Annual Net Migrations by Country in 1981

In 1981, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 1,266,083 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan with 997,103 , and ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America were 719,062 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan with -2,127,145 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico with a net migrations of -475,073, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia with -332,129 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 808,392 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Africa with a net migrations 234.564, and Europe with 140,367 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Northern Africa had the highest net migrations of 151,699 people. Closely followed by Western Europe with a net migrations of 145,635, and Australia/New Zealand with 110,900 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 1,567,638. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Low-income countries were -1,977,598 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 1981

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 1,266,083 2,558,991
2 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 997,103 3,696,320
3 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 719,062 2,322,808
4 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 628,135 1,646,633
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 147,787 742,202
6 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 145,612 513,006
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 118,568 243,781
8 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 98,198 978,668
9 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 90,174 2,200,740
10 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 89,387 298,047
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 62,758 267,991
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 58,893 110,674
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 56,719 151,039
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 55,952 258,902
15 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 54,535 302,082
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 52,138 307,355
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 44,710 3,516,234
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 37,758 66,448
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 34,865 630,517
20 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 31,486 91,810
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 29,606 78,291
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 28,782 764,589
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 28,738 29,761
24 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 27,854 295,172
25 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 25,684 54,799
26 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 24,245 37,749
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 23,662 16,174,364
28 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 21,737 83,722
29 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 21,155 200,812
30 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 14,241 60,542
31 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 14,235 205,914
32 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 13,524 763,561
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 12,782 672,944
34 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 11,834 13,786
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 11,830 29,773
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 11,151 15,934
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 10,722 -91,811
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 10,366 452,194
39 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 10,294 24,996
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 9,895 282,944
41 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 9,667 17,615
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 9,659 94,797
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 9,605 17,020
44 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 8,632 43,036
45 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 6,978 750,665
46 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 5,878 14,711
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 5,502 15,120
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 5,436 24,498
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 5,320 74,073
50 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 5,221 24,387
51 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 4,976 9,307
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 4,757 15,229
53 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 4,513 8,219
54 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 4,206 13,745
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 4,021 6,818
56 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 3,744 68,217
57 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 3,519 93,369
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 2,755 57,512
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 2,575 -678
60 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 2,549 12,909
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 2,154 2,645
62 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 2,098 13,466
63 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 1,995 46,618
64 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 1,920 28,448
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 1,580 3,053
66 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 1,353 7,932
67 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 1,209 5,440
68 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1,128 6,291
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 995 20,307
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 960 40,411
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 931 1,347
72 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 808 1,079
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 670 671
74 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 572 2,893
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 560 812
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 471 221
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 438 2,992
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 361 624
79 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 352 8,290
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 328 3,013
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 316 188
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 292 1,283
83 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 260 431,473
84 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 258 412
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 253 259
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 224 324
87 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 220 397
88 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 175 245
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 158 2,850
90 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 132 4,129
91 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 131 566
92 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 124 269
93 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 121 436
94 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 54 434
95 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 16 45
96 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 9 -5
97 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 0 103,104
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 0 266,033
99 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -1
100 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 111
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -15 28,671
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -20 601
103 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -21 57
104 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -32 -5
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) -50 175
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -52 1,312
107 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -52 126
108 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -65 61
109 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -91 -46
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla -100 4
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -145 -74
112 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire -176 322,635
113 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -188 -113
114 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -291 2,258
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar -323 62
116 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -402 1,312
117 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -464 -103
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -515 1,080
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba -551 437
120 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles -591 624
121 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste -607 5,143
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -660 9,249
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -666 981
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda -811 159
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -849 -146
126 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -853 2,798
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives -1,038 4,836
128 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -1,062 1,834
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan -1,224 230,148
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -1,244 2,295
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -1,382 -246
132 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia -1,406 1,623
133 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize -1,418 3,656
134 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -1,425 16,207
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -1,462 14,853
136 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -1,517 1,020
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia -1,561 41,992
138 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia -1,731 11,023
139 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,752 819
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia -1,768 350,743
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon -1,799 62,572
142 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion -1,917 7,718
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -2,098 1,358
144 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao -2,148 91
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -2,253 1,964
146 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -2,418 218,476
147 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -2,478 86,894
148 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin -2,551 110,494
149 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama -2,620 46,635
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -2,664 3,399
151 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -2,683 109
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar -2,864 260,612
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -2,998 45,940
154 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -3,483 1,186
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -3,732 36,580
156 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan -4,410 71,477
157 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -4,674 59,407
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -4,815 37,030
159 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -4,859 370,287
160 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -5,679 4,651
161 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain -6,044 235,353
162 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal -6,136 50,140
163 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan -6,218 116,306
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan -6,734 74,359
165 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia -6,829 37,225
166 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname -6,991 1,128
167 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger -7,580 196,388
168 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand -7,668 17,903
169 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -7,809 15,501
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -8,286 13,612
171 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -8,982 335,581
172 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -9,379 37,369
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly -9,842 64,949
174 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -10,088 43,026
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland -10,264 28,773
176 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -10,778 169,352
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom -10,985 60,571
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -11,080 78,276
179 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -11,671 118,931
180 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -12,086 14,603
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana -12,300 356,073
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -12,432 49,577
183 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone -12,699 70,199
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -12,822 36,914
185 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad -13,245 94,711
186 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -13,478 127,447
187 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -13,572 12,572
188 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -13,892 45,460
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -14,619 32,272
190 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo -14,782 41,438
191 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil -14,927 2,889,075
192 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -15,019 438,319
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -17,221 586
194 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -17,354 94,169
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia -17,361 184,351
196 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -17,838 192,949
197 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary -18,148 -20,614
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique -18,371 267,661
199 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia -18,901 9,369
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -19,810 129,108
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -21,022 307,006
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -21,400 98,752
203 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -22,159 48,929
204 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -22,337 115,751
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -23,113 33,399
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq -23,640 393,804
207 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -23,851 102,471
208 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea -25,380 65,218
209 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -25,521 333,674
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -26,896 534,401
211 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -28,017 15,343,930
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan -28,294 92,194
213 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -29,449 -4,090
214 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal -30,044 152,425
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile -30,641 169,644
216 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan -30,943 392,862
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -34,216 161,174
218 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China -39,185 296,494
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan -39,929 716,337
220 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic -42,866 26,242
221 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania -46,800 600,527
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -47,021 178,385
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya -52,794 611,858
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar -52,859 638,953
225 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt -54,511 1,156,923
226 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -56,188 610,766
227 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam -57,715 1,334,056
228 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi -58,722 83,201
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -74,202 252,282
230 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -83,121 296,119
231 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -97,365 13,237
232 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines -151,928 1,253,055
233 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye -178,244 869,290
234 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -194,707 2,340,076
235 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia -332,129 -151,056
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -475,073 1,427,053
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan -2,127,145 -1,801,426

