Annual Net Migrations by Country in 1956

In 1956, ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 168,343 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada with 165,849 , and ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia were 160,728 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation with -184,450 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan with a net migrations of -152,385, and ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary with -145,065 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Asia with a total of 735,989 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Northern America with a net migrations 151.905, and Oceania with 98,528 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Asia had the highest net migrations of 211,558 people. Closely followed by South-Eastern Asia with a net migrations of 209,467, and Southern Asia with 166,117 net migrations recorded.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Lower-middle-income countries has the highest net migrations of 302,576. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Low-income countries were -175,940 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 1956

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 168,343 444,478
2 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 165,849 468,401
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 160,728 9,454,652
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 138,492 768,116
5 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 131,849 568,512
6 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 130,884 822,135
7 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 116,389 968,994
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 94,085 219,385
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 93,609 2,059,152
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 84,375 269,921
11 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 50,005 1,043,636
12 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 42,376 374,507
13 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 40,661 119,804
14 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 27,318 63,672
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 26,265 337,883
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 24,585 44,428
17 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 24,287 72,005
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 23,731 516,892
19 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 22,259 271,421
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 20,698 60,781
21 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 19,325 126,983
22 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 17,354 96,197
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 17,116 43,697
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 16,200 238,441
25 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 15,000 75,721
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 14,997 21,722
27 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 14,393 1,965,433
28 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 13,376 50,969
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 12,252 57,783
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 11,486 51,495
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 10,517 19,339
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 9,484 199,208
33 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 9,171 46,401
34 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 8,295 82,086
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 7,788 24,324
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 6,708 38,722
37 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 6,525 47,451
38 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 6,015 74,918
39 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 4,547 204,392
40 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 4,414 71,091
41 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 4,145 10,726
42 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 3,922 32,022
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 3,892 46,779
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 3,453 56,427
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 3,214 5,751
46 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 2,589 55,705
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 2,272 9,380
48 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1,972 4,500
49 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 1,948 9,457
50 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 1,601 11,335
51 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 1,362 40,690
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 1,286 5,559
53 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 1,285 235,204
54 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 1,232 1,855
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 1,226 16,586
56 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 1,135 3,822
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 1,026 23,333
58 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 954 5,014
59 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 787 41,766
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 618 1,055
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 572 619
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 516 2,438
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 474 565
64 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 437 17,675
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 403 1,516
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 356 402
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 346 21,154
68 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 302 1,664
69 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 240 7,149
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 237 416,116
71 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 214 330
72 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 193 49,752
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 175 1,034
74 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 117 2,551
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 113 277
76 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 90 128
77 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 69 1,032
78 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 64 150
79 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 3 5
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 0 118,315
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 0 70,655
82 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 0 194,840
83 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 0 90,301
84 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 0 26,970
85 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 0 22,881
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 0 4,355
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 0 4,121
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 0 55,324
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 0 1,753
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 0 44,470
91 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 0 5,702
92 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 0 772,901
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 0 45,983
94 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 0 113,499
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 0 32,809
96 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 4
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 0 1,297
98 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 0 3,245
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 0 132
100 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2,494
101 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 0 49,363
102 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 0 3,136
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 0 966
104 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 0 1,123
105 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 0 1,893
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -2 6,591
107 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy -10 -9
108 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -13 22
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands -14 149
110 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands -57 113
111 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands -63 376
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands -63 145
113 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -77 50
114 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau -78 158
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba -84 15
116 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -93 34
117 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte -101 575
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan -101 91,370
119 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands -101 49
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey -107 134
121 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -118 -4
122 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -126 46
123 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -169 1,334
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla -177 23
125 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -179 478
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland -200 3,225
127 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda -200 479
128 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -217 247
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar -236 60
130 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles -260 548
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -267 1,115
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda -284 1,008
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -288 -99
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -297 17,304
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -331 80
136 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad -337 54,506
137 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -402 -145
138 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize -432 2,230
139 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -515 635
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man -581 -741
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -609 59
142 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -624 20,538
143 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -641 10,534
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -689 2,316
145 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia -788 15,841
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -797 849
147 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda -853 89,781
148 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia -859 66,751
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -935 3,329
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -999 932
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -1,153 15,404
152 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia -1,256 66,916
153 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -1,378 110,245
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho -1,436 15,558
155 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -1,449 7,445
156 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -1,486 2,372
157 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -1,680 52,087
158 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -1,850 12,446,199
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -1,913 99,716
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -1,923 5,328
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta -1,936 4,242
162 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman -2,010 7,580
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa -2,150 356,013
164 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -2,201 46,611
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq -2,335 146,428
166 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -2,405 64,842
167 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan -2,451 223,869
168 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama -2,504 27,456
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia -2,535 85,177
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -2,971 6,059
171 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -3,100 2,291
172 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -3,159 95,935
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -3,392 -361
174 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -3,527 1,082
175 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo -3,774 305,853
176 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland -3,966 46,169
177 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana -4,137 9,886
178 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -4,176 64,000
179 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway -4,355 29,749
180 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger -4,363 90,113
181 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia -4,467 7,731
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya -4,543 207,462
183 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin -4,601 28,478
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -5,103 281,403
185 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone -5,188 27,733
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia -5,408 110,114
187 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -6,526 255,995
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe -6,859 103,950
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -7,384 2,822
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan -7,419 131,001
191 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand -7,612 666,417
192 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -7,948 62,962
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -8,229 94,209
194 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -8,982 134,238
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR -9,264 -3,794
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -10,462 70,624
197 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia -10,625 408,464
198 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo -10,686 27,961
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -11,445 15,593
200 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands -11,489 135,404
201 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -12,056 224,771
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark -12,428 24,983
203 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria -12,818 791,806
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea -13,735 206,766
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -13,735 187,133
206 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America -13,826 2,649,364
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia -14,008 201,413
208 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi -14,707 50,958
209 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -15,830 62,208
210 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -16,307 38,547
211 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -16,925 13,873
212 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -17,946 169,880
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece -19,155 76,008
214 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -19,313 27,958
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria -21,504 6,402
216 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -21,740 58,825
217 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile -25,220 160,491
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -25,925 17,617
219 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -26,284 50,471
220 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -26,911 67,288
221 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt -29,304 598,566
222 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -29,620 465,174
223 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -30,532 1,115,720
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria -33,532 235,106
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola -36,654 74,139
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany -42,525 304,880
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland -42,533 -14,805
228 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -49,195 396,982
229 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -51,736 10,794
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique -62,126 82,060
231 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal -64,759 33,129
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -66,914 955,951
233 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain -90,146 230,551
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly -139,157 247,589
235 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary -145,065 -54,727
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan -152,385 836,903
237 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation -184,450 1,783,881

