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 (Germany, -334,072 people).
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Year by year values
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| Germany | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | South Sudan | Nigeria | Latvia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -334,072 people | 75,448 people | 96,630 people | 104,681 people | 1.23 m people | -268,126 people | 6,145 people | -15,258 people | -7,330 people |
| 2024 | 36,954 people | 95,246 people | 111,674 people | 121,628 people | 1.29 m people | -318,992 people | 15,374 people | -35,202 people | -2,225 people |
| 2023 | 609,553 people | 150,189 people | 119,099 people | 144,558 people | 1.32 m people | -567,724 people | 455,000 people | -57,936 people | 7,966 people |
| 2022 | 981,552 people | 231,228 people | 299,779 people | 224,472 people | 1.32 m people | -293,846 people | 40,259 people | -51,680 people | 22,027 people |
| 2021 | 310,264 people | 157,327 people | 144,385 people | 106,416 people | 674,787 people | -379,749 people | -154,359 people | -86,115 people | -280 people |
| 2020 | 203,468 people | 85,281 people | 236,854 people | 67,598 people | 329,769 people | -91,577 people | 62,935 people | -14,497 people | -3,147 people |
| 2019 | 319,082 people | 46,634 people | 464,783 people | 109,003 people | 1.77 m people | -656,091 people | 65,198 people | -99,722 people | -3,416 people |
| 2018 | 403,908 people | 83,686 people | 337,467 people | 87,197 people | 1.76 m people | -198,206 people | 157,408 people | -76,565 people | -4,972 people |
| 2017 | 452,988 people | 95,147 people | 201,135 people | 86,332 people | 1.86 m people | -94,625 people | -670,477 people | 78,685 people | -7,867 people |
| 2016 | 517,480 people | 84,568 people | 106,474 people | 88,743 people | 1.89 m people | -153,056 people | -654,225 people | 75,265 people | -12,327 people |
| 2015 | 1.18 m people | 39,389 people | -1,979 people | 55,585 people | 1.72 m people | -646,941 people | -159,822 people | -116,162 people | -10,826 people |
| 2014 | 592,338 people | 52,679 people | -97,870 people | 36,591 people | 1.67 m people | -371,108 people | -471,523 people | -19,376 people | -8,799 people |
| 2013 | 462,384 people | 158,090 people | -250,741 people | 19,973 people | 1.66 m people | -188,951 people | 65,337 people | 40,201 people | -14,386 people |
| 2012 | 199,143 people | 252,524 people | -153,486 people | 14,861 people | 1.63 m people | -58,864 people | 125,771 people | 71,138 people | -11,914 people |
| 2011 | 295,282 people | 198,544 people | 60,761 people | 31,224 people | 1.62 m people | -416,189 people | 194,325 people | 67,808 people | -20,202 people |
| 2010 | 130,116 people | 274,387 people | 69,406 people | 33,703 people | 1.59 m people | -184,144 people | 299,402 people | 47,966 people | -36,128 people |
| 2009 | 46,533 people | 283,676 people | 129,557 people | 39,832 people | 1.39 m people | -177,135 people | 139,129 people | -18,422 people | -34,807 people |
| 2008 | -23,341 people | 422,534 people | 434,135 people | 32,406 people | 1.42 m people | -764,370 people | 165,557 people | -13,646 people | -22,445 people |
| 2007 | -24,772 people | 495,092 people | 772,317 people | -304 people | 1.37 m people | -1.04 m people | 167,350 people | -9,162 people | -8,027 people |
| 2006 | -489,056 people | 215,995 people | 659,720 people | -25,401 people | 1.35 m people | -759,559 people | 153,926 people | -12,093 people | -9,211 people |
| 2005 | 81,351 people | 258,702 people | 629,803 people | -22,496 people | 1.37 m people | -103,701 people | 132,869 people | -17,146 people | -11,134 people |
| 2004 | 81,735 people | 417,970 people | 661,158 people | -9,230 people | 1.31 m people | -770,977 people | 110,182 people | 46,370 people | -15,136 people |
| 2003 | 142,009 people | 478,578 people | 658,428 people | 7,937 people | 1.33 m people | -613,223 people | 91,951 people | 33,857 people | -11,422 people |
| 2002 | 218,795 people | 223,861 people | 737,880 people | 28,824 people | 1.34 m people | -761,291 people | 82,847 people | 69,594 people | -9,160 people |
| 2001 | 272,875 people | 48,903 people | 181,307 people | 56,096 people | 1.31 m people | -176,419 people | 77,856 people | 64,163 people | -18,634 people |
| 2000 | 174,594 people | 56,065 people | 176,269 people | 59,308 people | 1.25 m people | -62,622 people | 74,227 people | 74,535 people | -15,679 people |
| 1999 | 219,280 people | 54,405 people | 178,559 people | 47,179 people | 1.16 m people | -96,102 people | 70,271 people | 97,195 people | -3,229 people |
| 1998 | -754,469 people | 67,985 people | 182,926 people | 52,058 people | 1.23 m people | -40,472 people | 64,285 people | 145,575 people | -5,504 people |
| 1997 | 93,281 people | 50,539 people | 165,345 people | 31,302 people | 1.12 m people | -279,251 people | 48,280 people | 96,885 people | -9,183 people |
| 1996 | 281,280 people | 53,450 people | 162,704 people | 21,792 people | 1.14 m people | -250,750 people | 17,953 people | 84,448 people | -9,888 people |
| 1995 | 398,077 people | -460,287 people | 162,434 people | 15,056 people | 1.17 m people | -365,986 people | 17,077 people | 73,243 people | -13,288 people |
| 1994 | 315,585 people | 502,750 people | 160,407 people | 20,193 people | 1.18 m people | -723,641 people | 16,407 people | 128,134 people | -21,446 people |
| 1993 | 462,096 people | 24,321 people | 160,907 people | 44,514 people | 1.23 m people | -373,316 people | 15,772 people | 90,200 people | -32,914 people |
| 1992 | 811,606 people | 51,747 people | 177,544 people | 50,148 people | 1.3 m people | -142,985 people | 15,077 people | 138,412 people | -52,180 people |
| 1991 | 602,638 people | 19,721 people | 122,841 people | 51,670 people | 1.2 m people | -544,650 people | 14,327 people | 42,760 people | -12,020 people |
| 1990 | 679,702 people | 35,317 people | -30,684 people | 53,564 people | 1.08 m people | -11,187 people | 12,988 people | 135,959 people | -13,196 people |
| 1989 | 761,002 people | 19,540 people | -25,892 people | 31,165 people | 400,998 people | -313,476 people | -130,821 people | 99,588 people | -4,960 people |
| 1988 | 515,962 people | 18,553 people | -17,663 people | 31,026 people | 460,778 people | -282,194 people | -97,065 people | 93,510 people | 15,784 people |
| 1987 | 174,272 people | 7,825 people | -12,681 people | 39,559 people | 480,815 people | -169,170 people | -11,976 people | 64,418 people | 19,249 people |
| 1986 | 212,822 people | -6,206 people | -13,540 people | 30,380 people | 493,082 people | -79,190 people | -10,973 people | 29,682 people | 13,972 people |
| 1985 | 103,556 people | 6,911 people | -589 people | 27,356 people | 598,777 people | -60,929 people | -9,986 people | 61,514 people | 12,037 people |
| 1984 | -150,771 people | 203 people | 2,754 people | 12,902 people | 622,793 people | -51,961 people | -8,984 people | 113,758 people | 8,847 people |
| 1983 | -81,349 people | -3,733 people | 1,241 people | 11,007 people | 662,840 people | -43,756 people | -7,986 people | -507,539 people | 8,115 people |
| 1982 | -58,121 people | -24,223 people | -7,384 people | 7,644 people | 600,149 people | -36,181 people | -6,983 people | 101,116 people | 8,116 people |
| 1981 | 130,713 people | 7,182 people | 2,563 people | 17,643 people | 583,070 people | -28,016 people | -5,994 people | 106,723 people | 6,536 people |
| 1980 | 324,203 people | 295,642 people | 20,166 people | 54,010 people | 595,916 people | -20,129 people | -4,997 people | 198,672 people | 3,099 people |
| 1979 | 237,705 people | 42,637 people | -5,929 people | 42,772 people | 503,559 people | -13,704 people | -3,997 people | 137,721 people | 3,661 people |
| 1978 | 117,167 people | 43,932 people | -2,504 people | 26,639 people | 556,521 people | -9,916 people | -2,998 people | 111,258 people | 7,399 people |
| 1977 | 33,881 people | 42,246 people | -1,332 people | 19,809 people | 577,060 people | -15,323 people | -1,997 people | 129,075 people | 11,992 people |
| 1976 | -79,761 people | 40,885 people | 2,804 people | 18,774 people | 635,590 people | -55,109 people | -995 people | 72,889 people | 8,870 people |
| 1975 | -207,740 people | 43,051 people | -218 people | 68,569 people | 655,078 people | -115,173 people | -395 people | 75,603 people | 12,166 people |
| 1974 | -15,126 people | 42,487 people | 105,838 people | 31,645 people | 706,978 people | -175,239 people | -192 people | 44,281 people | 14,420 people |
| 1973 | 386,881 people | 41,631 people | 8,624 people | 18,705 people | 783,163 people | -214,997 people | 0 people | -618 people | 15,997 people |
| 1972 | 336,015 people | 43,182 people | 7,935 people | 17,470 people | 833,543 people | -215,650 people | 193 people | -12,962 people | 11,077 people |
| 1971 | 450,328 people | -58,627 people | 7,363 people | 32,756 people | 833,549 people | -180,153 people | 394 people | -35,639 people | 10,846 people |
| 1970 | -273,498 people | -62,216 people | -60,580 people | 32,438 people | 744,902 people | -126,510 people | 587 people | 7,953 people | 12,494 people |
| 1969 | 584,017 people | -45,346 people | -49,956 people | 21,850 people | 523,740 people | -72,836 people | 786 people | 6,912 people | 13,718 people |
| 1968 | 293,307 people | -50,149 people | -46,088 people | 7,243 people | 594,514 people | -37,290 people | 995 people | 9,615 people | 13,465 people |
| 1967 | -174,155 people | -37,992 people | -42,344 people | -10,673 people | 585,410 people | 1.25 m people | 1,194 people | 18,683 people | 14,177 people |
| 1966 | 134,107 people | -35,352 people | -41,467 people | 20,740 people | 637,692 people | 4,165 people | 1,386 people | 12,513 people | 13,465 people |
| 1965 | 338,258 people | -36,267 people | -42,476 people | 19,444 people | 644,902 people | -130,900 people | 1,591 people | 32,988 people | 13,218 people |
| 1964 | 69,825 people | -27,368 people | -41,461 people | 15,014 people | 618,635 people | -1.25 m people | 1,785 people | 26,411 people | 13,010 people |
| 1963 | 205,976 people | -28,198 people | -44,446 people | -21 people | 639,495 people | -31,383 people | 1,591 people | 27,115 people | 12,308 people |
| 1962 | 276,505 people | -25,840 people | -45,211 people | 18,024 people | 625,617 people | -31,305 people | 1,386 people | 27,906 people | 12,344 people |
| 1961 | 27,534 people | -129,761 people | -46,517 people | 8,258 people | 580,333 people | -25,578 people | 1,194 people | 25,515 people | 12,364 people |
| 1960 | 212,666 people | -140,765 people | -154,869 people | -13,235 people | 422,708 people | -16,927 people | 995 people | 12,131 people | 11,420 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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