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
8 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 8 countries compared, from the highest (United States, 1.23 m people) to the lowest (Poland, -330,820 people).
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Year by year values
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| United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | United States | China | Philippines | DR Congo | Poland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 389,911 people | 75,448 people | 96,630 people | 1.23 m people | -268,126 people | -149,315 people | -27,309 people | -330,820 people |
| 2024 | 417,114 people | 95,246 people | 111,674 people | 1.29 m people | -318,992 people | -160,373 people | -26,968 people | -238,062 people |
| 2023 | 445,523 people | 150,189 people | 119,099 people | 1.32 m people | -567,724 people | -164,284 people | -14,992 people | -7,824 people |
| 2022 | 487,029 people | 231,228 people | 299,779 people | 1.32 m people | -293,846 people | -221,754 people | -14,991 people | 967,744 people |
| 2021 | 462,967 people | 157,327 people | 144,385 people | 674,787 people | -379,749 people | -85,185 people | -64,639 people | 2,251 people |
| 2020 | 144,221 people | 85,281 people | 236,854 people | 329,769 people | -91,577 people | -47,014 people | -1,633 people | 3,920 people |
| 2019 | 232,727 people | 46,634 people | 464,783 people | 1.77 m people | -656,091 people | -6,208 people | -144,920 people | 7,696 people |
| 2018 | 259,744 people | 83,686 people | 337,467 people | 1.76 m people | -198,206 people | -163,602 people | -124,246 people | -223 people |
| 2017 | 272,311 people | 95,147 people | 201,135 people | 1.86 m people | -94,625 people | -263,593 people | 176,290 people | -21,535 people |
| 2016 | 324,649 people | 84,568 people | 106,474 people | 1.89 m people | -153,056 people | -309,251 people | 440,748 people | -5,675 people |
| 2015 | 347,839 people | 39,389 people | -1,979 people | 1.72 m people | -646,941 people | -390,702 people | -17,711 people | 3,887 people |
| 2014 | 306,091 people | 52,679 people | -97,870 people | 1.67 m people | -371,108 people | -196,524 people | 36,966 people | 5,525 people |
| 2013 | 237,272 people | 158,090 people | -250,741 people | 1.66 m people | -188,951 people | -218,439 people | 121,097 people | 12,402 people |
| 2012 | 172,088 people | 252,524 people | -153,486 people | 1.63 m people | -58,864 people | 95,702 people | 53,668 people | 4,635 people |
| 2011 | 228,773 people | 198,544 people | 60,761 people | 1.62 m people | -416,189 people | -240,005 people | 40,891 people | 45,951 people |
| 2010 | 274,811 people | 274,387 people | 69,406 people | 1.59 m people | -184,144 people | 13,556 people | 8,823 people | 119,623 people |
| 2009 | 249,639 people | 283,676 people | 129,557 people | 1.39 m people | -177,135 people | -164,411 people | -46,009 people | -8,283 people |
| 2008 | 263,390 people | 422,534 people | 434,135 people | 1.42 m people | -764,370 people | -498,480 people | -82,339 people | -42,288 people |
| 2007 | 309,385 people | 495,092 people | 772,317 people | 1.37 m people | -1.04 m people | -225,977 people | -99,742 people | -51,235 people |
| 2006 | 288,923 people | 215,995 people | 659,720 people | 1.35 m people | -759,559 people | -566,647 people | -29,715 people | -68,882 people |
| 2005 | 308,279 people | 258,702 people | 629,803 people | 1.37 m people | -103,701 people | -326,063 people | 20,384 people | -41,942 people |
| 2004 | 276,077 people | 417,970 people | 661,158 people | 1.31 m people | -770,977 people | -273,743 people | 4,260 people | -38,216 people |
| 2003 | 211,846 people | 478,578 people | 658,428 people | 1.33 m people | -613,223 people | -248,066 people | -106,731 people | -19,039 people |
| 2002 | 203,577 people | 223,861 people | 737,880 people | 1.34 m people | -761,291 people | -268,520 people | -17,358 people | -16,462 people |
| 2001 | 175,133 people | 48,903 people | 181,307 people | 1.31 m people | -176,419 people | -247,496 people | 26,523 people | -16,648 people |
| 2000 | 153,917 people | 56,065 people | 176,269 people | 1.25 m people | -62,622 people | -33,868 people | 79,340 people | -15,921 people |
| 1999 | 152,653 people | 54,405 people | 178,559 people | 1.16 m people | -96,102 people | -18,323 people | 109,761 people | -53,035 people |
| 1998 | 125,541 people | 67,985 people | 182,926 people | 1.23 m people | -40,472 people | 178,274 people | 295,560 people | -39,509 people |
| 1997 | 59,723 people | 50,539 people | 165,345 people | 1.12 m people | -279,251 people | -145,334 people | -527,356 people | -44,230 people |
| 1996 | 54,964 people | 53,450 people | 162,704 people | 1.14 m people | -250,750 people | -128,251 people | -777,833 people | -45,349 people |
| 1995 | 61,385 people | -460,287 people | 162,434 people | 1.17 m people | -365,986 people | -280,327 people | -273,434 people | -52,989 people |
| 1994 | 45,339 people | 502,750 people | 160,407 people | 1.18 m people | -723,641 people | -326,539 people | 1.23 m people | -41,845 people |
