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 | Belgium | Malta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 389,911 people | 75,448 people | 96,630 people | 1.23 m people | -268,126 people | 6,145 people | 291,469 people | 31,989 people | 5,161 people |
| 2024 | 417,114 people | 95,246 people | 111,674 people | 1.29 m people | -318,992 people | 15,374 people | -544,257 people | 36,243 people | 6,323 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 | 41,679 people | 6,591 people |
| 2022 | 487,029 people | 231,228 people | 299,779 people | 1.32 m people | -293,846 people | 40,259 people | -26,668 people | 118,615 people | 2,480 people |
| 2021 | 462,967 people | 157,327 people | 144,385 people | 674,787 people | -379,749 people | -154,359 people | 31,664 people | 24,017 people | 4,638 people |
| 2020 | 144,221 people | 85,281 people | 236,854 people | 329,769 people | -91,577 people | 62,935 people | -65,933 people | 43,777 people | 6,904 people |
| 2019 | 232,727 people | 46,634 people | 464,783 people | 1.77 m people | -656,091 people | 65,198 people | -39,491 people | 58,469 people | 20,302 people |
| 2018 | 259,744 people | 83,686 people | 337,467 people | 1.76 m people | -198,206 people | 157,408 people | 125,499 people | 50,604 people | 16,961 people |
| 2017 | 272,311 people | 95,147 people | 201,135 people | 1.86 m people | -94,625 people | -670,477 people | 441,623 people | 37,981 people | 14,372 people |
| 2016 | 324,649 people | 84,568 people | 106,474 people | 1.89 m people | -153,056 people | -654,225 people | 84,728 people | 28,090 people | 8,624 people |
| 2015 | 347,839 people | 39,389 people | -1,979 people | 1.72 m people | -646,941 people | -159,822 people | 66,476 people | 63,536 people | 9,588 people |
| 2014 | 306,091 people | 52,679 people | -97,870 people | 1.67 m people | -371,108 people | -471,523 people | 92,504 people | 37,472 people | 9,192 people |
| 2013 | 237,272 people | 158,090 people | -250,741 people | 1.66 m people | -188,951 people | 65,337 people | -194,001 people | 28,066 people | 861 people |
| 2012 | 172,088 people | 252,524 people | -153,486 people | 1.63 m people | -58,864 people | 125,771 people | -232,196 people | 45,001 people | 911 people |
| 2011 | 228,773 people | 198,544 people | 60,761 people | 1.62 m people | -416,189 people | 194,325 people | -347,024 people | 52,464 people | 999 people |
| 2010 | 274,811 people | 274,387 people | 69,406 people | 1.59 m people | -184,144 people | 299,402 people | -339,466 people | 105,232 people | 741 people |
| 2009 | 249,639 people | 283,676 people | 129,557 people | 1.39 m people | -177,135 people | 139,129 people | -80,159 people | 97,175 people | 836 people |
| 2008 | 263,390 people | 422,534 people | 434,135 people | 1.42 m people | -764,370 people | 165,557 people | -73,188 people | 66,470 people | 869 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 | 59,911 people | 926 people |
| 2006 | 288,923 people | 215,995 people | 659,720 people | 1.35 m people | -759,559 people | 153,926 people | -211,387 people | 53,574 people | 997 people |
| 2005 | 308,279 people | 258,702 people | 629,803 people | 1.37 m people | -103,701 people | 132,869 people | -199,378 people | 50,576 people | 1,626 people |
| 2004 | 276,077 people | 417,970 people | 661,158 people | 1.31 m people | -770,977 people | 110,182 people | -185,392 people | 35,143 people | 1,662 people |
| 2003 | 211,846 people | 478,578 people | 658,428 people | 1.33 m people | -613,223 people | 91,951 people | -281,001 people | 34,472 people | 1,626 people |
| 2002 | 203,577 people | 223,861 people | 737,880 people | 1.34 m people | -761,291 people | 82,847 people | -180,603 people | 39,404 people | 1,821 people |
| 2001 | 175,133 people | 48,903 people | 181,307 people | 1.31 m people | -176,419 people | 77,856 people | -173,745 people | 34,924 people | 1,678 people |
| 2000 | 153,917 people | 56,065 people | 176,269 people | 1.25 m people | -62,622 people | 74,227 people | -165,030 people | 13,952 people | 1,591 people |
| 1999 | 152,653 people | 54,405 people | 178,559 people | 1.16 m people | -96,102 people | 70,271 people | -157,090 people | 16,849 people | 1,463 people |
| 1998 | 125,541 people | 67,985 people | 182,926 people | 1.23 m people | -40,472 people | 64,285 people | -150,271 people | 12,517 people | 1,260 people |
| 1997 | 59,723 people | 50,539 people | 165,345 people | 1.12 m people | -279,251 people | 48,280 people | -148,368 people | 10,262 people | 1,003 people |
| 1996 | 54,964 people | 53,450 people | 162,704 people | 1.14 m people | -250,750 people | 17,953 people | -310,221 people | 15,684 people | 1,142 people |
| 1995 | 61,385 people | -460,287 people | 162,434 people | 1.17 m people | -365,986 people | 17,077 people | -144,670 people | 1,937 people | 1,306 people |
| 1994 | 45,339 people | 502,750 people | 160,407 people | 1.18 m people | -723,641 people | 16,407 people | -144,324 people | 17,636 people | 1,136 people |
| 1993 | 27,403 people | 24,321 people | 160,907 people | 1.23 m people | -373,316 people | 15,772 people | -166,861 people | 18,542 people | 1,006 people |
