177.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Serbia | 4,348 | 2023 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Argentina | 4,133 | 2023 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,997 | 2023 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Mauritania | 2,999 | 2023 | up 200.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,126 | 2023 | up 367.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Georgia | 2,003 | 2023 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Burundi | 1,995 | 2023 | up 187.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Seychelles | 1,809 | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Solomon Islands | 1,636 | 2023 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Andorra | 1,061 | 2023 | up 164.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Bahamas | 1,001 | 2023 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 995 | 2023 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Niger | 995 | 2023 | up 139.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Gabon | 987 | 2023 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Cayman Islands | 921 | 2023 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 820 | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Gibraltar | 689 | 2023 | up 229.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Faroe Islands | 599 | 2023 | up 1,147.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Belize | 595 | 2023 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 85 | British Virgin Islands | 587 | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 567 | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Curacao | 518 | 2023 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Djibouti | 500 | 2023 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 89 | New Caledonia | 485 | 2023 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Jersey | 480 | 2023 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Guernsey | 380 | 2023 | up 393.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Bhutan | 291 | 2023 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Liechtenstein | 214 | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 94 | Anguilla | 200 | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Saint Barthelemy | 200 | 2023 | up 112.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Isle of Man | 196 | 2023 | up 167.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 193 | 2023 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Aruba | 147 | 2023 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Mayotte | 137 | 2023 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Monaco | 88 | 2023 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Tokelau | 73 | 2023 | up 508.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Bermuda | 0 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Brunei | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Mongolia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Niue | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Saint Helena | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Vatican | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Montserrat | -12 | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Palau | -19 | 2023 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Falkland Islands | -21 | 2023 | down 136.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Barbados | -80 | 2023 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Wallis and Futuna | -107 | 2023 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Nauru | -148 | 2023 | down 179.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Grenada | -190 | 2023 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 119 | San Marino | -190 | 2023 | down 433.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Benin | -192 | 2023 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Dominica | -199 | 2023 | down 114.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Greenland | -318 | 2023 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Tuvalu | -323 | 2023 | down 101.9% | volatile |
| 125 | United States Virgin Islands | -444 | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -485 | 2023 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Kiribati | -485 | 2023 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Guam | -500 | 2023 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Cook Islands | -558 | 2023 | down 141.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Sao Tome and Principe | -592 | 2023 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -784 | 2023 | up 34.1% | falling |
| 132 | Papua New Guinea | -787 | 2023 | down 102.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Suriname | -988 | 2023 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Angola | -995 | 2023 | down 100.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Congo | -995 | 2023 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 136 | French Guiana | -1,091 | 2023 | down 142.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Micronesia (country) | -1,134 | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 138 | American Samoa | -1,159 | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Cape Verde | -1,226 | 2023 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Northern Mariana Islands | -1,321 | 2023 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 141 | French Polynesia | -1,348 | 2023 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau | -1,400 | 2023 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Madagascar | -1,487 | 2023 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Uruguay | -1,501 | 2023 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Saint Martin (French Part) | -1,697 | 2023 | down 211.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Marshall Islands | -1,832 | 2023 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 147 | North Korea | -1,997 | 2023 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Libya | -2,001 | 2023 | down 107.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Comoros | -2,002 | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Tonga | -2,173 | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Guadeloupe | -2,192 | 2023 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Samoa | -2,810 | 2023 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 153 | Mauritius | -2,824 | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Maldives | -2,877 | 2023 | down 141.