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 | Sierra Leone | Latvia | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 389,911 people | 75,448 people | 96,630 people | 1.23 m people | -268,126 people | 6,145 people | -11,309 people | -7,330 people | 18,246 people |
| 2024 | 417,114 people | 95,246 people | 111,674 people | 1.29 m people | -318,992 people | 15,374 people | -11,000 people | -2,225 people | 26,894 people |
| 2023 | 445,523 people | 150,189 people | 119,099 people | 1.32 m people | -567,724 people | 455,000 people | -4,000 people | 7,966 people | 38,156 people |
| 2022 | 487,029 people | 231,228 people | 299,779 people | 1.32 m people | -293,846 people | 40,259 people | -4,000 people | 22,027 people | 60,353 people |
| 2021 | 462,967 people | 157,327 people | 144,385 people | 674,787 people | -379,749 people | -154,359 people | -1,544 people | -280 people | 22,484 people |
| 2020 | 144,221 people | 85,281 people | 236,854 people | 329,769 people | -91,577 people | 62,935 people | 1,292 people | -3,147 people | 17,504 people |
| 2019 | 232,727 people | 46,634 people | 464,783 people | 1.77 m people | -656,091 people | 65,198 people | -2,238 people | -3,416 people | 15,671 people |
| 2018 | 259,744 people | 83,686 people | 337,467 people | 1.76 m people | -198,206 people | 157,408 people | -2,741 people | -4,972 people | 11,822 people |
| 2017 | 272,311 people | 95,147 people | 201,135 people | 1.86 m people | -94,625 people | -670,477 people | 1,234 people | -7,867 people | 13,356 people |
| 2016 | 324,649 people | 84,568 people | 106,474 people | 1.89 m people | -153,056 people | -654,225 people | 4,657 people | -12,327 people | 17,321 people |
| 2015 | 347,839 people | 39,389 people | -1,979 people | 1.72 m people | -646,941 people | -159,822 people | -356 people | -10,826 people | 12,655 people |
| 2014 | 306,091 people | 52,679 people | -97,870 people | 1.67 m people | -371,108 people | -471,523 people | 485 people | -8,799 people | 15,915 people |
| 2013 | 237,272 people | 158,090 people | -250,741 people | 1.66 m people | -188,951 people | 65,337 people | 2,773 people | -14,386 people | 18,164 people |
| 2012 | 172,088 people | 252,524 people | -153,486 people | 1.63 m people | -58,864 people | 125,771 people | 988 people | -11,914 people | 17,894 people |
| 2011 | 228,773 people | 198,544 people | 60,761 people | 1.62 m people | -416,189 people | 194,325 people | 6,895 people | -20,202 people | 16,798 people |
| 2010 | 274,811 people | 274,387 people | 69,406 people | 1.59 m people | -184,144 people | 299,402 people | 7,983 people | -36,128 people | 14,080 people |
| 2009 | 249,639 people | 283,676 people | 129,557 people | 1.39 m people | -177,135 people | 139,129 people | 18,145 people | -34,807 people | 14,877 people |
| 2008 | 263,390 people | 422,534 people | 434,135 people | 1.42 m people | -764,370 people | 165,557 people | 1,182 people | -22,445 people | 15,626 people |
| 2007 | 309,385 people | 495,092 people | 772,317 people | 1.37 m people | -1.04 m people | 167,350 people | -6,042 people | -8,027 people | 14,027 people |
| 2006 | 288,923 people | 215,995 people | 659,720 people | 1.35 m people | -759,559 people | 153,926 people | -34,052 people | -9,211 people | 10,820 people |
| 2005 | 308,279 people | 258,702 people | 629,803 people | 1.37 m people | -103,701 people | 132,869 people | -1,805 people | -11,134 people | 9,251 people |
