Annual Net Migrations by Country in 1997

In 1997, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 1,866,819 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation with 463,215 , and ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia were 281,480 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 -528,084 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina with a net migrations of -501,141, and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan with -436,232 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 2,006,340 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Europe with a net migrations 854.235, and Oceania with 108,997 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest net migrations of 276,560 people. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a net migrations of 276,467, and South-Eastern Asia with 227,126 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 2,899,688. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Middle-income countries were -2,178,576 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 1997

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 1,866,819 3,456,121
2 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 463,215 -275,050
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 281,480 341,634
4 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 239,690 401,382
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 198,135 945,297
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 178,604 120,694
7 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 166,516 187,833
8 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 151,546 4,111,019
9 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 140,171 273,848
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 131,906 174,267
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 113,370 563,555
12 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 101,661 774,716
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 86,309 181,643
14 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 80,138 96,102
15 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 78,095 109,242
16 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 70,128 107,749
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 67,260 189,227
18 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 67,109 2,868,457
19 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 61,503 531,863
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 60,474 69,413
21 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 52,526 1,082,882
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 51,034 24,543
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 49,960 496,088
24 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 49,692 313,496
25 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 48,277 173,355
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 46,477 287,243
27 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 42,791 177,184
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 39,354 126,370
29 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 39,207 47,064
30 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 37,822 223,691
31 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 34,673 92,478
32 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 31,781 531,728
33 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 24,183 20,876
34 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 22,141 33,299
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 20,792 58,127
36 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 19,387 28,704
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 17,948 38,582
38 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 17,843 83,189
39 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 16,324 -22,652
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 15,429 699,928
41 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 14,366 1,440,105
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 14,313 21,777
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 14,071 483,948
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 13,623 28,504
45 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 11,899 133,651
46 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 11,761 41,210
47 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 11,382 17,301
48 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 10,417 114,267
49 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 9,777 24,899
50 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 8,146 36,582
51 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 8,058 12,406
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 7,730 19,893
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 6,690 23,598
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 6,329 7,626
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 6,129 683,326
56 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 6,023 42,848
57 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 5,670 -16,383
58 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 5,364 123
59 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 5,014 14,979
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 4,067 7,267
61 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 3,624 254,638
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 3,594 5,131
63 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 3,536 191,686
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 2,854 7,090
65 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 2,215 13,023
66 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 2,070 7,714
67 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 2,033 94,721
68 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 1,820 56,789
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 1,795 29,588
70 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 1,729 6,952
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 1,656 2,480
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1,608 3,657
73 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1,538 6,976
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 1,510 5,175
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 1,459 6,150
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 1,313 71,885
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 1,240 19,091,117
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 1,020 911
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 1,008 1,376
80 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 901 4,322
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 493 1,415
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 485 467,743
83 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 448 5,299
84 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 415 561
85 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 412 8,931
86 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 370 1,143
87 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 370 709
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 291 255
89 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 285 376
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 260 431
91 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 251 479
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 197 2,517
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 181 271
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 162 492
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 140 518
96 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 140 191
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 122 567
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 99 197
99 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 96 375
100 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 79 1,126
101 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 59 71
102 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 45 6,638
103 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 29 149
104 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -7
105 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -21 8
106 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -60 -41
107 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -64 -25
108 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda -71 380
109 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -82 -42,267
110 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -96 -61
111 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -155 98
112 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -166 3
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar -187 83
114 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -208 15
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -405 1,053
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -470 8,795
117 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia -487 3,875
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -515 76
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -607 -664
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives -628 5,000
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -633 1,511
122 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) -723 -227
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -756 818
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -763 -112
125 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -804 405
126 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia -821 -1,218
127 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -823 -487
128 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -825 467,186
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) -827 -145
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -915 667
131 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -929 4,180
132 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands -971 11,013
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -1,013 1,426
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -1,030 2,037
135 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -1,068 9,613
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -1,107 3,906
137 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin -1,326 193,164
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -1,455 11,284
139 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -1,567 720
140 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,661 -67
141 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -1,801 2,192
142 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan -1,994 9,172
143 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland -2,284 15,173
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -2,679 10,824
145 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -2,735 304
146 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -2,984 1,843
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia -3,099 38,430
148 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines -3,109 1,775,325
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -3,126 465
150 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao -3,127 -1,855
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan -3,550 72,030
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea -3,738 203,050
153 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia -4,299 -10,070
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia -4,332 3,266,494
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -4,656 31,121
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia -4,720 237,410
157 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -5,749 15,126
158 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -6,530 9,116
159 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -6,865 4,307
160 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -6,937 18,362
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -8,176 21,413
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -8,192 65,968
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia -8,257 23,823
164 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste -8,625 12,158
165 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -8,707 106,030
166 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia -9,120 1,887,617
167 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -10,803 26,168
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya -10,908 79,943
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -13,282 1,528
170 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania -13,340 879,452
171 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -13,343 169,450
172 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger -13,699 349,570
173 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -13,789 123,451
174 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon -13,843 367,792
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana -15,423 440,375
176 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan -16,799 65,486
177 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -16,907 395,037
178 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman -17,943 34,804
179 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -18,375 -87,653
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -18,758 22,157
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho -20,220 15,325
182 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil -20,429 2,505,988
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina -20,588 416,715
184 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo -20,703 43,013
185 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -21,294 148,157
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -21,349 -35,904
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan -23,017 114,150
188 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -23,520 657,413
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -25,088 -28,155
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia -26,263 238,999
191 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -27,515 145,015
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -30,020 134,894
193 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea -30,772 36,998
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -32,327 98,271
195 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -32,467 457,660
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -34,189 -35,901
197 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -34,305 35,064
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe -36,050 185,263
199 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -36,845 81,815
200 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -37,277 282,226
201 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -37,561 -10,353
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan -40,423 46,289
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -43,356 276,004
204 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China -43,620 150,925
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal -44,599 208,045
206 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -47,259 211,891
207 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan -47,334 601,300
208 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan -48,369 397,201
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone -48,437 59,911
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -51,638 -29,370
211 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -53,064 -49,485
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique -55,158 393,792
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa -56,052 593,487
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -56,107 240,731
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar -58,984 547,285
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi -61,647 206,250
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -65,975 -20,350
218 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -76,708 498,927
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya -80,488 755,476
220 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi -84,365 60,206
221 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -88,880 -131,970
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -90,691 118,013
223 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -93,078 44,060
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -95,238 397,952
225 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -98,574 458,451
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -107,718 111,681
227 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan -109,410 42,491
228 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye -110,940 961,554
229 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -113,342 -423,495
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea -125,395 294,632
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -133,253 -122,490
232 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -155,544 573,160
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -312,542 1,587,954
234 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -390,261 2,255,275
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan -436,232 -336,055
236 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -501,141 9,228,890
237 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo -528,084 832,017

