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

8 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 8 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	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	United States	South Sudan	Cyprus	Moldova
2025	-334,072 people	75,448 people	96,630 people	104,681 people	1.23 m people	6,145 people	7,749 people	-29,766 people
2024	36,954 people	95,246 people	111,674 people	121,628 people	1.29 m people	15,374 people	8,138 people	-27,088 people
2023	609,553 people	150,189 people	119,099 people	144,558 people	1.32 m people	455,000 people	8,697 people	-18,570 people
2022	981,552 people	231,228 people	299,779 people	224,472 people	1.32 m people	40,259 people	9,014 people	89,154 people
2021	310,264 people	157,327 people	144,385 people	106,416 people	674,787 people	-154,359 people	9,341 people	-33,405 people
2020	203,468 people	85,281 people	236,854 people	67,598 people	329,769 people	62,935 people	9,653 people	-33,405 people
2019	319,082 people	46,634 people	464,783 people	109,003 people	1.77 m people	65,198 people	9,983 people	-41,233 people
2018	403,908 people	83,686 people	337,467 people	87,197 people	1.76 m people	157,408 people	10,311 people	-36,085 people
2017	452,988 people	95,147 people	201,135 people	86,332 people	1.86 m people	-670,477 people	10,632 people	-43,871 people
2016	517,480 people	84,568 people	106,474 people	88,743 people	1.89 m people	-654,225 people	10,951 people	-51,642 people
2015	1.18 m people	39,389 people	-1,979 people	55,585 people	1.72 m people	-159,822 people	11,277 people	-59,399 people
2014	592,338 people	52,679 people	-97,870 people	36,591 people	1.67 m people	-471,523 people	11,599 people	-67,175 people
2013	462,384 people	158,090 people	-250,741 people	19,973 people	1.66 m people	65,337 people	11,914 people	-77,571 people
2012	199,143 people	252,524 people	-153,486 people	14,861 people	1.63 m people	125,771 people	12,237 people	-81,215 people
2011	295,282 people	198,544 people	60,761 people	31,224 people	1.62 m people	194,325 people	12,566 people	-82,271 people
2010	130,116 people	274,387 people	69,406 people	33,703 people	1.59 m people	299,402 people	11,793 people	-84,039 people
2009	46,533 people	283,676 people	129,557 people	39,832 people	1.39 m people	139,129 people	11,555 people	-83,546 people
2008	-23,341 people	422,534 people	434,135 people	32,406 people	1.42 m people	165,557 people	11,887 people	-79,593 people
2007	-24,772 people	495,092 people	772,317 people	-304 people	1.37 m people	167,350 people	12,332 people	-75,734 people
2006	-489,056 people	215,995 people	659,720 people	-25,401 people	1.35 m people	153,926 people	12,110 people	-72,061 people
2005	81,351 people	258,702 people	629,803 people	-22,496 people	1.37 m people	132,869 people	12,616 people	-68,681 people
2004	81,735 people	417,970 people	661,158 people	-9,230 people	1.31 m people	110,182 people	12,583 people	-52,491 people
2003	142,009 people	478,578 people	658,428 people	7,937 people	1.33 m people	91,951 people	12,786 people	-46,947 people
2002	218,795 people	223,861 people	737,880 people	28,824 people	1.34 m people	82,847 people	12,814 people	-45,833 people
2001	272,875 people	48,903 people	181,307 people	56,096 people	1.31 m people	77,856 people	11,283 people	-45,043 people
2000	174,594 people	56,065 people	176,269 people	59,308 people	1.25 m people	74,227 people	10,753 people	-43,854 people
1999	219,280 people	54,405 people	178,559 people	47,179 people	1.16 m people	70,271 people	11,023 people	-43,111 people
1998	-754,469 people	67,985 people	182,926 people	52,058 people	1.23 m people	64,285 people	10,942 people	-41,975 people
1997	93,281 people	50,539 people	165,345 people	31,302 people	1.12 m people	48,280 people	10,696 people	-41,743 people
1996	281,280 people	53,450 people	162,704 people	21,792 people	1.14 m people	17,953 people	10,506 people	-33,369 people
1995	398,077 people	-460,287 people	162,434 people	15,056 people	1.17 m people	17,077 people	10,549 people	-31,975 people
1994	315,585 people	502,750 people	160,407 people	20,193 people	1.18 m people	16,407 people	10,305 people	-31,616 people
1993	462,096 people	24,321 people	160,907 people	44,514 people	1.23 m people	15,772 people	10,520 people	-31,526 people
1992	811,606 people	51,747 people	177,544 people	50,148 people	1.3 m people	15,077 people	2,562 people	-30,136 people
1991	602,638 people	19,721 people	122,841 people	51,670 people	1.2 m people	14,327 people	1,294 people	-29,204 people
1990	679,702 people	35,317 people	-30,684 people	53,564 people	1.08 m people	12,988 people	1,371 people	-30,053 people
1989	761,002 people	19,540 people	-25,892 people	31,165 people	400,998 people	-130,821 people	1,903 people	-29,307 people
1988	515,962 people	18,553 people	-17,663 people	31,026 people	460,778 people	-97,065 people	1,727 people	-4,989 people
1987	174,272 people	7,825 people	-12,681 people	39,559 people	480,815 people	-11,976 people	2,465 people	-10,796 people
1986	212,822 people	-6,206 people	-13,540 people	30,380 people	493,082 people	-10,973 people	2,362 people	-8,769 people
1985	103,556 people	6,911 people	-589 people	27,356 people	598,777 people	-9,986 people	2,647 people	-10,627 people
1984	-150,771 people	203 people	2,754 people	12,902 people	622,793 people	-8,984 people	2,485 people	-12,732 people
1983	-81,349 people	-3,733 people	1,241 people	11,007 people	662,840 people	-7,986 people	2,899 people	-10,543 people
1982	-58,121 people	-24,223 people	-7,384 people	7,644 people	600,149 people	-6,983 people	-46 people	-8,412 people
1981	130,713 people	7,182 people	2,563 people	17,643 people	583,070 people	-5,994 people	-1,171 people	-6,452 people
1980	324,203 people	295,642 people	20,166 people	54,010 people	595,916 people	-4,997 people	-2,284 people	-3,693 people
1979	237,705 people	42,637 people	-5,929 people	42,772 people	503,559 people	-3,997 people	-1,232 people	-6,912 people
1978	117,167 people	43,932 people	-2,504 people	26,639 people	556,521 people	-2,998 people	-735 people	3,483 people
1977	33,881 people	42,246 people	-1,332 people	19,809 people	577,060 people	-1,997 people	-521 people	3,245 people
1976	-79,761 people	40,885 people	2,804 people	18,774 people	635,590 people	-995 people	-1,496 people	2,885 people
1975	-207,740 people	43,051 people	-218 people	68,569 people	655,078 people	-395 people	-4,820 people	2,355 people
1974	-15,126 people	42,487 people	105,838 people	31,645 people	706,978 people	-192 people	-8,220 people	1,785 people
1973	386,881 people	41,631 people	8,624 people	18,705 people	783,163 people	0 people	-2,877 people	1,156 people
1972	336,015 people	43,182 people	7,935 people	17,470 people	833,543 people	193 people	-1,037 people	481 people
1971	450,328 people	-58,627 people	7,363 people	32,756 people	833,549 people	394 people	-1,586 people	-61 people
1970	-273,498 people	-62,216 people	-60,580 people	32,438 people	744,902 people	587 people	-2,001 people	606 people
1969	584,017 people	-45,346 people	-49,956 people	21,850 people	523,740 people	786 people	-2,744 people	20,561 people
1968	293,307 people	-50,149 people	-46,088 people	7,243 people	594,514 people	995 people	-3,207 people	19,830 people
1967	-174,155 people	-37,992 people	-42,344 people	-10,673 people	585,410 people	1,194 people	-3,451 people	19,175 people
1966	134,107 people	-35,352 people	-41,467 people	20,740 people	637,692 people	1,386 people	-3,623 people	18,601 people
1965	338,258 people	-36,267 people	-42,476 people	19,444 people	644,902 people	1,591 people	-4,184 people	18,066 people
1964	69,825 people	-27,368 people	-41,461 people	15,014 people	618,635 people	1,785 people	-3,347 people	17,509 people
1963	205,976 people	-28,198 people	-44,446 people	-21 people	639,495 people	1,591 people	-3,005 people	16,816 people
1962	276,505 people	-25,840 people	-45,211 people	18,024 people	625,617 people	1,386 people	-3,441 people	15,884 people
1961	27,534 people	-129,761 people	-46,517 people	8,258 people	580,333 people	1,194 people	-3,695 people	14,818 people
1960	212,666 people	-140,765 people	-154,869 people	-13,235 people	422,708 people	995 people	3,766 people	13,697 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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