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 | United States | China | South Sudan | Sudan | Armenia | Kyrgyzstan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 389,911 people | 75,448 people | 96,630 people | 1.23 m people | -268,126 people | 6,145 people | 291,469 people | -29,013 people | 1,815 people |
| 2024 | 417,114 people | 95,246 people | 111,674 people | 1.29 m people | -318,992 people | 15,374 people | -544,257 people | -29,966 people | 3,645 people |
| 2023 | 445,523 people | 150,189 people | 119,099 people | 1.32 m people | -567,724 people | 455,000 people | -1.35 m people | 75,000 people | 5,601 people |
| 2022 | 487,029 people | 231,228 people | 299,779 people | 1.32 m people | -293,846 people | 40,259 people | -26,668 people | 38,001 people | 12,596 people |
| 2021 | 462,967 people | 157,327 people | 144,385 people | 674,787 people | -379,749 people | -154,359 people | 31,664 people | -19,457 people | 46,208 people |
| 2020 | 144,221 people | 85,281 people | 236,854 people | 329,769 people | -91,577 people | 62,935 people | -65,933 people | -13,046 people | 54,704 people |
| 2019 | 232,727 people | 46,634 people | 464,783 people | 1.77 m people | -656,091 people | 65,198 people | -39,491 people | -14,330 people | 47,303 people |
| 2018 | 259,744 people | 83,686 people | 337,467 people | 1.76 m people | -198,206 people | 157,408 people | 125,499 people | -13,129 people | 3,494 people |
| 2017 | 272,311 people | 95,147 people | 201,135 people | 1.86 m people | -94,625 people | -670,477 people | 441,623 people | -14,180 people | 7,553 people |
| 2016 | 324,649 people | 84,568 people | 106,474 people | 1.89 m people | -153,056 people | -654,225 people | 84,728 people | -14,697 people | 1,187 people |
| 2015 | 347,839 people | 39,389 people | -1,979 people | 1.72 m people | -646,941 people | -159,822 people | 66,476 people | -15,225 people | -5,071 people |
| 2014 | 306,091 people | 52,679 people | -97,870 people | 1.67 m people | -371,108 people | -471,523 people | 92,504 people | -15,745 people | -9,443 people |
| 2013 | 237,272 people | 158,090 people | -250,741 people | 1.66 m people | -188,951 people | 65,337 people | -194,001 people | -16,265 people | -9,667 people |
| 2012 | 172,088 people | 252,524 people | -153,486 people | 1.63 m people | -58,864 people | 125,771 people | -232,196 people | -16,782 people | -12,503 people |
| 2011 | 228,773 people | 198,544 people | 60,761 people | 1.62 m people | -416,189 people | 194,325 people | -347,024 people | -17,296 people | -10,170 people |
| 2010 | 274,811 people | 274,387 people | 69,406 people | 1.59 m people | -184,144 people | 299,402 people | -339,466 people | -30,009 people | -6,521 people |
| 2009 | 249,639 people | 283,676 people | 129,557 people | 1.39 m people | -177,135 people | 139,129 people | -80,159 people | -30,357 people | -14,325 people |
| 2008 | 263,390 people | 422,534 people | 434,135 people | 1.42 m people | -764,370 people | 165,557 people | -73,188 people | -29,732 people | -64,404 people |
| 2007 | 309,385 people | 495,092 people | 772,317 people | 1.37 m people | -1.04 m people | 167,350 people | -201,769 people | -29,980 people | -54,298 people |
| 2006 | 288,923 people | 215,995 people | 659,720 people | 1.35 m people | -759,559 people | 153,926 people | -211,387 people | -29,921 people | -53,469 people |
| 2005 | 308,279 people | 258,702 people | 629,803 people | 1.37 m people | -103,701 people | 132,869 people | -199,378 people | -29,921 people | -36,288 people |