| 1992 | 17,846 people | 51,747 people | 177,544 people | 1.3 m people | -142,985 people | 15,077 people | -271,093 people | 25,941 people | 737 people |
| 1991 | 27,601 people | 19,721 people | 122,841 people | 1.2 m people | -544,650 people | 14,327 people | -261,341 people | 27,038 people | 763 people |
| 1990 | 57,132 people | 35,317 people | -30,684 people | 1.08 m people | -11,187 people | 12,988 people | -254,825 people | 8,299 people | 568 people |
| 1989 | 49,586 people | 19,540 people | -25,892 people | 400,998 people | -313,476 people | -130,821 people | -241,979 people | 7,301 people | 248 people |
| 1988 | 13,952 people | 18,553 people | -17,663 people | 460,778 people | -282,194 people | -97,065 people | -235,213 people | 3,929 people | 164 people |
| 1987 | 8,266 people | 7,825 people | -12,681 people | 480,815 people | -169,170 people | -11,976 people | -228,756 people | 3,525 people | 295 people |
| 1986 | 41,836 people | -6,206 people | -13,540 people | 493,082 people | -79,190 people | -10,973 people | -245,968 people | 2,964 people | 464 people |
| 1985 | 83,164 people | 6,911 people | -589 people | 598,777 people | -60,929 people | -9,986 people | -222,315 people | 2,165 people | -428 people |
| 1984 | 71,107 people | 203 people | 2,754 people | 622,793 people | -51,961 people | -8,984 people | -219,755 people | 1,697 people | -558 people |
| 1983 | 27,063 people | -3,733 people | 1,241 people | 662,840 people | -43,756 people | -7,986 people | -54,325 people | 1,252 people | -740 people |
| 1982 | -61,152 people | -24,223 people | -7,384 people | 600,149 people | -36,181 people | -6,983 people | 124,007 people | 1,100 people | -1,059 people |
| 1981 | -83,876 people | 7,182 people | 2,563 people | 583,070 people | -28,016 people | -5,994 people | 96,697 people | 2,826 people | -548 people |
| 1980 | -25,187 people | 295,642 people | 20,166 people | 595,916 people | -20,129 people | -4,997 people | 208,602 people | 11,482 people | -886 people |
| 1979 | 11,255 people | 42,637 people | -5,929 people | 503,559 people | -13,704 people | -3,997 people | 120,613 people | 11,277 people | -1,311 people |
| 1978 | 3,783 people | 43,932 people | -2,504 people | 556,521 people | -9,916 people | -2,998 people | 177,153 people | 10,828 people | -1,302 people |
| 1977 | -21,636 people | 42,246 people | -1,332 people | 577,060 people | -15,323 people | -1,997 people | 58,540 people | 10,460 people | -1,598 people |
| 1976 | -19,135 people | 40,885 people | 2,804 people | 635,590 people | -55,109 people | -995 people | 22,147 people | 10,360 people | -1,641 people |
| 1975 | -40,241 people | 43,051 people | -218 people | 655,078 people | -115,173 people | -395 people | 62,843 people | 9,652 people | -1,742 people |
| 1974 | -65,710 people | 42,487 people | 105,838 people | 706,978 people | -175,239 people | -192 people | 6,023 people | 8,924 people | -1,597 people |
| 1973 | -33,840 people | 41,631 people | 8,624 people | 783,163 people | -214,997 people | 0 people | 173,143 people | 8,684 people | -1,549 people |
| 1972 | -1,406 people | 43,182 people | 7,935 people | 833,543 people | -215,650 people | 193 people | 2,238 people | 8,384 people | -1,316 people |
| 1971 | 1,175 people | -58,627 people | 7,363 people | 833,549 people | -180,153 people | 394 people | -3,577 people | 7,992 people | -1,327 people |
| 1970 | -15,254 people | -62,216 people | -60,580 people | 744,902 people | -126,510 people | 587 people | 4,479 people | 19,393 people | -1,123 people |
| 1969 | -60,655 people | -45,346 people | -49,956 people | 523,740 people | -72,836 people | 786 people | 2,476 people | 20,072 people | -827 people |
| 1968 | -38,852 people | -50,149 people | -46,088 people | 594,514 people | -37,290 people | 995 people | 2,776 people | 19,809 people | -753 people |
| 1967 | -39,659 people | -37,992 people | -42,344 people | 585,410 people | 1.25 m people | 1,194 people | 4,508 people | 19,492 people | -4,073 people |
| 1966 | -27,935 people | -35,352 people | -41,467 people | 637,692 people | 4,165 people | 1,386 people | 2,813 people | 18,985 people | -4,318 people |
| 1965 | -24,955 people | -36,267 people | -42,476 people | 644,902 people | -130,900 people | 1,591 people | 6,367 people | 18,243 people | -4,329 people |
| 1964 | -23,885 people | -27,368 people | -41,461 people | 618,635 people | -1.25 m people | 1,785 people | 4,505 people | 17,687 people | -4,768 people |
| 1963 | 8,271 people | -28,198 people | -44,446 people | 639,495 people | -31,383 people | 1,591 people | 4,263 people | 16,355 people | -4,773 people |
| 1962 | 76,443 people | -25,840 people | -45,211 people | 625,617 people | -31,305 people | 1,386 people | 4,387 people | 14,829 people | -5,360 people |
| 1961 | 52,295 people | -129,761 people | -46,517 people | 580,333 people | -25,578 people | 1,194 people | 3,904 people | 10,566 people | -5,099 people |
| 1960 | 19,953 people | -140,765 people | -154,869 people | 422,708 people | -16,927 people | 995 people | 2,194 people | 9,893 people | -5,540 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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