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 598,777 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation with 280,614 , and ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa were 244,940 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico with -445,447 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh with a net migrations of -287,872, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan with -222,315 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 668,342 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Europe with a net migrations 488.771, and Africa with 327,554 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Africa had the highest net migrations of 252,727 people. Closely followed by Western Europe with a net migrations of 221,208, and Eastern Europe with 177,002 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 1,179,068. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Low-and-middle-income countries were -1,181,595 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 598,777 2,330,239
2 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 280,614 1,118,200
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 244,940 1,138,824
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 163,999 1,825,800
5 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 157,476 1,154,516
6 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 148,208 458,763
7 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 141,963 918,917
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 120,215 503,445
9 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 118,791 1,004,450
10 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 112,411 1,501,142
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 103,556 -13,164
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 98,327 225,181
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 97,949 532,066
14 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 86,864 784,751
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 83,164 157,871
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 75,729 747,895
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 74,738 358,359
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 74,625 290,815
19 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 69,776 260,471
20 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 68,860 3,302,237
21 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 66,149 285,092
22 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 62,183 270,153
23 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 61,514 2,351,255
24 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 50,872 395,427
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 46,889 475,761
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 37,605 72,461
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 37,451 3,456,876
28 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 33,666 88,274
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 28,040 127,838
30 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 27,356 84,114
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 25,777 77,540
32 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 24,606 76,075
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 16,093 52,466
34 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 14,402 28,993
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 12,037 17,151
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 11,962 122,152
37 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 11,464 15,493
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 9,997 21,098
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 9,957 5,135
40 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 9,797 18,007
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 9,417 28,709
42 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 8,960 1,107,782
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 8,816 19,990
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 8,373 34,162
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 7,487 67,486
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 6,911 36,139
47 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 6,725 13,383
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 6,074 711,975
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 5,940 3,642
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 5,601 11,071
51 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 5,550 19,313
52 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 5,546 206,575
53 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 5,097 9,339
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 4,718 295,468
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 4,677 218,771
56 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 4,657 15,583
57 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 3,404 8,923
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 3,081 4,953
59 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 2,887 189,226
60 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 2,683 38,648
61 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 2,647 11,883
62 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 2,416 16,979
63 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 2,357 75,130
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 2,188 6,997
65 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 2,165 4,729
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 2,162 2,703
67 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 2,090 32,665
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 1,974 2,424
69 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 1,861 97,753
70 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1,808 7,423
71 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 1,792 28,620
72 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 1,694 15,755
73 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 1,242 106,187
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 1,222 45,791
75 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,222 1,614
76 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 1,191 5,627
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 1,079 1,445
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 1,067 1,118
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 990 23,606
80 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 840 10,698
81 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 825 3,621
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 805 857
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 646 872
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 615 13,563
85 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 469 4,388
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 440 488
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 383 4,377
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 374 362
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 319 1,459
90 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 297 452
91 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 247 145,961
92 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 237 455,752
93 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 213 270
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 199 379
95 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 187 415
96 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 182 60,553
97 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 179 361
98 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 166 209
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 164 251
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 164 2,827
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 137 -138
102 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 16 -2
103 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 15 401
104 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 8 184
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 0 287,708
106 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -5
107 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 0 34
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -1 1,513
109 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -21 37
110 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda -33 369
111 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -36 181
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba -50 109
113 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -52 18
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -144 -53
115 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands -150 9,387
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -157 536
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -183 61,877
118 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -195 135
119 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -224 -165
120 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia -230 2,615
121 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -291 2,548
122 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia -308 4,619
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives -382 6,554
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -419 1,457
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta -428 2,078
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar -451 -150
127 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles -458 749
128 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -494 235,945
129 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste -495 10,288
130 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain -589 147,634
131 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -604 -236
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland -628 1,604
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba -751 81
134 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan -773 508,129
135 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -784 62,077
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -821 -251
137 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -828 2,406
138 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -916 3,309
139 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea -1,073 36,299
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -1,096 39,821
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon -1,108 65,265
142 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -1,165 591
143 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia -1,173 885
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda -1,261 -296
145 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,324 798
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -1,339 10,870
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -1,376 104,671
148 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize -1,402 3,753
149 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -1,452 17,009
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -1,465 2,121
151 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -1,487 863
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -1,555 654
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -1,617 -308
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia -1,719 48,219
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar -1,947 302,269
156 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin -1,953 134,669
157 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama -2,297 50,272
158 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao -2,351 -99
159 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -2,775 -1
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -2,998 49,131
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -3,013 3,245
162 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -3,562 99,299
163 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon -3,604 292,702
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael -3,686 64,426
165 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname -3,763 5,408
166 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -4,920 75
167 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia -6,068 30,940
168 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger -6,126 213,068
169 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -6,192 4,916
170 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -6,221 373,017
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -6,965 135,361
172 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone -7,873 80,985
173 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -8,051 16,425
174 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -8,144 30,412
175 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China -8,777 253,418
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -8,812 14,307
177 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -8,832 15,150
178 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan -9,986 85,358
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -10,627 46,249
180 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda -11,031 212,768
181 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -11,429 33,565
182 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand -13,462 11,180
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -13,492 10,669
184 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -13,887 475,013
185 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -14,660 440,927
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -15,208 42,195
187 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary -15,890 -35,340
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland -16,178 13,643
189 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -16,623 229,955
190 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -17,558 134,721
191 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia -17,646 4,566
192 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -17,778 124,423
193 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile -18,047 190,867
194 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -18,048 85,181
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia -18,474 202,880
196 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal -18,644 189,575
197 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal -19,183 15,489
198 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -19,230 -7,042
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -20,337 -3,040
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -21,371 23,754
201 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -21,408 603,951
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -23,388 140,702
203 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -23,840 87,106
204 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -24,887 123,476
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -24,991 221,128
206 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea -25,470 74,869
207 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -27,277 272,460
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -27,710 34,786
209 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -28,108 69,072
210 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -29,111 98,137
211 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -30,154 393,077
212 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad -30,686 115,147
213 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore -31,036 1,016
214 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -31,640 37,849
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya -35,400 697,341
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan -38,536 63,935
217 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -42,942 419,587
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -45,336 515,491
219 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic -46,427 32,841
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan -57,247 92,787
221 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil -60,879 2,852,011
222 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -60,929 16,534,217
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -63,347 161,388
224 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi -66,574 90,311
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique -75,642 231,995
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -80,950 166,877
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia -89,991 17,878,158
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan -103,115 190,707
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana -106,855 294,875
230 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam -124,910 1,329,037
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan -141,323 475,445
232 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines -171,539 1,442,484
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq -199,505 267,942
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan -208,685 19,780
235 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan -222,315 361,057
236 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -287,872 2,410,314
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -445,447 1,538,164