| 1993 | 27,403 people | 24,321 people | 160,907 people | 1.23 m people | -373,316 people | -298,337 people | 240,176 people | -48,805 people |
| 1992 | 17,846 people | 51,747 people | 177,544 people | 1.3 m people | -142,985 people | -50,338 people | 252,666 people | -46,893 people |
| 1991 | 27,601 people | 19,721 people | 122,841 people | 1.2 m people | -544,650 people | -413,300 people | 86,721 people | -55,342 people |
| 1990 | 57,132 people | 35,317 people | -30,684 people | 1.08 m people | -11,187 people | -63,296 people | 219,270 people | -50,339 people |
| 1989 | 49,586 people | 19,540 people | -25,892 people | 400,998 people | -313,476 people | -235,884 people | 84,415 people | -49,192 people |
| 1988 | 13,952 people | 18,553 people | -17,663 people | 460,778 people | -282,194 people | -147,523 people | 101,314 people | -101,671 people |
| 1987 | 8,266 people | 7,825 people | -12,681 people | 480,815 people | -169,170 people | -68,149 people | 111,220 people | -32,310 people |
| 1986 | 41,836 people | -6,206 people | -13,540 people | 493,082 people | -79,190 people | -209,835 people | 70,988 people | -22,520 people |
| 1985 | 83,164 people | 6,911 people | -589 people | 598,777 people | -60,929 people | -171,539 people | 118,791 people | -27,277 people |
| 1984 | 71,107 people | 203 people | 2,754 people | 622,793 people | -51,961 people | -48,739 people | 190,045 people | -18,402 people |
| 1983 | 27,063 people | -3,733 people | 1,241 people | 662,840 people | -43,756 people | -10,229 people | 146,095 people | -26,724 people |
| 1982 | -61,152 people | -24,223 people | -7,384 people | 600,149 people | -36,181 people | -19,912 people | 97,495 people | -34,980 people |
| 1981 | -83,876 people | 7,182 people | 2,563 people | 583,070 people | -28,016 people | -134,484 people | 54,656 people | -16,155 people |
| 1980 | -25,187 people | 295,642 people | 20,166 people | 595,916 people | -20,129 people | -179,832 people | 51,685 people | -42,420 people |
| 1979 | 11,255 people | 42,637 people | -5,929 people | 503,559 people | -13,704 people | -154,684 people | 181,028 people | -22,162 people |
| 1978 | 3,783 people | 43,932 people | -2,504 people | 556,521 people | -9,916 people | -140,372 people | 268,974 people | -62,936 people |
| 1977 | -21,636 people | 42,246 people | -1,332 people | 577,060 people | -15,323 people | -123,608 people | -26,355 people | -33,496 people |
| 1976 | -19,135 people | 40,885 people | 2,804 people | 635,590 people | -55,109 people | -115,730 people | -25,965 people | -25,716 people |
| 1975 | -40,241 people | 43,051 people | -218 people | 655,078 people | -115,173 people | -220,296 people | -972 people | -31,346 people |
| 1974 | -65,710 people | 42,487 people | 105,838 people | 706,978 people | -175,239 people | -344,674 people | 3,216 people | -18,273 people |
| 1973 | -33,840 people | 41,631 people | 8,624 people | 783,163 people | -214,997 people | -320,091 people | 7,414 people | -29,335 people |
| 1972 | -1,406 people | 43,182 people | 7,935 people | 833,543 people | -215,650 people | -321,491 people | 2,840 people | -15,004 people |
| 1971 | 1,175 people | -58,627 people | 7,363 people | 833,549 people | -180,153 people | -315,363 people | -5,497 people | -31,767 people |
| 1970 | -15,254 people | -62,216 people | -60,580 people | 744,902 people | -126,510 people | -300,923 people | 39,116 people | -66,859 people |
| 1969 | -60,655 people | -45,346 people | -49,956 people | 523,740 people | -72,836 people | -161,517 people | 46,778 people | -26,744 people |
| 1968 | -38,852 people | -50,149 people | -46,088 people | 594,514 people | -37,290 people | -152,017 people | 57,274 people | -11,905 people |
| 1967 | -39,659 people | -37,992 people | -42,344 people | 585,410 people | 1.25 m people | -152,812 people | 64,307 people | -25,479 people |
| 1966 | -27,935 people | -35,352 people | -41,467 people | 637,692 people | 4,165 people | -162,127 people | 54,443 people | -17,158 people |
| 1965 | -24,955 people | -36,267 people | -42,476 people | 644,902 people | -130,900 people | -156,782 people | 61,397 people | -21,658 people |
| 1964 | -23,885 people | -27,368 people | -41,461 people | 618,635 people | -1.25 m people | -156,342 people | 48,207 people | -23,273 people |
| 1963 | 8,271 people | -28,198 people | -44,446 people | 639,495 people | -31,383 people | -155,267 people | 41,960 people | -13,770 people |
| 1962 | 76,443 people | -25,840 people | -45,211 people | 625,617 people | -31,305 people | -150,903 people | 39,431 people | -31,021 people |
| 1961 | 52,295 people | -129,761 people | -46,517 people | 580,333 people | -25,578 people | -143,597 people | 35,654 people | -20,044 people |
| 1960 | 19,953 people | -140,765 people | -154,869 people | 422,708 people | -16,927 people | -155,354 people | 27,673 people | -6,306 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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The same indicator across Europe & Central Asia
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