Annual Net Migrations by Country in 1971

In 1971, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 833,549 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany with 450,328 , and ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh were 224,369 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia with -974,574 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines with a net migrations of -315,363, and ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico with -185,062 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 1,043,565 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Europe with a net migrations 648.718, and Americas with 503,700 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest net migrations of 675,237 people. Closely followed by Australia/New Zealand with a net migrations of 231,538, and Central Asia with 97,607 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 2,112,586. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Low-and-middle-income countries were -2,103,629 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 1971

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 833,549 2,581,847
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 450,328 485,258
3 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 224,369 767,167
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 223,991 395,422
5 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 210,244 404,118
6 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 144,321 470,640
7 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 94,098 150,380
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 79,264 3,190,571
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 77,717 883,557
10 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 76,961 1,040,194
11 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 74,604 380,459
12 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 74,473 270,063
13 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 69,728 249,640
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 65,291 267,744
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 52,632 113,444
16 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 48,944 133,108
17 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 43,989 171,584
18 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 43,400 979,610
19 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 41,900 490,923
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 41,425 49,268
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 35,442 380,330
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 32,961 657,712
23 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 32,756 150,487
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 32,392 42,775
25 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 24,030 347,209
26 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 23,309 332,322
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 22,182 54,518
28 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 15,131 137,640
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 14,094 50,687
30 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 12,286 27,409
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 11,297 222,427
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 10,846 19,290
33 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 10,644 15,078
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 10,563 37,410
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 8,976 73,741
36 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 7,992 29,760
37 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 7,547 47,882
38 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 7,363 370,622
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 7,130 35,940
40 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 6,392 13,059
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 6,306 615,071
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 6,184 10,666
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 5,851 41,265
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 4,386 159,374
45 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 4,293 92,912
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 4,274 4,204
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 4,238 35,780
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 4,002 5,204
49 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 3,552 12,360
50 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 3,159 9,805
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 3,042 64,322
52 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 3,031 29,743
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 2,817 15,670
54 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 2,700 10,863
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 2,645 73,348
56 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 2,636 40,735
57 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 2,345 5,295
58 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 2,334 33,834
59 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 2,286 14,698
60 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 1,758 33,240
61 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 1,655 50,153
62 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 1,609 4,067
63 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 1,348 58,007
64 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 1,296 49,636
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 1,293 37,314
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 1,216 7,944
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 1,187 994
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 1,175 230,212
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 1,166 1,487
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 1,130 12,487
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 964 1,359
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 916 1,025
73 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 825 5,514
74 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 573 35,860
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 500 655
76 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 482 69,688
77 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 479 3,909
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 418 1,478
79 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 394 72,699
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 358 325
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 341 3,886
82 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 320 476
83 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 215 355,415
84 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 201 372
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 179 400
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 157 254
87 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 156 442
88 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 134 257
89 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 102 1,353
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 54 762
91 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 42 152
92 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 9 93
93 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 0 44,426
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 0 393,229
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 0 65,966
96 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 0 9,967
97 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -4
98 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 0 31
99 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 0 52
100 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) -12 -1
101 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary -15 26,934
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) -24 181
103 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -28 77
104 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -40 2,645
105 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands -41 480
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -61 34,857
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla -84 50
108 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -85 22
109 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -93 -51
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar -102 277
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -109 2,135
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -110 13
113 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands -111 154
114 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -151 143
115 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia -208 23,260
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland -231 2,531
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -232 647
118 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -238 -96
119 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -262 354
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -265 1,132
121 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda -291 232
122 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte -348 1,065
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -382 466
124 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -430 1,712
125 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon -439 178,889
126 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam -476 3,402
127 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -485 1,603
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi -710 120,310
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -797 -186
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -911 54,042
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -960 13,113
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -1,014 34,260
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -1,022 526
134 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -1,096 186,904
135 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -1,138 1,478
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark -1,159 25,156
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda -1,203 16
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba -1,205 -201
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta -1,327 1,281
140 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao -1,401 1,240
141 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus -1,586 6,810
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -1,625 1,413
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -1,638 28,603
144 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands -1,646 4,165
145 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize -1,693 1,947
146 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion -1,797 8,408
147 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia -1,850 99,358
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -1,856 5,585
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -2,064 25,949
150 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara -2,089 -429
151 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -2,183 922
152 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger -2,277 125,948
153 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama -2,454 43,420
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -2,463 240
155 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -2,463 2,064
156 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia -2,598 28,922
157 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman -2,996 18,979
158 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana -3,016 16,910
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar -3,118 201,494
160 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -3,325 12,287
161 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia -3,495 36,278
162 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan -3,577 414,054
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan -3,847 98,597
164 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -4,085 4,283
165 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda -4,230 118,326
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya -4,265 70,665
167 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -4,396 134
168 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -4,624 9,701
169 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -4,917 46,058
170 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin -4,921 71,107
171 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -5,057 105,685
172 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo -5,497 543,843
173 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -5,608 17,644
174 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -5,818 66,633
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -6,010 471
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -6,239 776
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea -6,326 696,298
178 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -6,328 77,827
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq -6,479 344,988
180 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic -7,259 42,885
181 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -7,284 273,464
182 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -7,499 11,908
183 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi -7,569 87,589
184 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -7,654 45,336
185 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone -8,163 50,321
186 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -8,918 85,672
187 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad -9,153 80,249
188 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -9,949 132,341
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -10,142 9,126
190 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -10,446 55,700
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea -10,760 -5,939
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -10,997 34,321
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -11,543 76,821
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana -12,238 253,210
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece -12,747 60,507
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan -12,801 275,483
197 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -13,288 15,298
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -13,302 -5,123
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -14,156 126,305
200 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia -14,510 772,546
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -15,167 224,448
202 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -15,829 38,520
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -16,389 88,324
204 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -17,235 25,263
205 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -18,509 89,445
206 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea -18,945 61,659
207 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -20,209 371,295
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -20,322 26,887
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia -20,535 251,805
210 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -21,386 197,716
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -22,021 259,161
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -22,127 101,464
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe -22,719 162,701
214 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil -23,421 2,383,887
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -23,513 141,595
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia -31,651 123,595
217 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -31,767 255,652
218 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile -34,147 164,378
219 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -34,524 96,398
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria -35,141 320,920
221 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria -35,639 1,338,218
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -39,385 395,712
223 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -42,642 285,648
224 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -43,056 152,054
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya -49,671 410,220
226 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt -56,503 811,867
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly -58,627 318,593
228 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan -68,357 1,627,033
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia -80,232 33,586
230 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -84,712 497,289
231 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye -94,891 919,282
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan -107,778 1,237,253
233 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation -134,968 718,901
234 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -180,153 20,004,132
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -185,062 1,605,920
236 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines -315,363 894,876
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia -974,574 11,812,517

