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 | Netherlands | United States | China | South Sudan | Albania | Lithuania | Greece | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -334,072 people | 75,448 people | 104,681 people | 1.23 m people | -268,126 people | 6,145 people | -24,230 people | -24,618 people | 16,636 people |
| 2024 | 36,954 people | 95,246 people | 121,628 people | 1.29 m people | -318,992 people | 15,374 people | -24,472 people | 2,617 people | -122,772 people |
| 2023 | 609,553 people | 150,189 people | 144,558 people | 1.32 m people | -567,724 people | 455,000 people | -25,357 people | 44,935 people | -159,430 people |
| 2022 | 981,552 people | 231,228 people | 224,472 people | 1.32 m people | -293,846 people | 40,259 people | -16,426 people | 72,100 people | -53,997 people |
| 2021 | 310,264 people | 157,327 people | 106,416 people | 674,787 people | -379,749 people | -154,359 people | -32,848 people | 19,657 people | -160,277 people |
| 2020 | 203,468 people | 85,281 people | 67,598 people | 329,769 people | -91,577 people | 62,935 people | -16,680 people | 19,884 people | 6,353 people |
| 2019 | 319,082 people | 46,634 people | 109,003 people | 1.77 m people | -656,091 people | 65,198 people | -23,094 people | 10,665 people | 36,762 people |
| 2018 | 403,908 people | 83,686 people | 87,197 people | 1.76 m people | -198,206 people | 157,408 people | -15,032 people | -3,459 people | 17,938 people |
| 2017 | 452,988 people | 95,147 people | 86,332 people | 1.86 m people | -94,625 people | -670,477 people | -14,901 people | -28,027 people | 10,483 people |
| 2016 | 517,480 people | 84,568 people | 88,743 people | 1.89 m people | -153,056 people | -654,225 people | -9,347 people | -30,612 people | 10,484 people |
| 2015 | 1.18 m people | 39,389 people | 55,585 people | 1.72 m people | -646,941 people | -159,822 people | -20,500 people | -22,560 people | -43,462 people |
| 2014 | 592,338 people | 52,679 people | 36,591 people | 1.67 m people | -371,108 people | -471,523 people | -21,706 people | -12,387 people | -46,678 people |
| 2013 | 462,384 people | 158,090 people | 19,973 people | 1.66 m people | -188,951 people | 65,337 people | -20,681 people | -16,769 people | -59,323 people |
| 2012 | 199,143 people | 252,524 people | 14,861 people | 1.63 m people | -58,864 people | 125,771 people | -19,845 people | -21,387 people | -65,364 people |
| 2011 | 295,282 people | 198,544 people | 31,224 people | 1.62 m people | -416,189 people | 194,325 people | -18,630 people | -38,518 people | -31,786 people |
| 2010 | 130,116 people | 274,387 people | 33,703 people | 1.59 m people | -184,144 people | 299,402 people | -51,907 people | -78,887 people | 2,001 people |
| 2009 | 46,533 people | 283,676 people | 39,832 people | 1.39 m people | -177,135 people | 139,129 people | -51,657 people | -32,186 people | 18,182 people |
| 2008 | -23,341 people | 422,534 people | 32,406 people | 1.42 m people | -764,370 people | 165,557 people | -50,619 people | -16,482 people | 27,081 people |
| 2007 | -24,772 people | 495,092 people | -304 people | 1.37 m people | -1.04 m people | 167,350 people | -49,770 people | -21,815 people | 25,400 people |
| 2006 | -489,056 people | 215,995 people | -25,401 people | 1.35 m people | -759,559 people | 153,926 people | -48,882 people | -24,730 people | 27,621 people |
| 2005 | 81,351 people | 258,702 people | -22,496 people | 1.37 m people | -103,701 people | 132,869 people | -48,893 people | -51,357 people | 33,297 people |
