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Net migration rate around the world
Net migration rate, 2023: highest in South Sudan, at 39.6 per 1,000 people, and lowest in St. Martin, at -61.7 per 1,000 people, of 229 countries with a value.
per 1,000 people · UN
Every country, by its latest figure
per 1,000 people · UN
| # | Country | Latest | Latest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 39.6 | 2023 | |
| 2 | Syria | 32.1 | 2023 | |
| 3 | Oman | 31 | 2023 | |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 28.2 | 2023 | |
| 5 | Chad | 25.7 | 2023 | |
| 6 | Armenia | 25.5 | 2023 | |
| 7 | Montenegro | 18.9 | 2023 | |
| 8 | St. Barthélemy | 18 | 2023 | |
| 9 | Lithuania | 15.7 | 2023 | |
| 10 | British Virgin Islands | 15.1 | 2023 | |
| 11 | Seychelles | 14.1 | 2023 | |
| 12 | Anguilla | 13.9 | 2023 | |
| 13 | Qatar | 13.4 | 2023 | |
| 14 | Sint Maarten | 13.3 | 2023 | |
| 15 | Andorra | 13.1 | 2023 | |
| 16 | Bahrain | 12.7 | 2023 | |
| 17 | Cayman Islands | 12.6 | 2023 | |
| 18 | Malta | 12.4 | 2023 | |
| 19 | Macao SAR China | 12.3 | 2023 | |
| 20 | Iceland | 12 | 2023 | |
| 21 | Canada | 11 | 2023 | |
| 22 | Faroe Islands | 11 | 2023 | |
| 23 | Kuwait | 10.3 | 2023 | |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 9.8 | 2023 | |
| 25 | Norway | 9.7 | 2023 | |
| 26 | Western Sahara | 9.7 | 2023 | |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 8.9 | 2023 | |
| 28 | Ireland | 8.4 | 2023 | |
| 29 | Netherlands | 8 | 2023 | |
| 30 | Germany | 7.2 | 2023 | |
| 31 | Finland | 6.8 | 2023 | |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 6.5 | 2023 | |
| 33 | Cyprus | 6.5 | 2023 | |
| 34 | Puerto Rico | 6.1 | 2023 | |
| 35 | Guernsey | 5.9 | 2023 | |
| 36 | Liechtenstein | 5.4 | 2023 | |
| 37 | Australia | 5.3 | 2023 | |
| 38 | Sweden | 5.2 | 2023 | |
| 39 | Denmark | 5.2 | 2023 | |
| 40 | Malaysia | 5.2 | 2023 | |
| 41 | Switzerland | 5.1 | 2023 | |
| 42 | Hungary | 5.1 | 2023 | |
| 43 | Singapore | 4.7 | 2023 | |
| 44 | Jersey | 4.6 | 2023 | |
| 45 | Latvia | 4.2 | 2023 | |
| 46 | Estonia | 4.2 | 2023 | |
| 47 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 4.2 | 2023 | |
| 48 | New Zealand | 4.1 | 2023 | |
| 49 | Namibia | 3.9 | 2023 | |
| 50 | United States | 3.9 | 2023 | |
| 51 | South Africa | 3.6 | 2023 | |
| 52 | Belgium | 3.6 | 2023 | |
| 53 | Chile | 3.2 | 2023 | |
| 54 | Colombia | 3 | 2023 | |
| 55 | Iran | 2.9 | 2023 | |
| 56 | Curaçao | 2.8 | 2023 | |
| 57 | Portugal | 2.8 | 2023 | |
| 58 | Egypt | 2.7 | 2023 | |
| 59 | Croatia | 2.6 | 2023 | |
| 60 | Italy | 2.5 | 2023 | |
| 61 | Slovenia | 2.5 | 2023 | |
| 62 | Somalia | 2.5 | 2023 | |
| 63 | Bahamas | 2.5 | 2023 | |
| 64 | Spain | 2.5 | 2023 | |
| 65 | Isle of Man | 2.3 | 2023 | |
| 66 | Monaco | 2.3 | 2023 | |
| 67 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.2 | 2023 | |
| 68 | Solomon Islands | 2 | 2023 | |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 2023 | |
| 70 | South Korea | 1.7 | 2023 | |
| 71 | New Caledonia | 1.7 | 2023 | |
| 72 | Panama | 1.6 | 2023 | |
