Population

Net migration

SM.POP.NETM · people

Annual series published by the World Bank. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.

Countries compared

9 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: -334,072 people for Germany in 2025, over a series running from 1960 to 2025 and 9 countries compared, from the highest (United States, 1.23 m people) to the lowest (Germany, -334,072 people).

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Year by year values

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Annual values by country
	Germany	United Kingdom	Spain	Netherlands	United States	China	South Sudan	Luxembourg	Armenia
2025	-334,072 people	389,911 people	96,630 people	104,681 people	1.23 m people	-268,126 people	6,145 people	5,237 people	-29,013 people
2024	36,954 people	417,114 people	111,674 people	121,628 people	1.29 m people	-318,992 people	15,374 people	5,677 people	-29,966 people
2023	609,553 people	445,523 people	119,099 people	144,558 people	1.32 m people	-567,724 people	455,000 people	5,905 people	75,000 people
2022	981,552 people	487,029 people	299,779 people	224,472 people	1.32 m people	-293,846 people	40,259 people	13,194 people	38,001 people
2021	310,264 people	462,967 people	144,385 people	106,416 people	674,787 people	-379,749 people	-154,359 people	8,724 people	-19,457 people
2020	203,468 people	144,221 people	236,854 people	67,598 people	329,769 people	-91,577 people	62,935 people	6,967 people	-13,046 people
2019	319,082 people	232,727 people	464,783 people	109,003 people	1.77 m people	-656,091 people	65,198 people	10,503 people	-14,330 people
2018	403,908 people	259,744 people	337,467 people	87,197 people	1.76 m people	-198,206 people	157,408 people	10,145 people	-13,129 people
2017	452,988 people	272,311 people	201,135 people	86,332 people	1.86 m people	-94,625 people	-670,477 people	9,643 people	-14,180 people
2016	517,480 people	324,649 people	106,474 people	88,743 people	1.89 m people	-153,056 people	-654,225 people	12,760 people	-14,697 people
2015	1.18 m people	347,839 people	-1,979 people	55,585 people	1.72 m people	-646,941 people	-159,822 people	11,377 people	-15,225 people
2014	592,338 people	306,091 people	-97,870 people	36,591 people	1.67 m people	-371,108 people	-471,523 people	11,217 people	-15,745 people
2013	462,384 people	237,272 people	-250,741 people	19,973 people	1.66 m people	-188,951 people	65,337 people	10,535 people	-16,265 people
2012	199,143 people	172,088 people	-153,486 people	14,861 people	1.63 m people	-58,864 people	125,771 people	10,273 people	-16,782 people
2011	295,282 people	228,773 people	60,761 people	31,224 people	1.62 m people	-416,189 people	194,325 people	10,918 people	-17,296 people
2010	130,116 people	274,811 people	69,406 people	33,703 people	1.59 m people	-184,144 people	299,402 people	7,909 people	-30,009 people
2009	46,533 people	249,639 people	129,557 people	39,832 people	1.39 m people	-177,135 people	139,129 people	6,855 people	-30,357 people
2008	-23,341 people	263,390 people	434,135 people	32,406 people	1.42 m people	-764,370 people	165,557 people	7,969 people	-29,732 people
2007	-24,772 people	309,385 people	772,317 people	-304 people	1.37 m people	-1.04 m people	167,350 people	6,244 people	-29,980 people
2006	-489,056 people	288,923 people	659,720 people	-25,401 people	1.35 m people	-759,559 people	153,926 people	5,557 people	-29,921 people
2005	81,351 people	308,279 people	629,803 people	-22,496 people	1.37 m people	-103,701 people	132,869 people	6,310 people	-29,921 people
2004	81,735 people	276,077 people	661,158 people	-9,230 people	1.31 m people	-770,977 people	110,182 people	4,566 people	-30,103 people
2003	142,009 people	211,846 people	658,428 people	7,937 people	1.33 m people	-613,223 people	91,951 people	5,581 people	-29,616 people
2002	218,795 people	203,577 people	737,880 people	28,824 people	1.34 m people	-761,291 people	82,847 people	2,759 people	-27,792 people
2001	272,875 people	175,133 people	181,307 people	56,096 people	1.31 m people	-176,419 people	77,856 people	3,427 people	-51,303 people
2000	174,594 people	153,917 people	176,269 people	59,308 people	1.25 m people	-62,622 people	74,227 people	4,516 people	-52,780 people
1999	219,280 people	152,653 people	178,559 people	47,179 people	1.16 m people	-96,102 people	70,271 people	4,666 people	-51,871 people
1998	-754,469 people	125,541 people	182,926 people	52,058 people	1.23 m people	-40,472 people	64,285 people	3,874 people	-55,171 people
1997	93,281 people	59,723 people	165,345 people	31,302 people	1.12 m people	-279,251 people	48,280 people	3,711 people	-51,640 people
1996	281,280 people	54,964 people	162,704 people	21,792 people	1.14 m people	-250,750 people	17,953 people	3,603 people	-51,023 people
1995	398,077 people	61,385 people	162,434 people	15,056 people	1.17 m people	-365,986 people	17,077 people	4,385 people	-50,223 people
1994	315,585 people	45,339 people	160,407 people	20,193 people	1.18 m people	-723,641 people	16,407 people	3,900 people	-112,569 people
1993	462,096 people	27,403 people	160,907 people	44,514 people	1.23 m people	-373,316 people	15,772 people	4,055 people	-126,963 people
1992	811,606 people	17,846 people	177,544 people	50,148 people	1.3 m people	-142,985 people	15,077 people	4,101 people	-196,270 people
1991	602,638 people	27,601 people	122,841 people	51,670 people	1.2 m people	-544,650 people	14,327 people	4,067 people	5,422 people
1990	679,702 people	57,132 people	-30,684 people	53,564 people	1.08 m people	-11,187 people	12,988 people	3,992 people	2,122 people
1989	761,002 people	49,586 people	-25,892 people	31,165 people	400,998 people	-313,476 people	-130,821 people	2,999 people	98,517 people
1988	515,962 people	13,952 people	-17,663 people	31,026 people	460,778 people	-282,194 people	-97,065 people	2,909 people	-13,325 people
1987	174,272 people	8,266 people	-12,681 people	39,559 people	480,815 people	-169,170 people	-11,976 people	2,200 people	-26,879 people
1986	212,822 people	41,836 people	-13,540 people	30,380 people	493,082 people	-79,190 people	-10,973 people	2,121 people	-27,727 people
1985	103,556 people	83,164 people	-589 people	27,356 people	598,777 people	-60,929 people	-9,986 people	1,067 people	-27,710 people
1984	-150,771 people	71,107 people	2,754 people	12,902 people	622,793 people	-51,961 people	-8,984 people	346 people	-25,143 people
1983	-81,349 people	27,063 people	1,241 people	11,007 people	662,840 people	-43,756 people	-7,986 people	376 people	-31,993 people
1982	-58,121 people	-61,152 people	-7,384 people	7,644 people	600,149 people	-36,181 people	-6,983 people	334 people	-30,862 people
1981	130,713 people	-83,876 people	2,563 people	17,643 people	583,070 people	-28,016 people	-5,994 people	443 people	-28,487 people
1980	324,203 people	-25,187 people	20,166 people	54,010 people	595,916 people	-20,129 people	-4,997 people	840 people	-26,099 people
1979	237,705 people	11,255 people	-5,929 people	42,772 people	503,559 people	-13,704 people	-3,997 people	670 people	-22,659 people
1978	117,167 people	3,783 people	-2,504 people	26,639 people	556,521 people	-9,916 people	-2,998 people	3,155 people	53,277 people
1977	33,881 people	-21,636 people	-1,332 people	19,809 people	577,060 people	-15,323 people	-1,997 people	2,830 people	53,042 people
1976	-79,761 people	-19,135 people	2,804 people	18,774 people	635,590 people	-55,109 people	-995 people	2,802 people	49,014 people
1975	-207,740 people	-40,241 people	-218 people	68,569 people	655,078 people	-115,173 people	-395 people	2,794 people	17,829 people
1974	-15,126 people	-65,710 people	105,838 people	31,645 people	706,978 people	-175,239 people	-192 people	2,728 people	17,995 people
1973	386,881 people	-33,840 people	8,624 people	18,705 people	783,163 people	-214,997 people	0 people	2,673 people	17,425 people
1972	336,015 people	-1,406 people	7,935 people	17,470 people	833,543 people	-215,650 people	193 people	4,143 people	15,836 people
1971	450,328 people	1,175 people	7,363 people	32,756 people	833,549 people	-180,153 people	394 people	4,274 people	14,094 people
1970	-273,498 people	-15,254 people	-60,580 people	32,438 people	744,902 people	-126,510 people	587 people	853 people	12,700 people
1969	584,017 people	-60,655 people	-49,956 people	21,850 people	523,740 people	-72,836 people	786 people	833 people	17,128 people
1968	293,307 people	-38,852 people	-46,088 people	7,243 people	594,514 people	-37,290 people	995 people	850 people	20,855 people
1967	-174,155 people	-39,659 people	-42,344 people	-10,673 people	585,410 people	1.25 m people	1,194 people	752 people	22,014 people
1966	134,107 people	-27,935 people	-41,467 people	20,740 people	637,692 people	4,165 people	1,386 people	2,222 people	22,131 people
1965	338,258 people	-24,955 people	-42,476 people	19,444 people	644,902 people	-130,900 people	1,591 people	2,203 people	20,809 people
1964	69,825 people	-23,885 people	-41,461 people	15,014 people	618,635 people	-1.25 m people	1,785 people	2,178 people	19,028 people
1963	205,976 people	8,271 people	-44,446 people	-21 people	639,495 people	-31,383 people	1,591 people	2,080 people	16,252 people
1962	276,505 people	76,443 people	-45,211 people	18,024 people	625,617 people	-31,305 people	1,386 people	2,014 people	13,898 people
1961	27,534 people	52,295 people	-46,517 people	8,258 people	580,333 people	-25,578 people	1,194 people	1,969 people	12,102 people
1960	212,666 people	19,953 people	-154,869 people	-13,235 people	422,708 people	-16,927 people	995 people	61 people	11,827 people

World Bank definition

Net migration

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.

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