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 | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | Canada | El Salvador | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 389,911 people | 75,448 people | 96,630 people | 104,681 people | 1.23 m people | -268,126 people | 326,204 people | -23,934 people | -31,377 people |
| 2024 | 417,114 people | 95,246 people | 111,674 people | 121,628 people | 1.29 m people | -318,992 people | 368,599 people | -23,102 people | -21,027 people |
| 2023 | 445,523 people | 150,189 people | 119,099 people | 144,558 people | 1.32 m people | -567,724 people | 433,842 people | -23,253 people | 4,933 people |
| 2022 | 487,029 people | 231,228 people | 299,779 people | 224,472 people | 1.32 m people | -293,846 people | 459,988 people | -23,255 people | 92,314 people |
| 2021 | 462,967 people | 157,327 people | 144,385 people | 106,416 people | 674,787 people | -379,749 people | 198,867 people | -27,343 people | -8,172 people |
| 2020 | 144,221 people | 85,281 people | 236,854 people | 67,598 people | 329,769 people | -91,577 people | 256,592 people | -25,213 people | 4,350 people |
| 2019 | 232,727 people | 46,634 people | 464,783 people | 109,003 people | 1.77 m people | -656,091 people | 387,685 people | -55,144 people | 3,128 people |
| 2018 | 259,744 people | 83,686 people | 337,467 people | 87,197 people | 1.76 m people | -198,206 people | 420,224 people | -54,163 people | 3,446 people |
| 2017 | 272,311 people | 95,147 people | 201,135 people | 86,332 people | 1.86 m people | -94,625 people | 372,685 people | -50,608 people | 3,279 people |
| 2016 | 324,649 people | 84,568 people | 106,474 people | 88,743 people | 1.89 m people | -153,056 people | 329,455 people | -47,491 people | 3,487 people |
| 2015 | 347,839 people | 39,389 people | -1,979 people | 55,585 people | 1.72 m people | -646,941 people | 224,332 people | -51,278 people | 2,549 people |
| 2014 | 306,091 people | 52,679 people | -97,870 people | 36,591 people | 1.67 m people | -371,108 people | 192,884 people | -49,126 people | -1,158 people |
| 2013 | 237,272 people | 158,090 people | -250,741 people | 19,973 people | 1.66 m people | -188,951 people | 239,813 people | -49,087 people | -1,181 people |
| 2012 | 172,088 people | 252,524 people | -153,486 people | 14,861 people | 1.63 m people | -58,864 people | 243,748 people | -50,546 people | 871 people |
| 2011 | 228,773 people | 198,544 people | 60,761 people | 31,224 people | 1.62 m people | -416,189 people | 227,075 people | -53,433 people | -2,392 people |
| 2010 | 274,811 people | 274,387 people | 69,406 people | 33,703 people | 1.59 m people | -184,144 people | 225,369 people | -54,688 people | -1,814 people |
| 2009 | 249,639 people | 283,676 people | 129,557 people | 39,832 people | 1.39 m people | -177,135 people | 244,463 people | -55,966 people | -542 people |
| 2008 | 263,390 people | 422,534 people | 434,135 people | 32,406 people | 1.42 m people | -764,370 people | 238,083 people | -56,086 people | -495 people |
| 2007 | 309,385 people | 495,092 people | 772,317 people | -304 people | 1.37 m people | -1.04 m people | 213,801 people | -56,857 people | -571 people |
| 2006 | 288,923 people | 215,995 people | 659,720 people | -25,401 people | 1.35 m people | -759,559 people | 202,175 people | -85,789 people | -549 people |
| 2005 | 308,279 people | 258,702 people | 629,803 people | -22,496 people | 1.37 m people | -103,701 people | 204,526 people | -86,501 people | -561 people |
