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Net migration, people: ranking of countries
217 countries ranked by their latest value. Ukraine is highest at 1.7m; Pakistan is lowest at -1.2m.
World 0 (2025)Median country -1,051217 countries
Net migration: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
217 shown
| # | Country | Region | Net migration | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 1.7m | 2025 | |
| 2 | United States | North America | 1.2m | 2025 | |
| 3 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 421,693 | 2025 | |
| 4 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 389,911 | 2025 | |
| 5 | Canada | North America | 326,204 | 2025 | |
| 6 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 291,469 | 2025 | |
| 7 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 166,615 | 2025 | |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 158,634 | 2025 | |
| 9 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 146,370 | 2025 | |
| 10 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 140,579 | 2025 | |
| 11 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 137,109 | 2025 | |
| 12 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 129,139 | 2025 | |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 119,738 | 2025 | |
| 14 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 116,786 | 2025 | |
| 15 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 113,734 | 2025 | |
| 16 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 104,681 | 2025 | |
| 17 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 96,630 | 2025 | |
| 18 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 91,737 | 2025 | |
| 19 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 75,448 | 2025 | |
| 20 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 65,731 | 2025 | |
| 21 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 51,712 | 2025 | |
| 22 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 47,079 | 2025 | |
| 23 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 42,775 | 2025 | |
| 24 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 37,253 | 2025 | |
| 25 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 36,288 | 2025 | |
| 26 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 35,417 | 2025 | |
| 27 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 31,989 | 2025 | |
| 28 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 29,798 | 2025 | |
| 29 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 27,509 | 2025 | |
| 30 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24,054 | 2025 | |
| 31 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 22,103 | 2025 | |
| 32 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 18,246 | 2025 | |
| 33 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18,128 | 2025 | |
| 34 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 17,863 | 2025 | |
| 35 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 17,403 | 2025 | |
| 36 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 16,892 | 2025 | |
| 37 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 16,636 | 2025 | |
| 38 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 16,472 | 2025 | |
| 39 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 13,268 | 2025 | |
| 40 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12,077 | 2025 | |
| 41 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 11,931 | 2025 | |
| 42 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11,466 | 2025 | |
| 43 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11,305 | 2025 | |
| 44 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 11,254 | 2025 | |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 8,731 | 2025 | |
| 46 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 7,749 | 2025 | |
| 47 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6,562 | 2025 | |
| 48 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6,282 | 2025 | |
| 49 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 6,151 | 2025 | |
| 50 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6,145 | 2025 | |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 5,495 | 2025 | |
| 52 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 5,237 | 2025 | |
| 53 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5,161 | 2025 | |
| 54 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,812 | 2025 | |
| 55 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 2,859 | 2025 | |
| 56 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 2,711 | 2025 | |
| 57 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 2,709 | 2025 | |
| 58 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,866 | 2025 | |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 1,815 | 2025 | |
| 60 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 1,631 | 2025 | |
| 61 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,590 | 2025 | |
| 62 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 1,283 | 2025 | |
| 63 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,116 | 2025 | |
| 64 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 1,000 | 2025 | |
| 65 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 935 | 2025 | |
| 66 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 888 | 2025 | |
| 67 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 843 | 2025 | |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 691 | 2025 | |
| 69 | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 675 | 2025 | |
| 70 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 549 | 2025 | |
| 71 | Sint Maarten | Latin America & Caribbean | 530 | 2025 | |
| 72 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | 470 | 2025 | |
| 73 | Bhutan | South Asia | 455 | 2025 | |
| 74 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 440 | 2025 | |
| 75 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 386 | 2025 | |
| 76 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 360 | 2025 | |
| 77 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 194 | 2025 | |
| 78 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 177 | 2025 | |
| 79 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | 166 | 2025 | |
| 80 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 153 | 2025 | |
| 81 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 122 | 2025 | |
| 82 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 111 | 2025 | |
| 83 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 100 | 2025 | |
| 84 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 79 | 2025 | |
| 85 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 18 | 2025 | |
| 86 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 12 | 2025 | |
| 87 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 0 | 2025 | |
| 88 | Bermuda | North America | -2 | 2025 | |
| 89 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | -16 | 2025 | |
| 90 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | -23 | 2025 | |
| 91 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | -52 | 2025 | |
| 92 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | -87 | 2025 | |
| 93 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | -122 | 2025 | |
| 94 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -172 | 2025 | |
| 95 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | -185 | 2025 | |
| 96 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | -242 | 2025 | |
| 97 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | -255 | 2025 | |
| 98 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | -265 | 2025 | |
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | -284 | 2025 | |
| 100 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | -328 | 2025 | |
| 101 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | -357 | 2025 | |
| 102 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | -462 | 2025 | |
| 103 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | -493 | 2025 | |
| 104 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -581 | 2025 | |
| 105 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | -650 | 2025 | |
| 106 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | -714 | 2025 | |
| 107 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | -963 | 2025 | |
| 108 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | -967 | 2025 | |
| 109 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | -1,051 | 2025 | |