| 2004 | 276,077 people | 417,970 people | 661,158 people | 1.31 m people | -770,977 people | 110,182 people | -185,392 people | -30,103 people | -32,088 people |
| 2003 | 211,846 people | 478,578 people | 658,428 people | 1.33 m people | -613,223 people | 91,951 people | -281,001 people | -29,616 people | -30,686 people |
| 2002 | 203,577 people | 223,861 people | 737,880 people | 1.34 m people | -761,291 people | 82,847 people | -180,603 people | -27,792 people | -28,300 people |
| 2001 | 175,133 people | 48,903 people | 181,307 people | 1.31 m people | -176,419 people | 77,856 people | -173,745 people | -51,303 people | -25,695 people |
| 2000 | 153,917 people | 56,065 people | 176,269 people | 1.25 m people | -62,622 people | 74,227 people | -165,030 people | -52,780 people | -23,265 people |
| 1999 | 152,653 people | 54,405 people | 178,559 people | 1.16 m people | -96,102 people | 70,271 people | -157,090 people | -51,871 people | -10,297 people |
| 1998 | 125,541 people | 67,985 people | 182,926 people | 1.23 m people | -40,472 people | 64,285 people | -150,271 people | -55,171 people | -17,690 people |
| 1997 | 59,723 people | 50,539 people | 165,345 people | 1.12 m people | -279,251 people | 48,280 people | -148,368 people | -51,640 people | -11,740 people |
| 1996 | 54,964 people | 53,450 people | 162,704 people | 1.14 m people | -250,750 people | 17,953 people | -310,221 people | -51,023 people | -10,926 people |
| 1995 | 61,385 people | -460,287 people | 162,434 people | 1.17 m people | -365,986 people | 17,077 people | -144,670 people | -50,223 people | -10,767 people |
| 1994 | 45,339 people | 502,750 people | 160,407 people | 1.18 m people | -723,641 people | 16,407 people | -144,324 people | -112,569 people | -22,165 people |
| 1993 | 27,403 people | 24,321 people | 160,907 people | 1.23 m people | -373,316 people | 15,772 people | -166,861 people | -126,963 people | -103,698 people |
| 1992 | 17,846 people | 51,747 people | 177,544 people | 1.3 m people | -142,985 people | 15,077 people | -271,093 people | -196,270 people | -33,009 people |
| 1991 | 27,601 people | 19,721 people | 122,841 people | 1.2 m people | -544,650 people | 14,327 people | -261,341 people | 5,422 people | -32,276 people |
| 1990 | 57,132 people | 35,317 people | -30,684 people | 1.08 m people | -11,187 people | 12,988 people | -254,825 people | 2,122 people | -27,912 people |
| 1989 | 49,586 people | 19,540 people | -25,892 people | 400,998 people | -313,476 people | -130,821 people | -241,979 people | 98,517 people | -25,723 people |
| 1988 | 13,952 people | 18,553 people | -17,663 people | 460,778 people | -282,194 people | -97,065 people | -235,213 people | -13,325 people | -40,823 people |
| 1987 | 8,266 people | 7,825 people | -12,681 people | 480,815 people | -169,170 people | -11,976 people | -228,756 people | -26,879 people | -39,678 people |
| 1986 | 41,836 people | -6,206 people | -13,540 people | 493,082 people | -79,190 people | -10,973 people | -245,968 people | -27,727 people | -40,062 people |
| 1985 | 83,164 people | 6,911 people | -589 people | 598,777 people | -60,929 people | -9,986 people | -222,315 people | -27,710 people | -38,536 people |
| 1984 | 71,107 people | 203 people | 2,754 people | 622,793 people | -51,961 people | -8,984 people | -219,755 people | -25,143 people | -34,248 people |
| 1983 | 27,063 people | -3,733 people | 1,241 people | 662,840 people | -43,756 people | -7,986 people | -54,325 people | -31,993 people | -5,525 people |
| 1982 | -61,152 people | -24,223 people | -7,384 people | 600,149 people | -36,181 people | -6,983 people | 124,007 people | -30,862 people | -6,388 people |
