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: 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 (Czechia, -112,188 people).

Compare with the other population indicators

Latest known valueclick to hide

Year by year values

Click the Year header to reverse the order. An empty cell means the World Bank publishes nothing for that country that year.

Annual values by country
	United Kingdom	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	United States	South Sudan	Sudan	Czechia	Switzerland
2025	389,911 people	75,448 people	96,630 people	104,681 people	1.23 m people	6,145 people	291,469 people	-112,188 people	37,253 people
2024	417,114 people	95,246 people	111,674 people	121,628 people	1.29 m people	15,374 people	-544,257 people	-86,169 people	40,099 people
2023	445,523 people	150,189 people	119,099 people	144,558 people	1.32 m people	455,000 people	-1.35 m people	-14,638 people	45,098 people
2022	487,029 people	231,228 people	299,779 people	224,472 people	1.32 m people	40,259 people	-26,668 people	329,739 people	96,424 people
2021	462,967 people	157,327 people	144,385 people	106,416 people	674,787 people	-154,359 people	31,664 people	4,111 people	50,665 people
2020	144,221 people	85,281 people	236,854 people	67,598 people	329,769 people	62,935 people	-65,933 people	4,336 people	55,523 people
2019	232,727 people	46,634 people	464,783 people	109,003 people	1.77 m people	65,198 people	-39,491 people	5,553 people	44,517 people
2018	259,744 people	83,686 people	337,467 people	87,197 people	1.76 m people	157,408 people	125,499 people	5,849 people	41,253 people
2017	272,311 people	95,147 people	201,135 people	86,332 people	1.86 m people	-670,477 people	441,623 people	5,747 people	45,658 people
2016	324,649 people	84,568 people	106,474 people	88,743 people	1.89 m people	-654,225 people	84,728 people	5,465 people	71,009 people
2015	347,839 people	39,389 people	-1,979 people	55,585 people	1.72 m people	-159,822 people	66,476 people	5,037 people	71,876 people
2014	306,091 people	52,679 people	-97,870 people	36,591 people	1.67 m people	-471,523 people	92,504 people	6,303 people	78,122 people
2013	237,272 people	158,090 people	-250,741 people	19,973 people	1.66 m people	65,337 people	-194,001 people	5,427 people	83,823 people
2012	172,088 people	252,524 people	-153,486 people	14,861 people	1.63 m people	125,771 people	-232,196 people	5,347 people	67,840 people
2011	228,773 people	198,544 people	60,761 people	31,224 people	1.62 m people	194,325 people	-347,024 people	16,841 people	67,194 people
2010	274,811 people	274,387 people	69,406 people	33,703 people	1.59 m people	299,402 people	-339,466 people	34,927 people	76,388 people
2009	249,639 people	283,676 people	129,557 people	39,832 people	1.39 m people	139,129 people	-80,159 people	31,270 people	69,324 people
2008	263,390 people	422,534 people	434,135 people	32,406 people	1.42 m people	165,557 people	-73,188 people	29,813 people	94,430 people
2007	309,385 people	495,092 people	772,317 people	-304 people	1.37 m people	167,350 people	-201,769 people	27,887 people	72,475 people
2006	288,923 people	215,995 people	659,720 people	-25,401 people	1.35 m people	153,926 people	-211,387 people	26,259 people	37,308 people
2005	308,279 people	258,702 people	629,803 people	-22,496 people	1.37 m people	132,869 people	-199,378 people	26,203 people	33,203 people
2004	276,077 people	417,970 people	661,158 people	-9,230 people	1.31 m people	110,182 people	-185,392 people	26,030 people	39,484 people
2003	211,846 people	478,578 people	658,428 people	7,937 people	1.33 m people	91,951 people	-281,001 people	25,997 people	42,567 people
2002	203,577 people	223,861 people	737,880 people	28,824 people	1.34 m people	82,847 people	-180,603 people	26,089 people	49,650 people
2001	175,133 people	48,903 people	181,307 people	56,096 people	1.31 m people	77,856 people	-173,745 people	21,749 people	35,420 people
2000	153,917 people	56,065 people	176,269 people	59,308 people	1.25 m people	74,227 people	-165,030 people	4,420 people	24,463 people
1999	152,653 people	54,405 people	178,559 people	47,179 people	1.16 m people	70,271 people	-157,090 people	5,965 people	25,599 people
1998	125,541 people	67,985 people	182,926 people	52,058 people	1.23 m people	64,285 people	-150,271 people	6,374 people	11,325 people
1997	59,723 people	50,539 people	165,345 people	31,302 people	1.12 m people	48,280 people	-148,368 people	6,664 people	-1,939 people
1996	54,964 people	53,450 people	162,704 people	21,792 people	1.14 m people	17,953 people	-310,221 people	6,539 people	-131 people
1995	61,385 people	-460,287 people	162,434 people	15,056 people	1.17 m people	17,077 people	-144,670 people	6,459 people	25,343 people
1994	45,339 people	502,750 people	160,407 people	20,193 people	1.18 m people	16,407 people	-144,324 people	6,401 people	30,274 people