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Gambia | -3,000 | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Bolivia | -3,008 | 2023 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Belarus | -3,034 | 2023 | down 128.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Martinique | -3,078 | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Fiji | -3,289 | 2023 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Hong Kong | -3,427 | 2023 | down 114.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Reunion | -3,625 | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Guinea | -3,997 | 2023 | up 86.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Sierra Leone | -4,000 | 2023 | down 244.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Cameroon | -4,798 | 2023 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Kazakhstan | -4,822 | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Liberia | -5,002 | 2023 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Honduras | -5,044 | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Lesotho | -5,168 | 2023 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Yemen | -5,233 | 2023 | down 191.9% | volatile |
| 170 | North Macedonia | -5,597 | 2023 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 171 | East Timor | -5,620 | 2023 | down 366.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Iraq | -5,710 | 2023 | down 101.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Malawi | -5,811 | 2023 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Uzbekistan | -6,004 | 2023 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Guyana | -6,161 | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Botswana | -6,487 | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Poland | -7,824 | 2023 | down 163.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Nicaragua | -7,996 | 2023 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Eswatini | -8,549 | 2023 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Guatemala | -8,940 | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Rwanda | -9,001 | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Senegal | -9,999 | 2023 | down 128.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Ghana | -10,003 | 2023 | down 320.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Jamaica | -10,003 | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 183 | Kenya | -10,003 | 2023 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Laos | -10,003 | 2023 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Ethiopia | -11,996 | 2023 | down 114.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Paraguay | -12,500 | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Tunisia | -14,001 | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Czechia | -14,638 | 2023 | down 369.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Central African Republic | -14,682 | 2023 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -14,992 | 2023 | down 112.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Eritrea | -15,284 | 2023 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Togo | -15,406 | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Jordan | -17,445 | 2023 | down 102.9% | volatile |
| 196 | Moldova | -18,570 | 2023 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 197 | Tajikistan | -19,999 | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Ecuador | -21,948 | 2023 | down 255.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Cuba | -22,797 | 2023 | up 39.4% | flat |
| 200 | El Salvador | -23,253 | 2023 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 201 | Burkina Faso | -24,957 | 2023 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 202 | Palestine | -24,996 | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 203 | Albania | -25,357 | 2023 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 204 | Algeria | -25,963 | 2023 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 205 | Romania | -27,780 | 2023 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 206 | Sri Lanka | -28,011 | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 207 | Haiti | -31,786 | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 208 | Cambodia | -31,837 | 2023 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 209 | Taiwan | -32,777 | 2023 | down 603.9% | volatile |
| 210 | Lebanon | -34,193 | 2023 | down 104.7% | volatile |
| 211 | Dominican Republic | -34,915 | 2023 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 212 | Myanmar | -34,989 | 2023 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 213 | Mozambique | -36,276 | 2023 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 214 | Indonesia | -37,501 | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 215 | Tanzania | -39,388 | 2023 | down 3,273.9% | volatile |
| 216 | Morocco | -39,650 | 2023 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 217 | Mali | -39,953 | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 218 | Afghanistan | -48,958 | 2023 | down 370.2% | volatile |
| 219 | Nigeria | -57,936 | 2023 | down 244.1% | volatile |
| 220 | Vietnam | -81,789 | 2023 | down 1,542.7% | volatile |
| 221 | Azerbaijan | -84,122 | 2023 | down 3,771.8% | volatile |
| 222 | Zimbabwe | -97,380 | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 223 | Mexico | -101,044 | 2023 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 224 | Venezuela | -112,899 | 2023 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 225 | Uganda | -126,181 | 2023 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 226 | Greece | -159,430 | 2023 | down 168.7% | volatile |
| 227 | Philippines | -164,284 | 2023 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 228 | Brazil | -240,059 | 2023 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 229 | Ukraine | -299,961 | 2023 | down 1,220.0% | volatile |
| 230 | Turkey | -318,070 | 2023 | down 172.5% | volatile |
| 231 | Nepal | -409,782 | 2023 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 232 | Bangladesh | -549,918 | 2023 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 233 | China | -567,724 | 2023 | down 200.5% | volatile |
| 234 | India | -979,179 | 2023 | down 546.9% | volatile |
| 235 | Sudan | -1.35 million | 2023 | down 595.9% | volatile |
| 236 | Pakistan | -1.62 million | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |