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 (Netherlands, 104,681 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	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	China	South Sudan	France	Slovenia	Austria
2025	-334,072 people	75,448 people	96,630 people	104,681 people	-268,126 people	6,145 people	91,737 people	2,711 people	11,254 people
2024	36,954 people	95,246 people	111,674 people	121,628 people	-318,992 people	15,374 people	90,527 people	3,319 people	8,813 people
2023	609,553 people	150,189 people	119,099 people	144,558 people	-567,724 people	455,000 people	91,862 people	5,339 people	4,819 people
2022	981,552 people	231,228 people	299,779 people	224,472 people	-293,846 people	40,259 people	179,377 people	9,014 people	157,365 people
2021	310,264 people	157,327 people	144,385 people	106,416 people	-379,749 people	-154,359 people	131,465 people	2,477 people	52,150 people
2020	203,468 people	85,281 people	236,854 people	67,598 people	-91,577 people	62,935 people	145,593 people	28,514 people	39,601 people
2019	319,082 people	46,634 people	464,783 people	109,003 people	-656,091 people	65,198 people	71,972 people	16,352 people	41,090 people
2018	403,908 people	83,686 people	337,467 people	87,197 people	-198,206 people	157,408 people	132,925 people	14,640 people	35,296 people
2017	452,988 people	95,147 people	201,135 people	86,332 people	-94,625 people	-670,477 people	102,984 people	1,359 people	45,478 people
2016	517,480 people	84,568 people	106,474 people	88,743 people	-153,056 people	-654,225 people	15,548 people	1,195 people	65,976 people
2015	1.18 m people	39,389 people	-1,979 people	55,585 people	-646,941 people	-159,822 people	-345 people	712 people	115,175 people
2014	592,338 people	52,679 people	-97,870 people	36,591 people	-371,108 people	-471,523 people	52,342 people	-70 people	74,375 people
2013	462,384 people	158,090 people	-250,741 people	19,973 people	-188,951 people	65,337 people	116,297 people	639 people	56,726 people
2012	199,143 people	252,524 people	-153,486 people	14,861 people	-58,864 people	125,771 people	103,287 people	1,117 people	45,014 people
2011	295,282 people	198,544 people	60,761 people	31,224 people	-416,189 people	194,325 people	70,178 people	2,190 people	31,887 people
2010	130,116 people	274,387 people	69,406 people	33,703 people	-184,144 people	299,402 people	52,644 people	-410 people	22,570 people
2009	46,533 people	283,676 people	129,557 people	39,832 people	-177,135 people	139,129 people	58,032 people	11,594 people	18,222 people
2008	-23,341 people	422,534 people	434,135 people	32,406 people	-764,370 people	165,557 people	79,528 people	2,971 people	25,405 people
2007	-24,772 people	495,092 people	772,317 people	-304 people	-1.04 m people	167,350 people	91,973 people	14,191 people	24,616 people
2006	-489,056 people	215,995 people	659,720 people	-25,401 people	-759,559 people	153,926 people	132,512 people	6,081 people	25,787 people
2005	81,351 people	258,702 people	629,803 people	-22,496 people	-103,701 people	132,869 people	191,417 people	6,317 people	50,676 people
2004	81,735 people	417,970 people	661,158 people	-9,230 people	-770,977 people	110,182 people	200,629 people	1,759 people	55,007 people
2003	142,009 people	478,578 people	658,428 people	7,937 people	-613,223 people	91,951 people	195,616 people	3,218 people	44,362 people
2002	218,795 people	223,861 people	737,880 people	28,824 people	-761,291 people	82,847 people	191,373 people	1,975 people	37,508 people
2001	272,875 people	48,903 people	181,307 people	56,096 people	-176,419 people	77,856 people	179,476 people	4,527 people	39,866 people
2000	174,594 people	56,065 people	176,269 people	59,308 people	-62,622 people	74,227 people	171,637 people	3,124 people	17,631 people
1999	219,280 people	54,405 people	178,559 people	47,179 people	-96,102 people	70,271 people	169,448 people	10,291 people	19,949 people
1998	-754,469 people	67,985 people	182,926 people	52,058 people	-40,472 people	64,285 people	20,216 people	-5,280 people	8,702 people
1997	93,281 people	50,539 people	165,345 people	31,302 people	-279,251 people	48,280 people	-15,255 people	-1,298 people	1,589 people
1996	281,280 people	53,450 people	162,704 people	21,792 people	-250,750 people	17,953 people	-21,463 people	-2,456 people	4,077 people
1995	398,077 people	-460,287 people	162,434 people	15,056 people	-365,986 people	17,077 people	-17,128 people	356 people	1,890 people
1994	315,585 people	502,750 people	160,407 people	20,193 people	-723,641 people	16,407 people	-4,232 people	-153 people	3,113 people
