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	Netherlands	United States	China	South Sudan	Austria	Croatia	Greece
2025	-334,072 people	75,448 people	104,681 people	1.23 m people	-268,126 people	6,145 people	11,254 people	-3,481 people	16,636 people
2024	36,954 people	95,246 people	121,628 people	1.29 m people	-318,992 people	15,374 people	8,813 people	-5,186 people	-122,772 people
2023	609,553 people	150,189 people	144,558 people	1.32 m people	-567,724 people	455,000 people	4,819 people	10,202 people	-159,430 people
2022	981,552 people	231,228 people	224,472 people	1.32 m people	-293,846 people	40,259 people	157,365 people	11,681 people	-53,997 people
2021	310,264 people	157,327 people	106,416 people	674,787 people	-379,749 people	-154,359 people	52,150 people	-4,517 people	-160,277 people
2020	203,468 people	85,281 people	67,598 people	329,769 people	-91,577 people	62,935 people	39,601 people	-8,552 people	6,353 people
2019	319,082 people	46,634 people	109,003 people	1.77 m people	-656,091 people	65,198 people	41,090 people	-13,239 people	36,762 people
2018	403,908 people	83,686 people	87,197 people	1.76 m people	-198,206 people	157,408 people	35,296 people	-25,016 people	17,938 people
2017	452,988 people	95,147 people	86,332 people	1.86 m people	-94,625 people	-670,477 people	45,478 people	-44,557 people	10,483 people
2016	517,480 people	84,568 people	88,743 people	1.89 m people	-153,056 people	-654,225 people	65,976 people	-32,144 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	115,175 people	-27,501 people	-43,462 people
2014	592,338 people	52,679 people	36,591 people	1.67 m people	-371,108 people	-471,523 people	74,375 people	-13,127 people	-46,678 people
2013	462,384 people	158,090 people	19,973 people	1.66 m people	-188,951 people	65,337 people	56,726 people	-6,245 people	-59,323 people
2012	199,143 people	252,524 people	14,861 people	1.63 m people	-58,864 people	125,771 people	45,014 people	-4,794 people	-65,364 people
2011	295,282 people	198,544 people	31,224 people	1.62 m people	-416,189 people	194,325 people	31,887 people	-17,463 people	-31,786 people
2010	130,116 people	274,387 people	33,703 people	1.59 m people	-184,144 people	299,402 people	22,570 people	-3,995 people	2,001 people
2009	46,533 people	283,676 people	39,832 people	1.39 m people	-177,135 people	139,129 people	18,222 people	1,358 people	18,182 people
2008	-23,341 people	422,534 people	32,406 people	1.42 m people	-764,370 people	165,557 people	25,405 people	6,495 people	27,081 people
2007	-24,772 people	495,092 people	-304 people	1.37 m people	-1.04 m people	167,350 people	24,616 people	8,893 people	25,400 people
2006	-489,056 people	215,995 people	-25,401 people	1.35 m people	-759,559 people	153,926 people	25,787 people	10,852 people	27,621 people
2005	81,351 people	258,702 people	-22,496 people	1.37 m people	-103,701 people	132,869 people	50,676 people	10,629 people	33,297 people
2004	81,735 people	417,970 people	-9,230 people	1.31 m people	-770,977 people	110,182 people	55,007 people	15,445 people	29,039 people
2003	142,009 people	478,578 people	7,937 people	1.33 m people	-613,223 people	91,951 people	44,362 people	12,556 people	25,323 people
2002	218,795 people	223,861 people	28,824 people	1.34 m people	-761,291 people	82,847 people	37,508 people	10,306 people	25,692 people
2001	272,875 people	48,903 people	56,096 people	1.31 m people	-176,419 people	77,856 people	39,866 people	19,298 people	60,387 people
2000	174,594 people	56,065 people	59,308 people	1.25 m people	-62,622 people	74,227 people	17,631 people	-47,629 people	54,661 people
1999	219,280 people	54,405 people	47,179 people	1.16 m people	-96,102 people	70,271 people	19,949 people	-47,418 people	49,930 people
1998	-754,469 people	67,985 people	52,058 people	1.23 m people	-40,472 people	64,285 people	8,702 people	-47,931 people	47,856 people
1997	93,281 people	50,539 people	31,302 people	1.12 m people	-279,251 people	48,280 people	1,589 people	-52,897 people	45,671 people
1996	281,280 people	53,450 people	21,792 people	1.14 m people	-250,750 people	17,953 people	4,077 people	-53,688 people	43,444 people
1995	398,077 people	-460,287 people	15,056 people	1.17 m people	-365,986 people	17,077 people	1,890 people	-51,882 people	42,674 people
1994	315,585 people	502,750 people	20,193 people	1.18 m people	-723,641 people	16,407 people	3,113 people	-50,444 people	42,897 people
1993	462,096 people	24,321 people	44,514 people	1.23 m people	-373,316 people	15,772 people	33,688 people	-49,615 people	39,829 people
