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: 389,911 people for United Kingdom 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 (China, -268,126 people).
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Year by year values
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| United Kingdom | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | South Sudan | Sierra Leone | Turkey | Luxembourg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 389,911 people | 96,630 people | 104,681 people | 1.23 m people | -268,126 people | 6,145 people | -11,309 people | -258,205 people | 5,237 people |
| 2024 | 417,114 people | 111,674 people | 121,628 people | 1.29 m people | -318,992 people | 15,374 people | -11,000 people | -275,952 people | 5,677 people |
| 2023 | 445,523 people | 119,099 people | 144,558 people | 1.32 m people | -567,724 people | 455,000 people | -4,000 people | -318,070 people | 5,905 people |
| 2022 | 487,029 people | 299,779 people | 224,472 people | 1.32 m people | -293,846 people | 40,259 people | -4,000 people | -301,544 people | 13,194 people |
| 2021 | 462,967 people | 144,385 people | 106,416 people | 674,787 people | -379,749 people | -154,359 people | -1,544 people | 20,283 people | 8,724 people |
| 2020 | 144,221 people | 236,854 people | 67,598 people | 329,769 people | -91,577 people | 62,935 people | 1,292 people | 37,934 people | 6,967 people |
| 2019 | 232,727 people | 464,783 people | 109,003 people | 1.77 m people | -656,091 people | 65,198 people | -2,238 people | -15,690 people | 10,503 people |
| 2018 | 259,744 people | 337,467 people | 87,197 people | 1.76 m people | -198,206 people | 157,408 people | -2,741 people | 187,570 people | 10,145 people |
| 2017 | 272,311 people | 201,135 people | 86,332 people | 1.86 m people | -94,625 people | -670,477 people | 1,234 people | 659,846 people | 9,643 people |
| 2016 | 324,649 people | 106,474 people | 88,743 people | 1.89 m people | -153,056 people | -654,225 people | 4,657 people | 352,063 people | 12,760 people |
| 2015 | 347,839 people | -1,979 people | 55,585 people | 1.72 m people | -646,941 people | -159,822 people | -356 people | 1.06 m people | 11,377 people |
| 2014 | 306,091 people | -97,870 people | 36,591 people | 1.67 m people | -371,108 people | -471,523 people | 485 people | 1.03 m people | 11,217 people |
| 2013 | 237,272 people | -250,741 people | 19,973 people | 1.66 m people | -188,951 people | 65,337 people | 2,773 people | 438,618 people | 10,535 people |
| 2012 | 172,088 people | -153,486 people | 14,861 people | 1.63 m people | -58,864 people | 125,771 people | 988 people | 258,623 people | 10,273 people |
| 2011 | 228,773 people | 60,761 people | 31,224 people | 1.62 m people | -416,189 people | 194,325 people | 6,895 people | 68,849 people | 10,918 people |
| 2010 | 274,811 people | 69,406 people | 33,703 people | 1.59 m people | -184,144 people | 299,402 people | 7,983 people | 55,532 people | 7,909 people |
| 2009 | 249,639 people | 129,557 people | 39,832 people | 1.39 m people | -177,135 people | 139,129 people | 18,145 people | 24,276 people | 6,855 people |
| 2008 | 263,390 people | 434,135 people | 32,406 people | 1.42 m people | -764,370 people | 165,557 people | 1,182 people | 47,915 people | 7,969 people |
| 2007 | 309,385 people | 772,317 people | -304 people | 1.37 m people | -1.04 m people | 167,350 people | -6,042 people | -186,402 people | 6,244 people |
| 2006 | 288,923 people | 659,720 people | -25,401 people | 1.35 m people | -759,559 people | 153,926 people | -34,052 people | -190,194 people | 5,557 people |