| 2004 | 276,077 people | 417,970 people | 661,158 people | 1.31 m people | -770,977 people | 110,182 people | 23,897 people | -15,136 people | 6,956 people |
| 2003 | 211,846 people | 478,578 people | 658,428 people | 1.33 m people | -613,223 people | 91,951 people | 69,185 people | -11,422 people | 5,929 people |
| 2002 | 203,577 people | 223,861 people | 737,880 people | 1.34 m people | -761,291 people | 82,847 people | 86,578 people | -9,160 people | 5,255 people |
| 2001 | 175,133 people | 48,903 people | 181,307 people | 1.31 m people | -176,419 people | 77,856 people | 227,791 people | -18,634 people | 6,241 people |
| 2000 | 153,917 people | 56,065 people | 176,269 people | 1.25 m people | -62,622 people | 74,227 people | 83,013 people | -15,679 people | 2,497 people |
| 1999 | 152,653 people | 54,405 people | 178,559 people | 1.16 m people | -96,102 people | 70,271 people | -84,926 people | -3,229 people | 3,604 people |
| 1998 | 125,541 people | 67,985 people | 182,926 people | 1.23 m people | -40,472 people | 64,285 people | -76,766 people | -5,504 people | 4,417 people |
| 1997 | 59,723 people | 50,539 people | 165,345 people | 1.12 m people | -279,251 people | 48,280 people | -48,437 people | -9,183 people | 4,925 people |
| 1996 | 54,964 people | 53,450 people | 162,704 people | 1.14 m people | -250,750 people | 17,953 people | -52,110 people | -9,888 people | 3,757 people |
| 1995 | 61,385 people | -460,287 people | 162,434 people | 1.17 m people | -365,986 people | 17,077 people | -112,857 people | -13,288 people | 4,325 people |
| 1994 | 45,339 people | 502,750 people | 160,407 people | 1.18 m people | -723,641 people | 16,407 people | -77,371 people | -21,446 people | 3,834 people |
| 1993 | 27,403 people | 24,321 people | 160,907 people | 1.23 m people | -373,316 people | 15,772 people | -95,476 people | -32,914 people | 9,036 people |
| 1992 | 17,846 people | 51,747 people | 177,544 people | 1.3 m people | -142,985 people | 15,077 people | -129,565 people | -52,180 people | 9,356 people |
| 1991 | 27,601 people | 19,721 people | 122,841 people | 1.2 m people | -544,650 people | 14,327 people | -238,965 people | -12,020 people | 14,515 people |
| 1990 | 57,132 people | 35,317 people | -30,684 people | 1.08 m people | -11,187 people | 12,988 people | 131,587 people | -13,196 people | 8,920 people |
| 1989 | 49,586 people | 19,540 people | -25,892 people | 400,998 people | -313,476 people | -130,821 people | -5,079 people | -4,960 people | 5,775 people |
| 1988 | 13,952 people | 18,553 people | -17,663 people | 460,778 people | -282,194 people | -97,065 people | 9,470 people | 15,784 people | 1,765 people |
| 1987 | 8,266 people | 7,825 people | -12,681 people | 480,815 people | -169,170 people | -11,976 people | 9,558 people | 19,249 people | 831 people |
| 1986 | 41,836 people | -6,206 people | -13,540 people | 493,082 people | -79,190 people | -10,973 people | 7,992 people | 13,972 people | 1,491 people |
| 1985 | 83,164 people | 6,911 people | -589 people | 598,777 people | -60,929 people | -9,986 people | -7,873 people | 12,037 people | 2,416 people |
| 1984 | 71,107 people | 203 people | 2,754 people | 622,793 people | -51,961 people | -8,984 people | -8,708 people | 8,847 people | 3,972 people |
| 1983 | 27,063 people | -3,733 people | 1,241 people | 662,840 people | -43,756 people | -7,986 people | -8,783 people | 8,115 people | 6,925 people |
| 1982 | -61,152 people | -24,223 people | -7,384 people | 600,149 people | -36,181 people | -6,983 people | -11,379 people | 8,116 people | 7,109 people |
