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: 75,448 people for Italy 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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| Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | South Sudan | Sierra Leone | North Macedonia | Azerbaijan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75,448 people | 96,630 people | 104,681 people | 1.23 m people | -268,126 people | 6,145 people | -11,309 people | -5,645 people | 8,731 people |
| 2024 | 95,246 people | 111,674 people | 121,628 people | 1.29 m people | -318,992 people | 15,374 people | -11,000 people | -5,728 people | 10,864 people |
| 2023 | 150,189 people | 119,099 people | 144,558 people | 1.32 m people | -567,724 people | 455,000 people | -4,000 people | -5,597 people | -84,122 people |
| 2022 | 231,228 people | 299,779 people | 224,472 people | 1.32 m people | -293,846 people | 40,259 people | -4,000 people | -5,296 people | 9,086 people |
| 2021 | 157,327 people | 144,385 people | 106,416 people | 674,787 people | -379,749 people | -154,359 people | -1,544 people | -5,483 people | 1,073 people |
| 2020 | 85,281 people | 236,854 people | 67,598 people | 329,769 people | -91,577 people | 62,935 people | 1,292 people | -23,458 people | 1,073 people |
| 2019 | 46,634 people | 464,783 people | 109,003 people | 1.77 m people | -656,091 people | 65,198 people | -2,238 people | -24,204 people | 384 people |
| 2018 | 83,686 people | 337,467 people | 87,197 people | 1.76 m people | -198,206 people | 157,408 people | -2,741 people | -24,878 people | -37,559 people |
| 2017 | 95,147 people | 201,135 people | 86,332 people | 1.86 m people | -94,625 people | -670,477 people | 1,234 people | -24,227 people | -11,324 people |
| 2016 | 84,568 people | 106,474 people | 88,743 people | 1.89 m people | -153,056 people | -654,225 people | 4,657 people | -24,144 people | 4,671 people |
| 2015 | 39,389 people | -1,979 people | 55,585 people | 1.72 m people | -646,941 people | -159,822 people | -356 people | -23,010 people | 1,073 people |
| 2014 | 52,679 people | -97,870 people | 36,591 people | 1.67 m people | -371,108 people | -471,523 people | 485 people | -22,132 people | 1,073 people |
| 2013 | 158,090 people | -250,741 people | 19,973 people | 1.66 m people | -188,951 people | 65,337 people | 2,773 people | -20,297 people | 2,291 people |
| 2012 | 252,524 people | -153,486 people | 14,861 people | 1.63 m people | -58,864 people | 125,771 people | 988 people | -19,083 people | 1,986 people |
| 2011 | 198,544 people | 60,761 people | 31,224 people | 1.62 m people | -416,189 people | 194,325 people | 6,895 people | -17,871 people | 1,686 people |
| 2010 | 274,387 people | 69,406 people | 33,703 people | 1.59 m people | -184,144 people | 299,402 people | 7,983 people | -16,668 people | 1,373 people |
| 2009 | 283,676 people | 129,557 people | 39,832 people | 1.39 m people | -177,135 people | 139,129 people | 18,145 people | -15,455 people | 883 people |
| 2008 | 422,534 people | 434,135 people | 32,406 people | 1.42 m people | -764,370 people | 165,557 people | 1,182 people | -17,645 people | 15,047 people |
| 2007 | 495,092 people | 772,317 people | -304 people | 1.37 m people | -1.04 m people | 167,350 people | -6,042 people | -15,705 people | 17,112 people |
| 2006 | 215,995 people | 659,720 people | -25,401 people | 1.35 m people | -759,559 people | 153,926 people | -34,052 people | -9,632 people | 16,909 people |
| 2005 | 258,702 people | 629,803 people | -22,496 people | 1.37 m people | -103,701 people | 132,869 people | -1,805 people | -2,244 people | 16,431 people |
