Annual Net Migrations by Country in 1989

In 1989, ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 761,002 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America with 400,998 , and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada were 258,094 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh with -406,910 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico with a net migrations of -386,467, and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina with -313,476 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Europe with a total of 769,364 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Northern America with a net migrations 658.774, and Oceania with 96,595 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest net migrations of 965,620 people. Closely followed by Southern Africa with a net migrations of 326,442, and Western Asia with 237,483 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 2,171,777. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Low-and-middle-income countries were -2,174,134 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 1989

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 761,002 737,910
2 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 400,998 2,318,226
3 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 258,094 455,282
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 255,605 1,140,269
5 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 242,614 1,684,403
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 186,120 601,966
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 180,031 418,003
8 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 159,273 508,671
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 144,042 269,546
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 143,544 516,806
11 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 99,588 2,551,918
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 98,517 156,040
13 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 90,497 865,042
14 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 89,400 721,030
15 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 84,415 1,111,638
16 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 82,052 324,284
17 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 75,072 112,789
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 68,132 108,277
19 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 68,031 100,052
20 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 67,324 457,409
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 63,586 382,190
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 55,125 294,338
23 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 52,648 1,514,194
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 50,941 163,546
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 49,586 165,190
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 46,232 51,387
27 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 44,565 68,082
28 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 36,978 148,285
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 34,643 84,029
30 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 34,432 54,001
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 33,465 47,318
32 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 31,528 87,726
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 31,202 434,198
34 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 31,165 94,376
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 26,555 487,536
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 19,905 3,336,601
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 19,540 49,400
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 19,392 516,227
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 18,862 37,680
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 18,296 399,448
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 14,192 80,480
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 10,765 42,267
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 9,460 1,619,217
44 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 8,471 14,389
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 8,156 71,390
46 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 7,301 20,944
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 6,847 12,251
48 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 5,775 20,045
49 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 5,639 50,740
50 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 5,477 33,734
51 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 5,220 17,513
52 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 5,045 14,456
53 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 4,924 193,406
54 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 4,100 173,332
55 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 3,758 76,090
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 3,736 274,579
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 3,720 5,542
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 3,545 17,271
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 3,235 5,828
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 2,999 3,603
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 1,977 2,777
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 1,954 2,720
63 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 1,903 11,060
64 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 1,698 5,276
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 1,654 6,585
66 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 1,495 35,247
67 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,375 1,856
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 1,291 1,126
69 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 1,214 67,164
70 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 1,190 5,416
71 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 1,180 16,698
72 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1,002 7,198
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 990 26,347
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 981 103,806
75 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 949 10,334
76 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 891 4,141
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 700 971
78 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 613 245,903
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 591 4,875
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 575 715
81 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 523 4,853
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 521 741
83 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 409 86,375
84 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 334 508
85 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 285 315
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 285 283
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 248 3,373
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 202 316
89 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 174 422
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 152 370
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 152 1,592
92 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 146 218
93 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 113 288
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 72 3,037
95 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 42 31
96 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 32 478,085
97 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 28 588
98 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 24 428
99 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 24 227
100 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 0 114,450
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 0 303,086
102 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -1
103 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba -28 120
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra -38 343
105 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -45 2
106 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -65 -28
107 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -71 141
108 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -92 -23
109 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -98 -40
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -142 -88
111 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -180 136
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba -185 516
113 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -205 185
114 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles -206 879
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria -234 628,315
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -250 499
117 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands -270 10,090
118 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin -315 156,912
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -338 1,731
120 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia -368 5,332
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -479 1,092
122 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -571 3,004
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar -580 -325
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives -610 6,865
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -788 -314
126 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia -889 4,227
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland -994 1,885
128 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -994 1,890
129 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -1,006 3,654
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda -1,124 -275
131 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,244 597
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -1,254 825
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -1,272 119,773
134 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama -1,368 50,930
135 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -1,400 312
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -1,651 -477
137 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize -1,654 3,971
138 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway -1,730 12,416
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -1,730 3,488
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -1,734 1,415
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon -1,827 72,743
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar -1,848 342,439
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -1,860 11,518
144 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -1,942 -154
145 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia -2,175 -3,232
146 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste -2,246 15,519
147 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -2,280 358
148 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao -2,405 -258
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -2,463 12,350
150 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia -2,718 1,457
151 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda -2,826 214,798
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia -2,907 18,846,010
153 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -3,026 80,158
154 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan -3,576 99,977
155 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname -3,846 5,583
156 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -4,010 107,719
157 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -4,527 324
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -4,960 1,037
159 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone -5,079 93,218
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -5,150 159,553
161 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -5,704 5,901
162 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile -6,186 218,680
163 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -7,229 18,095
164 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia -7,254 17,595
165 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea -7,330 46,968
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -8,296 15,981
167 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -8,379 397,742
168 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -8,588 11,039
169 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand -8,818 22,524
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia -9,757 41,668
171 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -10,685 7,322
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho -11,207 35,065
173 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon -11,244 323,410
174 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal -12,362 215,443
175 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -12,434 26,248
176 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -12,576 552,776
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -13,528 9,378
178 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan -13,888 508,446
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -14,531 27,480
180 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -14,705 100,164
181 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -16,146 136,121
182 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -16,240 231,892
183 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia -16,360 -4,494
184 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -16,876 513,578
185 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary -16,991 -40,065
186 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan -17,164 3,630,919
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -17,941 40,724
188 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -19,634 17,165
189 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea -19,824 88,374
190 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -20,720 147,323
191 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR -20,790 23,626
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -20,870 -4,920
193 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -21,329 652,773
194 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -24,364 95,763
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya -24,949 770,670
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan -25,723 80,148
197 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -25,857 138,085
198 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain -25,892 65,551
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar -26,585 610,024
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -26,984 148,390
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -26,985 -10,544
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -27,049 16,542
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland -28,752 -8,006
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -29,307 14,988
205 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal -30,615 -5,583
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -30,860 245,876
207 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -31,843 235,480
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -33,305 179,092
209 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye -33,519 1,060,544
210 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -33,569 478,581
211 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -33,866 77,671
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia -36,736 196,700
213 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -38,211 100,868
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -38,835 28,177
215 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -39,808 438,957
216 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi -43,561 113,990
217 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -49,192 131,273
218 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China -49,726 179,370
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana -52,293 380,251
220 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan -53,020 126,193
221 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil -60,023 2,658,013
222 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania -71,268 672,586
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan -72,096 182,288
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -75,771 174,151
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -85,690 -38,157
226 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam -101,113 1,322,477
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan -101,986 47,202
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -104,509 434,483
229 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -114,705 -108,491
230 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan -130,821 -47,087
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique -199,509 149,326
232 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines -235,884 1,492,483
233 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan -241,979 441,782
234 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia -266,281 -41,016
235 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -313,476 19,090,568
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -386,467 1,541,285
237 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -406,910 2,216,408

