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 | United States | China | South Sudan | Austria | Latvia | Albania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -334,072 people | 75,448 people | 96,630 people | 1.23 m people | -268,126 people | 6,145 people | 11,254 people | -7,330 people | -24,230 people |
| 2024 | 36,954 people | 95,246 people | 111,674 people | 1.29 m people | -318,992 people | 15,374 people | 8,813 people | -2,225 people | -24,472 people |
| 2023 | 609,553 people | 150,189 people | 119,099 people | 1.32 m people | -567,724 people | 455,000 people | 4,819 people | 7,966 people | -25,357 people |
| 2022 | 981,552 people | 231,228 people | 299,779 people | 1.32 m people | -293,846 people | 40,259 people | 157,365 people | 22,027 people | -16,426 people |
| 2021 | 310,264 people | 157,327 people | 144,385 people | 674,787 people | -379,749 people | -154,359 people | 52,150 people | -280 people | -32,848 people |
| 2020 | 203,468 people | 85,281 people | 236,854 people | 329,769 people | -91,577 people | 62,935 people | 39,601 people | -3,147 people | -16,680 people |
| 2019 | 319,082 people | 46,634 people | 464,783 people | 1.77 m people | -656,091 people | 65,198 people | 41,090 people | -3,416 people | -23,094 people |
| 2018 | 403,908 people | 83,686 people | 337,467 people | 1.76 m people | -198,206 people | 157,408 people | 35,296 people | -4,972 people | -15,032 people |
| 2017 | 452,988 people | 95,147 people | 201,135 people | 1.86 m people | -94,625 people | -670,477 people | 45,478 people | -7,867 people | -14,901 people |
| 2016 | 517,480 people | 84,568 people | 106,474 people | 1.89 m people | -153,056 people | -654,225 people | 65,976 people | -12,327 people | -9,347 people |
| 2015 | 1.18 m people | 39,389 people | -1,979 people | 1.72 m people | -646,941 people | -159,822 people | 115,175 people | -10,826 people | -20,500 people |
| 2014 | 592,338 people | 52,679 people | -97,870 people | 1.67 m people | -371,108 people | -471,523 people | 74,375 people | -8,799 people | -21,706 people |
| 2013 | 462,384 people | 158,090 people | -250,741 people | 1.66 m people | -188,951 people | 65,337 people | 56,726 people | -14,386 people | -20,681 people |
| 2012 | 199,143 people | 252,524 people | -153,486 people | 1.63 m people | -58,864 people | 125,771 people | 45,014 people | -11,914 people | -19,845 people |
| 2011 | 295,282 people | 198,544 people | 60,761 people | 1.62 m people | -416,189 people | 194,325 people | 31,887 people | -20,202 people | -18,630 people |
| 2010 | 130,116 people | 274,387 people | 69,406 people | 1.59 m people | -184,144 people | 299,402 people | 22,570 people | -36,128 people | -51,907 people |
| 2009 | 46,533 people | 283,676 people | 129,557 people | 1.39 m people | -177,135 people | 139,129 people | 18,222 people | -34,807 people | -51,657 people |
| 2008 | -23,341 people | 422,534 people | 434,135 people | 1.42 m people | -764,370 people | 165,557 people | 25,405 people | -22,445 people | -50,619 people |
| 2007 | -24,772 people | 495,092 people | 772,317 people | 1.37 m people | -1.04 m people | 167,350 people | 24,616 people | -8,027 people | -49,770 people |
| 2006 | -489,056 people | 215,995 people | 659,720 people | 1.35 m people | -759,559 people | 153,926 people | 25,787 people | -9,211 people | -48,882 people |
| 2005 | 81,351 people | 258,702 people | 629,803 people | 1.37 m people | -103,701 people | 132,869 people | 50,676 people | -11,134 people | -48,893 people |
| 2004 | 81,735 people | 417,970 people | 661,158 people | 1.31 m people | -770,977 people | 110,182 people | 55,007 people | -15,136 people | -48,654 people |
| 2003 | 142,009 people | 478,578 people | 658,428 people | 1.33 m people | -613,223 people | 91,951 people | 44,362 people | -11,422 people | -48,517 people |
| 2002 | 218,795 people | 223,861 people | 737,880 people | 1.34 m people | -761,291 people | 82,847 people | 37,508 people | -9,160 people | -45,178 people |
| 2001 | 272,875 people | 48,903 people | 181,307 people | 1.31 m people | -176,419 people | 77,856 people | 39,866 people | -18,634 people | -48,070 people |
| 2000 | 174,594 people | 56,065 people | 176,269 people | 1.25 m people | -62,622 people | 74,227 people | 17,631 people | -15,679 people | -60,531 people |
| 1999 | 219,280 people | 54,405 people | 178,559 people | 1.16 m people | -96,102 people | 70,271 people | 19,949 people | -3,229 people | -63,093 people |
| 1998 | -754,469 people | 67,985 people | 182,926 people | 1.23 m people | -40,472 people | 64,285 people | 8,702 people | -5,504 people | -66,087 people |
| 1997 | 93,281 people | 50,539 people | 165,345 people | 1.12 m people | -279,251 people | 48,280 people | 1,589 people | -9,183 people | -66,188 people |
| 1996 | 281,280 people | 53,450 people | 162,704 people | 1.14 m people | -250,750 people | 17,953 people | 4,077 people | -9,888 people | -68,076 people |
| 1995 | 398,077 people | -460,287 people | 162,434 people | 1.17 m people | -365,986 people | 17,077 people | 1,890 people | -13,288 people | -69,785 people |
| 1994 | 315,585 people | 502,750 people | 160,407 people | 1.18 m people | -723,641 people | 16,407 people | 3,113 people | -21,446 people | -70,165 people |
| 1993 | 462,096 people | 24,321 people | 160,907 people | 1.23 m people | -373,316 people | 15,772 people | 33,688 people | -32,914 people | -68,445 people |
| 1992 | 811,606 people | 51,747 people | 177,544 people | 1.3 m people | -142,985 people | 15,077 people | 71,451 people | -52,180 people | -66,538 people |
| 1991 | 602,638 people | 19,721 people | 122,841 people | 1.2 m people | -544,650 people | 14,327 people | 77,417 people | -12,020 people | -63,689 people |
| 1990 | 679,702 people | 35,317 people | -30,684 people | 1.08 m people | -11,187 people | 12,988 people | 59,873 people | -13,196 people | -60,173 people |
| 1989 | 761,002 people | 19,540 people | -25,892 people | 400,998 people | -313,476 people | -130,821 people | 46,232 people | -4,960 people | -38,835 people |
| 1988 | 515,962 people | 18,553 people | -17,663 people | 460,778 people | -282,194 people | -97,065 people | 13,807 people | 15,784 people | 658 people |
| 1987 | 174,272 people | 7,825 people | -12,681 people | 480,815 people | -169,170 people | -11,976 people | 1,434 people | 19,249 people | -3,250 people |
| 1986 | 212,822 people | -6,206 people | -13,540 people | 493,082 people | -79,190 people | -10,973 people | 6,630 people | 13,972 people | -2,309 people |
| 1985 | 103,556 people | 6,911 people | -589 people | 598,777 people | -60,929 people | -9,986 people | 5,940 people | 12,037 people | -183 people |
| 1984 | -150,771 people | 203 people | 2,754 people | 622,793 people | -51,961 people | -8,984 people | 2,906 people | 8,847 people | 64 people |
| 1983 | -81,349 people | -3,733 people | 1,241 people | 662,840 people | -43,756 people | -7,986 people | -1,474 people | 8,115 people | 66 people |
| 1982 | -58,121 people | -24,223 people | -7,384 people | 600,149 people | -36,181 people | -6,983 people | -22,711 people | 8,116 people | -225 people |
| 1981 | 130,713 people | 7,182 people | 2,563 people | 583,070 people | -28,016 people | -5,994 people | 29,590 people | 6,536 people | -374 people |
| 1980 | 324,203 people | 295,642 people | 20,166 people | 595,916 people | -20,129 people | -4,997 people | 9,811 people | 3,099 people | -601 people |
| 1979 | 237,705 people | 42,637 people | -5,929 people | 503,559 people | -13,704 people | -3,997 people | -1,785 people | 3,661 people | -1,871 people |
| 1978 | 117,167 people | 43,932 people | -2,504 people | 556,521 people | -9,916 people | -2,998 people | -8,131 people | 7,399 people | 3,230 people |
| 1977 | 33,881 people | 42,246 people | -1,332 people | 577,060 people | -15,323 people | -1,997 people | 13,245 people | 11,992 people | -1,417 people |
| 1976 | -79,761 people | 40,885 people | 2,804 people | 635,590 people | -55,109 people | -995 people | 8,336 people | 8,870 people | -1,684 people |
| 1975 | -207,740 people | 43,051 people | -218 people | 655,078 people | -115,173 people | -395 people | -24,253 people | 12,166 people | -2,610 people |
| 1974 | -15,126 people | 42,487 people | 105,838 people | 706,978 people | -175,239 people | -192 people | -16,276 people | 14,420 people | -1,880 people |
| 1973 | 386,881 people | 41,631 people | 8,624 people | 783,163 people | -214,997 people | 0 people | 34,856 people | 15,997 people | -1,419 people |
| 1972 | 336,015 people | 43,182 people | 7,935 people | 833,543 people | -215,650 people | 193 people | 36,703 people | 11,077 people | -1,588 people |
| 1971 | 450,328 people | -58,627 people | 7,363 people | 833,549 people | -180,153 people | 394 people | 32,392 people | 10,846 people | -911 people |
| 1970 | -273,498 people | -62,216 people | -60,580 people | 744,902 people | -126,510 people | 587 people | 10,601 people | 12,494 people | 92 people |
| 1969 | 584,017 people | -45,346 people | -49,956 people | 523,740 people | -72,836 people | 786 people | 5,896 people | 13,718 people | 2,665 people |
| 1968 | 293,307 people | -50,149 people | -46,088 people | 594,514 people | -37,290 people | 995 people | -6,880 people | 13,465 people | 10,490 people |
| 1967 | -174,155 people | -37,992 people | -42,344 people | 585,410 people | 1.25 m people | 1,194 people | 21,285 people | 14,177 people | 12,252 people |
| 1966 | 134,107 people | -35,352 people | -41,467 people | 637,692 people | 4,165 people | 1,386 people | 18,656 people | 13,465 people | 11,858 people |
| 1965 | 338,258 people | -36,267 people | -42,476 people | 644,902 people | -130,900 people | 1,591 people | 10,719 people | 13,218 people | 9,617 people |
| 1964 | 69,825 people | -27,368 people | -41,461 people | 618,635 people | -1.25 m people | 1,785 people | 3,646 people | 13,010 people | 6,604 people |
| 1963 | 205,976 people | -28,198 people | -44,446 people | 639,495 people | -31,383 people | 1,591 people | 4,774 people | 12,308 people | 4,091 people |
| 1962 | 276,505 people | -25,840 people | -45,211 people | 625,617 people | -31,305 people | 1,386 people | 1,509 people | 12,344 people | 2,325 people |
| 1961 | 27,534 people | -129,761 people | -46,517 people | 580,333 people | -25,578 people | 1,194 people | -2,760 people | 12,364 people | 829 people |
| 1960 | 212,666 people | -140,765 people | -154,869 people | 422,708 people | -16,927 people | 995 people | -1,732 people | 11,420 people | 13,734 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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