Net migration

Immigrants minus emigrants during the year, including citizens and non-citizens, as estimated in World Population Prospects. A negative value means more people left than arrived.

Unit: People Frequency: Annual Coverage: 217 countries and 11 groups 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank (original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects)
Highest in 2025 1,702,358 people Ukraine Lowest in 2025 -1,235,336 people Pakistan
Euro area, 2025 102,179 people Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2025 217 Updated by the source on 8 October 2026

217 countries have a value for 2025, the latest period in the data.

Trend over time

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Tanzania × Uganda ×

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 TanzaniaUganda
2025 -12,730 people -119,059 people
2024 -29,865 people -117,924 people
2023 -39,388 people -126,181 people
2022 -37,557 people -118,843 people
2021 -7,704 people 43,464 people
2020 -18,587 people 43,464 people
2019 -63,602 people 107,210 people
2018 -55,444 people 60,724 people
2017 119,142 people 92,879 people
2016 152,194 people 123,379 people
2015 201,495 people -62,366 people
2014 -21,083 people -92,273 people
2013 1,241 people -176,579 people
2012 -49,875 people -175,936 people
2011 -84,546 people -173,005 people
2010 -122,020 people -168,322 people
2009 -324,478 people -164,553 people
2008 -184,816 people -158,790 people
2007 -126,793 people -154,773 people
2006 -128,231 people -156,232 people
2005 -128,251 people -151,386 people
2004 -126,490 people -138,770 people
2003 -127,101 people -96,429 people
2002 -118,047 people -35,149 people
2001 -125,375 people -95,956 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • Among the 217 countries with a value for 2025, the highest is Ukraine (1,702,358 people) and the lowest Pakistan (-1,235,336 people).
  • Half of the countries are above -1,051 people and half below.
  • From 2024 to 2025 the value rose in 73 countries and fell in 143.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

About this measure

Definition
Immigrants minus emigrants during the year, including citizens and non-citizens, as estimated in World Population Prospects. A negative value means more people left than arrived.
Population covered
All migrants
Unit
People
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Percent change

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
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