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1997

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 2,006,340 3,730,400
2 Europe 854,235 90,368
3 Oceania 108,997 456,197
4 Latin America and the Caribbean -799,403 7,895,859
5 Africa -822,980 18,527,710
6 Asia -1,347,181 50,437,088

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1997

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Western Europe 276,560 497,302
2 Southern Europe 276,467 399,033
3 South-Eastern Asia 227,126 8,472,821
4 Eastern Europe 192,825 -1,039,086
5 Northern Europe 108,383 233,119
6 Australia/New Zealand 79,021 230,437
7 Western Africa 76,775 5,896,671
8 Melanesia 35,262 205,815
9 Micronesia 1,382 12,873
10 Polynesia -6,668 7,072
11 Southern Africa -67,852 703,368
12 Northern Africa -130,773 3,139,105
13 Caribbean -132,181 392,091
14 Western Asia -181,338 3,741,371
15 South America -189,791 5,196,793
16 Eastern Africa -200,800 6,644,919
17 Southern Asia -225,098 27,676,670
18 Central America -477,431 2,306,975
19 Middle Africa -500,330 2,143,647
20 Eastern Asia -553,511 10,305,072
21 Central Asia -614,360 241,154

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 1997

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 2,899,688 7,118,847
2 No income group available 5,741 478,929
3 Low-income countries -726,845 9,895,261
4 Lower-middle-income countries -872,779 44,652,899
5 Upper-middle-income countries -1,305,797 18,991,686
6 Middle-income countries -2,178,576 63,644,585

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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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