| 2005 | 308,279 people | 629,803 people | -22,496 people | 1.37 m people | -103,701 people | 132,869 people | -1,805 people | -174,177 people | 6,310 people |
| 2004 | 276,077 people | 661,158 people | -9,230 people | 1.31 m people | -770,977 people | 110,182 people | 23,897 people | -146,574 people | 4,566 people |
| 2003 | 211,846 people | 658,428 people | 7,937 people | 1.33 m people | -613,223 people | 91,951 people | 69,185 people | -121,383 people | 5,581 people |
| 2002 | 203,577 people | 737,880 people | 28,824 people | 1.34 m people | -761,291 people | 82,847 people | 86,578 people | -129,444 people | 2,759 people |
| 2001 | 175,133 people | 181,307 people | 56,096 people | 1.31 m people | -176,419 people | 77,856 people | 227,791 people | -166,759 people | 3,427 people |
| 2000 | 153,917 people | 176,269 people | 59,308 people | 1.25 m people | -62,622 people | 74,227 people | 83,013 people | -195,996 people | 4,516 people |
| 1999 | 152,653 people | 178,559 people | 47,179 people | 1.16 m people | -96,102 people | 70,271 people | -84,926 people | -219,778 people | 4,666 people |
| 1998 | 125,541 people | 182,926 people | 52,058 people | 1.23 m people | -40,472 people | 64,285 people | -76,766 people | -231,744 people | 3,874 people |
| 1997 | 59,723 people | 165,345 people | 31,302 people | 1.12 m people | -279,251 people | 48,280 people | -48,437 people | -208,465 people | 3,711 people |
| 1996 | 54,964 people | 162,704 people | 21,792 people | 1.14 m people | -250,750 people | 17,953 people | -52,110 people | -179,423 people | 3,603 people |
| 1995 | 61,385 people | 162,434 people | 15,056 people | 1.17 m people | -365,986 people | 17,077 people | -112,857 people | -149,737 people | 4,385 people |
| 1994 | 45,339 people | 160,407 people | 20,193 people | 1.18 m people | -723,641 people | 16,407 people | -77,371 people | -37,762 people | 3,900 people |
| 1993 | 27,403 people | 160,907 people | 44,514 people | 1.23 m people | -373,316 people | 15,772 people | -95,476 people | -35,245 people | 4,055 people |
| 1992 | 17,846 people | 177,544 people | 50,148 people | 1.3 m people | -142,985 people | 15,077 people | -129,565 people | -49,923 people | 4,101 people |
| 1991 | 27,601 people | 122,841 people | 51,670 people | 1.2 m people | -544,650 people | 14,327 people | -238,965 people | -69,982 people | 4,067 people |
| 1990 | 57,132 people | -30,684 people | 53,564 people | 1.08 m people | -11,187 people | 12,988 people | 131,587 people | -27,193 people | 3,992 people |
| 1989 | 49,586 people | -25,892 people | 31,165 people | 400,998 people | -313,476 people | -130,821 people | -5,079 people | -33,519 people | 2,999 people |
| 1988 | 13,952 people | -17,663 people | 31,026 people | 460,778 people | -282,194 people | -97,065 people | 9,470 people | -27,659 people | 2,909 people |
| 1987 | 8,266 people | -12,681 people | 39,559 people | 480,815 people | -169,170 people | -11,976 people | 9,558 people | -40,772 people | 2,200 people |
| 1986 | 41,836 people | -13,540 people | 30,380 people | 493,082 people | -79,190 people | -10,973 people | 7,992 people | -29,134 people | 2,121 people |
| 1985 | 83,164 people | -589 people | 27,356 people | 598,777 people | -60,929 people | -9,986 people | -7,873 people | 8,960 people | 1,067 people |
| 1984 | 71,107 people | 2,754 people | 12,902 people | 622,793 people | -51,961 people | -8,984 people | -8,708 people | 21,787 people | 346 people |
| 1983 | 27,063 people | 1,241 people | 11,007 people | 662,840 people | -43,756 people | -7,986 people | -8,783 people | 39,871 people | 376 people |
