Annual Net Migrations by Country in 1961

In 1961, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 580,333 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia with 295,177 , and ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance were 128,618 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR with -244,018 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation with a net migrations of -204,349, and ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines with -143,597 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 615,283 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Americas with a net migrations 338.199, and Asia with 135,138 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest net migrations of 319,406 people. Closely followed by Western Europe with a net migrations of 275,715, and Central Asia with 157,167 net migrations recorded.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that High-income countries has the highest net migrations of 270,278. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Low-and-middle-income countries were -275,370 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 1961

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 580,333 3,300,192
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 295,177 10,764,105
3 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 128,618 480,186
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 103,628 2,537,732
5 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 101,278 148,294
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 85,981 314,657
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 77,811 672,479
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 64,495 213,624
9 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 62,418 410,218
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 57,728 495,578
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 52,295 363,297
12 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 51,625 560,239
13 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 48,168 327,998
14 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 36,410 141,983
15 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 35,654 403,867
16 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 34,721 354,403
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 34,482 75,445
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 27,534 513,745
19 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 26,503 1,531,009
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 26,322 344,122
21 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 25,515 957,618
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 24,618 36,951
23 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 23,184 726,400
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 22,504 64,675
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 18,355 76,354
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 18,016 76,301
27 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15,094 86,309
28 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 15,000 92,737
29 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 14,968 816,083
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 14,818 67,408
31 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 14,401 43,971
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 12,364 26,519
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 12,102 64,050
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 11,972 486,787
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 11,097 43,235
36 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 10,689 54,190
37 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 10,566 61,872
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 10,440 32,320
39 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 9,549 96,874
40 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 8,338 295,172
41 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 8,258 166,638
42 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 7,991 14,703
43 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 6,938 545,434
44 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 6,422 68,227
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 6,109 185,200
46 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 6,069 298,179
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 4,844 58,834
48 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 4,812 60,530
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 4,296 302,765
50 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 3,904 276,472
51 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 3,490 50,908
52 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 3,291 71,475
53 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 3,186 4,538
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 3,141 6,800
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 3,012 35,955
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 2,981 187,780
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 2,550 43,337
58 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 2,547 6,118
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 2,272 11,044
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 2,115 28,780
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 2,100 22,672
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 1,969 3,484
63 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 1,872 2,728
64 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 1,586 6,673
65 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 1,469 2,471
66 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 1,437 30,123
67 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 1,372 53,037
68 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 1,336 76,846
69 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 1,298 12,251
70 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 1,235 23,584
71 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 1,194 46,382
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 1,136 3,550
73 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 1,076 6,961
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 1,038 4,602
75 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1,014 4,187
76 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 924 51,078
77 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 847 2,774
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 829 43,625
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 797 124,550
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 720 1,314
81 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 703 31,685
82 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 660 9,021
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 655 787
84 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 474 32,864
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 440 25,868
86 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 392 1,137
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 384 5,249
88 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 378 75,378
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 364 666
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 321 437
91 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 234 281
92 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 206 379
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 200 409
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 195 24
95 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 193 1,574
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 164 3,453
97 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 120 183
98 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 75 2,240,247
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 56 526
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 52 66
101 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 49 6,292
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 37 266
103 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 15 133
104 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 8 26
105 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 2 12
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 0 136,579
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 0 89,078
108 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 0 82,483
109 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 0 28,229
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 0 6,164
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 0 63,762
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 0 257,798
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 0 48,979
114 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 0 7,335
115 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 0 798,978
116 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 1
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 0 140
118 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 0 1,877
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 0 1,198
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands -7 177
121 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -14 49
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -24 1,216
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives -44 2,311
124 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau -65 240
125 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -77 50
126 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -93 26
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -93 613
128 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte -94 755
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla -106 49
130 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands -119 397
131 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -122 45
132 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands -133 17
133 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -139 -24
134 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands -145 33
135 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles -153 919
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan -171 128,967
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -171 1,867
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar -217 95
139 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -248 363
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -281 -77
141 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia -306 14,327
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -332 22,455
143 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize -347 2,307
144 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -401 1,882
145 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -425 -339
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba -566 759
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda -685 788
148 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad -760 62,877
149 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -943 12,711
150 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -960 697
151 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands -1,016 3,242
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -1,044 725
153 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia -1,050 1,745
154 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary -1,177 42,645
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -1,181 6,412
156 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao -1,306 2,223
157 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -1,317 134,254
158 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -1,349 3,044
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -1,518 3,512
160 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,647 1,403
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -2,189 975
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -2,254 6,764
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -2,256 -787
164 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -2,270 7,992
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -2,379 5,649
166 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama -2,394 34,709
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -2,565 1,137
168 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -2,579 54,918
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria -2,760 43,133
170 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia -2,807 12,131
171 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger -2,893 104,795
172 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone -2,947 37,083
173 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman -2,996 9,693
174 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -3,323 1,886
175 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -3,503 126,296
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -3,575 7,184
177 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -3,642 77,461
178 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus -3,695 5,890
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia -4,043 102,277
180 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -4,159 80,452
181 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana -4,168 12,015
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia -4,764 123,510
183 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin -4,791 44,044
184 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -4,838 59,831
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta -5,099 -181
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -5,267 12,814
187 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia -5,712 28,026
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -6,309 21,537
189 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -6,567 30,012
190 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -7,063 306,315
191 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -7,893 224,993
192 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -8,200 17,319
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe -8,204 123,325
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -8,984 11,554
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -10,139 80,990
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -10,144 240,943
197 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea -10,409 47,743
198 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -10,601 199,323
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -11,237 140,237
200 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland -11,828 29,672
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -14,511 105,805
202 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -14,655 62,945
203 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo -14,858 29,764
204 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -15,902 71,655
205 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -16,972 44,568
206 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -18,224 18,141
207 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -18,268 40,492
208 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -20,044 380,745
209 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda -20,508 81,536
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland -22,237 3,191
211 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -24,687 70,376
212 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -25,578 2,155,120
213 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye -26,187 790,718
214 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -26,780 110,391
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile -27,159 171,629
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -28,416 23,523
217 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -33,163 150,644
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique -40,181 131,064
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -40,413 308,237
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia -44,916 212,351
221 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain -46,517 345,537
222 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -47,849 497,780
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana -48,777 173,591
224 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -54,642 98,720
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -56,174 1,209,642
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan -58,882 855,247
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece -61,102 36,810
228 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -61,369 50,093
229 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan -66,991 1,206,794
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola -74,774 52,313
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea -93,179 667,790
232 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal -112,768 6,155
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria -123,928 172,543
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly -129,761 318,309
235 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines -143,597 920,789
236 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation -204,349 1,611,792
237 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR -244,018 -149,457

