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DEFINITION: Net migration. Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates.
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DATE
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1 United StatesUnited States 5 million 2012
2 European UnionEuropean Union 4.66 million 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 1.35 million 2012
3 RussiaRussia 1.1 million 2012
4 CanadaCanada 1.1 million 2012
5 OmanOman 1.03 million 2012
=6 ItalyItaly 900,000 2012
=6 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 900,000 2012
8 South SudanSouth Sudan 865,000 2012
9 AustraliaAustralia 749,997 2012
10 FranceFrance 649,998 2012
11 SpainSpain 599,997 2012
12 GermanyGermany 549,998 2012
13 United Arab EmiratesUAE 514,042 2012
14 LebanonLebanon 500,001 2012
15 QatarQatar 499,998 2012
16 MalaysiaMalaysia 450,000 2012
17 IraqIraq 449,998 2012
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 409,804.84 2012
18 JordanJordan 400,002 2012
=19 ZimbabweZimbabwe 400,000 2012
=19 SingaporeSingapore 400,000 2012
=21 TurkeyTurkey 350,000 2012
=21 JapanJapan 350,000 2012
23 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 320,000 2012
=24 South KoreaSouth Korea 300,000 2012
=24 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 300,000 2012
26 KuwaitKuwait 299,999 2012
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 251,536.46 2012
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 212,093.93 2012
27 SwedenSweden 200,000 2012
28 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 199,999 2012
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 195,665.79 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 188,450.67 2012
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 173,076.77 2012
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 166,450.96 2012
29 BelgiumBelgium 150,007 2012
30 AustriaAustria 150,001 2012
31 Hong KongHong Kong 150,000 2012
32 NorwayNorway 149,997 2012
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 138,533.89 2012
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 116,444.45 2012
33 ThailandThailand 100,000 2012
34 PortugalPortugal 99,995 2012
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 86,312.69 2012
35 New ZealandNew Zealand 75,003 2012
36 HungaryHungary 75,000 2012
37 DenmarkDenmark 74,999 2012
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 73,467.38 2012
38 AngolaAngola 65,543 2012
39 Costa RicaCosta Rica 64,260 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 56,542.28 2012
40 EritreaEritrea 55,001 2012
41 NetherlandsNetherlands 50,006 2012
42 FinlandFinland 50,001 2012
=43 IrelandIreland 50,000 2012
=43 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 50,000 2012
45 GreeceGreece 49,996 2012
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 40,702.42 2012
46 VenezuelaVenezuela 40,000 2012
=47 MacauMacau 35,000 2012
=47 CyprusCyprus 35,000 2012
49 ChileChile 30,000 2012
50 PanamaPanama 28,575 2012
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 27,561.29 2012
51 LuxembourgLuxembourg 25,602 2012
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 24,688.06 2012
52 BahrainBahrain 22,081 2012
53 SloveniaSlovenia 22,000 2012
=54 BotswanaBotswana 20,000 2012
=54 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 20,000 2012
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 15,569.6 2012
56 SlovakiaSlovakia 14,999 2012
57 CuracaoCuracao 14,054 2012
=58 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 10,000 2012
=58 BhutanBhutan 10,000 2012
60 The BahamasThe Bahamas 9,672 2012
61 BelizeBelize 7,596 2012
62 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 5,660 2012
63 IcelandIceland 5,429 2012
64 GabonGabon 5,000 2012
65 MaltaMalta 4,512 2012
66 Channel IslandsChannel Islands 3,654 2012
67 BarbadosBarbados 1,998 2012
68 BruneiBrunei 1,760 2012
69 ArubaAruba 1,253 2012
70 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 40 2012
=71 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.0 2012
=71 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.0 2012
=71 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.0 2012
=71 GuamGuam 0.0 2012
=71 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.0 2012
=71 EstoniaEstonia 0.0 2012
=71 MauritiusMauritius 0.0 2012
=71 MalawiMalawi 0.0 2012
=71 VanuatuVanuatu 0.0 2012
80 MaldivesMaldives -53 2012
81 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda -56 2012
82 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia -500 2012
83 KiribatiKiribati -1,000 2012
84 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ -1,500 2012
85 SeychellesSeychelles -1,551 2012
86 MontenegroMontenegro -2,500 2012
87 NamibiaNamibia -3,336 2012
88 GrenadaGrenada -4,274 2012
89 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. -4,999 2012
=90 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ -5,000 2012
=90 SurinameSuriname -5,000 2012
=90 MadagascarMadagascar -5,000 2012
=90 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina -5,000 2012
94 SwazilandSwaziland -6,000 2012
95 TongaTonga -8,078 2012
96 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia -8,192 2012
97 TogoTogo -9,994 2012
=98 ComorosComoros -10,000 2012
=98 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau -10,000 2012
=98 BelarusBelarus -10,000 2012
=98 LatviaLatvia -10,000 2012
=98 BeninBenin -10,000 2012
=98 GuineaGuinea -10,000 2012
