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 | Georgia | Bulgaria | Austria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -334,072 people | 75,448 people | 96,630 people | 1.23 m people | -268,126 people | 6,145 people | 1,283 people | -2,961 people | 11,254 people |
| 2024 | 36,954 people | 95,246 people | 111,674 people | 1.29 m people | -318,992 people | 15,374 people | 1,745 people | 524 people | 8,813 people |
| 2023 | 609,553 people | 150,189 people | 119,099 people | 1.32 m people | -567,724 people | 455,000 people | 2,003 people | 5,173 people | 4,819 people |
| 2022 | 981,552 people | 231,228 people | 299,779 people | 1.32 m people | -293,846 people | 40,259 people | 26,999 people | 26,498 people | 157,365 people |
| 2021 | 310,264 people | 157,327 people | 144,385 people | 674,787 people | -379,749 people | -154,359 people | -2,738 people | 11,756 people | 52,150 people |
| 2020 | 203,468 people | 85,281 people | 236,854 people | 329,769 people | -91,577 people | 62,935 people | -2,738 people | 30,167 people | 39,601 people |
| 2019 | 319,082 people | 46,634 people | 464,783 people | 1.77 m people | -656,091 people | 65,198 people | -5,412 people | -2,156 people | 41,090 people |
| 2018 | 403,908 people | 83,686 people | 337,467 people | 1.76 m people | -198,206 people | 157,408 people | -5,176 people | -3,873 people | 35,296 people |
| 2017 | 452,988 people | 95,147 people | 201,135 people | 1.86 m people | -94,625 people | -670,477 people | -7,889 people | -6,109 people | 45,478 people |
| 2016 | 517,480 people | 84,568 people | 106,474 people | 1.89 m people | -153,056 people | -654,225 people | -10,588 people | -9,482 people | 65,976 people |
| 2015 | 1.18 m people | 39,389 people | -1,979 people | 1.72 m people | -646,941 people | -159,822 people | -13,321 people | -4,227 people | 115,175 people |
| 2014 | 592,338 people | 52,679 people | -97,870 people | 1.67 m people | -371,108 people | -471,523 people | -16,047 people | -2,180 people | 74,375 people |
| 2013 | 462,384 people | 158,090 people | -250,741 people | 1.66 m people | -188,951 people | 65,337 people | -40,117 people | -1,324 people | 56,726 people |
| 2012 | 199,143 people | 252,524 people | -153,486 people | 1.63 m people | -58,864 people | 125,771 people | -39,290 people | -26,334 people | 45,014 people |
| 2011 | 295,282 people | 198,544 people | 60,761 people | 1.62 m people | -416,189 people | 194,325 people | -37,847 people | -23,360 people | 31,887 people |
| 2010 | 130,116 people | 274,387 people | 69,406 people | 1.59 m people | -184,144 people | 299,402 people | -36,608 people | -21,668 people | 22,570 people |
| 2009 | 46,533 people | 283,676 people | 129,557 people | 1.39 m people | -177,135 people | 139,129 people | -32,757 people | -19,060 people | 18,222 people |
| 2008 | -23,341 people | 422,534 people | 434,135 people | 1.42 m people | -764,370 people | 165,557 people | -32,463 people | -17,595 people | 25,405 people |
| 2007 | -24,772 people | 495,092 people | 772,317 people | 1.37 m people | -1.04 m people | 167,350 people | -32,142 people | -16,366 people | 24,616 people |
| 2006 | -489,056 people | 215,995 people | 659,720 people | 1.35 m people | -759,559 people | 153,926 people | -31,729 people | -15,184 people | 25,787 people |
| 2005 | 81,351 people | 258,702 people | 629,803 people | 1.37 m people | -103,701 people | 132,869 people | -31,216 people | -14,435 people | 50,676 people |
| 2004 | 81,735 people | 417,970 people | 661,158 people | 1.31 m people | -770,977 people | 110,182 people | -30,614 people | -13,604 people | 55,007 people |
| 2003 | 142,009 people | 478,578 people | 658,428 people | 1.33 m people | -613,223 people | 91,951 people | -31,075 people | -13,183 people | 44,362 people |
| 2002 | 218,795 people | 223,861 people | 737,880 people | 1.34 m people | -761,291 people | 82,847 people | -58,531 people | -12,735 people | 37,508 people |
| 2001 | 272,875 people | 48,903 people | 181,307 people | 1.31 m people | -176,419 people | 77,856 people | -110,969 people | -30,726 people | 39,866 people |
| 2000 | 174,594 people | 56,065 people | 176,269 people | 1.25 m people | -62,622 people | 74,227 people | -135,046 people | -26,211 people | 17,631 people |
| 1999 | 219,280 people | 54,405 people | 178,559 people | 1.16 m people | -96,102 people | 70,271 people | -131,768 people | -23,846 people | 19,949 people |
| 1998 | -754,469 people | 67,985 people | 182,926 people | 1.23 m people | -40,472 people | 64,285 people | -127,962 people | -23,262 people | 8,702 people |
| 1997 | 93,281 people | 50,539 people | 165,345 people | 1.12 m people | -279,251 people | 48,280 people | -133,250 people | -22,963 people | 1,589 people |
| 1996 | 281,280 people | 53,450 people | 162,704 people | 1.14 m people | -250,750 people | 17,953 people | -133,999 people | -21,520 people | 4,077 people |
| 1995 | 398,077 people | -460,287 people | 162,434 people | 1.17 m people | -365,986 people | 17,077 people | -130,201 people | -22,020 people | 1,890 people |
| 1994 | 315,585 people | 502,750 people | 160,407 people | 1.18 m people | -723,641 people | 16,407 people | -147,551 people | -20,984 people | 3,113 people |
| 1993 | 462,096 people | 24,321 people | 160,907 people | 1.23 m people | -373,316 people | 15,772 people | -154,788 people | -19,973 people | 33,688 people |
| 1992 | 811,606 people | 51,747 people | 177,544 people | 1.3 m people | -142,985 people | 15,077 people | -121,647 people | -120,552 people | 71,451 people |
| 1991 | 602,638 people | 19,721 people | 122,841 people | 1.2 m people | -544,650 people | 14,327 people | -111,958 people | -119,356 people | 77,417 people |
| 1990 | 679,702 people | 35,317 people | -30,684 people | 1.08 m people | -11,187 people | 12,988 people | -108,969 people | -116,817 people | 59,873 people |
| 1989 | 761,002 people | 19,540 people | -25,892 people | 400,998 people | -313,476 people | -130,821 people | -85,690 people | -114,705 people | 46,232 people |
| 1988 | 515,962 people | 18,553 people | -17,663 people | 460,778 people | -282,194 people | -97,065 people | -12,189 people | 215 people | 13,807 people |
| 1987 | 174,272 people | 7,825 people | -12,681 people | 480,815 people | -169,170 people | -11,976 people | -10,966 people | 357 people | 1,434 people |
| 1986 | 212,822 people | -6,206 people | -13,540 people | 493,082 people | -79,190 people | -10,973 people | -14,123 people | 1,104 people | 6,630 people |
| 1985 | 103,556 people | 6,911 people | -589 people | 598,777 people | -60,929 people | -9,986 people | -15,208 people | -19,230 people | 5,940 people |
| 1984 | -150,771 people | 203 people | 2,754 people | 622,793 people | -51,961 people | -8,984 people | -12,920 people | -1,032 people | 2,906 people |
| 1983 | -81,349 people | -3,733 people | 1,241 people | 662,840 people | -43,756 people | -7,986 people | -10,906 people | -1,872 people | -1,474 people |
| 1982 | -58,121 people | -24,223 people | -7,384 people | 600,149 people | -36,181 people | -6,983 people | -12,363 people | -1,860 people | -22,711 people |
