Annual Net Migrations by Country in 1978

In 1978, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 1,148,506 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia with 402,005 , and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo were 267,674 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon with -694,999 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh with a net migrations of -503,563, and ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia with -210,991 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 1,185,650 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Africa with a net migrations 428.709, and Europe with 212,223 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest net migrations of 222,416 people. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a net migrations of 134,783, and Northern Africa with 80,707 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 1,442,367. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Middle-income countries were -1,790,985 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 1978

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 1,148,506 2,514,723
2 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 402,005 531,884
3 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 267,674 910,707
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 140,992 463,452
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 134,773 652,653
6 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 126,465 935,487
7 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 111,237 2,078,817
8 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 110,097 2,398,561
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 104,611 387,141
10 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 81,992 951,837
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 81,531 101,061
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 62,116 747,502
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 50,014 137,547
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 49,142 211,619
15 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 48,194 240,604
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 45,998 106,816
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 45,998 161,519
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 45,920 3,418,474
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 45,001 265,064
20 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 43,422 102,910
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 40,073 1,143,584
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 39,158 83,198
23 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 38,455 110,561
24 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 38,018 238,605
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 36,219 210,343
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 30,184 48,189
27 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 29,717 91,696
28 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 27,782 416,904
29 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 27,301 625,231
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 23,435 73,647
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 19,312 517,316
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 18,037 345,103
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 17,788 25,602
34 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 17,662 59,829
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 15,368 51,784
36 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 12,920 43,354
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 12,102 15,730
38 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 11,948 48,762
39 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 11,793 13,527
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 11,566 30,510
41 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 10,971 7,316
42 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 10,204 14,075
43 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 9,711 16,581
44 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 9,446 289,209
45 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 8,248 117,877
46 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 7,653 2,753,964
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 7,434 423,149
48 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 7,241 11,219
49 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 6,931 12,147
50 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 6,913 15,696
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 5,914 327,876
52 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 5,245 32,143
53 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 5,001 115,826
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 4,489 21,524
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 3,905 12,884
56 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 3,881 14,891
57 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 3,532 61,852
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 3,492 53,735
59 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 3,447 17,077
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 3,125 2,948
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 2,706 43,386
62 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 2,700 12,895
63 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 1,995 41,962
64 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 1,739 7,590
65 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 1,338 28,272
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 1,336 10,025
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 1,278 1,605
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 1,262 2,544
69 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 1,238 3,083
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 1,126 828
71 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 1,124 4,739
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 995 17,668
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 947 37,141
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 852 1,001,310
75 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 787 5,676
76 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 560 4,445
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 447 613
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 441 301
79 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 438 684
80 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 351 344,244
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 340 325
82 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 253 7,448
83 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 218 411,783
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 217 406
85 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 204 318
86 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 181 315
87 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 108 2,075
88 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 107 537
89 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 80 371
90 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 74 92
91 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 60 232
92 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 54 189
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 5 219
94 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 0 95,926
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 0 242,269
96 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -2
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -2 27,097
98 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) -5 -15
99 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -5 31
100 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -22 60
101 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -32 5
102 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands -48 146
103 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -77 46
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla -105 17
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -113 -6
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -152 5,958
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta -157 2,847
108 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -160 3,354
109 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -178 -91
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey -190 -103
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar -198 142
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands -205 292
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -233 1,000
114 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau -255 -78
115 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -278 2,419
116 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -291 2,100
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -294 620
118 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda -339 24
119 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -424 -68
120 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles -499 768
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -530 -8
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -606 2,021
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives -712 4,198
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba -727 272
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -745 313
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland -778 1,992
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -787 36,343
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -862 -153
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda -890 213
130 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -1,176 1,366
131 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon -1,296 230,306
132 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia -1,357 1,704
133 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -1,405 14,941
134 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -1,429 64,168
135 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan -1,441 67,692
136 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -1,469 20,913
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -1,505 2,045
138 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -1,514 207,874
139 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia -1,675 49,477
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -1,860 -414
141 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain -1,893 340,252
142 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,906 699
143 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao -1,930 329
144 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize -1,963 2,769
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR -2,058 -435
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan -2,313 204,389
147 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -2,363 321
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael -2,403 66,676
149 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -2,439 18,555
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -2,454 -541
151 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion -2,529 7,102
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -2,666 760
153 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama -2,812 44,229
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -2,877 13,768
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -2,935 1,518
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -2,966 35,491
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -2,998 41,146
158 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -3,071 1,555
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -3,324 57,019
160 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger -3,496 171,332
161 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin -3,730 92,614
162 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -4,063 72,974
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea -4,553 813
164 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia -5,165 47,813
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar -5,879 248,675
166 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam -6,609 1,276,292
167 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland -6,720 6,885
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan -7,004 69,120
169 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -7,570 2,293
170 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -7,604 48,089
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria -8,381 -17,948
172 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -8,397 15,478
173 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -8,460 123,435
174 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland -9,666 11,142
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -9,758 36,065
176 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -9,923 12,603,201
177 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -10,353 110,792
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -10,994 6,797
179 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -11,242 34,292
180 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -12,274 88,067
181 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo -12,335 41,078
182 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -12,406 161,137
183 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname -12,438 -4,179
184 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone -13,073 63,896
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan -13,701 65,004
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia -13,841 14,708,707
187 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda -13,849 141,483
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -13,949 130,747
189 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -14,606 15,815
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina -14,673 435,460
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan -14,790 92,174
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom -15,087 4,888
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany -15,269 -166,212
194 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -16,654 37,410
195 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo -19,163 64,084
196 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -19,322 166,841
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -19,471 25,636
198 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -19,829 106,294
199 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -19,936 416,531
200 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia -22,827 6,734
201 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -23,556 19,661
202 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea -25,212 62,171
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -26,537 287,000
204 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -26,545 273,869
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -27,256 52,543
206 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand -28,581 -1,769
207 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile -29,647 168,093
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia -30,280 160,003
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -30,603 479,269
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -30,978 76,612
211 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -31,297 157,496
212 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -31,463 88,260
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -31,602 140,672
214 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China -33,347 311,588
215 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -34,630 336,937
216 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad -34,912 75,631
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar -36,071 634,034
218 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -36,497 167,061
219 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal -36,651 127,600
220 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -37,588 50,637
221 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic -37,880 24,076
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -48,307 162,880
223 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -48,331 292,923
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -50,197 262,893
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -55,950 1,863,395
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya -60,759 519,176
227 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -67,880 566,496
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia -84,697 -50,037
229 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt -92,176 1,024,560
230 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines -100,900 1,262,874
231 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye -116,087 903,682
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan -117,186 233,041
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea -138,983 400,568
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe -170,730 55,039
235 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia -210,991 726,343
236 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -503,563 1,868,040
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon -694,999 -621,092

