Emigration
People who left the country during the year to establish their usual residence elsewhere, regardless of citizenship.
Highest in 2024
662,294 emigrants
Spain
Lowest in 2024
467 emigrantsb (break in time series)
Liechtenstein
European Union, 2024
3,166,449 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2024
33
Updated by the source on 22 September 2026
33 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period in the data.
Trend over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | European Union | Germany | France | Spain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,166,449 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) | 584,230 emigrantse (estimated) | 263,233 emigrantsp (provisional) | 662,294 emigrants |
| 2023 | 3,017,592 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) | 580,499 emigrantse (estimated) | 266,368 emigrantsp (provisional) | 608,695 emigrants |
| 2022 | 2,694,009 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) | 452,713 emigrantse (estimated) | 279,833 emigrantsp (provisional) | 531,889 emigrants |
| 2021 | 2,692,807 emigrantsbe (break in time series, estimated) | 458,574 emigrantse (estimated) | 147,051 emigrants | 696,866 emigrantsb (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 2,141,596 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) | 404,026 emigrantse (estimated) | 191,893 emigrants | 248,561 emigrants |
| 2019 | 2,562,378 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) | 496,613 emigrantse (estimated) | 259,143 emigrants | 296,248 emigrants |
| 2018 | 2,400,434 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) | 475,582 emigrantse (estimated) | 188,740 emigrants | 309,526 emigrants |
| 2017 | 2,583,494 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) | 516,505 emigrantse (estimated) | 215,470 emigrants | 368,860 emigrants |
| 2016 | 2,635,757 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) | 513,227 emigrantse (estimated) | 313,622 emigrants | 327,325 emigrants |
| 2015 | 2,450,290 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) | 321,915 emigrantse (estimated) | 324,517 emigrants | 343,875 emigrants |
| 2014 | 2,439,337 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) | 314,433 emigrantse (estimated) | 308,103 emigrants | 400,430 emigrants |
| 2013 | 2,444,099 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) | 259,328 emigrants | 239,813 emigrants | 532,303 emigrants |
| 2012 | – | 240,001 emigrants | 255,922 emigrants | 446,606 emigrants |
| 2011 | – | 249,045 emigrants | 291,594 emigrants | 409,034 emigrants |
| 2010 | – | 252,456 emigrants | 269,531 emigrantsb (break in time series) | 403,377 emigrants |
| 2009 | – | 286,582 emigrantsb (break in time series) | 264,631 emigrants | 380,121 emigrants |
| 2008 | – | 737,889 emigrants | 239,796 emigrants | 288,432 emigrantsb (break in time series) |
| 2007 | – | 636,854 emigrants | 220,354 emigrants | 227,065 emigrants |
| 2006 | – | 639,064 emigrants | 189,403 emigrantsb (break in time series) | 142,296 emigrants |
| 2005 | – | 628,399 emigrants | – | 68,011 emigrants |
| 2004 | – | 697,632 emigrants | – | 55,092 emigrants |
| 2003 | – | 626,330 emigrants | – | 25,959 emigrants |
| 2002 | – | 623,255 emigrants | – | 36,605 emigrants |
| 2001 | – | 606,494 emigrants | – | – |
| 2000 | – | 674,038 emigrants | – | – |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional; be break in time series, estimated; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- Among the 33 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Spain (662,294 emigrants) and the lowest Liechtenstein (467 emigrants).
- Half of the countries are above 58,077 emigrants and half below.
- From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 20 countries and fell in 12.
- The figure for the European Union was 3,166,449 emigrants in 2024, against 2,562,378 emigrants in 2019 (+23.6%). The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
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All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.
- 1 Spain 662,294 emigrants
- 2 Germany 584,230 emigrantse (estimated)
- 3 France 263,233 emigrantsp (provisional)
- 4 Romania 215,191 emigrantse (estimated)
- 5 Poland 205,869 emigrantse (estimated)
- 6 Italy 188,903 emigrants
- 7 Netherlands 140,087 emigrants
- 8 Switzerland 129,786 emigrants
- 9 Moldova 123,406 emigrants
- 10 Belgium 100,100 emigrants
- 11 Czechia 88,379 emigrants
- 12 Sweden 86,449 emigrants
- 13 Hungary 84,286 emigrants
- 14 Austria 81,477 emigrants
- 15 Greece 78,014 emigrants
- 16 Denmark 69,467 emigrants
- 17 Ireland 58,077 emigrants
- 18 Croatia 38,997 emigrants
- 19 Portugal 33,916 emigrants
- 20 Norway 31,968 emigrants
- 21 Lithuania 28,705 emigrants
- 22 Cyprus 26,883 emigrants
- 23 Malta 23,419 emigrants
- 24 Slovenia 21,491 emigrants
- 25 Latvia 18,937 emigrants
- 26 Estonia 17,260 emigrants
- 27 Finland 16,914 emigrants
- 28 Luxembourg 16,444 emigrants
- 29 Bulgaria 13,002 emigrants
- 30 Iceland 5,700 emigrants
- 31 Slovakia 4,425 emigrants
- 32 North Macedonia 1,711 emigrants
- 33 Liechtenstein 467 emigrantsb (break in time series)
- European Union 3,166,449 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
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Grey: no value for 2024. Colour groups split countries into roughly equal numbers. Boundaries: Natural Earth.