Population
Net migration
SM.POP.NETM ยท 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 (Pakistan, -1.24 m people).
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Year by year values
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| Germany | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | Pakistan | Iceland | Poland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -334,072 people | 75,448 people | 96,630 people | 104,681 people | 1.23 m people | -268,126 people | -1.24 m people | 2,709 people | -330,820 people |
| 2024 | 36,954 people | 95,246 people | 111,674 people | 121,628 people | 1.29 m people | -318,992 people | -1.4 m people | 3,543 people | -238,062 people |
| 2023 | 609,553 people | 150,189 people | 119,099 people | 144,558 people | 1.32 m people | -567,724 people | -1.62 m people | 4,630 people | -7,824 people |
| 2022 | 981,552 people | 231,228 people | 299,779 people | 224,472 people | 1.32 m people | -293,846 people | -1.32 m people | 6,535 people | 967,744 people |
| 2021 | 310,264 people | 157,327 people | 144,385 people | 106,416 people | 674,787 people | -379,749 people | -565,673 people | 4,911 people | 2,251 people |
| 2020 | 203,468 people | 85,281 people | 236,854 people | 67,598 people | 329,769 people | -91,577 people | -559,291 people | 2,498 people | 3,920 people |
| 2019 | 319,082 people | 46,634 people | 464,783 people | 109,003 people | 1.77 m people | -656,091 people | -1.18 m people | 5,030 people | 7,696 people |
| 2018 | 403,908 people | 83,686 people | 337,467 people | 87,197 people | 1.76 m people | -198,206 people | -1.31 m people | 6,638 people | -223 people |
| 2017 | 452,988 people | 95,147 people | 201,135 people | 86,332 people | 1.86 m people | -94,625 people | -1.57 m people | 8,348 people | -21,535 people |
| 2016 | 517,480 people | 84,568 people | 106,474 people | 88,743 people | 1.89 m people | -153,056 people | -2.29 m people | 4,128 people | -5,675 people |
| 2015 | 1.18 m people | 39,389 people | -1,979 people | 55,585 people | 1.72 m people | -646,941 people | -2.17 m people | 1,499 people | 3,887 people |
| 2014 | 592,338 people | 52,679 people | -97,870 people | 36,591 people | 1.67 m people | -371,108 people | -2.04 m people | 1,139 people | 5,525 people |
| 2013 | 462,384 people | 158,090 people | -250,741 people | 19,973 people | 1.66 m people | -188,951 people | -1.91 m people | 1,666 people | 12,402 people |
| 2012 | 199,143 people | 252,524 people | -153,486 people | 14,861 people | 1.63 m people | -58,864 people | -1.65 m people | -277 people | 4,635 people |
| 2011 | 295,282 people | 198,544 people | 60,761 people | 31,224 people | 1.62 m people | -416,189 people | -890,633 people | -1,393 people | 45,951 people |
| 2010 | 130,116 people | 274,387 people | 69,406 people | 33,703 people | 1.59 m people | -184,144 people | -431,902 people | -2,055 people | 119,623 people |
| 2009 | 46,533 people | 283,676 people | 129,557 people | 39,832 people | 1.39 m people | -177,135 people | -18,298 people | -4,785 people | -8,283 people |
| 2008 | -23,341 people | 422,534 people | 434,135 people | 32,406 people | 1.42 m people | -764,370 people | -140,746 people | 1,138 people | -42,288 people |
| 2007 | -24,772 people | 495,092 people | 772,317 people | -304 people | 1.37 m people | -1.04 m people | 576,349 people | 5,254 people | -51,235 people |
| 2006 | -489,056 people | 215,995 people | 659,720 people | -25,401 people | 1.35 m people | -759,559 people | -183,933 people | 5,300 people | -68,882 people |