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1989

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Europe 769,364 2,808,895
2 Northern America 658,774 2,774,412
3 Oceania 96,595 423,630
4 Americas -122,557 10,976,546
5 Africa -182,239 17,266,958
6 Asia -561,163 61,599,547
7 Latin America and the Caribbean -781,331 8,202,134

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1989

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Western Europe 965,620 1,287,158
2 Southern Africa 326,442 1,357,104
3 Western Asia 237,483 3,881,835
4 Middle Africa 147,268 2,210,805
5 Australia/New Zealand 135,224 292,070
6 Northern Europe 42,272 264,150
7 South-Eastern Asia 11,004 8,680,313
8 Micronesia 375 11,042
9 Polynesia -8,110 6,937
10 Western Africa -28,406 4,960,911
11 Melanesia -30,894 113,581
12 Southern Europe -117,055 247,793
13 Eastern Europe -121,473 1,009,794
14 Caribbean -121,862 466,011
15 South America -164,156 5,485,219
16 Central Asia -168,303 997,052
17 Eastern Asia -169,580 20,686,733
18 Northern Africa -287,803 3,301,328
19 Eastern Africa -339,741 5,436,810
20 Southern Asia -471,767 27,353,614
21 Central America -495,312 2,250,904

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 1989

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 2,171,777 7,613,145
2 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 1,457,370 42,607,690
3 No income group available 703 484,134
4 Low-income countries -502,752 7,874,495
5 Upper-middle-income countries -714,407 34,994,545
6 Lower-middle-income countries -956,975 42,102,672
7 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries -1,459,727 49,977,167
8 Middle-income countries -1,671,382 77,097,217
9 Low-and-middle-income countries -2,174,134 84,971,712

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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