All countries in 2025 Every value is for 2025, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Ukraine 1,702,358 people
  2. 2 United States 1,230,663 people
  3. 3 Syria 421,693 people
  4. 4 United Kingdom 389,911 people
  5. 5 Canada 326,204 people
  6. 6 Sudan 291,469 people
  7. 7 Malaysia 166,615 people
  8. 8 United Arab Emirates 158,634 people
  9. 9 South Africa 146,370 people
  10. 10 Japan 140,579 people
  11. 11 Australia 137,109 people
  12. 12 Colombia 129,139 people
  13. 13 Saudi Arabia 119,738 people
  14. 14 Iran 116,786 people
  15. 15 Oman 113,734 people
  16. 16 Netherlands 104,681 people
  17. 17 Spain 96,630 people
  18. 18 France 91,737 people
  19. 19 Italy 75,448 people
  20. 20 South Korea 65,731 people
  21. 21 Chile 51,712 people
  22. 22 Sweden 47,079 people
  23. 23 Kuwait 42,775 people
  24. 24 Switzerland 37,253 people
  25. 25 Qatar 36,288 people
  26. 26 Ireland 35,417 people
  27. 27 Belgium 31,989 people
  28. 28 Norway 29,798 people
  29. 29 Thailand 27,509 people
  30. 30 Ethiopia 24,054 people
  31. 31 Denmark 22,103 people
  32. 32 Finland 18,246 people
  33. 33 Bahrain 18,128 people
  34. 34 Hong Kong SAR, China 17,863 people
  35. 35 New Zealand 17,403 people
  36. 36 Singapore 16,892 people
  37. 37 Greece 16,636 people
  38. 38 Portugal 16,472 people
  39. 39 Turkmenistan 13,268 people
  40. 40 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 12,077 people
  41. 41 Peru 11,931 people
  42. 42 Israel 11,466 people
  43. 43 Côte d'Ivoire 11,305 people
  44. 44 Austria 11,254 people
  45. 45 Azerbaijan 8,731 people
  46. 46 Cyprus 7,749 people
  47. 47 Zambia 6,562 people
  48. 48 Rwanda 6,282 people
  49. 49 Panama 6,151 people
  50. 50 South Sudan 6,145 people
  51. 51 Puerto Rico (US) 5,495 people
  52. 52 Luxembourg 5,237 people
  53. 53 Malta 5,161 people
  54. 54 Equatorial Guinea 3,812 people
  55. 55 Argentina 2,859 people
  56. 56 Slovenia 2,711 people
  57. 57 Iceland 2,709 people
  58. 58 Namibia 1,866 people
  59. 59 Kyrgyzstan 1,815 people
  60. 60 Solomon Islands 1,631 people
  61. 61 Seychelles 1,590 people
  62. 62 Georgia 1,283 people
  63. 63 Gabon 1,116 people
  64. 64 Costa Rica 1,000 people
  65. 65 Bahamas 935 people
  66. 66 Cayman Islands 888 people
  67. 67 Andorra 843 people
  68. 68 Trinidad and Tobago 691 people
  69. 69 Channel Islands 675 people
  70. 70 Gibraltar 549 people
  71. 71 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 530 people
  72. 72 Curaçao 470 people
  73. 73 Bhutan 455 people
  74. 74 New Caledonia 440 people
  75. 75 Faroe Islands 386 people
  76. 76 Belize 360 people
  77. 77 Liechtenstein 194 people
  78. 78 Turks and Caicos Islands 177 people
  79. 79 Isle of Man 166 people
  80. 80 British Virgin Islands 153 people
  81. 81 San Marino 122 people
  82. 82 Aruba 111 people
  83. 83 Monaco 100 people
  84. 84 Mongolia 79 people
  85. 85 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18 people
  86. 86 Antigua and Barbuda 12 people
  87. 87 Brunei 0 people
  88. 88 Bermuda -2 people
  89. 89 Palau -16 people
  90. 90 Saint Lucia -23 people
  91. 91 Vanuatu -52 people
  92. 92 Barbados -87 people
  93. 93 Naoero -122 people
  94. 94 Libya -172 people
  95. 95 Grenada -185 people
  96. 96 Dominica -242 people
  97. 97 Tuvalu -255 people
  98. 98 Greenland -265 people
  99. 99 Papua New Guinea -284 people
  100. 100 Macao SAR, China -328 people
  101. 101 US Virgin Islands -357 people
  102. 102 Kiribati -462 people
  103. 103 Guam -493 people
  104. 104 Djibouti -581 people
  105. 105 São Tomé and Príncipe -650 people
  106. 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -714 people
  107. 107 Northern Mariana Islands -963 people
  108. 108 Suriname -967 people
  109. 109 American Samoa -1,051 people
  110. 110 Iraq -1,064 people
  111. 111 Micronesia -1,125 people
  112. 112 Saint Martin (French part) -1,170 people
  113. 113 French Polynesia -1,199 people
  114. 114 Cabo Verde -1,284 people
  115. 115 Uruguay -1,338 people
  116. 116 Guinea-Bissau -1,373 people
