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: 389,911 people for United Kingdom 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
	United Kingdom	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	United States	China	South Africa	Egypt
2025	389,911 people	75,448 people	96,630 people	104,681 people	1.23 m people	-268,126 people	146,370 people	-57,305 people
2024	417,114 people	95,246 people	111,674 people	121,628 people	1.29 m people	-318,992 people	166,972 people	123,884 people
2023	445,523 people	150,189 people	119,099 people	144,558 people	1.32 m people	-567,724 people	228,222 people	305,006 people
2022	487,029 people	231,228 people	299,779 people	224,472 people	1.32 m people	-293,846 people	233,284 people	13,707 people
2021	462,967 people	157,327 people	144,385 people	106,416 people	674,787 people	-379,749 people	458,246 people	6,161 people
2020	144,221 people	85,281 people	236,854 people	67,598 people	329,769 people	-91,577 people	369,901 people	6,016 people
2019	232,727 people	46,634 people	464,783 people	109,003 people	1.77 m people	-656,091 people	331,124 people	7,050 people
2018	259,744 people	83,686 people	337,467 people	87,197 people	1.76 m people	-198,206 people	318,260 people	20,788 people
2017	272,311 people	95,147 people	201,135 people	86,332 people	1.86 m people	-94,625 people	343,146 people	-80,000 people
2016	324,649 people	84,568 people	106,474 people	88,743 people	1.89 m people	-153,056 people	-879,235 people	-71,604 people
2015	347,839 people	39,389 people	-1,979 people	55,585 people	1.72 m people	-646,941 people	641,150 people	-193,298 people
2014	306,091 people	52,679 people	-97,870 people	36,591 people	1.67 m people	-371,108 people	272,697 people	-92,801 people
2013	237,272 people	158,090 people	-250,741 people	19,973 people	1.66 m people	-188,951 people	232,230 people	130,305 people
2012	172,088 people	252,524 people	-153,486 people	14,861 people	1.63 m people	-58,864 people	264,091 people	-2,626 people
2011	228,773 people	198,544 people	60,761 people	31,224 people	1.62 m people	-416,189 people	65,166 people	126,170 people
2010	274,811 people	274,387 people	69,406 people	33,703 people	1.59 m people	-184,144 people	68,563 people	-194,100 people
2009	249,639 people	283,676 people	129,557 people	39,832 people	1.39 m people	-177,135 people	41,528 people	-175,191 people
2008	263,390 people	422,534 people	434,135 people	32,406 people	1.42 m people	-764,370 people	36,869 people	-192,199 people
2007	309,385 people	495,092 people	772,317 people	-304 people	1.37 m people	-1.04 m people	36,339 people	-173,021 people
2006	288,923 people	215,995 people	659,720 people	-25,401 people	1.35 m people	-759,559 people	33,159 people	-118,055 people
2005	308,279 people	258,702 people	629,803 people	-22,496 people	1.37 m people	-103,701 people	31,286 people	-37,129 people
2004	276,077 people	417,970 people	661,158 people	-9,230 people	1.31 m people	-770,977 people	58,924 people	-3,044 people
2003	211,846 people	478,578 people	658,428 people	7,937 people	1.33 m people	-613,223 people	65,604 people	9,854 people
2002	203,577 people	223,861 people	737,880 people	28,824 people	1.34 m people	-761,291 people	50,313 people	11,205 people
2001	175,133 people	48,903 people	181,307 people	56,096 people	1.31 m people	-176,419 people	-60,793 people	556 people
2000	153,917 people	56,065 people	176,269 people	59,308 people	1.25 m people	-62,622 people	-136,794 people	27,873 people
1999	152,653 people	54,405 people	178,559 people	47,179 people	1.16 m people	-96,102 people	-126,011 people	22,026 people
1998	125,541 people	67,985 people	182,926 people	52,058 people	1.23 m people	-40,472 people	-82,722 people	78,858 people
1997	59,723 people	50,539 people	165,345 people	31,302 people	1.12 m people	-279,251 people	-98,181 people	-45,599 people
1996	54,964 people	53,450 people	162,704 people	21,792 people	1.14 m people	-250,750 people	-193,007 people	-44,272 people
1995	61,385 people	-460,287 people	162,434 people	15,056 people	1.17 m people	-365,986 people	-98,403 people	-38,920 people
1994	45,339 people	502,750 people	160,407 people	20,193 people	1.18 m people	-723,641 people	-268,849 people	-36,738 people