1993	27,403 people	24,321 people	160,907 people	44,514 people	1.23 m people	15,772 people	-166,861 people	7,197 people	40,267 people
1992	17,846 people	51,747 people	177,544 people	50,148 people	1.3 m people	15,077 people	-271,093 people	6,718 people	42,014 people
1991	27,601 people	19,721 people	122,841 people	51,670 people	1.2 m people	14,327 people	-261,341 people	5,568 people	69,738 people
1990	57,132 people	35,317 people	-30,684 people	53,564 people	1.08 m people	12,988 people	-254,825 people	-3,529 people	58,428 people
1989	49,586 people	19,540 people	-25,892 people	31,165 people	400,998 people	-130,821 people	-241,979 people	-2,175 people	34,432 people
1988	13,952 people	18,553 people	-17,663 people	31,026 people	460,778 people	-97,065 people	-235,213 people	-1,359 people	34,602 people
1987	8,266 people	7,825 people	-12,681 people	39,559 people	480,815 people	-11,976 people	-228,756 people	-1,514 people	27,081 people
1986	41,836 people	-6,206 people	-13,540 people	30,380 people	493,082 people	-10,973 people	-245,968 people	-771 people	23,242 people
1985	83,164 people	6,911 people	-589 people	27,356 people	598,777 people	-9,986 people	-222,315 people	-1,173 people	14,402 people
1984	71,107 people	203 people	2,754 people	12,902 people	622,793 people	-8,984 people	-219,755 people	-1,481 people	12,532 people
1983	27,063 people	-3,733 people	1,241 people	11,007 people	662,840 people	-7,986 people	-54,325 people	-1,971 people	5,663 people
1982	-61,152 people	-24,223 people	-7,384 people	7,644 people	600,149 people	-6,983 people	124,007 people	-1,018 people	21,929 people
1981	-83,876 people	7,182 people	2,563 people	17,643 people	583,070 people	-5,994 people	96,697 people	-372 people	24,229 people
1980	-25,187 people	295,642 people	20,166 people	54,010 people	595,916 people	-4,997 people	208,602 people	1,738 people	17,841 people
1979	11,255 people	42,637 people	-5,929 people	42,772 people	503,559 people	-3,997 people	120,613 people	-13 people	4,262 people
1978	3,783 people	43,932 people	-2,504 people	26,639 people	556,521 people	-2,998 people	177,153 people	-795 people	-6,552 people
1977	-21,636 people	42,246 people	-1,332 people	19,809 people	577,060 people	-1,997 people	58,540 people	-1,968 people	-22,516 people
1976	-19,135 people	40,885 people	2,804 people	18,774 people	635,590 people	-995 people	22,147 people	-2,727 people	-54,255 people
1975	-40,241 people	43,051 people	-218 people	68,569 people	655,078 people	-395 people	62,843 people	-3,057 people	-58,187 people
1974	-65,710 people	42,487 people	105,838 people	31,645 people	706,978 people	-192 people	6,023 people	-2,919 people	2,008 people
1973	-33,840 people	41,631 people	8,624 people	18,705 people	783,163 people	0 people	173,143 people	-2,625 people	8,158 people
1972	-1,406 people	43,182 people	7,935 people	17,470 people	833,543 people	193 people	2,238 people	-2,755 people	19,991 people
1971	1,175 people	-58,627 people	7,363 people	32,756 people	833,549 people	394 people	-3,577 people	-2,598 people	2,636 people
1970	-15,254 people	-62,216 people	-60,580 people	32,438 people	744,902 people	587 people	4,479 people	-9,353 people	-18,326 people
1969	-60,655 people	-45,346 people	-49,956 people	21,850 people	523,740 people	786 people	2,476 people	-8,133 people	20,754 people
1968	-38,852 people	-50,149 people	-46,088 people	7,243 people	594,514 people	995 people	2,776 people	-8,111 people	25,828 people
1967	-39,659 people	-37,992 people	-42,344 people	-10,673 people	585,410 people	1,194 people	4,508 people	-8,137 people	27,697 people
1966	-27,935 people	-35,352 people	-41,467 people	20,740 people	637,692 people	1,386 people	2,813 people	-8,675 people	14,979 people
1965	-24,955 people	-36,267 people	-42,476 people	19,444 people	644,902 people	1,591 people	6,367 people	-7,545 people	-1,351 people
1964	-23,885 people	-27,368 people	-41,461 people	15,014 people	618,635 people	1,785 people	4,505 people	-6,122 people	21,455 people
1963	8,271 people	-28,198 people	-44,446 people	-21 people	639,495 people	1,591 people	4,263 people	-5,753 people	58,415 people
1962	76,443 people	-25,840 people	-45,211 people	18,024 people	625,617 people	1,386 people	4,387 people	-6,886 people	82,798 people
1961	52,295 people	-129,761 people	-46,517 people	8,258 people	580,333 people	1,194 people	3,904 people	-5,712 people	101,278 people
1960	19,953 people	-140,765 people	-154,869 people	-13,235 people	422,708 people	995 people	2,194 people	2,748 people	22,313 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.

The same indicator across Europe & Central Asia

Latest known value for each country in the region, ranked from highest to lowest. Click a country to add it to your comparison: there is no longer any limit on how many countries you compare.

The same indicator across Europe & Central Asia

Source: World Bank, World Bank Open Data Annual series, fetched server side and cached for 24 hours. The World Bank is never called from your browser.