1993	462,096 people	24,321 people	160,907 people	44,514 people	-373,316 people	15,772 people	16,892 people	-4,641 people	33,688 people
1992	811,606 people	51,747 people	177,544 people	50,148 people	-142,985 people	15,077 people	61,964 people	-5,547 people	71,451 people
1991	602,638 people	19,721 people	122,841 people	51,670 people	-544,650 people	14,327 people	35,201 people	-3,325 people	77,417 people
1990	679,702 people	35,317 people	-30,684 people	53,564 people	-11,187 people	12,988 people	43,323 people	618 people	59,873 people
1989	761,002 people	19,540 people	-25,892 people	31,165 people	-313,476 people	-130,821 people	82,052 people	-2,718 people	46,232 people
1988	515,962 people	18,553 people	-17,663 people	31,026 people	-282,194 people	-97,065 people	69,935 people	-3,023 people	13,807 people
1987	174,272 people	7,825 people	-12,681 people	39,559 people	-169,170 people	-11,976 people	59,890 people	2,972 people	1,434 people
1986	212,822 people	-6,206 people	-13,540 people	30,380 people	-79,190 people	-10,973 people	51,642 people	32,700 people	6,630 people
1985	103,556 people	6,911 people	-589 people	27,356 people	-60,929 people	-9,986 people	66,149 people	3,404 people	5,940 people
1984	-150,771 people	203 people	2,754 people	12,902 people	-51,961 people	-8,984 people	76,175 people	3,280 people	2,906 people
1983	-81,349 people	-3,733 people	1,241 people	11,007 people	-43,756 people	-7,986 people	88,166 people	3,613 people	-1,474 people
1982	-58,121 people	-24,223 people	-7,384 people	7,644 people	-36,181 people	-6,983 people	81,084 people	-8,695 people	-22,711 people
1981	130,713 people	7,182 people	2,563 people	17,643 people	-28,016 people	-5,994 people	69,365 people	-5,016 people	29,590 people
1980	324,203 people	295,642 people	20,166 people	54,010 people	-20,129 people	-4,997 people	54,718 people	3,128 people	9,811 people
1979	237,705 people	42,637 people	-5,929 people	42,772 people	-13,704 people	-3,997 people	34,295 people	2,107 people	-1,785 people
1978	117,167 people	43,932 people	-2,504 people	26,639 people	-9,916 people	-2,998 people	18,692 people	2,113 people	-8,131 people
1977	33,881 people	42,246 people	-1,332 people	19,809 people	-15,323 people	-1,997 people	44,918 people	2,584 people	13,245 people
1976	-79,761 people	40,885 people	2,804 people	18,774 people	-55,109 people	-995 people	59,515 people	2,226 people	8,336 people
1975	-207,740 people	43,051 people	-218 people	68,569 people	-115,173 people	-395 people	16,139 people	2,421 people	-24,253 people
1974	-15,126 people	42,487 people	105,838 people	31,645 people	-175,239 people	-192 people	26,203 people	3,145 people	-16,276 people
1973	386,881 people	41,631 people	8,624 people	18,705 people	-214,997 people	0 people	103,910 people	2,175 people	34,856 people
1972	336,015 people	43,182 people	7,935 people	17,470 people	-215,650 people	193 people	101,223 people	2,924 people	36,703 people
1971	450,328 people	-58,627 people	7,363 people	32,756 people	-180,153 people	394 people	144,321 people	2,286 people	32,392 people
1970	-273,498 people	-62,216 people	-60,580 people	32,438 people	-126,510 people	587 people	182,941 people	260 people	10,601 people
1969	584,017 people	-45,346 people	-49,956 people	21,850 people	-72,836 people	786 people	160,403 people	685 people	5,896 people
1968	293,307 people	-50,149 people	-46,088 people	7,243 people	-37,290 people	995 people	113,115 people	438 people	-6,880 people
1967	-174,155 people	-37,992 people	-42,344 people	-10,673 people	1.25 m people	1,194 people	63,018 people	-192 people	21,285 people
1966	134,107 people	-35,352 people	-41,467 people	20,740 people	4,165 people	1,386 people	96,097 people	-1,262 people	18,656 people
1965	338,258 people	-36,267 people	-42,476 people	19,444 people	-130,900 people	1,591 people	82,879 people	-1,421 people	10,719 people
1964	69,825 people	-27,368 people	-41,461 people	15,014 people	-1.25 m people	1,785 people	163,039 people	-349 people	3,646 people
1963	205,976 people	-28,198 people	-44,446 people	-21 people	-31,383 people	1,591 people	190,925 people	-180 people	4,774 people
1962	276,505 people	-25,840 people	-45,211 people	18,024 people	-31,305 people	1,386 people	141,634 people	148 people	1,509 people
1961	27,534 people	-129,761 people	-46,517 people	8,258 people	-25,578 people	1,194 people	128,618 people	-306 people	-2,760 people
1960	212,666 people	-140,765 people	-154,869 people	-13,235 people	-16,927 people	995 people	143,032 people	-929 people	-1,732 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.

Text published by the World Bank for indicator SM.POP.NETM, reproduced unchanged.

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