Net migration — all countries

Net migration — Pakistan

Net migration in Pakistan in 2025 — -1,235,336 people. Ranked 217 in the world out of 217.

2025 -1.24M people +11.84% vs 2024
World rank 217of 217
Period maximum 1.08M people1980
Period minimum -2.29M people2016

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Net migration — Pakistan, 1960–2025-3M-2M-1M01M2M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0 people1962: -65,780 people1964: -63,298 people1966: -61,025 people1968: -58,721 people1970: -58,281 people1972: -69,209 people1974: -34,785 people1976: 48,238 people1978: 111,386 people1980: 1,078,229 people1982: 294,252 people1984: -319,242 people1986: 111,045 people1988: 38,139 people1990: 275,242 people1992: -718,387 people1994: -277,100 people1996: -60,855 people1998: -112,191 people2000: 252,869 people2002: -653,758 people2004: -64,669 people2006: -183,933 people2008: -140,746 people2010: -431,902 people2012: -1,647,989 people2014: -2,037,920 people2016: -2,290,411 people2018: -1,309,611 people2020: -559,291 people2022: -1,322,625 people2024: -1,401,173 people2025: -1,235,336 people
Change over the period: −1.24M

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Pakistan

Pakistan -1.24M people
World 0 people
South Asia -1.3M people
Southern Asia computed -2.49M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed -1.71M people
Net migration — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 -1.24M +165,837 +11.84%
2024 -1.4M +218,384 +13.48%
2023 -1.62M −296,932 −22.45%
2022 -1.32M −756,952 −133.81%
2021 -565,673 −6,382 −1.14%
2020 -559,291 +617,929 +52.49%
2019 -1.18M +132,391 +10.11%
2018 -1.31M +264,974 +16.83%
2017 -1.57M +715,826 +31.25%
2016 -2.29M −118,249 −5.44%
2015 -2.17M −134,242 −6.59%
2014 -2.04M −131,601 −6.9%
2013 -1.91M −258,330 −15.68%
2012 -1.65M −757,356 −85.04%
2011 -890,633 −458,731 −106.21%
2010 -431,902 −413,604 −2,260.38%
2009 -18,298 +122,448 +87%
2008 -140,746 −717,095 −124.42%
2007 576,349 +760,282 +413.35%
2006 -183,933 +5,966 +3.14%
2005 -189,899 −125,230 −193.65%
2004 -64,669 +154,449 +70.49%
2003 -219,118 +434,640 +66.48%
2002 -653,758 −599,031 −1,094.58%
2001 -54,727 −307,596 −121.64%
2000 252,869 +387,379 +287.99%
1999 -134,510 −22,319 −19.89%
1998 -112,191 −56,652 −102%
1997 -55,539 +5,316 +8.74%
1996 -60,855 −72,389 −627.61%
1995 11,534 +288,634 +104.16%
1994 -277,100 −137,607 −98.65%
1993 -139,493 +578,894 +80.58%
1992 -718,387 −698,719 −3,552.57%
1991 -19,668 −294,910 −107.15%
1990 275,242 +292,406 +1,703.6%
1989 -17,164 −55,303 −145%
1988 38,139 −108,225 −73.94%
1987 146,364 +35,319 +31.81%
1986 111,045 +42,185 +61.26%
1985 68,860 +388,102 +121.57%
1984 -319,242 −314,489 −6,616.64%
1983 -4,753 −299,005 −101.62%
1982 294,252 −260,780 −46.98%
1981 555,032 −523,197 −48.52%
1980 1.08M +628,226 +139.6%
1979 450,003 +338,617 +304%
1978 111,386 +26,136 +30.66%
1977 85,250 +37,012 +76.73%
1976 48,238 +49,948 +2,920.94%
1975 -1,710 +33,075 +95.08%
1974 -34,785 +23,227 +40.04%
1973 -58,012 +11,197 +16.18%
1972 -69,209 −852 −1.25%
1971 -68,357 −10,076 −17.29%
1970 -58,281 −875 −1.52%
1969 -57,406 +1,315 +2.24%
1968 -58,721 +1,211 +2.02%
1967 -59,932 +1,093 +1.79%
1966 -61,025 +1,045 +1.68%
1965 -62,070 +1,228 +1.94%
1964 -63,298 +1,254 +1.94%
1963 -64,552 +1,228 +1.87%
1962 -65,780 +1,211 +1.81%
1961 -66,991 −66,991
1960 0

About the indicator

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.