Annual Net Migrations by Country in 1970

In 1970, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 937,473 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada with 295,787 , and ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia were 258,627 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation with -243,934 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines with a net migrations of -208,125, and ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal with -193,554 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 1,233,944 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Oceania with a net migrations 237.763, and Africa with -144,394 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest net migrations of 337,515 people. Closely followed by Australia/New Zealand with a net migrations of 263,217, and Central Asia with 79,561 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 1,531,529. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Middle-income countries were -1,424,974 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 1970

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 937,473 2,688,138
2 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 295,787 506,076
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 258,627 402,237
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 168,468 242,892
5 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 135,988 447,075
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 124,197 1,335,344
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 81,364 3,102,087
8 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 63,988 273,380
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 61,524 667,733
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 59,763 820,392
11 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 58,885 231,494
12 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 49,227 1,018,380
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 48,257 112,709
14 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 39,119 573,542
15 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 38,628 461,803
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 38,490 45,681
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 38,356 379,611
18 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 37,326 360,568
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 26,616 57,406
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 25,894 85,145
21 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 24,024 153,489
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 19,825 197,669
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 18,405 56,808
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 17,995 630,301
25 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 16,164 128,883
26 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 15,779 46,251
27 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 15,519 38,098
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 12,583 20,847
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 11,294 75,646
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 11,102 64,860
31 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 10,865 73,516
32 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 10,398 15,008
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 10,360 23,865
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 10,278 35,897
35 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 8,595 789,938
36 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 7,960 1,249,385
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 6,404 40,754
38 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 6,294 12,366
39 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 5,559 92,596
40 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 5,557 62,410
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 5,236 6,434
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 5,004 9,146
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 4,818 33,074
44 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 4,673 50,671
45 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 4,590 42,005
46 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 4,467 346,805
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 4,458 265,175
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 3,763 26,879
49 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 3,648 5,125
50 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 2,873 12,322
51 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 2,869 12,909
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 2,784 15,295
53 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 2,745 68,706
54 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 2,700 9,771
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 2,294 38,165
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 2,151 32,877
57 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 2,001 925,205
58 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 1,917 49,579
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 1,883 12,534
60 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 1,846 274,310
61 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 1,708 4,662
62 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 1,518 5,629
63 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 1,487 32,902
64 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1,484 5,357
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 1,377 341,351
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 1,271 1,212
67 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 1,225 3,515
68 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 1,156 119,803
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 1,134 9,755
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 1,132 1,439
71 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 1,104 97,312
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 835 1,062
73 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 607 34,075
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 595 687
75 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 583 31,628
76 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 556 4,145
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 501 868
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 446 1,303
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 430 6,517
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 397 369
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 378 514
82 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 336 476
83 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 309 347,567
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 301 429
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 297 515
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 280 3,751
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 277 1,315
88 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 240 805
89 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 216 375
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 173 8,180
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 172 1,032
92 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 167 1,284
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 152 494
94 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 127 255
95 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 81 326
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 69 23,140
97 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 30 2,719
98 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 0 41,917
99 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 0 42,175
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 0 391,736
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 0 64,354
102 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 0 9,856
103 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -2
104 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -2 87
105 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -3 122
106 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) -12 -2
107 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy -16 9
108 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -34 92
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) -35 158
110 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -49 37
111 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands -88 15
112 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -92 -58
113 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands -101 445
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla -101 52
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -137 -15
116 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -192 1,794
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -210 1,109
118 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -211 85
119 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -215 402
120 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte -223 1,116
121 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia -244 21,965
122 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -249 -96
123 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -283 1,666
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -304 2,098
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -308 566
126 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon -373 170,527
127 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino -449 -273
128 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -649 320,585
129 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion -827 9,421
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -837 636
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda -862 443
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -864 33,782
133 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands -901 4,406
134 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao -1,044 1,667
135 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain -1,060 5,817
136 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -1,084 1,442
137 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -1,095 176,954
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba -1,280 -267
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -1,280 -599
140 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize -1,294 2,312
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -1,310 40,857
142 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway -1,319 25,013
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -1,390 1,704
144 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,633 1,306
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland -1,701 912
146 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -1,995 862
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -2,063 4,825
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi -2,149 114,412
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -2,191 12,685
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -2,225 -224
151 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger -2,226 127,594
152 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -2,307 2,310
153 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama -2,476 42,484
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar -2,657 194,520
155 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman -2,997 17,546
156 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -3,059 11,756
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta -3,104 -646
158 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -3,603 10,519
159 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic -3,689 44,799
160 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR -3,703 53,183
161 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil -3,856 2,386,742
162 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -4,120 16,436
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon -4,508 56,179
164 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin -4,854 63,486
165 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -4,913 100,921
166 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone -4,957 54,399
167 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus -5,021 3,796
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -5,273 1,771
169 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia -5,293 32,636
170 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -5,419 79,536
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique -5,468 200,926
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -5,828 921
173 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi -6,348 83,649
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea -6,499 -3,948
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -6,904 76,602
176 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -7,771 41,869
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -7,972 27,153
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland -8,610 21,969
179 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -8,746 82,930
180 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -8,751 10,101
181 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad -8,937 74,240
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan -9,056 105,336
183 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -9,186 245,680
184 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -10,062 133,667
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -10,098 9,017
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana -10,239 244,775
187 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia -10,433 13,730
188 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -10,510 216,197
189 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -11,367 89,246
190 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -12,530 64,144
191 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -12,579 53,925
192 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana -12,728 6,829
193 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -12,730 14,891
194 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -12,781 44,138
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya -13,059 434,145
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -13,518 123,526
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -14,756 146,070
198 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China -15,126 338,183
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya -15,185 47,844
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -16,297 269,370
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -17,521 94,365
202 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -18,441 84,974
203 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland -18,454 24,294
204 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea -18,774 59,411
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -19,260 212,007
206 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -20,982 175,096
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe -24,103 156,513
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -24,366 25,763
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia -25,428 247,896
210 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -25,655 311,245
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -26,172 403,703
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom -26,696 222,589
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea -28,035 688,571
214 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -28,920 97,388
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia -31,372 115,790
216 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -31,405 10,471
217 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile -36,078 164,569
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola -36,455 126,001
219 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland -36,633 -15,816
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria -37,056 307,222
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece -41,226 25,867
222 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -44,466 160,299
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia -45,792 12,391,129
224 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain -53,295 308,736
225 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -66,058 510,608
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly -67,909 306,830
227 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt -70,830 785,285
228 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -71,601 202,904
229 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye -90,600 817,234
230 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan -116,631 1,649,562
231 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -126,514 21,494,540
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -137,213 1,590,411
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia -193,005 -69,536
234 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -193,149 1,507,467
235 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal -193,554 -104,757
236 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines -208,125 985,257
237 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation -243,934 526,654