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1978

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 1,185,650 2,753,375
2 Africa 428,709 13,448,144
3 Europe 212,223 3,172,064
4 Oceania -18,967 262,101
5 Latin America and the Caribbean -456,698 7,993,234
6 Asia -1,350,902 46,847,843

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1978

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 222,416 1,567,762
2 Southern Europe 134,783 1,031,834
3 Northern Africa 80,707 2,986,009
4 Eastern Africa 66,589 4,257,360
5 Western Europe 58,255 170,827
6 Southern Africa 50,717 853,286
7 Northern Europe 40,119 170,702
8 Central Asia 22,025 873,931
9 Australia/New Zealand 17,417 159,750
10 Western Africa 8,280 3,783,727
11 Micronesia -3,527 4,967
12 Polynesia -4,976 7,767
13 Eastern Europe -20,934 1,798,701
14 Melanesia -27,881 89,618
15 South-Eastern Asia -104,705 7,919,028
16 Caribbean -122,024 393,418
17 Eastern Asia -137,331 14,704,797
18 Central America -159,590 2,422,244
19 South America -175,084 5,177,572
20 Southern Asia -532,278 20,976,163
21 Western Asia -598,613 2,373,924

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 1978

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 1,442,367 7,626,375
2 Low-income countries 337,367 6,504,705
3 No income group available 11,266 425,770
4 Upper-middle-income countries -162,012 24,769,115
5 Lower-middle-income countries -1,628,973 35,150,797
6 Middle-income countries -1,790,985 59,919,912

Data Information

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

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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