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

8 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: 75,448 people for Italy 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 (China, -268,126 people).

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Year by year values

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Annual values by country
	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	United States	China	South Sudan	Ireland	Austria
2025	75,448 people	96,630 people	104,681 people	1.23 m people	-268,126 people	6,145 people	35,417 people	11,254 people
2024	95,246 people	111,674 people	121,628 people	1.29 m people	-318,992 people	15,374 people	39,059 people	8,813 people
2023	150,189 people	119,099 people	144,558 people	1.32 m people	-567,724 people	455,000 people	43,873 people	4,819 people
2022	231,228 people	299,779 people	224,472 people	1.32 m people	-293,846 people	40,259 people	93,535 people	157,365 people
2021	157,327 people	144,385 people	106,416 people	674,787 people	-379,749 people	-154,359 people	27,419 people	52,150 people
2020	85,281 people	236,854 people	67,598 people	329,769 people	-91,577 people	62,935 people	15,746 people	39,601 people
2019	46,634 people	464,783 people	109,003 people	1.77 m people	-656,091 people	65,198 people	29,663 people	41,090 people
2018	83,686 people	337,467 people	87,197 people	1.76 m people	-198,206 people	157,408 people	33,387 people	35,296 people
2017	95,147 people	201,135 people	86,332 people	1.86 m people	-94,625 people	-670,477 people	28,883 people	45,478 people
2016	84,568 people	106,474 people	88,743 people	1.89 m people	-153,056 people	-654,225 people	18,967 people	65,976 people
2015	39,389 people	-1,979 people	55,585 people	1.72 m people	-646,941 people	-159,822 people	13,376 people	115,175 people
2014	52,679 people	-97,870 people	36,591 people	1.67 m people	-371,108 people	-471,523 people	448 people	74,375 people
2013	158,090 people	-250,741 people	19,973 people	1.66 m people	-188,951 people	65,337 people	-12,309 people	56,726 people
2012	252,524 people	-153,486 people	14,861 people	1.63 m people	-58,864 people	125,771 people	-22,411 people	45,014 people
2011	198,544 people	60,761 people	31,224 people	1.62 m people	-416,189 people	194,325 people	-26,529 people	31,887 people
2010	274,387 people	69,406 people	33,703 people	1.59 m people	-184,144 people	299,402 people	-26,974 people	22,570 people
2009	283,676 people	129,557 people	39,832 people	1.39 m people	-177,135 people	139,129 people	-18,524 people	18,222 people
2008	422,534 people	434,135 people	32,406 people	1.42 m people	-764,370 people	165,557 people	18,979 people	25,405 people
2007	495,092 people	772,317 people	-304 people	1.37 m people	-1.04 m people	167,350 people	76,465 people	24,616 people
2006	215,995 people	659,720 people	-25,401 people	1.35 m people	-759,559 people	153,926 people	94,513 people	25,787 people
2005	258,702 people	629,803 people	-22,496 people	1.37 m people	-103,701 people	132,869 people	63,983 people	50,676 people
2004	417,970 people	661,158 people	-9,230 people	1.31 m people	-770,977 people	110,182 people	49,102 people	55,007 people
2003	478,578 people	658,428 people	7,937 people	1.33 m people	-613,223 people	91,951 people	32,220 people	44,362 people
2002	223,861 people	737,880 people	28,824 people	1.34 m people	-761,291 people	82,847 people	34,286 people	37,508 people
2001	48,903 people	181,307 people	56,096 people	1.31 m people	-176,419 people	77,856 people	39,220 people	39,866 people
2000	56,065 people	176,269 people	59,308 people	1.25 m people	-62,622 people	74,227 people	31,298 people	17,631 people
1999	54,405 people	178,559 people	47,179 people	1.16 m people	-96,102 people	70,271 people	23,592 people	19,949 people
1998	67,985 people	182,926 people	52,058 people	1.23 m people	-40,472 people	64,285 people	16,615 people	8,702 people
1997	50,539 people	165,345 people	31,302 people	1.12 m people	-279,251 people	48,280 people	17,425 people	1,589 people
1996	53,450 people	162,704 people	21,792 people	1.14 m people	-250,750 people	17,953 people	9,959 people	4,077 people
1995	-460,287 people	162,434 people	15,056 people	1.17 m people	-365,986 people	17,077 people	10,019 people	1,890 people
