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 | Cyprus | Senegal | Armenia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 389,911 people | 75,448 people | 96,630 people | 104,681 people | 1.23 m people | -268,126 people | 7,749 people | -12,636 people | -29,013 people |
| 2024 | 417,114 people | 95,246 people | 111,674 people | 121,628 people | 1.29 m people | -318,992 people | 8,138 people | -10,307 people | -29,966 people |
| 2023 | 445,523 people | 150,189 people | 119,099 people | 144,558 people | 1.32 m people | -567,724 people | 8,697 people | -9,999 people | 75,000 people |
| 2022 | 487,029 people | 231,228 people | 299,779 people | 224,472 people | 1.32 m people | -293,846 people | 9,014 people | 16,425 people | 38,001 people |
| 2021 | 462,967 people | 157,327 people | 144,385 people | 106,416 people | 674,787 people | -379,749 people | 9,341 people | 25,519 people | -19,457 people |
| 2020 | 144,221 people | 85,281 people | 236,854 people | 67,598 people | 329,769 people | -91,577 people | 9,653 people | 33,848 people | -13,046 people |
| 2019 | 232,727 people | 46,634 people | 464,783 people | 109,003 people | 1.77 m people | -656,091 people | 9,983 people | 38,386 people | -14,330 people |
| 2018 | 259,744 people | 83,686 people | 337,467 people | 87,197 people | 1.76 m people | -198,206 people | 10,311 people | 33,567 people | -13,129 people |
| 2017 | 272,311 people | 95,147 people | 201,135 people | 86,332 people | 1.86 m people | -94,625 people | 10,632 people | 29,605 people | -14,180 people |
| 2016 | 324,649 people | 84,568 people | 106,474 people | 88,743 people | 1.89 m people | -153,056 people | 10,951 people | 29,498 people | -14,697 people |
| 2015 | 347,839 people | 39,389 people | -1,979 people | 55,585 people | 1.72 m people | -646,941 people | 11,277 people | 34,387 people | -15,225 people |
| 2014 | 306,091 people | 52,679 people | -97,870 people | 36,591 people | 1.67 m people | -371,108 people | 11,599 people | 36,030 people | -15,745 people |
| 2013 | 237,272 people | 158,090 people | -250,741 people | 19,973 people | 1.66 m people | -188,951 people | 11,914 people | 34,878 people | -16,265 people |
| 2012 | 172,088 people | 252,524 people | -153,486 people | 14,861 people | 1.63 m people | -58,864 people | 12,237 people | -42,978 people | -16,782 people |
| 2011 | 228,773 people | 198,544 people | 60,761 people | 31,224 people | 1.62 m people | -416,189 people | 12,566 people | -43,350 people | -17,296 people |
| 2010 | 274,811 people | 274,387 people | 69,406 people | 33,703 people | 1.59 m people | -184,144 people | 11,793 people | -69,888 people | -30,009 people |
| 2009 | 249,639 people | 283,676 people | 129,557 people | 39,832 people | 1.39 m people | -177,135 people | 11,555 people | -69,239 people | -30,357 people |
| 2008 | 263,390 people | 422,534 people | 434,135 people | 32,406 people | 1.42 m people | -764,370 people | 11,887 people | -67,812 people | -29,732 people |
| 2007 | 309,385 people | 495,092 people | 772,317 people | -304 people | 1.37 m people | -1.04 m people | 12,332 people | -66,580 people | -29,980 people |
| 2006 | 288,923 people | 215,995 people | 659,720 people | -25,401 people | 1.35 m people | -759,559 people | 12,110 people | -64,254 people | -29,921 people |
| 2005 | 308,279 people | 258,702 people | 629,803 people | -22,496 people | 1.37 m people | -103,701 people | 12,616 people | -61,781 people | -29,921 people |