| 2004 | 81,735 people | 417,970 people | -9,230 people | 1.31 m people | -770,977 people | 110,182 people | -48,654 people | -32,312 people | 29,039 people |
| 2003 | 142,009 people | 478,578 people | 7,937 people | 1.33 m people | -613,223 people | 91,951 people | -48,517 people | -22,701 people | 25,323 people |
| 2002 | 218,795 people | 223,861 people | 28,824 people | 1.34 m people | -761,291 people | 82,847 people | -45,178 people | -12,627 people | 25,692 people |
| 2001 | 272,875 people | 48,903 people | 56,096 people | 1.31 m people | -176,419 people | 77,856 people | -48,070 people | -24,733 people | 60,387 people |
| 2000 | 174,594 people | 56,065 people | 59,308 people | 1.25 m people | -62,622 people | 74,227 people | -60,531 people | -16,077 people | 54,661 people |
| 1999 | 219,280 people | 54,405 people | 47,179 people | 1.16 m people | -96,102 people | 70,271 people | -63,093 people | -20,533 people | 49,930 people |
| 1998 | -754,469 people | 67,985 people | 52,058 people | 1.23 m people | -40,472 people | 64,285 people | -66,087 people | -22,002 people | 47,856 people |
| 1997 | 93,281 people | 50,539 people | 31,302 people | 1.12 m people | -279,251 people | 48,280 people | -66,188 people | -22,324 people | 45,671 people |
| 1996 | 281,280 people | 53,450 people | 21,792 people | 1.14 m people | -250,750 people | 17,953 people | -68,076 people | -23,236 people | 43,444 people |
| 1995 | 398,077 people | -460,287 people | 15,056 people | 1.17 m people | -365,986 people | 17,077 people | -69,785 people | -23,509 people | 42,674 people |
| 1994 | 315,585 people | 502,750 people | 20,193 people | 1.18 m people | -723,641 people | 16,407 people | -70,165 people | -24,104 people | 42,897 people |
| 1993 | 462,096 people | 24,321 people | 44,514 people | 1.23 m people | -373,316 people | 15,772 people | -68,445 people | -23,949 people | 39,829 people |
| 1992 | 811,606 people | 51,747 people | 50,148 people | 1.3 m people | -142,985 people | 15,077 people | -66,538 people | -25,175 people | 41,000 people |
| 1991 | 602,638 people | 19,721 people | 51,670 people | 1.2 m people | -544,650 people | 14,327 people | -63,689 people | -10,744 people | 37,917 people |
| 1990 | 679,702 people | 35,317 people | 53,564 people | 1.08 m people | -11,187 people | 12,988 people | -60,173 people | -8,840 people | 26,294 people |
| 1989 | 761,002 people | 19,540 people | 31,165 people | 400,998 people | -313,476 people | -130,821 people | -38,835 people | -26,985 people | 18,862 people |
| 1988 | 515,962 people | 18,553 people | 31,026 people | 460,778 people | -282,194 people | -97,065 people | 658 people | 38,648 people | 20,557 people |
| 1987 | 174,272 people | 7,825 people | 39,559 people | 480,815 people | -169,170 people | -11,976 people | -3,250 people | 10,820 people | 19,005 people |
| 1986 | 212,822 people | -6,206 people | 30,380 people | 493,082 people | -79,190 people | -10,973 people | -2,309 people | 10,177 people | 19,064 people |
| 1985 | 103,556 people | 6,911 people | 27,356 people | 598,777 people | -60,929 people | -9,986 people | -183 people | 9,417 people | 16,093 people |
| 1984 | -150,771 people | 203 people | 12,902 people | 622,793 people | -51,961 people | -8,984 people | 64 people | 8,835 people | 19,767 people |
| 1983 | -81,349 people | -3,733 people | 11,007 people | 662,840 people | -43,756 people | -7,986 people | 66 people | 8,585 people | 18,655 people |
| 1982 | -58,121 people | -24,223 people | 7,644 people | 600,149 people | -36,181 people | -6,983 people | -225 people | 8,163 people | 19,675 people |