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1970

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 1,233,944 3,196,409
2 Oceania 237,763 542,141
3 Africa -144,394 9,557,568
4 Europe -412,372 3,553,368
5 Latin America and the Caribbean -423,225 7,027,329
6 Asia -491,710 51,705,743

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1970

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Western Europe 337,515 931,658
2 Australia/New Zealand 263,217 444,242
3 Central Asia 79,561 788,889
4 Southern Africa 55,771 744,180
5 Western Asia 47,226 2,431,827
6 Western Africa 23,740 2,547,157
7 Micronesia 45 7,349
8 Polynesia -3,959 8,833
9 Middle Africa -15,234 1,041,536
10 Melanesia -21,540 81,717
11 Northern Europe -29,656 396,857
12 Eastern Asia -41,795 24,340,868
13 Eastern Africa -57,481 3,195,044
14 South America -106,253 4,479,025
15 Caribbean -137,618 465,736
16 Northern Africa -151,190 2,029,651
17 Central America -179,354 2,082,568
18 South-Eastern Asia -273,879 6,953,232
19 Southern Asia -302,823 17,190,927
20 Eastern Europe -353,755 1,443,033
21 Southern Europe -366,476 781,820

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 1970

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 1,531,529 9,340,221
2 No income group available 3,033 353,405
3 Low-income countries -109,582 4,772,893
4 Upper-middle-income countries -657,748 32,117,132
5 Lower-middle-income countries -767,226 28,998,907
6 Middle-income countries -1,424,974 61,116,039

Data Information

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UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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