| 2005 | 81,351 people | 258,702 people | 629,803 people | -22,496 people | 1.37 m people | -103,701 people | -189,899 people | 3,925 people | -41,942 people |
| 2004 | 81,735 people | 417,970 people | 661,158 people | -9,230 people | 1.31 m people | -770,977 people | -64,669 people | 610 people | -38,216 people |
| 2003 | 142,009 people | 478,578 people | 658,428 people | 7,937 people | 1.33 m people | -613,223 people | -219,118 people | -204 people | -19,039 people |
| 2002 | 218,795 people | 223,861 people | 737,880 people | 28,824 people | 1.34 m people | -761,291 people | -653,758 people | -333 people | -16,462 people |
| 2001 | 272,875 people | 48,903 people | 181,307 people | 56,096 people | 1.31 m people | -176,419 people | -54,727 people | 867 people | -16,648 people |
| 2000 | 174,594 people | 56,065 people | 176,269 people | 59,308 people | 1.25 m people | -62,622 people | 252,869 people | 1,877 people | -15,921 people |
| 1999 | 219,280 people | 54,405 people | 178,559 people | 47,179 people | 1.16 m people | -96,102 people | -134,510 people | 1,165 people | -53,035 people |
| 1998 | -754,469 people | 67,985 people | 182,926 people | 52,058 people | 1.23 m people | -40,472 people | -112,191 people | 1,014 people | -39,509 people |
| 1997 | 93,281 people | 50,539 people | 165,345 people | 31,302 people | 1.12 m people | -279,251 people | -55,539 people | 225 people | -44,230 people |
| 1996 | 281,280 people | 53,450 people | 162,704 people | 21,792 people | 1.14 m people | -250,750 people | -60,855 people | -511 people | -45,349 people |
| 1995 | 398,077 people | -460,287 people | 162,434 people | 15,056 people | 1.17 m people | -365,986 people | 11,534 people | -1,354 people | -52,989 people |
| 1994 | 315,585 people | 502,750 people | 160,407 people | 20,193 people | 1.18 m people | -723,641 people | -277,100 people | -804 people | -41,845 people |
| 1993 | 462,096 people | 24,321 people | 160,907 people | 44,514 people | 1.23 m people | -373,316 people | -139,493 people | -194 people | -48,805 people |
| 1992 | 811,606 people | 51,747 people | 177,544 people | 50,148 people | 1.3 m people | -142,985 people | -718,387 people | -225 people | -46,893 people |
| 1991 | 602,638 people | 19,721 people | 122,841 people | 51,670 people | 1.2 m people | -544,650 people | -19,668 people | 1,145 people | -55,342 people |
| 1990 | 679,702 people | 35,317 people | -30,684 people | 53,564 people | 1.08 m people | -11,187 people | 275,242 people | -971 people | -50,339 people |
| 1989 | 761,002 people | 19,540 people | -25,892 people | 31,165 people | 400,998 people | -313,476 people | -17,164 people | -994 people | -49,192 people |
| 1988 | 515,962 people | 18,553 people | -17,663 people | 31,026 people | 460,778 people | -282,194 people | 38,139 people | 1,572 people | -101,671 people |
| 1987 | 174,272 people | 7,825 people | -12,681 people | 39,559 people | 480,815 people | -169,170 people | 146,364 people | 944 people | -32,310 people |
| 1986 | 212,822 people | -6,206 people | -13,540 people | 30,380 people | 493,082 people | -79,190 people | 111,045 people | -335 people | -22,520 people |
| 1985 | 103,556 people | 6,911 people | -589 people | 27,356 people | 598,777 people | -60,929 people | 68,860 people | -628 people | -27,277 people |
| 1984 | -150,771 people | 203 people | 2,754 people | 12,902 people | 622,793 people | -51,961 people | -319,242 people | -328 people | -18,402 people |
| 1983 | -81,349 people | -3,733 people | 1,241 people | 11,007 people | 662,840 people | -43,756 people | -4,753 people | 170 people | -26,724 people |