| 1982 | -61,152 people | -7,384 people | 7,644 people | 600,149 people | -36,181 people | -6,983 people | -11,379 people | 23,728 people | 334 people |
| 1981 | -83,876 people | 2,563 people | 17,643 people | 583,070 people | -28,016 people | -5,994 people | -12,699 people | -213,889 people | 443 people |
| 1980 | -25,187 people | 20,166 people | 54,010 people | 595,916 people | -20,129 people | -4,997 people | -11,641 people | -151,969 people | 840 people |
| 1979 | 11,255 people | -5,929 people | 42,772 people | 503,559 people | -13,704 people | -3,997 people | -13,095 people | -218,509 people | 670 people |
| 1978 | 3,783 people | -2,504 people | 26,639 people | 556,521 people | -9,916 people | -2,998 people | -13,073 people | -182,818 people | 3,155 people |
| 1977 | -21,636 people | -1,332 people | 19,809 people | 577,060 people | -15,323 people | -1,997 people | -12,399 people | -151,825 people | 2,830 people |
| 1976 | -19,135 people | 2,804 people | 18,774 people | 635,590 people | -55,109 people | -995 people | -15,686 people | -135,377 people | 2,802 people |
| 1975 | -40,241 people | -218 people | 68,569 people | 655,078 people | -115,173 people | -395 people | -13,058 people | -193,829 people | 2,794 people |
| 1974 | -65,710 people | 105,838 people | 31,645 people | 706,978 people | -175,239 people | -192 people | -11,473 people | -153,311 people | 2,728 people |
| 1973 | -33,840 people | 8,624 people | 18,705 people | 783,163 people | -214,997 people | 0 people | -9,322 people | -130,985 people | 2,673 people |
| 1972 | -1,406 people | 7,935 people | 17,470 people | 833,543 people | -215,650 people | 193 people | -8,267 people | -119,850 people | 4,143 people |
| 1971 | 1,175 people | 7,363 people | 32,756 people | 833,549 people | -180,153 people | 394 people | -8,162 people | -94,891 people | 4,274 people |
| 1970 | -15,254 people | -60,580 people | 32,438 people | 744,902 people | -126,510 people | 587 people | -4,957 people | -150,924 people | 853 people |
| 1969 | -60,655 people | -49,956 people | 21,850 people | 523,740 people | -72,836 people | 786 people | -4,485 people | -110,578 people | 833 people |
| 1968 | -38,852 people | -46,088 people | 7,243 people | 594,514 people | -37,290 people | 995 people | -3,743 people | -78,973 people | 850 people |
| 1967 | -39,659 people | -42,344 people | -10,673 people | 585,410 people | 1.25 m people | 1,194 people | -2,819 people | -65,993 people | 752 people |
| 1966 | -27,935 people | -41,467 people | 20,740 people | 637,692 people | 4,165 people | 1,386 people | -2,911 people | -50,999 people | 2,222 people |
| 1965 | -24,955 people | -42,476 people | 19,444 people | 644,902 people | -130,900 people | 1,591 people | -1,851 people | -113,911 people | 2,203 people |
| 1964 | -23,885 people | -41,461 people | 15,014 people | 618,635 people | -1.25 m people | 1,785 people | -2,308 people | -69,978 people | 2,178 people |
| 1963 | 8,271 people | -44,446 people | -21 people | 639,495 people | -31,383 people | 1,591 people | -2,480 people | -44,317 people | 2,080 people |
| 1962 | 76,443 people | -45,211 people | 18,024 people | 625,617 people | -31,305 people | 1,386 people | -2,658 people | -34,353 people | 2,014 people |
| 1961 | 52,295 people | -46,517 people | 8,258 people | 580,333 people | -25,578 people | 1,194 people | -2,947 people | -26,187 people | 1,969 people |
| 1960 | 19,953 people | -154,869 people | -13,235 people | 422,708 people | -16,927 people | 995 people | -3,528 people | 14,948 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.
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