| 1981 | -83,876 people | 7,182 people | 2,563 people | 583,070 people | -28,016 people | -5,994 people | -12,699 people | 6,536 people | 5,287 people |
| 1980 | -25,187 people | 295,642 people | 20,166 people | 595,916 people | -20,129 people | -4,997 people | -11,641 people | 3,099 people | -2,212 people |
| 1979 | 11,255 people | 42,637 people | -5,929 people | 503,559 people | -13,704 people | -3,997 people | -13,095 people | 3,661 people | -6,612 people |
| 1978 | 3,783 people | 43,932 people | -2,504 people | 556,521 people | -9,916 people | -2,998 people | -13,073 people | 7,399 people | -9,348 people |
| 1977 | -21,636 people | 42,246 people | -1,332 people | 577,060 people | -15,323 people | -1,997 people | -12,399 people | 11,992 people | -5,697 people |
| 1976 | -19,135 people | 40,885 people | 2,804 people | 635,590 people | -55,109 people | -995 people | -15,686 people | 8,870 people | -11,843 people |
| 1975 | -40,241 people | 43,051 people | -218 people | 655,078 people | -115,173 people | -395 people | -13,058 people | 12,166 people | -3,807 people |
| 1974 | -65,710 people | 42,487 people | 105,838 people | 706,978 people | -175,239 people | -192 people | -11,473 people | 14,420 people | 5,891 people |
| 1973 | -33,840 people | 41,631 people | 8,624 people | 783,163 people | -214,997 people | 0 people | -9,322 people | 15,997 people | 11,558 people |
| 1972 | -1,406 people | 43,182 people | 7,935 people | 833,543 people | -215,650 people | 193 people | -8,267 people | 11,077 people | 12,613 people |
| 1971 | 1,175 people | -58,627 people | 7,363 people | 833,549 people | -180,153 people | 394 people | -8,162 people | 10,846 people | 12,286 people |
| 1970 | -15,254 people | -62,216 people | -60,580 people | 744,902 people | -126,510 people | 587 people | -4,957 people | 12,494 people | -36,579 people |
| 1969 | -60,655 people | -45,346 people | -49,956 people | 523,740 people | -72,836 people | 786 people | -4,485 people | 13,718 people | -42,207 people |
| 1968 | -38,852 people | -50,149 people | -46,088 people | 594,514 people | -37,290 people | 995 people | -3,743 people | 13,465 people | -15,561 people |
| 1967 | -39,659 people | -37,992 people | -42,344 people | 585,410 people | 1.25 m people | 1,194 people | -2,819 people | 14,177 people | -5,353 people |
| 1966 | -27,935 people | -35,352 people | -41,467 people | 637,692 people | 4,165 people | 1,386 people | -2,911 people | 13,465 people | -12,059 people |
| 1965 | -24,955 people | -36,267 people | -42,476 people | 644,902 people | -130,900 people | 1,591 people | -1,851 people | 13,218 people | -21,731 people |
| 1964 | -23,885 people | -27,368 people | -41,461 people | 618,635 people | -1.25 m people | 1,785 people | -2,308 people | 13,010 people | -20,414 people |
| 1963 | 8,271 people | -28,198 people | -44,446 people | 639,495 people | -31,383 people | 1,591 people | -2,480 people | 12,308 people | -7,624 people |
| 1962 | 76,443 people | -25,840 people | -45,211 people | 625,617 people | -31,305 people | 1,386 people | -2,658 people | 12,344 people | -6,852 people |
| 1961 | 52,295 people | -129,761 people | -46,517 people | 580,333 people | -25,578 people | 1,194 people | -2,947 people | 12,364 people | -11,828 people |
| 1960 | 19,953 people | -140,765 people | -154,869 people | 422,708 people | -16,927 people | 995 people | -3,528 people | 11,420 people | -9,489 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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