Annual Net Migrations by Country in 1985

In 1985, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 759,118 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan with 282,435 , and ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation were 220,025 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico with -588,611 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan with a net migrations of -210,572, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan with -207,483 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 798,680 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Europe with a net migrations 396.306, and Oceania with 39,551 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest net migrations of 308,645 people. Closely followed by Eastern Africa with a net migrations of 173,450, and Southern Africa with 130,892 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 1,565,198. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Middle-income countries were -1,087,970 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 1985

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 759,118 2,412,252
2 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 282,435 3,473,055
3 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 220,025 1,016,373
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 214,794 103,036
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 163,926 587,940
6 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 157,474 1,131,865
7 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 147,244 957,135
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 123,316 1,033,848
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 87,895 215,869
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 82,961 1,642,027
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 82,082 546,032
12 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 75,784 776,117
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 70,875 288,712
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 66,912 97,569
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 64,927 752,978
16 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 62,183 266,848
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 54,953 358,920
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 50,994 437,718
19 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 50,391 258,805
20 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 39,796 245,995
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 37,447 3,392,262
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 35,496 71,421
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 34,721 109,936
24 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 33,818 90,441
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 31,967 457,700
26 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 31,389 62,965
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 28,040 125,082
28 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 26,327 77,258
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 25,773 78,778
30 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 19,791 2,225,882
31 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 19,149 74,508
32 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 17,496 890,748
33 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 15,822 26,818
34 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 14,534 19,364
35 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 14,005 28,844
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 11,961 118,047
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 9,997 21,006
38 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 8,961 1,063,073
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 8,819 19,712
40 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 8,632 17,547
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 8,373 32,077
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 7,892 28,471
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 7,482 65,755
44 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 6,558 13,315
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 6,397 11,487
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 6,076 708,533
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 5,834 3,655
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 5,557 12,638
49 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 5,148 198,238
50 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 5,033 9,270
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 4,937 268,349
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 4,256 15,507
53 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 4,017 222,422
54 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 3,631 76,022
55 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 3,567 11,886
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 3,498 -1,334
57 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 3,298 40,091
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 3,088 5,058
59 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 2,743 5,841
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 2,669 3,379
61 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 2,343 16,966
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 2,189 6,975
63 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 2,122 11,570
64 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 2,090 33,060
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 2,009 2,472
66 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 1,869 21,379
67 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1,816 7,573
68 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 1,790 27,775
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 1,785 292,761
70 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 1,696 14,472
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 1,557 262,571
72 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 1,375 7,130
73 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 1,242 102,311
74 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,237 1,613
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 1,219 1,555
76 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 1,198 5,587
77 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 1,006 3,905
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 995 23,467
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 961 1,066
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 807 13,536
81 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 730 63,148
82 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 689 11,689
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 679 819
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 602 883
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 500 386
86 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 470 4,884
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 456 483
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 429 4,508
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 398 43,466
90 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 397 9,387
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 381 2,987
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 351 1,531
93 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 285 452
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 268 371
95 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 243 451,769
96 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 202 252
97 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 192 61,533
98 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 185 358
99 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 177 410
100 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 164 208
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 161 259
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 159 -137
103 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 48 3,004
104 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 29 418
105 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 26 209
106 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 16 -9
107 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 0 109,604
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 0 283,902
109 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -7
110 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 0 32
111 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -18 46
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -18 1,552
113 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba -40 90
114 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -41 171
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda -43 392
116 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -45 24
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -114 2,777
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -153 -44
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -173 502
120 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -196 122
121 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt -199 1,382,052
122 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -251 -193
123 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -291 2,429
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -365 1,474
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar -466 -135
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives -472 6,645
127 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia -487 2,381
128 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia -520 4,593
129 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles -601 460
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland -628 1,607
131 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -629 -273
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba -746 190
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia -793 49,215
134 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -821 2,272
135 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -883 3,300
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -894 -247
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -987 10,198
138 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea -1,086 49,379
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon -1,108 63,716
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda -1,302 -328
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -1,381 2,104
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -1,388 104,321
143 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize -1,476 3,749
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -1,501 -363
145 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -1,529 241
146 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -1,548 546
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -1,597 672
148 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,785 535
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar -1,956 287,048
150 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin -1,965 129,021
151 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -2,003 16,648
152 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama -2,297 49,656
153 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China -2,399 257,274
154 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao -2,427 -164
155 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -2,553 19
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -2,998 51,190
157 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -3,146 233,451
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -3,155 2,930
159 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -3,564 99,312
160 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon -3,597 302,237
161 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname -3,763 5,205
162 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire -4,006 344,138
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -4,742 39,693
164 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -5,010 -281
165 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger -6,141 217,399
166 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -6,193 4,382
167 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan -6,209 87,378
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -6,410 39,456
169 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia -6,829 30,804
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -6,966 134,760
171 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone -7,873 84,507
172 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -8,051 17,105
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan -8,228 625,378
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom -8,661 71,259
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -8,816 13,924
176 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -8,838 16,551
177 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -11,430 31,563
178 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -12,623 362,404
179 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -12,963 279,837
180 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan -13,015 131,364
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -13,489 12,013
182 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil -13,535 2,885,557
183 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -13,613 29,926
184 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand -13,674 10,925
185 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -13,739 126,662
186 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -14,678 423,369
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -15,060 38,916
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland -15,690 13,006
189 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal -16,080 15,749
190 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -16,650 230,343
191 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary -16,765 -36,253
192 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain -17,354 127,232
193 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -17,558 134,992
194 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -18,048 84,847
195 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal -18,686 184,616
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly -19,940 9,440
197 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan -19,965 481,951
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -21,225 -3,792
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia -21,769 200,936
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -22,369 25,966
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -23,385 135,715
202 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -23,587 463,779
203 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -23,788 139,339
204 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -23,848 88,365
205 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile -24,137 183,047
206 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -24,908 127,712
207 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea -25,472 74,320
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan -27,358 116,562
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -27,468 37,830
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -28,843 214,908
211 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -29,111 95,323
212 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -29,179 58,780
213 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -30,173 398,735
214 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad -30,747 111,497
215 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -31,640 38,018
216 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -32,050 -27,281
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan -32,108 67,309
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -34,757 27,655
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya -35,416 707,278
220 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -35,855 627,663
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique -39,678 248,933
222 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -42,995 424,804
223 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic -46,428 30,107
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -53,596 223,242
225 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam -56,107 1,407,183
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -56,186 514,453
227 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -60,932 16,629,068
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -63,524 152,186
229 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi -66,680 88,600
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana -106,911 311,553
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia -112,781 17,444,826
232 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines -185,754 1,301,847
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq -199,505 272,126
234 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -204,954 2,391,558
235 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan -207,483 343,369
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan -210,572 11,303
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -588,611 1,374,094