| 110 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -1,064 | 2025 | |
| 111 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | -1,125 | 2025 | |
| 112 | Saint Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | -1,170 | 2025 | |
| 113 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | -1,199 | 2025 | |
| 114 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | -1,284 | 2025 | |
| 115 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | -1,338 | 2025 | |
| 116 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | -1,373 | 2025 | |
| 117 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | -1,698 | 2025 | |
| 118 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | -2,127 | 2025 | |
| 119 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | -2,150 | 2025 | |
| 120 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | -2,227 | 2025 | |
| 121 | Maldives | South Asia | -2,283 | 2025 | |
| 122 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | -2,550 | 2025 | |
| 123 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | -2,784 | 2025 | |
| 124 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | -2,787 | 2025 | |
| 125 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | -2,815 | 2025 | |
| 126 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | -2,961 | 2025 | |
| 127 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | -2,984 | 2025 | |
| 128 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | -2,999 | 2025 | |
| 129 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | -3,020 | 2025 | |
| 130 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | -3,179 | 2025 | |
| 131 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | -3,288 | 2025 | |
| 132 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | -3,481 | 2025 | |
| 133 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | -3,524 | 2025 | |
| 134 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | -4,778 | 2025 | |
| 135 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | -5,044 | 2025 | |
| 136 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | -5,092 | 2025 | |
| 137 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | -5,192 | 2025 | |
| 138 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | -5,628 | 2025 | |
| 139 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | -5,645 | 2025 | |
| 140 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | -5,665 | 2025 | |
| 141 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | -5,775 | 2025 | |
| 142 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | -6,698 | 2025 | |
| 143 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | -6,987 | 2025 | |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | -6,994 | 2025 | |
| 145 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | -7,330 | 2025 | |
| 146 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | -7,704 | 2025 | |
| 147 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | -7,847 | 2025 | |
| 148 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | -7,959 | 2025 | |
| 149 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | -8,371 | 2025 | |
| 150 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | -8,834 | 2025 | |
| 151 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | -9,279 | 2025 | |
| 152 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | -9,870 | 2025 | |
| 153 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -10,230 | 2025 | |
| 154 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | -10,645 | 2025 | |
| 155 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | -11,053 | 2025 | |
| 156 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | -11,309 | 2025 | |
| 157 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | -12,423 | 2025 | |
| 158 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | -12,636 | 2025 | |
| 159 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | -12,730 | 2025 | |
| 160 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | -13,086 | 2025 | |
| 161 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | -13,350 | 2025 | |
| 162 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -14,523 | 2025 | |
| 163 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | -14,693 | 2025 | |
| 164 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | -15,010 | 2025 | |
| 165 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | -15,258 | 2025 | |
| 166 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | -15,379 | 2025 | |
| 167 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | -16,282 | 2025 | |
| 168 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -16,291 | 2025 | |
| 169 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | -16,331 | 2025 | |
| 170 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | -17,079 | 2025 | |
| 171 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | -17,219 | 2025 | |
| 172 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | -18,380 | 2025 | |
| 173 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | -21,606 | 2025 | |
| 174 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | -22,244 | 2025 | |
| 175 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -23,156 | 2025 | |
| 176 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | -23,934 | 2025 | |
| 177 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | -24,230 | 2025 | |
| 178 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | -24,618 | 2025 | |
| 179 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | -27,130 | 2025 | |
| 180 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | -27,309 | 2025 | |
| 181 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | -27,330 | 2025 | |
| 182 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -27,531 | 2025 | |
| 183 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | -29,013 | 2025 | |
| 184 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | -29,041 | 2025 | |
| 185 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | -29,766 | 2025 | |
| 186 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | -30,724 | 2025 | |
| 187 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | -31,377 | 2025 | |
| 188 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | -31,469 | 2025 | |
| 189 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | -32,052 | 2025 | |
| 190 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | -34,727 | 2025 | |
| 191 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | -35,306 | 2025 | |
| 192 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | -39,509 | 2025 | |
| 193 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | -39,661 | 2025 | |
| 194 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | -48,019 | 2025 | |
| 195 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | -48,171 | 2025 | |
| 196 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | -54,555 | 2025 | |
| 197 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -56,254 | 2025 | |
| 198 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -57,305 | 2025 | |
| 199 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | -65,573 | 2025 | |
| 200 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -74,404 | 2025 | |
| 201 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | -100,467 | 2025 | |
| 202 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | -108,037 | 2025 | |
| 203 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | -112,188 | 2025 | |
| 204 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | -119,059 | 2025 | |
| 205 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | -123,104 | 2025 | |
| 206 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | -149,315 | 2025 | |
| 207 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | -217,283 | 2025 | |
| 208 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | -251,822 | 2025 | |
| 209 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | -258,205 | 2025 | |
| 210 | China | East Asia & Pacific | -268,126 | 2025 | |
| 211 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -303,267 | 2025 | |
| 212 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | -330,820 | 2025 | |
| 213 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | -334,072 | 2025 | |
| 214 | Nepal | South Asia | -364,699 | 2025 | |
| 215 | Bangladesh | South Asia | -402,100 | 2025 | |
| 216 | India | South Asia | -495,753 | 2025 | |
| 217 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -1.2m | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Net migration