| 1981 | -83,876 people | 7,182 people | 2,563 people | 583,070 people | -28,016 people | -5,994 people | 96,697 people | -28,487 people | -6,725 people |
| 1980 | -25,187 people | 295,642 people | 20,166 people | 595,916 people | -20,129 people | -4,997 people | 208,602 people | -26,099 people | -5,090 people |
| 1979 | 11,255 people | 42,637 people | -5,929 people | 503,559 people | -13,704 people | -3,997 people | 120,613 people | -22,659 people | -6,672 people |
| 1978 | 3,783 people | 43,932 people | -2,504 people | 556,521 people | -9,916 people | -2,998 people | 177,153 people | 53,277 people | -6,988 people |
| 1977 | -21,636 people | 42,246 people | -1,332 people | 577,060 people | -15,323 people | -1,997 people | 58,540 people | 53,042 people | -6,724 people |
| 1976 | -19,135 people | 40,885 people | 2,804 people | 635,590 people | -55,109 people | -995 people | 22,147 people | 49,014 people | -10,499 people |
| 1975 | -40,241 people | 43,051 people | -218 people | 655,078 people | -115,173 people | -395 people | 62,843 people | 17,829 people | -7,639 people |
| 1974 | -65,710 people | 42,487 people | 105,838 people | 706,978 people | -175,239 people | -192 people | 6,023 people | 17,995 people | -5,818 people |
| 1973 | -33,840 people | 41,631 people | 8,624 people | 783,163 people | -214,997 people | 0 people | 173,143 people | 17,425 people | -3,373 people |
| 1972 | -1,406 people | 43,182 people | 7,935 people | 833,543 people | -215,650 people | 193 people | 2,238 people | 15,836 people | -1,163 people |
| 1971 | 1,175 people | -58,627 people | 7,363 people | 833,549 people | -180,153 people | 394 people | -3,577 people | 14,094 people | 2,645 people |
| 1970 | -15,254 people | -62,216 people | -60,580 people | 744,902 people | -126,510 people | 587 people | 4,479 people | 12,700 people | 11,295 people |
| 1969 | -60,655 people | -45,346 people | -49,956 people | 523,740 people | -72,836 people | 786 people | 2,476 people | 17,128 people | 16,862 people |
| 1968 | -38,852 people | -50,149 people | -46,088 people | 594,514 people | -37,290 people | 995 people | 2,776 people | 20,855 people | 20,918 people |
| 1967 | -39,659 people | -37,992 people | -42,344 people | 585,410 people | 1.25 m people | 1,194 people | 4,508 people | 22,014 people | 22,162 people |
| 1966 | -27,935 people | -35,352 people | -41,467 people | 637,692 people | 4,165 people | 1,386 people | 2,813 people | 22,131 people | 21,868 people |
| 1965 | -24,955 people | -36,267 people | -42,476 people | 644,902 people | -130,900 people | 1,591 people | 6,367 people | 20,809 people | 22,870 people |
| 1964 | -23,885 people | -27,368 people | -41,461 people | 618,635 people | -1.25 m people | 1,785 people | 4,505 people | 19,028 people | 22,281 people |
| 1963 | 8,271 people | -28,198 people | -44,446 people | 639,495 people | -31,383 people | 1,591 people | 4,263 people | 16,252 people | 21,967 people |
| 1962 | 76,443 people | -25,840 people | -45,211 people | 625,617 people | -31,305 people | 1,386 people | 4,387 people | 13,898 people | 21,217 people |
| 1961 | 52,295 people | -129,761 people | -46,517 people | 580,333 people | -25,578 people | 1,194 people | 3,904 people | 12,102 people | 18,355 people |
| 1960 | 19,953 people | -140,765 people | -154,869 people | 422,708 people | -16,927 people | 995 people | 2,194 people | 11,827 people | 13,946 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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