| 1981 | 130,713 people | 7,182 people | 2,563 people | 583,070 people | -28,016 people | -5,994 people | -12,822 people | -1,830 people | 29,590 people |
| 1980 | 324,203 people | 295,642 people | 20,166 people | 595,916 people | -20,129 people | -4,997 people | -12,593 people | -2,045 people | 9,811 people |
| 1979 | 237,705 people | 42,637 people | -5,929 people | 503,559 people | -13,704 people | -3,997 people | -14,281 people | -872 people | -1,785 people |
| 1978 | 117,167 people | 43,932 people | -2,504 people | 556,521 people | -9,916 people | -2,998 people | -9,755 people | -62,769 people | -8,131 people |
| 1977 | 33,881 people | 42,246 people | -1,332 people | 577,060 people | -15,323 people | -1,997 people | -8,213 people | -11,955 people | 13,245 people |
| 1976 | -79,761 people | 40,885 people | 2,804 people | 635,590 people | -55,109 people | -995 people | -8,952 people | -2,522 people | 8,336 people |
| 1975 | -207,740 people | 43,051 people | -218 people | 655,078 people | -115,173 people | -395 people | -9,605 people | -38,071 people | -24,253 people |
| 1974 | -15,126 people | 42,487 people | 105,838 people | 706,978 people | -175,239 people | -192 people | -10,261 people | -1,402 people | -16,276 people |
| 1973 | 386,881 people | 41,631 people | 8,624 people | 783,163 people | -214,997 people | 0 people | -10,763 people | -5,409 people | 34,856 people |
| 1972 | 336,015 people | 43,182 people | 7,935 people | 833,543 people | -215,650 people | 193 people | -11,097 people | -11,296 people | 36,703 people |
| 1971 | 450,328 people | -58,627 people | 7,363 people | 833,549 people | -180,153 people | 394 people | -10,997 people | -7,654 people | 32,392 people |
| 1970 | -273,498 people | -62,216 people | -60,580 people | 744,902 people | -126,510 people | 587 people | -1,311 people | -11,315 people | 10,601 people |
| 1969 | 584,017 people | -45,346 people | -49,956 people | 523,740 people | -72,836 people | 786 people | 34,301 people | -3,204 people | 5,896 people |
| 1968 | 293,307 people | -50,149 people | -46,088 people | 594,514 people | -37,290 people | 995 people | 37,031 people | -132 people | -6,880 people |
| 1967 | -174,155 people | -37,992 people | -42,344 people | 585,410 people | 1.25 m people | 1,194 people | 34,734 people | -420 people | 21,285 people |
| 1966 | 134,107 people | -35,352 people | -41,467 people | 637,692 people | 4,165 people | 1,386 people | 32,869 people | -144 people | 18,656 people |
| 1965 | 338,258 people | -36,267 people | -42,476 people | 644,902 people | -130,900 people | 1,591 people | 18,981 people | -1,406 people | 10,719 people |
| 1964 | 69,825 people | -27,368 people | -41,461 people | 618,635 people | -1.25 m people | 1,785 people | 19,377 people | 505 people | 3,646 people |
| 1963 | 205,976 people | -28,198 people | -44,446 people | 639,495 people | -31,383 people | 1,591 people | 19,405 people | 500 people | 4,774 people |
| 1962 | 276,505 people | -25,840 people | -45,211 people | 625,617 people | -31,305 people | 1,386 people | 18,981 people | 499 people | 1,509 people |
| 1961 | 27,534 people | -129,761 people | -46,517 people | 580,333 people | -25,578 people | 1,194 people | 18,016 people | 378 people | -2,760 people |
| 1960 | 212,666 people | -140,765 people | -154,869 people | 422,708 people | -16,927 people | 995 people | 16,740 people | -1,112 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.
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