| 1981 | 130,713 people | 7,182 people | 17,643 people | 583,070 people | -28,016 people | -5,994 people | -374 people | 7,752 people | 25,061 people |
| 1980 | 324,203 people | 295,642 people | 54,010 people | 595,916 people | -20,129 people | -4,997 people | -601 people | 7,412 people | 47,460 people |
| 1979 | 237,705 people | 42,637 people | 42,772 people | 503,559 people | -13,704 people | -3,997 people | -1,871 people | 6,932 people | 72,184 people |
| 1978 | 117,167 people | 43,932 people | 26,639 people | 556,521 people | -9,916 people | -2,998 people | 3,230 people | 7,328 people | 60,775 people |
| 1977 | 33,881 people | 42,246 people | 19,809 people | 577,060 people | -15,323 people | -1,997 people | -1,417 people | 8,964 people | 19,193 people |
| 1976 | -79,761 people | 40,885 people | 18,774 people | 635,590 people | -55,109 people | -995 people | -1,684 people | 8,581 people | 89,601 people |
| 1975 | -207,740 people | 43,051 people | 68,569 people | 655,078 people | -115,173 people | -395 people | -2,610 people | 8,170 people | 61,265 people |
| 1974 | -15,126 people | 42,487 people | 31,645 people | 706,978 people | -175,239 people | -192 people | -1,880 people | 7,757 people | -22,590 people |
| 1973 | 386,881 people | 41,631 people | 18,705 people | 783,163 people | -214,997 people | 0 people | -1,419 people | 7,327 people | -42,387 people |
| 1972 | 336,015 people | 43,182 people | 17,470 people | 833,543 people | -215,650 people | 193 people | -1,588 people | 7,185 people | -3,589 people |
| 1971 | 450,328 people | -58,627 people | 32,756 people | 833,549 people | -180,153 people | 394 people | -911 people | 7,130 people | -12,747 people |
| 1970 | -273,498 people | -62,216 people | 32,438 people | 744,902 people | -126,510 people | 587 people | 92 people | 6,530 people | -54,166 people |
| 1969 | 584,017 people | -45,346 people | 21,850 people | 523,740 people | -72,836 people | 786 people | 2,665 people | 4,179 people | -118,544 people |
| 1968 | 293,307 people | -50,149 people | 7,243 people | 594,514 people | -37,290 people | 995 people | 10,490 people | 6,522 people | -429 people |
| 1967 | -174,155 people | -37,992 people | -10,673 people | 585,410 people | 1.25 m people | 1,194 people | 12,252 people | 5,251 people | -55,853 people |
| 1966 | 134,107 people | -35,352 people | 20,740 people | 637,692 people | 4,165 people | 1,386 people | 11,858 people | 4,799 people | 21,206 people |
| 1965 | 338,258 people | -36,267 people | 19,444 people | 644,902 people | -130,900 people | 1,591 people | 9,617 people | 4,196 people | -81,576 people |
| 1964 | 69,825 people | -27,368 people | 15,014 people | 618,635 people | -1.25 m people | 1,785 people | 6,604 people | 3,820 people | -76,678 people |
| 1963 | 205,976 people | -28,198 people | -21 people | 639,495 people | -31,383 people | 1,591 people | 4,091 people | 3,428 people | -77,345 people |
| 1962 | 276,505 people | -25,840 people | 18,024 people | 625,617 people | -31,305 people | 1,386 people | 2,325 people | 2,899 people | -74,972 people |
| 1961 | 27,534 people | -129,761 people | 8,258 people | 580,333 people | -25,578 people | 1,194 people | 829 people | 2,550 people | -61,102 people |
| 1960 | 212,666 people | -140,765 people | -13,235 people | 422,708 people | -16,927 people | 995 people | 13,734 people | 2,328 people | -15,996 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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