1993	27,403 people	24,321 people	160,907 people	44,514 people	1.23 m people	-373,316 people	194,977 people	-35,669 people
1992	17,846 people	51,747 people	177,544 people	50,148 people	1.3 m people	-142,985 people	-71,342 people	74,950 people
1991	27,601 people	19,721 people	122,841 people	51,670 people	1.2 m people	-544,650 people	-39,131 people	-33,952 people
1990	57,132 people	35,317 people	-30,684 people	53,564 people	1.08 m people	-11,187 people	259,718 people	406,994 people
1989	49,586 people	19,540 people	-25,892 people	31,165 people	400,998 people	-313,476 people	255,605 people	52,648 people
1988	13,952 people	18,553 people	-17,663 people	31,026 people	460,778 people	-282,194 people	246,382 people	66,147 people
1987	8,266 people	7,825 people	-12,681 people	39,559 people	480,815 people	-169,170 people	231,009 people	58,678 people
1986	41,836 people	-6,206 people	-13,540 people	30,380 people	493,082 people	-79,190 people	234,378 people	31,299 people
1985	83,164 people	6,911 people	-589 people	27,356 people	598,777 people	-60,929 people	244,940 people	112,411 people
1984	71,107 people	203 people	2,754 people	12,902 people	622,793 people	-51,961 people	290,789 people	122,791 people
1983	27,063 people	-3,733 people	1,241 people	11,007 people	662,840 people	-43,756 people	310,172 people	129,242 people
1982	-61,152 people	-24,223 people	-7,384 people	7,644 people	600,149 people	-36,181 people	293,195 people	51,229 people
1981	-83,876 people	7,182 people	2,563 people	17,643 people	583,070 people	-28,016 people	279,985 people	4,140 people
1980	-25,187 people	295,642 people	20,166 people	54,010 people	595,916 people	-20,129 people	258,127 people	738 people
1979	11,255 people	42,637 people	-5,929 people	42,772 people	503,559 people	-13,704 people	56,323 people	-64,757 people
1978	3,783 people	43,932 people	-2,504 people	26,639 people	556,521 people	-9,916 people	62,121 people	-73,664 people
1977	-21,636 people	42,246 people	-1,332 people	19,809 people	577,060 people	-15,323 people	63,739 people	-73,705 people
1976	-19,135 people	40,885 people	2,804 people	18,774 people	635,590 people	-55,109 people	27,333 people	-115,544 people
1975	-40,241 people	43,051 people	-218 people	68,569 people	655,078 people	-115,173 people	38,809 people	-62,368 people
1974	-65,710 people	42,487 people	105,838 people	31,645 people	706,978 people	-175,239 people	38,518 people	-60,174 people
1973	-33,840 people	41,631 people	8,624 people	18,705 people	783,163 people	-214,997 people	41,125 people	-55,702 people
1972	-1,406 people	43,182 people	7,935 people	17,470 people	833,543 people	-215,650 people	38,163 people	-55,282 people
1971	1,175 people	-58,627 people	7,363 people	32,756 people	833,549 people	-180,153 people	32,961 people	-56,503 people
1970	-15,254 people	-62,216 people	-60,580 people	32,438 people	744,902 people	-126,510 people	61,514 people	-35,064 people
1969	-60,655 people	-45,346 people	-49,956 people	21,850 people	523,740 people	-72,836 people	73,225 people	-6,703 people
1968	-38,852 people	-50,149 people	-46,088 people	7,243 people	594,514 people	-37,290 people	78,932 people	-764 people
1967	-39,659 people	-37,992 people	-42,344 people	-10,673 people	585,410 people	1.25 m people	81,932 people	6,286 people
1966	-27,935 people	-35,352 people	-41,467 people	20,740 people	637,692 people	4,165 people	77,417 people	10,089 people
1965	-24,955 people	-36,267 people	-42,476 people	19,444 people	644,902 people	-130,900 people	82,514 people	17,605 people
1964	-23,885 people	-27,368 people	-41,461 people	15,014 people	618,635 people	-1.25 m people	76,298 people	20,596 people
1963	8,271 people	-28,198 people	-44,446 people	-21 people	639,495 people	-31,383 people	72,844 people	25,109 people
1962	76,443 people	-25,840 people	-45,211 people	18,024 people	625,617 people	-31,305 people	69,771 people	25,696 people
1961	52,295 people	-129,761 people	-46,517 people	8,258 people	580,333 people	-25,578 people	57,728 people	23,184 people
1960	19,953 people	-140,765 people	-154,869 people	-13,235 people	422,708 people	-16,927 people	18,891 people	-2,954 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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