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1985

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 668,342 2,591,652
2 Europe 488,771 2,877,540
3 Africa 327,554 16,235,068
4 Oceania 49,707 361,244
5 Americas -102,846 10,781,774
6 Asia -763,186 57,345,485
7 Latin America and the Caribbean -771,188 8,190,122

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1985

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Southern Africa 252,727 1,284,549
2 Western Europe 221,208 395,265
3 Eastern Europe 177,002 1,764,076
4 Eastern Africa 133,278 5,135,110
5 Northern Europe 124,868 280,915
6 Middle Africa 121,972 1,910,054
7 Australia/New Zealand 84,865 236,361
8 Micronesia 1,803 11,593
9 Polynesia -8,743 6,101
10 South-Eastern Asia -17,168 8,704,904
11 Melanesia -28,218 107,189
12 Southern Europe -34,307 437,284
13 Western Asia -57,628 3,397,325
14 Northern Africa -63,471 3,442,590
15 Eastern Asia -84,592 18,218,219
16 Caribbean -110,136 446,220
17 Western Africa -116,952 4,462,765
18 South America -118,543 5,545,789
19 Central Asia -140,316 1,006,485
20 Southern Asia -463,481 26,018,552
21 Central America -542,509 2,198,113

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 1985

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 1,179,068 6,639,423
2 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 840,442 39,649,574
3 No income group available 339 461,465
4 Upper-middle-income countries -338,626 33,010,150
5 Low-income countries -410,793 6,636,536
6 Lower-middle-income countries -432,176 40,846,539
7 Middle-income countries -770,802 73,856,690
8 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries -842,969 47,483,075
9 Low-and-middle-income countries -1,181,595 80,493,226

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

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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