Net migration in high-income countries in 2025 — 2,406,939 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,405.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.41M | −927,708 | −27.82% |
| 2024 | 3.33M | −1.74M | −34.33% |
| 2023 | 5.08M | −5.18M | −50.5% |
| 2022 | 10.26M | +7.07M | +221.44% |
| 2021 | 3.19M | +1.26M | +64.85% |
| 2020 | 1.94M | −3.1M | −61.58% |
| 2019 | 5.04M | +608,379 | +13.73% |
| 2018 | 4.43M | +166,667 | +3.91% |
| 2017 | 4.26M | −1.3M | −23.4% |
| 2016 | 5.57M | −840,745 | −13.12% |
| 2015 | 6.41M | +1.11M | +20.99% |
| 2014 | 5.3M | +324,484 | +6.53% |
| 2013 | 4.97M | +133,023 | +2.75% |
| 2012 | 4.84M | −396,705 | −7.58% |
| 2011 | 5.23M | +735,403 | +16.35% |
| 2010 | 4.5M | +87,438 | +1.98% |
| 2009 | 4.41M | −983,546 | −18.23% |
| 2008 | 5.4M | −660,783 | −10.91% |
| 2007 | 6.06M | +1.51M | +33.22% |
| 2006 | 4.55M | −65,774 | −1.43% |
| 2005 | 4.61M | +96,602 | +2.14% |
| 2004 | 4.52M | −26,766 | −0.59% |
| 2003 | 4.54M | −1.07M | −19.06% |
| 2002 | 5.61M | +1.71M | +43.92% |
| 2001 | 3.9M | +158,133 | +4.23% |
| 2000 | 3.74M | +605,597 | +19.31% |
| 1999 | 3.14M | +970,748 | +44.85% |
| 1998 | 2.16M | −572,222 | −20.91% |
| 1997 | 2.74M | −256,473 | −8.57% |
| 1996 | 2.99M | +400,455 | +15.44% |
| 1995 | 2.59M | −1.4M | −35.13% |
| 1994 | 4M | +1.04M | +35% |
| 1993 | 2.96M | +1.05M | +54.95% |
| 1992 | 1.91M | −1.5M | −43.99% |
| 1991 | 3.41M | +1.31M | +61.98% |
| 1990 | 2.11M | −198,334 | −8.61% |
| 1989 | 2.3M | +120,599 | +5.52% |
| 1988 | 2.18M | +358,194 | +19.62% |
| 1987 | 1.83M | +29,513 | +1.64% |
| 1986 | 1.8M | +332,932 | +22.75% |
| 1985 | 1.46M | +418,108 | +40.01% |
| 1984 | 1.05M | −68,425 | −6.15% |
| 1983 | 1.11M | +269,075 | +31.87% |
| 1982 | 844,381 | −216,205 | −20.39% |
| 1981 | 1.06M | −574,134 | −35.12% |
| 1980 | 1.63M | +511,141 | +45.49% |
| 1979 | 1.12M | +26,828 | +2.45% |
| 1978 | 1.1M | +30,432 | +2.85% |
| 1977 | 1.07M | −61,252 | −5.43% |
| 1976 | 1.13M | +173,410 | +18.17% |
| 1975 | 954,161 | −285,370 | −23.02% |
| 1974 | 1.24M | −372,721 | −23.12% |
| 1973 | 1.61M | −70,184 | −4.17% |
| 1972 | 1.68M | −279,600 | −14.25% |
| 1971 | 1.96M | +914,552 | +87.31% |
| 1970 | 1.05M | −452,438 | −30.16% |
| 1969 | 1.5M | +224,901 | +17.64% |
| 1968 | 1.28M | +2.15M | +246.49% |
| 1967 | -870,372 | −1.72M | −202.8% |
| 1966 | 846,663 | +73,041 | +9.44% |
| 1965 | 773,622 | −806,303 | −51.03% |
| 1964 | 1.58M | +1.27M | +416.43% |
| 1963 | 305,930 | −79,727 | −20.67% |
| 1962 | 385,657 | +381,555 | +9,301.68% |
| 1961 | 4,102 | −91,972 | −95.73% |
| 1960 | 96,074 | — | — |
Net migration is the number of people arriving in a country minus the number leaving it, counting both citizens and foreigners. A positive value means net inflow, a negative one net outflow. The UN Population Division publishes the indicator at five-year intervals and derives it residually, as the difference between the actual change in population and natural increase, so errors of registration end up inside it as well.
Important: The value refers to a five-year period rather than to a single year; in the years between reference points the figure repeats.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
Annual population growth in percent — natural increase together with migration.
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Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
Demography Total fertility rateHow many children one woman would bear on average if current age-specific fertility held.
Demography Crude birth rateLive births per 1,000 people of population per year.