| 73 | Belize | 1.4 | 2023 | |
| 74 | Trinidad & Tobago | 1.4 | 2023 | |
| 75 | Japan | 1.4 | 2023 | |
| 76 | France | 1.4 | 2023 | |
| 77 | Aruba | 1.4 | 2023 | |
| 78 | Israel | 1.1 | 2023 | |
| 79 | Slovakia | 0.9 | 2023 | |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.8 | 2023 | |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 0.8 | 2023 | |
| 82 | Peru | 0.7 | 2023 | |
| 83 | Serbia | 0.6 | 2023 | |
| 84 | Mauritania | 0.6 | 2023 | |
| 85 | Austria | 0.5 | 2023 | |
| 86 | Georgia | 0.5 | 2023 | |
| 87 | Zambia | 0.5 | 2023 | |
| 88 | Djibouti | 0.4 | 2023 | |
| 89 | Gabon | 0.4 | 2023 | |
| 90 | Bhutan | 0.4 | 2023 | |
| 91 | Thailand | 0.3 | 2023 | |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 0.2 | 2023 | |
| 93 | Côte d’Ivoire | 0.2 | 2023 | |
| 94 | Russia | 0.2 | 2023 | |
| 95 | Burundi | 0.1 | 2023 | |
| 96 | Argentina | 0.1 | 2023 | |
| 97 | Niger | 0 | 2023 | |
| 98 | Brunei | 0 | 2023 | |
| 99 | Mongolia | 0 | 2023 | |
| 100 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2023 | |
| 101 | Vatican City | 0 | 2023 | |
| 102 | St. Helena | 0 | 2023 | |
| 103 | St. Pierre & Miquelon | 0 | 2023 | |
| 104 | Bermuda | 0 | 2023 | |
| 105 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 0 | 2023 | |
| 106 | Antigua & Barbuda | 0 | 2023 | |
| 107 | St. Lucia | 0 | 2023 | |
| 108 | Niue | 0 | 2023 | |
| 109 | Benin | -0 | 2023 | |
| 110 | Angola | -0 | 2023 | |
| 111 | Madagascar | -0 | 2023 | |
| 112 | North Korea | -0.1 | 2023 | |
| 113 | Papua New Guinea | -0.1 | 2023 | |
| 114 | Ethiopia | -0.1 | 2023 | |
| 115 | Iraq | -0.1 | 2023 | |
| 116 | Yemen | -0.1 | 2023 | |
| 117 | Indonesia | -0.1 | 2023 | |
| 118 | Congo - Kinshasa | -0.1 | 2023 | |
| 119 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | -0.2 | 2023 | |
| 120 | Congo - Brazzaville | -0.2 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Uzbekistan | -0.2 | 2023 | |
| 122 | Cameroon | -0.2 | 2023 | |
| 123 | Kenya | -0.2 | 2023 | |
| 124 | Poland | -0.2 | 2023 | |
| 125 | Kazakhstan | -0.2 | 2023 | |
| 126 | Bolivia | -0.2 | 2023 | |
| 127 | Nigeria | -0.3 | 2023 | |
| 128 | Libya | -0.3 | 2023 | |
| 129 | Malawi | -0.3 | 2023 | |
| 130 | Guinea | -0.3 | 2023 | |
| 131 | Barbados | -0.3 | 2023 | |
| 132 | Ghana | -0.3 | 2023 | |
| 133 | Belarus | -0.3 | 2023 | |
| 134 | China | -0.4 | 2023 | |
| 135 | Uruguay | -0.4 | 2023 | |
| 136 | Hong Kong SAR China | -0.5 | 2023 | |
| 137 | Sierra Leone | -0.5 | 2023 | |
| 138 | Honduras | -0.5 | 2023 | |
| 139 | Guatemala | -0.5 | 2023 | |
| 140 | Senegal | -0.6 | 2023 | |
| 141 | Algeria | -0.6 | 2023 | |
| 142 | Tanzania | -0.6 | 2023 | |
| 143 | Rwanda | -0.6 | 2023 | |
| 144 | Myanmar (Burma) | -0.6 | 2023 | |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.7 | 2023 | |
| 146 | India | -0.7 | 2023 | |
| 147 | Mexico | -0.8 | 2023 | |
| 148 | Vietnam | -0.8 | 2023 | |
| 149 | Liberia | -0.9 | 2023 | |
| 150 | Morocco | -1.1 | 2023 | |
| 151 | Palau | -1.1 | 2023 | |
| 152 | Mozambique | -1.1 | 2023 | |
| 153 | Burkina Faso | -1.1 | 2023 | |