| 2004 | 276,077 people | 417,970 people | 661,158 people | -9,230 people | 1.31 m people | -770,977 people | 12,583 people | -59,879 people | -30,103 people |
| 2003 | 211,846 people | 478,578 people | 658,428 people | 7,937 people | 1.33 m people | -613,223 people | 12,786 people | -57,213 people | -29,616 people |
| 2002 | 203,577 people | 223,861 people | 737,880 people | 28,824 people | 1.34 m people | -761,291 people | 12,814 people | -40,554 people | -27,792 people |
| 2001 | 175,133 people | 48,903 people | 181,307 people | 56,096 people | 1.31 m people | -176,419 people | 11,283 people | -41,422 people | -51,303 people |
| 2000 | 153,917 people | 56,065 people | 176,269 people | 59,308 people | 1.25 m people | -62,622 people | 10,753 people | -42,854 people | -52,780 people |
| 1999 | 152,653 people | 54,405 people | 178,559 people | 47,179 people | 1.16 m people | -96,102 people | 11,023 people | -44,284 people | -51,871 people |
| 1998 | 125,541 people | 67,985 people | 182,926 people | 52,058 people | 1.23 m people | -40,472 people | 10,942 people | -45,189 people | -55,171 people |
| 1997 | 59,723 people | 50,539 people | 165,345 people | 31,302 people | 1.12 m people | -279,251 people | 10,696 people | -44,506 people | -51,640 people |
| 1996 | 54,964 people | 53,450 people | 162,704 people | 21,792 people | 1.14 m people | -250,750 people | 10,506 people | -39,162 people | -51,023 people |
| 1995 | 61,385 people | -460,287 people | 162,434 people | 15,056 people | 1.17 m people | -365,986 people | 10,549 people | -31,001 people | -50,223 people |
| 1994 | 45,339 people | 502,750 people | 160,407 people | 20,193 people | 1.18 m people | -723,641 people | 10,305 people | -22,633 people | -112,569 people |
| 1993 | 27,403 people | 24,321 people | 160,907 people | 44,514 people | 1.23 m people | -373,316 people | 10,520 people | -16,649 people | -126,963 people |
| 1992 | 17,846 people | 51,747 people | 177,544 people | 50,148 people | 1.3 m people | -142,985 people | 2,562 people | -14,796 people | -196,270 people |
| 1991 | 27,601 people | 19,721 people | 122,841 people | 51,670 people | 1.2 m people | -544,650 people | 1,294 people | -13,783 people | 5,422 people |
| 1990 | 57,132 people | 35,317 people | -30,684 people | 53,564 people | 1.08 m people | -11,187 people | 1,371 people | -12,959 people | 2,122 people |
| 1989 | 49,586 people | 19,540 people | -25,892 people | 31,165 people | 400,998 people | -313,476 people | 1,903 people | -12,362 people | 98,517 people |
| 1988 | 13,952 people | 18,553 people | -17,663 people | 31,026 people | 460,778 people | -282,194 people | 1,727 people | -12,036 people | -13,325 people |
| 1987 | 8,266 people | 7,825 people | -12,681 people | 39,559 people | 480,815 people | -169,170 people | 2,465 people | -12,086 people | -26,879 people |
| 1986 | 41,836 people | -6,206 people | -13,540 people | 30,380 people | 493,082 people | -79,190 people | 2,362 people | -12,655 people | -27,727 people |
| 1985 | 83,164 people | 6,911 people | -589 people | 27,356 people | 598,777 people | -60,929 people | 2,647 people | -18,644 people | -27,710 people |
| 1984 | 71,107 people | 203 people | 2,754 people | 12,902 people | 622,793 people | -51,961 people | 2,485 people | -24,858 people | -25,143 people |
| 1983 | 27,063 people | -3,733 people | 1,241 people | 11,007 people | 662,840 people | -43,756 people | 2,899 people | -26,222 people | -31,993 people |
| 1982 | -61,152 people | -24,223 people | -7,384 people | 7,644 people | 600,149 people | -36,181 people | -46 people | -27,672 people | -30,862 people |