  117. 117 Marshall Islands -1,698 people
  118. 118 Comoros -2,127 people
  119. 119 Tonga -2,150 people
  120. 120 Madagascar -2,227 people
  121. 121 Maldives -2,283 people
  122. 122 Timor-Leste -2,550 people
  123. 123 Mauritius -2,784 people
  124. 124 North Korea -2,787 people
  125. 125 Samoa -2,815 people
  126. 126 Bulgaria -2,961 people
  127. 127 Gambia -2,984 people
  128. 128 Republic of the Congo -2,999 people
  129. 129 Belarus -3,020 people
  130. 130 Bolivia -3,179 people
  131. 131 Fiji -3,288 people
  132. 132 Croatia -3,481 people
  133. 133 Angola -3,524 people
  134. 134 Honduras -4,778 people
  135. 135 Mauritania -5,044 people
  136. 136 Guyana -5,092 people
  137. 137 Lesotho -5,192 people
  138. 138 Malawi -5,628 people
  139. 139 North Macedonia -5,645 people
  140. 140 Botswana -5,665 people
  141. 141 Eswatini -5,775 people
  142. 142 Eritrea -6,698 people
  143. 143 Uzbekistan -6,987 people
  144. 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina -6,994 people
  145. 145 Latvia -7,330 people
  146. 146 Niger -7,704 people
  147. 147 Benin -7,847 people
  148. 148 Guatemala -7,959 people
  149. 149 Nicaragua -8,371 people
  150. 150 Kazakhstan -8,834 people
  151. 151 Montenegro -9,279 people
  152. 152 Liberia -9,870 people
  153. 153 Lebanon -10,230 people
  154. 154 Laos -10,645 people
  155. 155 Jamaica -11,053 people
  156. 156 Sierra Leone -11,309 people
  157. 157 Paraguay -12,423 people
  158. 158 Senegal -12,636 people
  159. 159 Tanzania -12,730 people
  160. 160 Serbia -13,086 people
  161. 161 Estonia -13,350 people
  162. 162 Tunisia -14,523 people
  163. 163 Central African Republic -14,693 people
  164. 164 Togo -15,010 people
  165. 165 Nigeria -15,258 people
  166. 166 Cameroon -15,379 people
  167. 167 Guinea -16,282 people
  168. 168 Yemen -16,291 people
  169. 169 Hungary -16,331 people
  170. 170 Ghana -17,079 people
  171. 171 Ecuador -17,219 people
  172. 172 Kosovo -18,380 people
  173. 173 Tajikistan -21,606 people
  174. 174 Cuba -22,244 people
  175. 175 West Bank and Gaza -23,156 people
  176. 176 El Salvador -23,934 people
  177. 177 Albania -24,230 people
  178. 178 Lithuania -24,618 people
  179. 179 Burkina Faso -27,130 people
  180. 180 Democratic Republic of the Congo -27,309 people
  181. 181 Kenya -27,330 people
  182. 182 Algeria -27,531 people
  183. 183 Armenia -29,013 people
  184. 184 Romania -29,041 people
  185. 185 Moldova -29,766 people
  186. 186 Sri Lanka -30,724 people
  187. 187 Slovakia -31,377 people
  188. 188 Cambodia -31,469 people
  189. 189 Haiti -32,052 people
  190. 190 Burundi -34,727 people
  191. 191 Dominican Republic -35,306 people
  192. 192 Indonesia -39,509 people
  193. 193 Myanmar -39,661 people
  194. 194 Mali -48,019 people
  195. 195 Viet Nam -48,171 people
  196. 196 Zimbabwe -54,555 people
  197. 197 Morocco -56,254 people
  198. 198 Egypt -57,305 people
  199. 199 Mozambique -65,573 people
  200. 200 Afghanistan -74,404 people
  201. 201 Venezuela -100,467 people
  202. 202 Mexico -108,037 people
  203. 203 Czechia -112,188 people
  204. 204 Uganda -119,059 people
  205. 205 Chad -123,104 people
  206. 206 Philippines -149,315 people
  207. 207 Brazil -217,283 people
  208. 208 Russia -251,822 people
  209. 209 Türkiye -258,205 people
  210. 210 China -268,126 people
  211. 211 Jordan -303,267 people
  212. 212 Poland -330,820 people
  213. 213 Germany -334,072 people
  214. 214 Nepal -364,699 people
  215. 215 Bangladesh -402,100 people
  216. 216 India -495,753 people
  217. 217 Pakistan -1,235,336 people
  218. East Asia and Pacific -37,630 people
  219. Euro area 102,179 people
  220. Europe and Central Asia 1,180,849 people
  221. European Union -317,019 people
  222. Latin America and Caribbean -401,848 people
  223. Middle East and North Africa -775,711 people
  224. North America 1,556,865 people
  225. OECD members 1,909,989 people
  226. South Asia -1,295,104 people
  227. Sub-Saharan Africa -223,909 people
  228. World 0 people
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