Annual Net Migrations by Country in 1996

In 1996, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 1,771,618 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda with 1,372,202 , and ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation were 463,685 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo with -777,896 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina with a net migrations of -553,915, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania with -472,926 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 1,921,513 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Europe with a net migrations 948.555, and Oceania with 134,047 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Eastern Africa had the highest net migrations of 462,770 people. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a net migrations of 379,099, and Western Europe with 333,324 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 2,862,495. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Middle-income countries were -2,831,960 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 1996

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 1,771,618 3,366,061
2 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 1,372,202 1,501,063
3 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 463,685 -311,828
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 246,097 149,750
5 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 173,195 183,893
6 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 164,247 179,321
7 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 150,516 303,958
8 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 147,987 4,079,897
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 130,050 172,500
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 102,218 556,699
11 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 93,259 781,308
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 82,770 207,583
13 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 77,188 109,745
14 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 70,506 106,343
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 66,949 490,549
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 66,293 161,579
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 65,364 73,523
18 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 65,161 517,152
19 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 54,743 2,801,538
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 54,527 29,113
21 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 50,794 1,141,427
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 45,356 479,505
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 45,033 135,207
24 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 41,986 171,905
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 41,491 316,280
26 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 41,345 1,884,045
27 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 40,915 159,681
28 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 37,200 90,100
29 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 35,377 38,744
30 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 29,773 524,467
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 27,194 681,121
32 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 24,974 53,579
33 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 23,219 23,875
34 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 23,046 208,680
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 20,602 58,175
36 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 19,272 29,987
37 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 17,951 135,678
38 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 17,391 83,186
39 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 16,527 -21,443
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 14,652 682,949
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 14,394 20,971
42 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 11,197 17,523
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 9,856 28,262
44 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 9,810 112,159
45 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 8,058 12,247
46 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 7,999 37,787
47 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 7,844 19,880
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 7,728 819,011
49 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 7,573 8,034
50 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 7,378 1,416,962
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 6,015 7,274
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 6,001 22,396
53 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 5,866 43,503
54 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 5,756 22,748
55 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 5,539 1,772,412
56 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 5,469 -16,830
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 4,674 260,503
58 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 4,552 13,947
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 3,969 11,954
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 3,885 7,538
61 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 3,612 15,469
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 3,567 5,289
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 3,164 74,730
64 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 2,980 195,927
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 2,817 7,097
66 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 2,701 95,082
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 2,650 17,770
68 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 2,549 -28,804
69 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 2,235 12,538
70 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 2,210 7,284
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 1,636 2,402
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 1,560 28,822
73 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 1,533 55,983
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 1,504 5,106
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1,489 3,482
76 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1,471 7,062
77 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 1,358 6,839
78 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 1,268 246,529
79 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 1,095 73,870
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 1,016 1,395
81 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 979 4,348
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 877 711
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 485 455,154
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 478 1,424
85 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 457 5,177
86 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 421 9,173
87 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 408 570
88 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 369 711
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 287 244
90 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 266 345
91 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 262 463
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 247 436
93 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 229 1,182
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 182 551
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 170 267
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 150 549
97 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 139 189
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 138 439
99 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 96 340
100 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 65 65
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 45 172
102 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 29 144
103 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -3
104 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -34 -4
105 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles -48 820
106 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -59 -8
107 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -59 -43
108 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda -87 393
109 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -94 -62
110 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -120 99
111 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia -157 8,442
112 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -165 34
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar -186 61
114 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -205 19
115 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -333 54
116 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland -361 19,440
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -385 1,102
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -394 11,221
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -475 148
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland -530 1,921
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -624 -629
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives -662 5,397
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -693 1,443
124 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -717 463,715
125 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) -727 -203
126 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia -727 3,818
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -754 822
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) -760 -72
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -784 -59
130 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -807 457
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -872 739
132 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia -904 -459
133 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands -908 10,948
134 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -937 4,133
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -957 2,101
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -1,053 3,921
137 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -1,061 9,680
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -1,077 1,544
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -1,349 12,146
140 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -1,625 2,295
141 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,643 39
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia -1,856 3,241,939
143 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan -1,998 9,570
144 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -2,116 206
145 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -2,604 392
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan -2,650 135,829
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -2,765 10,667
148 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -2,949 19,167
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia -2,951 37,434
150 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -3,003 1,818
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -3,026 742
152 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao -3,105 -1,730
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea -3,507 223,001
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -4,185 31,177
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -4,973 207,699
156 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -6,827 5,168
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -7,369 22,263
158 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -7,396 18,509
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia -8,035 25,654
160 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger -8,065 338,958
161 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -8,273 107,237
162 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste -8,429 11,986
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya -8,448 84,615
164 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -9,085 6,951
165 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -9,170 27,245
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan -9,253 71,572
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria -9,849 498,846
168 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia -10,627 -16,290
169 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -12,610 131,344
170 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon -12,744 363,923
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -13,275 1,753
172 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -14,049 165,675
173 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -16,246 395,198
174 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin -16,498 173,168
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -16,589 114,976
176 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman -16,769 36,456
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho -17,727 19,637
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -19,290 21,964
179 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -20,330 -77,168
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina -20,396 436,502
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -20,842 -34,913
182 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -22,473 148,348
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -22,642 -26,098
184 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -22,809 681,565
185 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil -24,330 2,513,181
186 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -25,052 35,132
187 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan -25,893 59,672
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia -26,079 19,016,909
189 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -27,373 144,143
190 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -28,154 661,332
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -28,880 44,955
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -29,171 -36,910
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -29,875 140,631
194 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan -30,928 120,447
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe -34,438 183,198
196 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -35,212 85,327
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana -37,148 407,687
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia -37,922 17,033
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan -38,092 55,631
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia -38,331 223,276
201 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -38,694 458,505
202 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -38,917 -204
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal -39,240 208,187
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -43,474 270,172
205 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -44,413 270,059
206 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -46,046 213,343
207 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia -46,291 210,230
208 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -48,626 -45,027
209 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan -50,325 425,526
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -51,023 -25,589
211 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China -51,371 153,903
212 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone -52,110 55,403
213 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea -52,425 17,977
214 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan -56,798 582,928
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar -65,800 550,068
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -65,800 -14,874
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi -66,214 198,050
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -68,134 214,060
219 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -70,462 -124,697
220 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -75,067 489,783
221 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye -77,332 1,005,726
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya -79,310 741,579
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -83,689 135,220
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa -85,040 653,403
225 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -92,279 46,937
226 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -92,417 472,446
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -98,110 398,098
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea -122,607 309,819
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -134,001 -119,990
230 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -162,706 -470,009
231 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi -226,350 -73,495
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -320,872 1,605,124
233 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -389,040 2,069,440
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan -427,681 -311,577
235 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania -472,926 410,773
236 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -553,915 9,776,335
237 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo -777,896 574,961

