Annual Net Migrations by Country in 1988

In 1988, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 759,523 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany with 427,377 , and ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia were 379,966 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico with -573,155 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia with a net migrations of -415,660, and ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh with -319,331 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 966,891 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Europe with a net migrations 507.528, and Oceania with 91,502 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest net migrations of 539,650 people. Closely followed by Southern Africa with a net migrations of 307,382, and Western Asia with 209,965 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 2,046,075. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Middle-income countries were -1,346,403 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 1988

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 759,523 2,509,470
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 427,377 424,256
3 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 379,966 1,732,689
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 288,713 1,281,932
5 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 238,663 1,057,451
6 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 207,777 413,020
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 201,016 425,999
8 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 178,115 633,202
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 155,682 579,280
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 150,553 276,774
11 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 148,304 3,689,238
12 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 146,219 926,567
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 101,477 497,792
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 88,799 361,446
15 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 79,184 1,059,485
16 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 72,254 2,346,540
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 71,995 92,867
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 67,441 108,023
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 63,143 1,536,375
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 51,536 128,991
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 47,815 374,425
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 39,873 146,709
23 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 39,814 397,864
24 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 39,031 87,647
25 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 34,171 53,152
26 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 32,378 90,228
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 31,455 80,044
28 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 30,843 268,327
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 30,243 477,153
30 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 26,581 65,996
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 25,379 3,269,175
32 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 24,900 87,639
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 17,242 30,303
34 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 16,519 32,272
35 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 16,077 188,632
36 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 14,879 42,218
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 14,505 19,115
38 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 10,916 46,452
39 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 10,280 1,475,132
40 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 10,240 22,410
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 10,185 37,942
42 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 9,470 109,291
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 8,399 498,843
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 8,183 285,908
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 7,922 37,500
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 7,738 67,720
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 7,577 12,803
48 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 7,003 191,943
49 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 6,641 13,075
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 6,443 6,082
51 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 5,227 11,608
52 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 5,049 14,749
53 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 4,871 16,941
54 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 4,513 19,454
55 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 4,231 40,652
56 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 4,162 15,546
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 3,778 16,729
58 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 3,725 76,989
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 3,274 5,734
60 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 3,239 61,634
61 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 2,723 11,306
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 2,671 3,440
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 2,592 3,442
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 2,194 7,095
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 2,005 2,729
66 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 1,950 16,796
67 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1,886 8,060
68 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 1,743 15,791
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 1,662 2,013
70 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 1,615 5,084
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 1,592 4,369
72 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 1,454 7,041
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 1,300 1,097
74 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 1,294 15,071
75 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,289 1,768
76 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 1,198 5,775
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 1,052 109,138
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 995 25,788
79 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 752 11,830
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 592 887
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 591 52,482
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 553 664
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 550 845
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 545 5,034
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 498 3,346
86 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 419 4,891
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 408 289
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 355 1,720
89 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 339 484
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 303 20,200
91 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 293 3,506
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 262 413
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 214 290
94 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 160 233
95 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 151 413
96 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 151 319
97 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 149 204
98 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 145 474,030
99 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 61 278
100 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 49 489
101 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 41 28
102 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 32 64,866
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 0 296,631
104 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -1
105 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba -21 108
106 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo -29 109,284
107 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -34 182
108 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -53 15
109 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -60 -23
110 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -66 -31
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -88 117,165
112 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -94 -23
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -122 1,517
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -135 -59
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda -144 376
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -165 2,840
117 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -182 178
118 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -205 131
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -212 530
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -231 1,750
121 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles -327 757
122 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands -430 9,329
123 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -469 2,966
124 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan -470 523,054
125 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia -532 5,092
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar -580 -278
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -647 158,691
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -727 11,363
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives -779 6,782
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -825 -311
131 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -883 3,643
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba -899 -71
133 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia -962 3,664
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -965 12,463
135 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -995 1,819
136 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger -1,148 238,963
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda -1,224 -368
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -1,438 1,831
139 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize -1,587 3,859
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -1,593 -409
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -1,721 19
142 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama -1,750 50,772
143 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,831 275
144 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin -1,870 145,501
145 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -1,875 491
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar -1,883 322,693
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon -1,916 65,639
148 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -2,191 -509
149 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao -2,447 -242
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -2,572 3,632
151 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname -2,573 6,751
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -2,997 55,641
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -3,001 -891
154 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -3,008 76,328
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -3,045 6,219
156 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -3,558 106,472
157 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea -3,608 52,252
158 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -4,097 522
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom -4,833 130,295
160 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -6,466 4,547
161 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -6,585 20,205
162 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia -7,201 22,818
163 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -8,299 240,383
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -8,474 14,917
165 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan -8,791 94,155
166 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -9,023 12,300
167 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -9,608 8,688
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -9,691 35,776
169 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -10,389 131,834
170 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil -11,309 2,764,391
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho -11,357 34,022
172 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan -11,645 155,429
173 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal -12,070 205,437
174 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile -12,126 207,812
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -12,274 32,781
176 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -12,793 377,335
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar -13,044 622,645
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -13,381 31,497
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -13,627 8,161
180 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -14,918 133,521
181 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -15,474 102,210
182 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon -16,014 323,630
183 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -16,055 25,665
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia -16,273 267,687
185 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary -16,466 -34,407
186 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand -16,784 13,250
187 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -17,056 20,763
188 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -17,969 476,795
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria -18,817 653,057
190 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -19,567 144,090
191 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -20,124 526,374
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -21,910 -5,440
193 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal -22,820 384
194 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye -23,045 1,032,291
195 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain -24,067 77,472
196 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -24,750 94,368
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan -25,287 129,226
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -25,623 7,501
199 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -25,687 138,121
200 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea -26,234 80,114
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -26,560 143,524
202 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda -26,673 199,921
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -27,896 222,979
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -29,249 18,089
205 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -30,131 230,051
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -30,806 106,399
207 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic -31,020 50,359
208 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -31,346 -29,864
209 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China -31,852 205,132
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya -31,904 755,783
211 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -32,292 661,484
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -32,425 236,249
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan -32,782 69,529
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia -32,960 197,942
215 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -36,127 478,904
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -42,393 22,565
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland -43,657 -20,606
218 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam -45,612 1,406,498
219 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi -46,546 94,779
220 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -48,425 62,739
221 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -64,324 404,502
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana -64,856 372,484
223 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania -76,750 672,346
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq -81,562 395,663
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -88,203 148,497
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan -89,837 233,907
227 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan -97,065 -190,362
228 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -98,303 115,542
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia -103,742 18,181,842
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -107,903 434,614
231 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines -215,159 1,363,333
232 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan -219,374 157,561
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique -259,989 84,496
234 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -282,270 18,345,302
235 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -319,331 2,193,871
236 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia -415,660 -204,900
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -573,155 1,349,373