1994	502,750 people	160,407 people	20,193 people	1.18 m people	-723,641 people	16,407 people	-3,118 people	3,113 people
1993	24,321 people	160,907 people	44,514 people	1.23 m people	-373,316 people	15,772 people	-3,762 people	33,688 people
1992	51,747 people	177,544 people	50,148 people	1.3 m people	-142,985 people	15,077 people	1,335 people	71,451 people
1991	19,721 people	122,841 people	51,670 people	1.2 m people	-544,650 people	14,327 people	4,944 people	77,417 people
1990	35,317 people	-30,684 people	53,564 people	1.08 m people	-11,187 people	12,988 people	-8,203 people	59,873 people
1989	19,540 people	-25,892 people	31,165 people	400,998 people	-313,476 people	-130,821 people	-28,752 people	46,232 people
1988	18,553 people	-17,663 people	31,026 people	460,778 people	-282,194 people	-97,065 people	-44,020 people	13,807 people
1987	7,825 people	-12,681 people	39,559 people	480,815 people	-169,170 people	-11,976 people	-38,426 people	1,434 people
1986	-6,206 people	-13,540 people	30,380 people	493,082 people	-79,190 people	-10,973 people	-21,139 people	6,630 people
1985	6,911 people	-589 people	27,356 people	598,777 people	-60,929 people	-9,986 people	-16,178 people	5,940 people
1984	203 people	2,754 people	12,902 people	622,793 people	-51,961 people	-8,984 people	-15,549 people	2,906 people
1983	-3,733 people	1,241 people	11,007 people	662,840 people	-43,756 people	-7,986 people	-15,043 people	-1,474 people
1982	-24,223 people	-7,384 people	7,644 people	600,149 people	-36,181 people	-6,983 people	-14,464 people	-22,711 people
1981	7,182 people	2,563 people	17,643 people	583,070 people	-28,016 people	-5,994 people	-10,834 people	29,590 people
1980	295,642 people	20,166 people	54,010 people	595,916 people	-20,129 people	-4,997 people	-2,876 people	9,811 people
1979	42,637 people	-5,929 people	42,772 people	503,559 people	-13,704 people	-3,997 people	1,486 people	-1,785 people
1978	43,932 people	-2,504 people	26,639 people	556,521 people	-9,916 people	-2,998 people	15,543 people	-8,131 people
1977	42,246 people	-1,332 people	19,809 people	577,060 people	-15,323 people	-1,997 people	14,505 people	13,245 people
1976	40,885 people	2,804 people	18,774 people	635,590 people	-55,109 people	-995 people	14,200 people	8,336 people
1975	43,051 people	-218 people	68,569 people	655,078 people	-115,173 people	-395 people	13,828 people	-24,253 people
1974	42,487 people	105,838 people	31,645 people	706,978 people	-175,239 people	-192 people	13,482 people	-16,276 people
1973	41,631 people	8,624 people	18,705 people	783,163 people	-214,997 people	0 people	13,164 people	34,856 people
1972	43,182 people	7,935 people	17,470 people	833,543 people	-215,650 people	193 people	12,858 people	36,703 people
1971	-58,627 people	7,363 people	32,756 people	833,549 people	-180,153 people	394 people	5,851 people	32,392 people
1970	-62,216 people	-60,580 people	32,438 people	744,902 people	-126,510 people	587 people	-8,892 people	10,601 people
1969	-45,346 people	-49,956 people	21,850 people	523,740 people	-72,836 people	786 people	-10,250 people	5,896 people
1968	-50,149 people	-46,088 people	7,243 people	594,514 people	-37,290 people	995 people	-11,132 people	-6,880 people
1967	-37,992 people	-42,344 people	-10,673 people	585,410 people	1.25 m people	1,194 people	-11,708 people	21,285 people
1966	-35,352 people	-41,467 people	20,740 people	637,692 people	4,165 people	1,386 people	-11,858 people	18,656 people
1965	-36,267 people	-42,476 people	19,444 people	644,902 people	-130,900 people	1,591 people	-14,016 people	10,719 people
1964	-27,368 people	-41,461 people	15,014 people	618,635 people	-1.25 m people	1,785 people	-15,640 people	3,646 people
1963	-28,198 people	-44,446 people	-21 people	639,495 people	-31,383 people	1,591 people	-16,615 people	4,774 people
1962	-25,840 people	-45,211 people	18,024 people	625,617 people	-31,305 people	1,386 people	-17,438 people	1,509 people
1961	-129,761 people	-46,517 people	8,258 people	580,333 people	-25,578 people	1,194 people	-22,237 people	-2,760 people
1960	-140,765 people	-154,869 people	-13,235 people	422,708 people	-16,927 people	995 people	-38,492 people	-1,732 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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