1992	811,606 people	51,747 people	50,148 people	1.3 m people	-142,985 people	15,077 people	71,451 people	-47,865 people	41,000 people
1991	602,638 people	19,721 people	51,670 people	1.2 m people	-544,650 people	14,327 people	77,417 people	-31,968 people	37,917 people
1990	679,702 people	35,317 people	53,564 people	1.08 m people	-11,187 people	12,988 people	59,873 people	9,538 people	26,294 people
1989	761,002 people	19,540 people	31,165 people	400,998 people	-313,476 people	-130,821 people	46,232 people	8,471 people	18,862 people
1988	515,962 people	18,553 people	31,026 people	460,778 people	-282,194 people	-97,065 people	13,807 people	7,242 people	20,557 people
1987	174,272 people	7,825 people	39,559 people	480,815 people	-169,170 people	-11,976 people	1,434 people	6,956 people	19,005 people
1986	212,822 people	-6,206 people	30,380 people	493,082 people	-79,190 people	-10,973 people	6,630 people	6,261 people	19,064 people
1985	103,556 people	6,911 people	27,356 people	598,777 people	-60,929 people	-9,986 people	5,940 people	5,550 people	16,093 people
1984	-150,771 people	203 people	12,902 people	622,793 people	-51,961 people	-8,984 people	2,906 people	5,757 people	19,767 people
1983	-81,349 people	-3,733 people	11,007 people	662,840 people	-43,756 people	-7,986 people	-1,474 people	6,323 people	18,655 people
1982	-58,121 people	-24,223 people	7,644 people	600,149 people	-36,181 people	-6,983 people	-22,711 people	7,475 people	19,675 people
1981	130,713 people	7,182 people	17,643 people	583,070 people	-28,016 people	-5,994 people	29,590 people	4,872 people	25,061 people
1980	324,203 people	295,642 people	54,010 people	595,916 people	-20,129 people	-4,997 people	9,811 people	-5,486 people	47,460 people
1979	237,705 people	42,637 people	42,772 people	503,559 people	-13,704 people	-3,997 people	-1,785 people	-5,740 people	72,184 people
1978	117,167 people	43,932 people	26,639 people	556,521 people	-9,916 people	-2,998 people	-8,131 people	-7,329 people	60,775 people
1977	33,881 people	42,246 people	19,809 people	577,060 people	-15,323 people	-1,997 people	13,245 people	-7,339 people	19,193 people
1976	-79,761 people	40,885 people	18,774 people	635,590 people	-55,109 people	-995 people	8,336 people	-7,400 people	89,601 people
1975	-207,740 people	43,051 people	68,569 people	655,078 people	-115,173 people	-395 people	-24,253 people	-7,366 people	61,265 people
1974	-15,126 people	42,487 people	31,645 people	706,978 people	-175,239 people	-192 people	-16,276 people	-8,076 people	-22,590 people
1973	386,881 people	41,631 people	18,705 people	783,163 people	-214,997 people	0 people	34,856 people	-8,335 people	-42,387 people
1972	336,015 people	43,182 people	17,470 people	833,543 people	-215,650 people	193 people	36,703 people	-7,277 people	-3,589 people
1971	450,328 people	-58,627 people	32,756 people	833,549 people	-180,153 people	394 people	32,392 people	-5,608 people	-12,747 people
1970	-273,498 people	-62,216 people	32,438 people	744,902 people	-126,510 people	587 people	10,601 people	-2,359 people	-54,166 people
1969	584,017 people	-45,346 people	21,850 people	523,740 people	-72,836 people	786 people	5,896 people	-2,796 people	-118,544 people
1968	293,307 people	-50,149 people	7,243 people	594,514 people	-37,290 people	995 people	-6,880 people	-2,799 people	-429 people
1967	-174,155 people	-37,992 people	-10,673 people	585,410 people	1.25 m people	1,194 people	21,285 people	-3,518 people	-55,853 people
1966	134,107 people	-35,352 people	20,740 people	637,692 people	4,165 people	1,386 people	18,656 people	-6,341 people	21,206 people
1965	338,258 people	-36,267 people	19,444 people	644,902 people	-130,900 people	1,591 people	10,719 people	-5,253 people	-81,576 people
1964	69,825 people	-27,368 people	15,014 people	618,635 people	-1.25 m people	1,785 people	3,646 people	-2,090 people	-76,678 people
1963	205,976 people	-28,198 people	-21 people	639,495 people	-31,383 people	1,591 people	4,774 people	-1,289 people	-77,345 people
1962	276,505 people	-25,840 people	18,024 people	625,617 people	-31,305 people	1,386 people	1,509 people	-2,176 people	-74,972 people
1961	27,534 people	-129,761 people	8,258 people	580,333 people	-25,578 people	1,194 people	-2,760 people	-6,567 people	-61,102 people
1960	212,666 people	-140,765 people	-13,235 people	422,708 people	-16,927 people	995 people	-1,732 people	-21,768 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.

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

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