| 2004 | 276,077 people | 417,970 people | 661,158 people | -9,230 people | 1.31 m people | -770,977 people | 194,611 people | -87,466 people | -522 people |
| 2003 | 211,846 people | 478,578 people | 658,428 people | 7,937 people | 1.33 m people | -613,223 people | 185,643 people | -89,146 people | -646 people |
| 2002 | 203,577 people | 223,861 people | 737,880 people | 28,824 people | 1.34 m people | -761,291 people | 208,060 people | -90,908 people | -580 people |
| 2001 | 175,133 people | 48,903 people | 181,307 people | 56,096 people | 1.31 m people | -176,419 people | 222,100 people | -92,389 people | -860 people |
| 2000 | 153,917 people | 56,065 people | 176,269 people | 59,308 people | 1.25 m people | -62,622 people | 201,727 people | -94,861 people | -831 people |
| 1999 | 152,653 people | 54,405 people | 178,559 people | 47,179 people | 1.16 m people | -96,102 people | 158,342 people | -97,475 people | -119 people |
| 1998 | 125,541 people | 67,985 people | 182,926 people | 52,058 people | 1.23 m people | -40,472 people | 142,346 people | -99,293 people | -12 people |
| 1997 | 59,723 people | 50,539 people | 165,345 people | 31,302 people | 1.12 m people | -279,251 people | 144,678 people | -96,820 people | 247 people |
| 1996 | 54,964 people | 53,450 people | 162,704 people | 21,792 people | 1.14 m people | -250,750 people | 154,553 people | -95,977 people | 246 people |
| 1995 | 61,385 people | -460,287 people | 162,434 people | 15,056 people | 1.17 m people | -365,986 people | 141,818 people | -92,912 people | -30 people |
| 1994 | 45,339 people | 502,750 people | 160,407 people | 20,193 people | 1.18 m people | -723,641 people | 134,863 people | -87,318 people | -109 people |
| 1993 | 27,403 people | 24,321 people | 160,907 people | 44,514 people | 1.23 m people | -373,316 people | 133,426 people | -80,736 people | 72 people |
| 1992 | 17,846 people | 51,747 people | 177,544 people | 50,148 people | 1.3 m people | -142,985 people | 138,121 people | -48,232 people | -201 people |
| 1991 | 27,601 people | 19,721 people | 122,841 people | 51,670 people | 1.2 m people | -544,650 people | 134,463 people | -50,622 people | 174 people |
| 1990 | 57,132 people | 35,317 people | -30,684 people | 53,564 people | 1.08 m people | -11,187 people | 181,461 people | -39,689 people | -9,402 people |
| 1989 | 49,586 people | 19,540 people | -25,892 people | 31,165 people | 400,998 people | -313,476 people | 258,094 people | -38,211 people | -7,254 people |
| 1988 | 13,952 people | 18,553 people | -17,663 people | 31,026 people | 460,778 people | -282,194 people | 238,003 people | -30,806 people | -6,500 people |
| 1987 | 8,266 people | 7,825 people | -12,681 people | 39,559 people | 480,815 people | -169,170 people | 171,308 people | -32,308 people | -6,401 people |
| 1986 | 41,836 people | -6,206 people | -13,540 people | 30,380 people | 493,082 people | -79,190 people | 121,928 people | -32,181 people | -6,143 people |
| 1985 | 83,164 people | 6,911 people | -589 people | 27,356 people | 598,777 people | -60,929 people | 69,776 people | -29,111 people | -6,068 people |
| 1984 | 71,107 people | 203 people | 2,754 people | 12,902 people | 622,793 people | -51,961 people | 55,982 people | -29,767 people | -6,276 people |
| 1983 | 27,063 people | -3,733 people | 1,241 people | 11,007 people | 662,840 people | -43,756 people | 66,172 people | -35,694 people | -6,361 people |
| 1982 | -61,152 people | -24,223 people | -7,384 people | 7,644 people | 600,149 people | -36,181 people | 89,544 people | -37,159 people | -6,088 people |