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1996

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 1,921,513 3,670,552
2 Europe 948,555 135,459
3 Oceania 134,047 479,152
4 Africa -721,786 18,391,682
5 Latin America and the Caribbean -811,676 7,951,229
6 Asia -1,470,640 50,906,230

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1996

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Eastern Africa 462,770 7,120,867
2 Southern Europe 379,099 499,844
3 Western Europe 333,324 515,880
4 South-Eastern Asia 242,469 8,548,125
5 Eastern Europe 166,487 -1,079,451
6 Australia/New Zealand 107,744 261,161
7 Northern Europe 69,645 199,186
8 Melanesia 32,034 198,285
9 Micronesia 1,210 12,621
10 Polynesia -6,942 7,084
11 Southern Africa -91,851 773,497
12 Caribbean -121,288 399,290
13 Western Asia -134,501 3,784,581
14 Northern Africa -170,379 3,125,040
15 Western Africa -188,041 5,484,895
16 South America -204,784 5,232,696
17 Southern Asia -410,976 27,289,011
18 Central America -485,604 2,319,243
19 Central Asia -544,080 365,640
20 Eastern Asia -623,552 10,918,873
21 Middle Africa -734,285 1,887,383

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 1996

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 2,862,495 7,129,649
2 No income group available 6,342 475,850
3 Low-income countries -36,864 10,335,285
4 Upper-middle-income countries -1,265,469 19,826,567
5 Lower-middle-income countries -1,566,491 43,766,953
6 Middle-income countries -2,831,960 63,593,520

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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