| 1982 | -58,121 people | -24,223 people | -7,384 people | 7,644 people | 600,149 people | -36,181 people | 294,252 people | 616 people | -34,980 people |
| 1981 | 130,713 people | 7,182 people | 2,563 people | 17,643 people | 583,070 people | -28,016 people | 555,032 people | 157 people | -16,155 people |
| 1980 | 324,203 people | 295,642 people | 20,166 people | 54,010 people | 595,916 people | -20,129 people | 1.08 m people | -629 people | -42,420 people |
| 1979 | 237,705 people | 42,637 people | -5,929 people | 42,772 people | 503,559 people | -13,704 people | 450,003 people | -572 people | -22,162 people |
| 1978 | 117,167 people | 43,932 people | -2,504 people | 26,639 people | 556,521 people | -9,916 people | 111,386 people | -781 people | -62,936 people |
| 1977 | 33,881 people | 42,246 people | -1,332 people | 19,809 people | 577,060 people | -15,323 people | 85,250 people | -1,079 people | -33,496 people |
| 1976 | -79,761 people | 40,885 people | 2,804 people | 18,774 people | 635,590 people | -55,109 people | 48,238 people | -1,181 people | -25,716 people |
| 1975 | -207,740 people | 43,051 people | -218 people | 68,569 people | 655,078 people | -115,173 people | -1,710 people | -388 people | -31,346 people |
| 1974 | -15,126 people | 42,487 people | 105,838 people | 31,645 people | 706,978 people | -175,239 people | -34,785 people | 209 people | -18,273 people |
| 1973 | 386,881 people | 41,631 people | 8,624 people | 18,705 people | 783,163 people | -214,997 people | -58,012 people | -310 people | -29,335 people |
| 1972 | 336,015 people | 43,182 people | 7,935 people | 17,470 people | 833,543 people | -215,650 people | -69,209 people | 362 people | -15,004 people |
| 1971 | 450,328 people | -58,627 people | 7,363 people | 32,756 people | 833,549 people | -180,153 people | -68,357 people | -231 people | -31,767 people |
| 1970 | -273,498 people | -62,216 people | -60,580 people | 32,438 people | 744,902 people | -126,510 people | -58,281 people | -1,754 people | -66,859 people |
| 1969 | 584,017 people | -45,346 people | -49,956 people | 21,850 people | 523,740 people | -72,836 people | -57,406 people | -1,414 people | -26,744 people |
| 1968 | 293,307 people | -50,149 people | -46,088 people | 7,243 people | 594,514 people | -37,290 people | -58,721 people | -448 people | -11,905 people |
| 1967 | -174,155 people | -37,992 people | -42,344 people | -10,673 people | 585,410 people | 1.25 m people | -59,932 people | 47 people | -25,479 people |
| 1966 | 134,107 people | -35,352 people | -41,467 people | 20,740 people | 637,692 people | 4,165 people | -61,025 people | 39 people | -17,158 people |
| 1965 | 338,258 people | -36,267 people | -42,476 people | 19,444 people | 644,902 people | -130,900 people | -62,070 people | -194 people | -21,658 people |
| 1964 | 69,825 people | -27,368 people | -41,461 people | 15,014 people | 618,635 people | -1.25 m people | -63,298 people | -67 people | -23,273 people |
| 1963 | 205,976 people | -28,198 people | -44,446 people | -21 people | 639,495 people | -31,383 people | -64,552 people | -113 people | -13,770 people |
| 1962 | 276,505 people | -25,840 people | -45,211 people | 18,024 people | 625,617 people | -31,305 people | -65,780 people | -228 people | -31,021 people |
| 1961 | 27,534 people | -129,761 people | -46,517 people | 8,258 people | 580,333 people | -25,578 people | -66,991 people | 164 people | -20,044 people |
| 1960 | 212,666 people | -140,765 people | -154,869 people | -13,235 people | 422,708 people | -16,927 people | 0 people | -269 people | -6,306 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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