Net migration in China

Net migration to China was -268,126 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
China, 2025 -268,126 People
Change from 2024 +15.9% 2024: -318,992 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 210th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in China over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period ChinaWorld
2025 -268,126 people 0 people
2024 -318,992 people 0 people
2023 -567,724 people 0 people
2022 -293,846 people 0 people
2021 -379,749 people 0 people
2020 -91,577 people 0 people
2019 -656,091 people 0 people
2018 -198,206 people 0 people
2017 -94,625 people 0 people
2016 -153,056 people 0 people
2015 -646,941 people 0 people
2014 -371,108 people 0 people
2013 -188,951 people 0 people
2012 -58,864 people 0 people
2011 -416,189 people 0 people
2010 -184,144 people 0 people
2009 -177,135 people 0 people
2008 -764,370 people 0 people
2007 -1,042,019 people 0 people
2006 -759,559 people 0 people
2005 -103,701 people 0 people
2004 -770,977 people 0 people
2003 -613,223 people 0 people
2002 -761,291 people 0 people
2001 -176,419 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +15.9% from -318,992 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -646,941 people, the figure has changed by +58.6%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, China has the 210th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for China
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects