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

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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Annual values by country
	Germany	Italy	Spain	United States	China	South Sudan	Hungary	Lithuania	Luxembourg
2025	-334,072 people	75,448 people	96,630 people	1.23 m people	-268,126 people	6,145 people	-16,331 people	-24,618 people	5,237 people
2024	36,954 people	95,246 people	111,674 people	1.29 m people	-318,992 people	15,374 people	16,223 people	2,617 people	5,677 people
2023	609,553 people	150,189 people	119,099 people	1.32 m people	-567,724 people	455,000 people	49,213 people	44,935 people	5,905 people
2022	981,552 people	231,228 people	299,779 people	1.32 m people	-293,846 people	40,259 people	41,871 people	72,100 people	13,194 people
2021	310,264 people	157,327 people	144,385 people	674,787 people	-379,749 people	-154,359 people	20,372 people	19,657 people	8,724 people
2020	203,468 people	85,281 people	236,854 people	329,769 people	-91,577 people	62,935 people	9,147 people	19,884 people	6,967 people
2019	319,082 people	46,634 people	464,783 people	1.77 m people	-656,091 people	65,198 people	34,339 people	10,665 people	10,503 people
2018	403,908 people	83,686 people	337,467 people	1.76 m people	-198,206 people	157,408 people	34,190 people	-3,459 people	10,145 people
2017	452,988 people	95,147 people	201,135 people	1.86 m people	-94,625 people	-670,477 people	20,200 people	-28,027 people	9,643 people
2016	517,480 people	84,568 people	106,474 people	1.89 m people	-153,056 people	-654,225 people	68 people	-30,612 people	12,760 people
2015	1.18 m people	39,389 people	-1,979 people	1.72 m people	-646,941 people	-159,822 people	13,856 people	-22,560 people	11,377 people
2014	592,338 people	52,679 people	-97,870 people	1.67 m people	-371,108 people	-471,523 people	11,581 people	-12,387 people	11,217 people
2013	462,384 people	158,090 people	-250,741 people	1.66 m people	-188,951 people	65,337 people	5,635 people	-16,769 people	10,535 people
2012	199,143 people	252,524 people	-153,486 people	1.63 m people	-58,864 people	125,771 people	15,286 people	-21,387 people	10,273 people
2011	295,282 people	198,544 people	60,761 people	1.62 m people	-416,189 people	194,325 people	1,859 people	-38,518 people	10,918 people
2010	130,116 people	274,387 people	69,406 people	1.59 m people	-184,144 people	299,402 people	10,592 people	-78,887 people	7,909 people
2009	46,533 people	283,676 people	129,557 people	1.39 m people	-177,135 people	139,129 people	17,281 people	-32,186 people	6,855 people
2008	-23,341 people	422,534 people	434,135 people	1.42 m people	-764,370 people	165,557 people	16,166 people	-16,482 people	7,969 people
2007	-24,772 people	495,092 people	772,317 people	1.37 m people	-1.04 m people	167,350 people	13,697 people	-21,815 people	6,244 people
2006	-489,056 people	215,995 people	659,720 people	1.35 m people	-759,559 people	153,926 people	19,890 people	-24,730 people	5,557 people
2005	81,351 people	258,702 people	629,803 people	1.37 m people	-103,701 people	132,869 people	16,925 people	-51,357 people	6,310 people
2004	81,735 people	417,970 people	661,158 people	1.31 m people	-770,977 people	110,182 people	16,637 people	-32,312 people	4,566 people
2003	142,009 people	478,578 people	658,428 people	1.33 m people	-613,223 people	91,951 people	13,879 people	-22,701 people	5,581 people
2002	218,795 people	223,861 people	737,880 people	1.34 m people	-761,291 people	82,847 people	2,822 people	-12,627 people	2,759 people
2001	272,875 people	48,903 people	181,307 people	1.31 m people	-176,419 people	77,856 people	10,386 people	-24,733 people	3,427 people
2000	174,594 people	56,065 people	176,269 people	1.25 m people	-62,622 people	74,227 people	13,414 people	-16,077 people	4,516 people
1999	219,280 people	54,405 people	178,559 people	1.16 m people	-96,102 people	70,271 people	12,819 people	-20,533 people	4,666 people
1998	-754,469 people	67,985 people	182,926 people	1.23 m people	-40,472 people	64,285 people	13,568 people	-22,002 people	3,874 people
1997	93,281 people	50,539 people	165,345 people	1.12 m people	-279,251 people	48,280 people	14,186 people	-22,324 people	3,711 people
1996	281,280 people	53,450 people	162,704 people	1.14 m people	-250,750 people	17,953 people	14,605 people	-23,236 people	3,603 people
1995	398,077 people	-460,287 people	162,434 people	1.17 m people	-365,986 people	17,077 people	14,927 people	-23,509 people	4,385 people
1994	315,585 people	502,750 people	160,407 people	1.18 m people	-723,641 people	16,407 people	15,159 people	-24,104 people	3,900 people