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1985

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 798,680 2,659,187
2 Europe 396,306 2,663,196
3 Oceania 39,551 351,352
4 Africa -89,319 15,733,627
5 Asia -223,508 57,289,883
6 Latin America and the Caribbean -921,704 8,036,273

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1985

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Western Europe 308,645 476,513
2 Eastern Africa 173,450 5,156,101
3 Southern Africa 130,892 1,178,240
4 Eastern Europe 92,284 1,566,584
5 Australia/New Zealand 74,221 226,794
6 Eastern Asia 42,454 18,479,614
7 South-Eastern Asia 35,396 8,653,678
8 Northern Europe 21,759 186,145
9 Western Asia 10,459 3,514,377
10 Micronesia 2,092 12,178
11 Middle Africa 862 1,800,493
12 Polynesia -8,849 5,721
13 Southern Europe -26,382 433,954
14 Melanesia -27,913 106,659
15 Central Asia -66,360 1,036,351
16 Caribbean -117,516 447,211
17 South America -119,894 5,560,283
18 Northern Africa -180,634 3,314,724
19 Western Africa -213,889 4,284,069
20 Southern Asia -245,457 25,605,863
21 Central America -684,294 2,028,779

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 1985

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 1,565,198 7,098,210
2 No income group available 304 457,357
3 Low-income countries -477,526 6,809,112
4 Lower-middle-income countries -496,866 43,112,864
5 Upper-middle-income countries -591,104 29,255,975
6 Middle-income countries -1,087,970 72,368,839

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

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

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

Data Disclaimer

People at database.earth has not verified data entry and collection processes in person. We take all open data provided by governmental and non-governmental organization at face value.

This data is the foundation for most content and visualization found on this page. If you find errors in the representation of the data, please contact us and we will correct it.

All data from sources are archived for future reference.