| 154 | Gambia | -1.1 | 2023 | |
| 155 | Brazil | -1.1 | 2023 | |
| 156 | Tunisia | -1.1 | 2023 | |
| 157 | Nicaragua | -1.2 | 2023 | |
| 158 | Afghanistan | -1.2 | 2023 | |
| 159 | Sri Lanka | -1.2 | 2023 | |
| 160 | Ecuador | -1.2 | 2023 | |
| 161 | Laos | -1.3 | 2023 | |
| 162 | Czechia | -1.4 | 2023 | |
| 163 | Taiwan | -1.4 | 2023 | |
| 164 | Philippines | -1.4 | 2023 | |
| 165 | Romania | -1.5 | 2023 | |
| 166 | Jordan | -1.5 | 2023 | |
| 167 | Suriname | -1.6 | 2023 | |
| 168 | Grenada | -1.6 | 2023 | |
| 169 | Mali | -1.7 | 2023 | |
| 170 | Paraguay | -1.8 | 2023 | |
| 171 | Cambodia | -1.8 | 2023 | |
| 172 | Togo | -1.9 | 2023 | |
| 173 | Tajikistan | -1.9 | 2023 | |
| 174 | Cuba | -2.1 | 2023 | |
| 175 | Mauritius | -2.2 | 2023 | |
| 176 | Lesotho | -2.2 | 2023 | |
| 177 | Cape Verde | -2.3 | 2023 | |
| 178 | Comoros | -2.4 | 2023 | |
| 179 | São Tomé & Príncipe | -2.6 | 2023 | |
| 180 | Uganda | -2.6 | 2023 | |
| 181 | Botswana | -2.6 | 2023 | |
| 182 | Montserrat | -2.7 | 2023 | |
| 183 | Haiti | -2.7 | 2023 | |
| 184 | Central African Republic | -2.8 | 2023 | |
| 185 | Dominica | -3 | 2023 | |
| 186 | Guam | -3 | 2023 | |
| 187 | North Macedonia | -3.1 | 2023 | |
| 188 | Dominican Republic | -3.1 | 2023 | |
| 189 | Bangladesh | -3.2 | 2023 | |
| 190 | Jamaica | -3.5 | 2023 | |
| 191 | Fiji | -3.6 | 2023 | |
| 192 | Türkiye | -3.6 | 2023 | |
| 193 | Kiribati | -3.7 | 2023 | |
| 194 | El Salvador | -3.7 | 2023 | |
| 195 | Venezuela | -4 | 2023 | |
| 196 | Timor-Leste | -4.1 | 2023 | |
| 197 | Eritrea | -4.4 | 2023 | |
| 198 | Palestinian Territories | -4.6 | 2023 | |
| 199 | French Polynesia | -4.8 | 2023 | |
| 200 | U.S. Virgin Islands | -5.2 | 2023 | |
| 201 | Maldives | -5.5 | 2023 | |
| 202 | San Marino | -5.6 | 2023 | |
| 203 | Greenland | -5.7 | 2023 | |
| 204 | Lebanon | -5.9 | 2023 | |
| 205 | Zimbabwe | -6 | 2023 | |
| 206 | Falkland Islands | -6 | 2023 | |
| 207 | Moldova | -6.1 | 2023 | |
| 208 | Pakistan | -6.5 | 2023 | |
| 209 | Eswatini | -6.9 | 2023 | |
| 210 | Guyana | -7.5 | 2023 | |
| 211 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | -7.7 | 2023 | |
| 212 | Ukraine | -8 | 2023 | |
| 213 | Azerbaijan | -8.2 | 2023 | |
| 214 | Albania | -9 | 2023 | |
| 215 | Wallis & Futuna | -9.4 | 2023 | |
| 216 | Micronesia | -10.1 | 2023 | |
| 217 | Nauru | -12.5 | 2023 | |
| 218 | Samoa | -13 | 2023 | |
| 219 | Nepal | -13.8 | 2023 | |
| 220 | Greece | -15.6 | 2023 | |
| 221 | Kosovo | -16.9 | 2023 | |
| 222 | Tonga | -20.8 | 2023 | |
| 223 | American Samoa | -24.4 | 2023 | |
| 224 | Sudan | -27 | 2023 | |
| 225 | Northern Mariana Islands | -29.3 | 2023 | |
| 226 | Tuvalu | -32.9 | 2023 | |
| 227 | Cook Islands | -39.2 | 2023 | |
| 228 | Marshall Islands | -47.2 | 2023 | |
| 229 | St. Martin | -61.7 | 2023 |
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- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- The chart shows the 5 most populous countries with figures; the table ranks every country by its own latest year.
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