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1961

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 615,283 3,656,924
2 Americas 338,199 9,884,045
3 Asia 135,138 27,767,210
4 Oceania 60,054 349,467
5 Africa -251,944 7,000,568
6 Latin America and the Caribbean -277,084 6,227,121
7 Europe -281,448 6,030,643

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1961

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Southern Asia 319,406 14,808,837
2 Western Europe 275,715 1,417,827
3 Central Asia 157,167 843,521
4 Australia/New Zealand 75,184 267,814
5 Western Asia 64,529 1,873,574
6 Northern Europe 60,910 595,745
7 Southern Africa 50,583 550,388
8 Micronesia 170 5,854
9 Polynesia -3,779 7,452
10 Melanesia -11,521 68,347
11 Western Africa -37,182 1,876,661
12 Middle Africa -39,982 674,743
13 Eastern Africa -50,714 2,297,885
14 South-Eastern Asia -58,204 6,007,639
15 Central America -68,769 1,617,487
16 South America -74,712 4,169,415
17 Caribbean -133,603 440,219
18 Northern Africa -174,649 1,600,891
19 Eastern Europe -241,070 3,035,874
20 Eastern Asia -347,761 4,233,639
21 Southern Europe -377,003 981,197

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 1961

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 270,278 9,735,075
2 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 37,336 25,137,581
3 Lower-middle-income countries 24,429 22,289,582
4 No income group available 6,272 300,926
5 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries -42,428 25,587,014
6 Low-income countries -66,857 3,297,432
7 Middle-income countries -208,513 37,692,088
8 Upper-middle-income countries -232,942 15,402,506
9 Low-and-middle-income countries -275,370 40,989,520

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

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

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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