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	Denmark	Belgium	Malta
2025	-334,072 people	75,448 people	104,681 people	1.23 m people	-268,126 people	6,145 people	22,103 people	31,989 people	5,161 people
2024	36,954 people	95,246 people	121,628 people	1.29 m people	-318,992 people	15,374 people	25,639 people	36,243 people	6,323 people
2023	609,553 people	150,189 people	144,558 people	1.32 m people	-567,724 people	455,000 people	31,006 people	41,679 people	6,591 people
2022	981,552 people	231,228 people	224,472 people	1.32 m people	-293,846 people	40,259 people	60,219 people	118,615 people	2,480 people
2021	310,264 people	157,327 people	106,416 people	674,787 people	-379,749 people	-154,359 people	26,887 people	24,017 people	4,638 people
2020	203,468 people	85,281 people	67,598 people	329,769 people	-91,577 people	62,935 people	10,851 people	43,777 people	6,904 people
2019	319,082 people	46,634 people	109,003 people	1.77 m people	-656,091 people	65,198 people	9,488 people	58,469 people	20,302 people
2018	403,908 people	83,686 people	87,197 people	1.76 m people	-198,206 people	157,408 people	18,919 people	50,604 people	16,961 people
2017	452,988 people	95,147 people	86,332 people	1.86 m people	-94,625 people	-670,477 people	24,561 people	37,981 people	14,372 people
2016	517,480 people	84,568 people	88,743 people	1.89 m people	-153,056 people	-654,225 people	33,391 people	28,090 people	8,624 people
2015	1.18 m people	39,389 people	55,585 people	1.72 m people	-646,941 people	-159,822 people	42,284 people	63,536 people	9,588 people
2014	592,338 people	52,679 people	36,591 people	1.67 m people	-371,108 people	-471,523 people	27,242 people	37,472 people	9,192 people
2013	462,384 people	158,090 people	19,973 people	1.66 m people	-188,951 people	65,337 people	21,359 people	28,066 people	861 people
2012	199,143 people	252,524 people	14,861 people	1.63 m people	-58,864 people	125,771 people	16,871 people	45,001 people	911 people
2011	295,282 people	198,544 people	31,224 people	1.62 m people	-416,189 people	194,325 people	13,495 people	52,464 people	999 people
2010	130,116 people	274,387 people	33,703 people	1.59 m people	-184,144 people	299,402 people	17,533 people	105,232 people	741 people
2009	46,533 people	283,676 people	39,832 people	1.39 m people	-177,135 people	139,129 people	15,551 people	97,175 people	836 people
2008	-23,341 people	422,534 people	32,406 people	1.42 m people	-764,370 people	165,557 people	25,775 people	66,470 people	869 people
2007	-24,772 people	495,092 people	-304 people	1.37 m people	-1.04 m people	167,350 people	20,560 people	59,911 people	926 people
2006	-489,056 people	215,995 people	-25,401 people	1.35 m people	-759,559 people	153,926 people	10,491 people	53,574 people	997 people
2005	81,351 people	258,702 people	-22,496 people	1.37 m people	-103,701 people	132,869 people	6,887 people	50,576 people	1,626 people
2004	81,735 people	417,970 people	-9,230 people	1.31 m people	-770,977 people	110,182 people	5,166 people	35,143 people	1,662 people
2003	142,009 people	478,578 people	7,937 people	1.33 m people	-613,223 people	91,951 people	7,228 people	34,472 people	1,626 people
2002	218,795 people	223,861 people	28,824 people	1.34 m people	-761,291 people	82,847 people	9,629 people	39,404 people	1,821 people
2001	272,875 people	48,903 people	56,096 people	1.31 m people	-176,419 people	77,856 people	12,192 people	34,924 people	1,678 people
2000	174,594 people	56,065 people	59,308 people	1.25 m people	-62,622 people	74,227 people	10,441 people	13,952 people	1,591 people
1999	219,280 people	54,405 people	47,179 people	1.16 m people	-96,102 people	70,271 people	9,520 people	16,849 people	1,463 people
1998	-754,469 people	67,985 people	52,058 people	1.23 m people	-40,472 people	64,285 people	11,098 people	12,517 people	1,260 people
1997	93,281 people	50,539 people	31,302 people	1.12 m people	-279,251 people	48,280 people	12,269 people	10,262 people	1,003 people
1996	281,280 people	53,450 people	21,792 people	1.14 m people	-250,750 people	17,953 people	17,534 people	15,684 people	1,142 people
1995	398,077 people	-460,287 people	15,056 people	1.17 m people	-365,986 people	17,077 people	28,958 people	1,937 people	1,306 people
1994	315,585 people	502,750 people	20,193 people	1.18 m people	-723,641 people	16,407 people	10,766 people	17,636 people	1,136 people
1993	462,096 people	24,321 people	44,514 people	1.23 m people	-373,316 people	15,772 people	11,411 people	18,542 people	1,006 people