104 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands -11,868 2012
105 SamoaSamoa -12,690 2012
106 The GambiaThe Gambia -13,476 2012
107 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ -15,000 2012
108 MongoliaMongolia -15,001 2012
109 DjiboutiDjibouti -15,996 2012
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) -16,537.487 2012
110 Cape VerdeCape Verde -17,215 2012
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) -17,593.171 2012
111 LesothoLesotho -19,998 2012
=112 CroatiaCroatia -20,000 2012
=112 MauritaniaMauritania -20,000 2012
=112 LiberiaLiberia -20,000 2012
115 BurundiBurundi -20,001 2012
116 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone -21,000 2012
117 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan -24,998 2012
118 MozambiqueMozambique -25,004 2012
119 LithuaniaLithuania -28,394 2012
120 NigerNiger -28,497 2012
121 FijiFiji -28,720 2012
=122 UruguayUruguay -30,000 2012
=122 EcuadorEcuador -30,000 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) -31,445.551 2012
124 GuyanaGuyana -32,770 2012
125 TunisiaTunisia -32,941 2012
126 PolandPoland -38,090 2012
=127 ZambiaZambia -40,000 2012
=127 ParaguayParaguay -40,000 2012
129 UkraineUkraine -40,006 2012
=130 RomaniaRomania -44,999 2012
=130 RwandaRwanda -44,999 2012
132 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. -45,363 2012
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) -45,530.231 2012
=133 HondurasHonduras -50,000 2012
=133 BulgariaBulgaria -50,000 2012
=133 KenyaKenya -50,000 2012
=133 CameroonCameroon -50,000 2012
137 ArmeniaArmenia -50,001 2012
=138 AlgeriaAlgeria -50,002 2012
=138 AlbaniaAlbania -50,002 2012
140 EthiopiaEthiopia -60,001 2012
141 LaosLaos -74,998 2012
=142 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. -75,000 2012
=142 GuatemalaGuatemala -75,000 2012
=142 East TimorEast Timor -75,000 2012
145 IsraelIsrael -75,985 2012
146 JamaicaJamaica -80,000 2012
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) -91,055.909 2012
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) -91,390.802 2012
147 SenegalSenegal -99,996 2012
148 ArgentinaArgentina -99,998 2012
=149 TajikistanTajikistan -99,999 2012
=149 SerbiaSerbia -99,999 2012
=151 GhanaGhana -100,000 2012
=151 South AfricaSouth Africa -100,000 2012
=151 BurmaBurma -100,000 2012
154 MoldovaMoldova -103,050 2012
155 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico -103,537 2012
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) -113,855.346 2012
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) -118,390.022 2012
=156 ColombiaColombia -120,000 2012
=156 ChadChad -120,000 2012
=156 NicaraguaNicaragua -120,000 2012
=159 BoliviaBolivia -125,000 2012
=159 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso -125,000 2012
161 GeorgiaGeorgia -125,007 2012
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) -127,151.375 2012
162 YemenYemen -135,000 2012
=163 CubaCuba -140,000 2012
=163 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. -140,000 2012
=165 UgandaUganda -150,000 2012
=165 SomaliaSomalia -150,000 2012
=165 TanzaniaTanzania -150,000 2012
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) -160,617.85 2012
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) -170,886.542 2012
168 CambodiaCambodia -174,997 2012
169 HaitiHaiti -175,001 2012
170 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan -175,003 2012
171 BrazilBrazil -190,000 2012
172 UzbekistanUzbekistan -200,000 2012
173 VietnamVietnam -200,002 2012
174 EgyptEgypt -215,681 2012
175 El SalvadorEl Salvador -225,002 2012
176 LibyaLibya -238,688 2012
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) -276,205.84 2012
177 NigeriaNigeria -300,000 2012
=178 IranIran -300,001 2012
=178 PeruPeru -300,001 2012
180 MaliMali -302,449 2012
181 Sri LankaSri Lanka -316,785 2012
182 AfghanistanAfghanistan -399,999 2012
183 NepalNepal -400,570 2012
184 MoroccoMorocco -450,000 2012
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) -582,802.692 2012
=185 PhilippinesPhilippines -700,000 2012
=185 IndonesiaIndonesia -700,000 2012
187 SudanSudan -800,000 2012
188 MexicoMexico -1,200,191 2012
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) -1,271,805.4 2012
=189 ChinaChina -1,500,000 2012
=189 SyriaSyria -1,500,000 2012
191 PakistanPakistan -1,634,420 2012
192 BangladeshBangladesh -2,040,559 2012
193 IndiaIndia -2,294,049 2012

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Interesting observations about People > Net migration

  • United States ranked first for net migration amongst Christian countries in 2012.
  • Oman ranked first for net migration amongst Hot countries in 2012.
  • Russia ranked first for net migration amongst Europe in 2012.
  • United Kingdom ranked first for net migration amongst European Union in 2012.
  • Italy ranked first for net migration amongst Catholic countries in 2012.
  • United Arab Emirates ranked second for net migration amongst Muslim countries in 2012.
  • Canada ranked first for net migration amongst NATO countries in 2012.
  • Australia ranked first for net migration amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2012.
  • European Union ranked second for net migration globally in 2012.
  • Costa Rica ranked first for net migration amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2012.
  • South Sudan ranked first for net migration amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012.
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