| 2004 | 417,970 people | 661,158 people | -9,230 people | 1.31 m people | -770,977 people | 110,182 people | 23,897 people | -2,640 people | 13,486 people |
| 2003 | 478,578 people | 658,428 people | 7,937 people | 1.33 m people | -613,223 people | 91,951 people | 69,185 people | -2,880 people | 13,153 people |
| 2002 | 223,861 people | 737,880 people | 28,824 people | 1.34 m people | -761,291 people | 82,847 people | 86,578 people | -2,858 people | 15,068 people |
| 2001 | 48,903 people | 181,307 people | 56,096 people | 1.31 m people | -176,419 people | 77,856 people | 227,791 people | -922 people | 16,252 people |
| 2000 | 56,065 people | 176,269 people | 59,308 people | 1.25 m people | -62,622 people | 74,227 people | 83,013 people | -2,824 people | 15,938 people |
| 1999 | 54,405 people | 178,559 people | 47,179 people | 1.16 m people | -96,102 people | 70,271 people | -84,926 people | -1,261 people | 5,300 people |
| 1998 | 67,985 people | 182,926 people | 52,058 people | 1.23 m people | -40,472 people | 64,285 people | -76,766 people | -589 people | 13,101 people |
| 1997 | 50,539 people | 165,345 people | 31,302 people | 1.12 m people | -279,251 people | 48,280 people | -48,437 people | -477 people | 24,475 people |
| 1996 | 53,450 people | 162,704 people | 21,792 people | 1.14 m people | -250,750 people | 17,953 people | -52,110 people | -397 people | 42,667 people |
| 1995 | -460,287 people | 162,434 people | 15,056 people | 1.17 m people | -365,986 people | 17,077 people | -112,857 people | -3,603 people | 32,139 people |
| 1994 | 502,750 people | 160,407 people | 20,193 people | 1.18 m people | -723,641 people | 16,407 people | -77,371 people | -21,006 people | 21,376 people |
| 1993 | 24,321 people | 160,907 people | 44,514 people | 1.23 m people | -373,316 people | 15,772 people | -95,476 people | -47,273 people | -12,224 people |
| 1992 | 51,747 people | 177,544 people | 50,148 people | 1.3 m people | -142,985 people | 15,077 people | -129,565 people | -46,509 people | -23,984 people |
| 1991 | 19,721 people | 122,841 people | 51,670 people | 1.2 m people | -544,650 people | 14,327 people | -238,965 people | -45,484 people | -49,814 people |
| 1990 | 35,317 people | -30,684 people | 53,564 people | 1.08 m people | -11,187 people | 12,988 people | 131,587 people | -16,174 people | -63,324 people |
| 1989 | 19,540 people | -25,892 people | 31,165 people | 400,998 people | -313,476 people | -130,821 people | -5,079 people | -13,528 people | -101,986 people |
| 1988 | 18,553 people | -17,663 people | 31,026 people | 460,778 people | -282,194 people | -97,065 people | 9,470 people | -13,621 people | -25,290 people |
| 1987 | 7,825 people | -12,681 people | 39,559 people | 480,815 people | -169,170 people | -11,976 people | 9,558 people | -13,635 people | -69,061 people |
| 1986 | -6,206 people | -13,540 people | 30,380 people | 493,082 people | -79,190 people | -10,973 people | 7,992 people | -13,589 people | -60,841 people |
| 1985 | 6,911 people | -589 people | 27,356 people | 598,777 people | -60,929 people | -9,986 people | -7,873 people | -13,492 people | -57,247 people |
| 1984 | 203 people | 2,754 people | 12,902 people | 622,793 people | -51,961 people | -8,984 people | -8,708 people | -13,251 people | -50,685 people |
| 1983 | -3,733 people | 1,241 people | 11,007 people | 662,840 people | -43,756 people | -7,986 people | -8,783 people | -12,884 people | -28,573 people |