1992	811,606 people	51,747 people	50,148 people	1.3 m people	-142,985 people	15,077 people	11,937 people	25,941 people	737 people
1991	602,638 people	19,721 people	51,670 people	1.2 m people	-544,650 people	14,327 people	10,827 people	27,038 people	763 people
1990	679,702 people	35,317 people	53,564 people	1.08 m people	-11,187 people	12,988 people	8,667 people	8,299 people	568 people
1989	761,002 people	19,540 people	31,165 people	400,998 people	-313,476 people	-130,821 people	3,720 people	7,301 people	248 people
1988	515,962 people	18,553 people	31,026 people	460,778 people	-282,194 people	-97,065 people	677 people	3,929 people	164 people
1987	174,272 people	7,825 people	39,559 people	480,815 people	-169,170 people	-11,976 people	6,338 people	3,525 people	295 people
1986	212,822 people	-6,206 people	30,380 people	493,082 people	-79,190 people	-10,973 people	11,463 people	2,964 people	464 people
1985	103,556 people	6,911 people	27,356 people	598,777 people	-60,929 people	-9,986 people	9,957 people	2,165 people	-428 people
1984	-150,771 people	203 people	12,902 people	622,793 people	-51,961 people	-8,984 people	4,325 people	1,697 people	-558 people
1983	-81,349 people	-3,733 people	11,007 people	662,840 people	-43,756 people	-7,986 people	1,952 people	1,252 people	-740 people
1982	-58,121 people	-24,223 people	7,644 people	600,149 people	-36,181 people	-6,983 people	235 people	1,100 people	-1,059 people
1981	130,713 people	7,182 people	17,643 people	583,070 people	-28,016 people	-5,994 people	-1,741 people	2,826 people	-548 people
1980	324,203 people	295,642 people	54,010 people	595,916 people	-20,129 people	-4,997 people	803 people	11,482 people	-886 people
1979	237,705 people	42,637 people	42,772 people	503,559 people	-13,704 people	-3,997 people	5,808 people	11,277 people	-1,311 people
1978	117,167 people	43,932 people	26,639 people	556,521 people	-9,916 people	-2,998 people	5,678 people	10,828 people	-1,302 people
1977	33,881 people	42,246 people	19,809 people	577,060 people	-15,323 people	-1,997 people	5,548 people	10,460 people	-1,598 people
1976	-79,761 people	40,885 people	18,774 people	635,590 people	-55,109 people	-995 people	3,182 people	10,360 people	-1,641 people
1975	-207,740 people	43,051 people	68,569 people	655,078 people	-115,173 people	-395 people	-10,672 people	9,652 people	-1,742 people
1974	-15,126 people	42,487 people	31,645 people	706,978 people	-175,239 people	-192 people	-437 people	8,924 people	-1,597 people
1973	386,881 people	41,631 people	18,705 people	783,163 people	-214,997 people	0 people	7,107 people	8,684 people	-1,549 people
1972	336,015 people	43,182 people	17,470 people	833,543 people	-215,650 people	193 people	7,053 people	8,384 people	-1,316 people
1971	450,328 people	-58,627 people	32,756 people	833,549 people	-180,153 people	394 people	-1,159 people	7,992 people	-1,327 people
1970	-273,498 people	-62,216 people	32,438 people	744,902 people	-126,510 people	587 people	20,947 people	19,393 people	-1,123 people
1969	584,017 people	-45,346 people	21,850 people	523,740 people	-72,836 people	786 people	6,687 people	20,072 people	-827 people
1968	293,307 people	-50,149 people	7,243 people	594,514 people	-37,290 people	995 people	-3,557 people	19,809 people	-753 people
1967	-174,155 people	-37,992 people	-10,673 people	585,410 people	1.25 m people	1,194 people	1,623 people	19,492 people	-4,073 people
1966	134,107 people	-35,352 people	20,740 people	637,692 people	4,165 people	1,386 people	2,011 people	18,985 people	-4,318 people
1965	338,258 people	-36,267 people	19,444 people	644,902 people	-130,900 people	1,591 people	-2,098 people	18,243 people	-4,329 people
1964	69,825 people	-27,368 people	15,014 people	618,635 people	-1.25 m people	1,785 people	1,333 people	17,687 people	-4,768 people
1963	205,976 people	-28,198 people	-21 people	639,495 people	-31,383 people	1,591 people	594 people	16,355 people	-4,773 people
1962	276,505 people	-25,840 people	18,024 people	625,617 people	-31,305 people	1,386 people	3,900 people	14,829 people	-5,360 people
1961	27,534 people	-129,761 people	8,258 people	580,333 people	-25,578 people	1,194 people	3,012 people	10,566 people	-5,099 people
1960	212,666 people	-140,765 people	-13,235 people	422,708 people	-16,927 people	995 people	-4,047 people	9,893 people	-5,540 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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