| 1981 | -83,876 people | 7,182 people | 2,563 people | 17,643 people | 583,070 people | -28,016 people | -1,171 people | -29,959 people | -28,487 people |
| 1980 | -25,187 people | 295,642 people | 20,166 people | 54,010 people | 595,916 people | -20,129 people | -2,284 people | -32,616 people | -26,099 people |
| 1979 | 11,255 people | 42,637 people | -5,929 people | 42,772 people | 503,559 people | -13,704 people | -1,232 people | -35,022 people | -22,659 people |
| 1978 | 3,783 people | 43,932 people | -2,504 people | 26,639 people | 556,521 people | -9,916 people | -735 people | -36,559 people | 53,277 people |
| 1977 | -21,636 people | 42,246 people | -1,332 people | 19,809 people | 577,060 people | -15,323 people | -521 people | -35,731 people | 53,042 people |
| 1976 | -19,135 people | 40,885 people | 2,804 people | 18,774 people | 635,590 people | -55,109 people | -1,496 people | -18,716 people | 49,014 people |
| 1975 | -40,241 people | 43,051 people | -218 people | 68,569 people | 655,078 people | -115,173 people | -4,820 people | -7,870 people | 17,829 people |
| 1974 | -65,710 people | 42,487 people | 105,838 people | 31,645 people | 706,978 people | -175,239 people | -8,220 people | 3,347 people | 17,995 people |
| 1973 | -33,840 people | 41,631 people | 8,624 people | 18,705 people | 783,163 people | -214,997 people | -2,877 people | 11,382 people | 17,425 people |
| 1972 | -1,406 people | 43,182 people | 7,935 people | 17,470 people | 833,543 people | -215,650 people | -1,037 people | 13,852 people | 15,836 people |
| 1971 | 1,175 people | -58,627 people | 7,363 people | 32,756 people | 833,549 people | -180,153 people | -1,586 people | 15,131 people | 14,094 people |
| 1970 | -15,254 people | -62,216 people | -60,580 people | 32,438 people | 744,902 people | -126,510 people | -2,001 people | 16,168 people | 12,700 people |
| 1969 | -60,655 people | -45,346 people | -49,956 people | 21,850 people | 523,740 people | -72,836 people | -2,744 people | 16,887 people | 17,128 people |
| 1968 | -38,852 people | -50,149 people | -46,088 people | 7,243 people | 594,514 people | -37,290 people | -3,207 people | 17,264 people | 20,855 people |
| 1967 | -39,659 people | -37,992 people | -42,344 people | -10,673 people | 585,410 people | 1.25 m people | -3,451 people | 17,107 people | 22,014 people |
| 1966 | -27,935 people | -35,352 people | -41,467 people | 20,740 people | 637,692 people | 4,165 people | -3,623 people | 15,849 people | 22,131 people |
| 1965 | -24,955 people | -36,267 people | -42,476 people | 19,444 people | 644,902 people | -130,900 people | -4,184 people | 13,913 people | 20,809 people |
| 1964 | -23,885 people | -27,368 people | -41,461 people | 15,014 people | 618,635 people | -1.25 m people | -3,347 people | 11,892 people | 19,028 people |
| 1963 | 8,271 people | -28,198 people | -44,446 people | -21 people | 639,495 people | -31,383 people | -3,005 people | 10,371 people | 16,252 people |
| 1962 | 76,443 people | -25,840 people | -45,211 people | 18,024 people | 625,617 people | -31,305 people | -3,441 people | 9,809 people | 13,898 people |
| 1961 | 52,295 people | -129,761 people | -46,517 people | 8,258 people | 580,333 people | -25,578 people | -3,695 people | 9,549 people | 12,102 people |
| 1960 | 19,953 people | -140,765 people | -154,869 people | -13,235 people | 422,708 people | -16,927 people | 3,766 people | 9,337 people | 11,827 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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