| 1982 | -24,223 people | -7,384 people | 7,644 people | 600,149 people | -36,181 people | -6,983 people | -11,379 people | -11,716 people | -28,467 people |
| 1981 | 7,182 people | 2,563 people | 17,643 people | 583,070 people | -28,016 people | -5,994 people | -12,699 people | 0 people | -28,276 people |
| 1980 | 295,642 people | 20,166 people | 54,010 people | 595,916 people | -20,129 people | -4,997 people | -11,641 people | -189 people | -27,778 people |
| 1979 | 42,637 people | -5,929 people | 42,772 people | 503,559 people | -13,704 people | -3,997 people | -13,095 people | -426 people | -24,019 people |
| 1978 | 43,932 people | -2,504 people | 26,639 people | 556,521 people | -9,916 people | -2,998 people | -13,073 people | -462 people | 14,836 people |
| 1977 | 42,246 people | -1,332 people | 19,809 people | 577,060 people | -15,323 people | -1,997 people | -12,399 people | -683 people | 39,074 people |
| 1976 | 40,885 people | 2,804 people | 18,774 people | 635,590 people | -55,109 people | -995 people | -15,686 people | -911 people | 40,241 people |
| 1975 | 43,051 people | -218 people | 68,569 people | 655,078 people | -115,173 people | -395 people | -13,058 people | -1,147 people | -3,847 people |
| 1974 | 42,487 people | 105,838 people | 31,645 people | 706,978 people | -175,239 people | -192 people | -11,473 people | -1,376 people | -3,847 people |
| 1973 | 41,631 people | 8,624 people | 18,705 people | 783,163 people | -214,997 people | 0 people | -9,322 people | -1,600 people | -3,847 people |
| 1972 | 43,182 people | 7,935 people | 17,470 people | 833,543 people | -215,650 people | 193 people | -8,267 people | -1,834 people | -3,847 people |
| 1971 | -58,627 people | 7,363 people | 32,756 people | 833,549 people | -180,153 people | 394 people | -8,162 people | -2,064 people | -3,847 people |
| 1970 | -62,216 people | -60,580 people | 32,438 people | 744,902 people | -126,510 people | 587 people | -4,957 people | 60 people | -3,847 people |
| 1969 | -45,346 people | -49,956 people | 21,850 people | 523,740 people | -72,836 people | 786 people | -4,485 people | 181 people | -3,847 people |
| 1968 | -50,149 people | -46,088 people | 7,243 people | 594,514 people | -37,290 people | 995 people | -3,743 people | -1,201 people | -3,847 people |
| 1967 | -37,992 people | -42,344 people | -10,673 people | 585,410 people | 1.25 m people | 1,194 people | -2,819 people | -2,696 people | -3,847 people |
| 1966 | -35,352 people | -41,467 people | 20,740 people | 637,692 people | 4,165 people | 1,386 people | -2,911 people | -4,176 people | -3,848 people |
| 1965 | -36,267 people | -42,476 people | 19,444 people | 644,902 people | -130,900 people | 1,591 people | -1,851 people | -5,385 people | -3,848 people |
| 1964 | -27,368 people | -41,461 people | 15,014 people | 618,635 people | -1.25 m people | 1,785 people | -2,308 people | -5,938 people | -1,629 people |
| 1963 | -28,198 people | -44,446 people | -21 people | 639,495 people | -31,383 people | 1,591 people | -2,480 people | -5,759 people | -192 people |
| 1962 | -25,840 people | -45,211 people | 18,024 people | 625,617 people | -31,305 people | 1,386 people | -2,658 people | -13,702 people | -183 people |
| 1961 | -129,761 people | -46,517 people | 8,258 people | 580,333 people | -25,578 people | 1,194 people | -2,947 people | -6,309 people | -171 people |
| 1960 | -140,765 people | -154,869 people | -13,235 people | 422,708 people | -16,927 people | 995 people | -3,528 people | -10,126 people | -148 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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