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1956

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Asia 735,989 35,008,309
2 Northern America 151,905 3,119,312
3 Oceania 98,528 342,466
4 Americas -84,898 8,436,116
5 Latin America and the Caribbean -236,803 5,316,804
6 Africa -277,720 5,830,332
7 Europe -471,900 5,662,697

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1956

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Western Asia 211,558 1,669,987
2 South-Eastern Asia 209,467 5,321,784
3 Southern Asia 166,117 12,626,226
4 Western Europe 127,540 1,004,482
5 Australia/New Zealand 103,256 265,786
6 Central Asia 96,765 617,487
7 Eastern Asia 52,083 14,772,825
8 Melanesia -508 66,031
9 Micronesia -1,407 3,554
10 Polynesia -2,812 7,095
11 Southern Africa -13,639 396,633
12 Northern Europe -19,522 441,939
13 South America -32,105 3,658,656
14 Middle Africa -41,280 583,761
15 Western Africa -42,325 1,583,481
16 Northern Africa -78,953 1,451,784
17 Central America -82,805 1,288,779
18 Eastern Africa -101,524 1,814,673
19 Caribbean -121,892 369,369
20 Eastern Europe -239,691 3,359,499
21 Southern Europe -340,227 856,777

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 1956

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 302,576 19,389,510
2 Middle-income countries 247,905 43,476,756
3 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries 126,636 22,007,951
4 Low-and-middle-income countries 71,965 46,095,197
5 No income group available 22,069 273,390
6 Upper-middle-income countries -54,671 24,087,246
7 High-income countries -94,032 8,904,742
8 High-and-upper-middle-income countries -148,703 32,991,987
9 Low-income countries -175,940 2,618,441

Data Information

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Data Published: 2024-07-11

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The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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