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1971

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 1,043,565 2,987,052
2 Europe 648,718 4,671,248
3 Americas 503,700 10,090,096
4 Oceania 204,325 542,428
5 Africa -321,287 9,851,196
6 Latin America and the Caribbean -539,865 7,103,044
7 Asia -1,035,455 49,200,711

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1971

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Western Europe 675,237 1,224,584
2 Australia/New Zealand 231,538 443,304
3 Central Asia 97,607 839,220
4 Northern Europe 49,874 461,192
5 Southern Africa 36,975 747,579
6 Western Asia 25,559 2,472,852
7 Micronesia 30 7,370
8 Polynesia -4,332 8,289
9 Melanesia -22,910 83,465
10 Middle Africa -28,022 1,057,926
11 Eastern Europe -37,299 1,864,035
12 Southern Europe -39,094 1,121,437
13 Western Africa -60,409 2,656,936
14 Eastern Africa -118,923 3,243,625
15 Caribbean -133,902 469,559
16 Northern Africa -150,909 2,145,130
17 South America -162,902 4,539,144
18 Eastern Asia -168,610 22,854,598
19 South-Eastern Asia -210,102 7,120,909
20 Central America -243,061 2,094,341
21 Southern Asia -779,909 15,913,132

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 1971

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 2,112,586 9,881,188
2 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 1,410,925 44,062,692
3 No income group available -2,718 355,728
4 Low-income countries -211,818 4,677,224
5 Upper-middle-income countries -701,661 34,181,504
6 Lower-middle-income countries -1,190,149 25,259,259
7 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries -1,401,968 29,936,483
8 Middle-income countries -1,891,811 59,440,763
9 Low-and-middle-income countries -2,103,629 64,117,987

Data Information

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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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