| 1981 | -83,876 people | 7,182 people | 2,563 people | 17,643 people | 583,070 people | -28,016 people | 113,461 people | -97,365 people | -5,821 people |
| 1980 | -25,187 people | 295,642 people | 20,166 people | 54,010 people | 595,916 people | -20,129 people | 122,743 people | -71,318 people | -5,522 people |
| 1979 | 11,255 people | 42,637 people | -5,929 people | 42,772 people | 503,559 people | -13,704 people | 86,719 people | -44,302 people | -4,712 people |
| 1978 | 3,783 people | 43,932 people | -2,504 people | 26,639 people | 556,521 people | -9,916 people | 52,781 people | -31,463 people | -4,689 people |
| 1977 | -21,636 people | 42,246 people | -1,332 people | 19,809 people | 577,060 people | -15,323 people | 70,339 people | -28,742 people | -4,621 people |
| 1976 | -19,135 people | 40,885 people | 2,804 people | 18,774 people | 635,590 people | -55,109 people | 106,894 people | -31,317 people | -4,432 people |
| 1975 | -40,241 people | 43,051 people | -218 people | 68,569 people | 655,078 people | -115,173 people | 139,797 people | -26,198 people | -4,652 people |
| 1974 | -65,710 people | 42,487 people | 105,838 people | 31,645 people | 706,978 people | -175,239 people | 155,596 people | -22,844 people | -4,190 people |
| 1973 | -33,840 people | 41,631 people | 8,624 people | 18,705 people | 783,163 people | -214,997 people | 125,401 people | -19,347 people | -3,854 people |
| 1972 | -1,406 people | 43,182 people | 7,935 people | 17,470 people | 833,543 people | -215,650 people | 89,880 people | -17,317 people | -3,516 people |
| 1971 | 1,175 people | -58,627 people | 7,363 people | 32,756 people | 833,549 people | -180,153 people | 210,244 people | -16,389 people | -3,495 people |
| 1970 | -15,254 people | -62,216 people | -60,580 people | 32,438 people | 744,902 people | -126,510 people | 304,627 people | -11,367 people | -4,919 people |
| 1969 | -60,655 people | -45,346 people | -49,956 people | 21,850 people | 523,740 people | -72,836 people | 93,600 people | -4,355 people | -8,998 people |
| 1968 | -38,852 people | -50,149 people | -46,088 people | 7,243 people | 594,514 people | -37,290 people | 108,864 people | -2,919 people | -8,881 people |
| 1967 | -39,659 people | -37,992 people | -42,344 people | -10,673 people | 585,410 people | 1.25 m people | 132,856 people | -3,192 people | -8,876 people |
| 1966 | -27,935 people | -35,352 people | -41,467 people | 20,740 people | 637,692 people | 4,165 people | 144,641 people | -3,945 people | -8,817 people |
| 1965 | -24,955 people | -36,267 people | -42,476 people | 19,444 people | 644,902 people | -130,900 people | 112,401 people | -5,560 people | -8,707 people |
| 1964 | -23,885 people | -27,368 people | -41,461 people | 15,014 people | 618,635 people | -1.25 m people | 68,003 people | -7,937 people | -8,608 people |
| 1963 | 8,271 people | -28,198 people | -44,446 people | -21 people | 639,495 people | -31,383 people | 51,831 people | -9,774 people | -8,548 people |
| 1962 | 76,443 people | -25,840 people | -45,211 people | 18,024 people | 625,617 people | -31,305 people | 35,373 people | -10,307 people | -9,019 people |
| 1961 | 52,295 people | -129,761 people | -46,517 people | 8,258 people | 580,333 people | -25,578 people | 34,721 people | -4,159 people | 4,812 people |
| 1960 | 19,953 people | -140,765 people | -154,869 people | -13,235 people | 422,708 people | -16,927 people | 49,694 people | -4,885 people | 4,344 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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