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1988

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 966,891 2,923,411
2 Europe 507,528 2,872,045
3 Oceania 91,502 415,531
4 Asia -235,406 60,150,518
5 Africa -402,732 16,250,443
6 Latin America and the Caribbean -927,776 8,096,633

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1988

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Western Europe 539,650 876,085
2 Southern Africa 307,382 1,445,276
3 Western Asia 209,965 3,823,754
4 Australia/New Zealand 133,769 290,024
5 Middle Africa 100,379 2,106,880
6 Central Asia 35,111 1,203,613
7 Eastern Europe 19,119 1,427,187
8 South-Eastern Asia 15,528 8,560,464
9 Micronesia 1,291 11,965
10 Polynesia -6,696 8,262
11 Northern Europe -7,016 231,736
12 Melanesia -36,862 105,280
13 Southern Europe -44,225 337,037
14 Western Africa -77,525 4,643,347
15 Eastern Asia -102,842 20,078,120
16 South America -120,643 5,581,997
17 Caribbean -131,467 463,106
18 Northern Africa -326,561 3,027,220
19 Southern Asia -393,168 26,484,567
20 Eastern Africa -406,407 5,027,720
21 Central America -675,666 2,051,530

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 1988

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 2,046,075 7,643,851
2 No income group available 835 480,403
3 Upper-middle-income countries -440,304 31,411,895
4 Low-income countries -700,500 7,197,944
5 Lower-middle-income countries -906,099 43,974,488
6 Middle-income countries -1,346,403 75,386,383

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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