1993	462,096 people	24,321 people	160,907 people	1.23 m people	-373,316 people	15,772 people	15,540 people	-23,949 people	4,055 people
1992	811,606 people	51,747 people	177,544 people	1.3 m people	-142,985 people	15,077 people	16,238 people	-25,175 people	4,101 people
1991	602,638 people	19,721 people	122,841 people	1.2 m people	-544,650 people	14,327 people	16,873 people	-10,744 people	4,067 people
1990	679,702 people	35,317 people	-30,684 people	1.08 m people	-11,187 people	12,988 people	16,991 people	-8,840 people	3,992 people
1989	761,002 people	19,540 people	-25,892 people	400,998 people	-313,476 people	-130,821 people	-16,991 people	-26,985 people	2,999 people
1988	515,962 people	18,553 people	-17,663 people	460,778 people	-282,194 people	-97,065 people	-16,052 people	38,648 people	2,909 people
1987	174,272 people	7,825 people	-12,681 people	480,815 people	-169,170 people	-11,976 people	-16,175 people	10,820 people	2,200 people
1986	212,822 people	-6,206 people	-13,540 people	493,082 people	-79,190 people	-10,973 people	-16,339 people	10,177 people	2,121 people
1985	103,556 people	6,911 people	-589 people	598,777 people	-60,929 people	-9,986 people	-15,890 people	9,417 people	1,067 people
1984	-150,771 people	203 people	2,754 people	622,793 people	-51,961 people	-8,984 people	-16,216 people	8,835 people	346 people
1983	-81,349 people	-3,733 people	1,241 people	662,840 people	-43,756 people	-7,986 people	-16,047 people	8,585 people	376 people
1982	-58,121 people	-24,223 people	-7,384 people	600,149 people	-36,181 people	-6,983 people	-16,531 people	8,163 people	334 people
1981	130,713 people	7,182 people	2,563 people	583,070 people	-28,016 people	-5,994 people	-16,869 people	7,752 people	443 people
1980	324,203 people	295,642 people	20,166 people	595,916 people	-20,129 people	-4,997 people	-17,795 people	7,412 people	840 people
1979	237,705 people	42,637 people	-5,929 people	503,559 people	-13,704 people	-3,997 people	3,629 people	6,932 people	670 people
1978	117,167 people	43,932 people	-2,504 people	556,521 people	-9,916 people	-2,998 people	290 people	7,328 people	3,155 people
1977	33,881 people	42,246 people	-1,332 people	577,060 people	-15,323 people	-1,997 people	-54 people	8,964 people	2,830 people
1976	-79,761 people	40,885 people	2,804 people	635,590 people	-55,109 people	-995 people	-472 people	8,581 people	2,802 people
1975	-207,740 people	43,051 people	-218 people	655,078 people	-115,173 people	-395 people	-335 people	8,170 people	2,794 people
1974	-15,126 people	42,487 people	105,838 people	706,978 people	-175,239 people	-192 people	132 people	7,757 people	2,728 people
1973	386,881 people	41,631 people	8,624 people	783,163 people	-214,997 people	0 people	-1,512 people	7,327 people	2,673 people
1972	336,015 people	43,182 people	7,935 people	833,543 people	-215,650 people	193 people	-8 people	7,185 people	4,143 people
1971	450,328 people	-58,627 people	7,363 people	833,549 people	-180,153 people	394 people	-15 people	7,130 people	4,274 people
1970	-273,498 people	-62,216 people	-60,580 people	744,902 people	-126,510 people	587 people	-96 people	6,530 people	853 people
1969	584,017 people	-45,346 people	-49,956 people	523,740 people	-72,836 people	786 people	-333 people	4,179 people	833 people
1968	293,307 people	-50,149 people	-46,088 people	594,514 people	-37,290 people	995 people	-324 people	6,522 people	850 people
1967	-174,155 people	-37,992 people	-42,344 people	585,410 people	1.25 m people	1,194 people	-414 people	5,251 people	752 people
1966	134,107 people	-35,352 people	-41,467 people	637,692 people	4,165 people	1,386 people	-726 people	4,799 people	2,222 people
1965	338,258 people	-36,267 people	-42,476 people	644,902 people	-130,900 people	1,591 people	-537 people	4,196 people	2,203 people
1964	69,825 people	-27,368 people	-41,461 people	618,635 people	-1.25 m people	1,785 people	-739 people	3,820 people	2,178 people
1963	205,976 people	-28,198 people	-44,446 people	639,495 people	-31,383 people	1,591 people	-822 people	3,428 people	2,080 people
1962	276,505 people	-25,840 people	-45,211 people	625,617 people	-31,305 people	1,386 people	-1,738 people	2,899 people	2,014 people
1961	27,534 people	-129,761 people	-46,517 people	580,333 people	-25,578 people	1,194 people	-1,177 people	2,550 people	1,969 people
1960	212,666 people	-140,765 people	-154,869 people	422,708 people	-16,927 people	995 people	-1,108 people	2,328 people	61 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.

Text published by the World Bank for indicator SM.POP.NETM, reproduced unchanged.

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