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1981

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 808,392 2,621,844
2 Africa 234,564 14,669,616
3 Europe 140,367 2,789,116
4 Oceania 78,591 374,819
5 Asia -337,342 53,515,677
6 Latin America and the Caribbean -924,568 7,792,729

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1981

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern Africa 151,699 3,392,653
2 Western Europe 145,635 377,868
3 Australia/New Zealand 110,900 261,684
4 Eastern Africa 99,493 4,747,845
5 Northern Europe 33,899 201,131
6 Middle Africa 25,615 1,554,744
7 Southern Europe 24,633 687,710
8 Southern Africa 11,664 872,906
9 Micronesia 1,683 10,638
10 Polynesia -5,280 8,359
11 Melanesia -28,712 94,138
12 South-Eastern Asia -43,479 8,484,209
13 Central Asia -49,529 885,152
14 Western Africa -53,907 4,101,468
15 Eastern Asia -60,403 17,436,358
16 Eastern Europe -63,800 1,522,407
17 Western Asia -70,926 3,100,762
18 Southern Asia -113,005 23,609,196
19 Caribbean -115,072 400,824
20 South America -160,718 5,441,622
21 Central America -648,778 1,950,283

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 1981

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Lower-middle-income countries 1,567,638 41,889,783
2 High-income countries 1,258,142 7,435,820
3 Middle-income countries 715,507 69,058,363
4 No income group available 3,953 439,999
5 Upper-middle-income countries -852,131 27,168,580
6 Low-income countries -1,977,598 4,829,619

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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