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 1,116,922 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation with 541,387 , and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia were 504,742 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 -527,356 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan with a net migrations of -481,380, and ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico with -340,546 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 1,261,140 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Europe with a net migrations 701.072, and Americas with 371,467 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that South-Eastern Asia had the highest net migrations of 644,469 people. Closely followed by Eastern Europe with a net migrations of 255,845, and Southern Europe with 245,671 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 2,181,010. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Low-and-middle-income countries were -2,185,693 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 1,116,922 2,586,499
2 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 541,387 -230,059
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 504,742 757,094
4 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 410,106 584,788
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 281,480 342,924
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 183,310 221,515
7 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 165,345 191,120
8 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 160,066 545,087
9 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 150,411 795,257
10 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 144,678 276,908
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 135,636 343,834
12 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 124,443 614,426
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 98,009 824,596
14 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 96,885 3,033,413
15 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 95,241 128,107
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 93,281 52,100
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 87,582 537,749
18 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 80,133 99,438
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 79,266 527,037
20 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 77,293 109,447
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 67,944 498,665
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 67,661 190,577
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 60,297 145,186
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 59,723 151,488
25 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 52,382 1,080,435
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 50,539 24,771
27 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 49,692 321,576
28 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 48,280 169,735
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 45,671 54,040
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 43,366 288,318
31 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 42,787 177,243
32 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 36,922 47,349
33 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 31,302 90,656
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 24,475 98,705
35 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 19,547 28,395
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 17,457 57,034
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 17,425 38,619
38 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 16,954 81,914
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 15,429 683,019
40 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 14,186 -24,393
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 13,625 28,885
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 12,269 19,810
43 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 12,040 41,402
44 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 11,898 134,006
45 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 10,696 17,136
46 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 10,417 113,849
47 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 10,262 21,924
48 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 9,744 24,917
49 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 9,597 35,347
50 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 8,061 12,453
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 6,696 23,994
52 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 6,664 -16,028
53 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 6,047 3,316
54 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 6,023 43,289
55 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 4,925 14,926
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 4,606 7,896
57 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 4,035 15,418
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 3,711 5,151
59 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 3,631 264,668
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 3,590 4,822
61 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 3,504 193,933
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 2,964 6,228
63 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 2,208 11,531
64 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 2,072 7,563
65 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 2,033 95,409
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 1,867 2,653
67 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 1,820 56,881
68 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 1,804 25,297
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 1,786 29,843
70 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 1,591 6,914
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 1,589 6,011
72 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1,533 7,067
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 1,313 72,798
74 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 1,164 9,269
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 1,123 4,560
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 1,004 1,398
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1,002 3,044
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 999 956
79 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 940 4,506
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 880 19,494,645
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 489 1,432
82 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 445 4,549
83 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 407 722
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 395 216,679
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 343 815
86 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 297 434
87 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 255 317
88 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 247 6,387
89 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 244 481
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 232 422
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 225 2,531
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 212 219
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 194 489
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 180 279
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 157 560
96 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 127 184
97 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 118 452
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 102 211
99 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 81 372
100 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 55 63
101 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 8 146
102 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -2
103 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles -11 845
104 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -21 21
105 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -57 -14
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives -60 5,199
107 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -60 -47
108 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -82 106
109 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -95 -67
110 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -120 57
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar -131 86
112 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -209 14
113 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -235 -48,418
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -412 994
115 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia -455 3,825
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -477 11,991
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -519 2,192
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -521 77
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -604 -652
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -693 1,531
121 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) -740 -199
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -772 709
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -803 -136
124 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -816 471,209
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) -834 -167
126 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -843 -520
127 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands -931 11,549
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar -986 489,915
129 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -1,023 414
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -1,036 2,033
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -1,097 476
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -1,102 3,628
133 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -1,122 61
134 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -1,166 3,684
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -1,199 11,433
136 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia -1,298 -2,119
137 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin -1,322 201,855
138 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,487 7
139 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -1,589 749
140 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland -1,939 15,229
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan -1,994 9,675
142 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -2,153 1,901
143 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -2,468 314
144 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao -2,900 -1,354
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -3,077 737
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia -3,098 37,647
147 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -3,211 7,117
148 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -3,658 1,399
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea -3,745 207,580
150 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia -4,066 -10,012
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia -4,334 3,333,834
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -4,508 8,741
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -4,655 26,794
154 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -4,756 123,571
155 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -5,318 10,435
156 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan -5,600 73,448
157 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia -5,817 -20,403
158 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -5,911 14,776
159 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -6,865 4,537
160 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -6,938 16,802
161 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -8,067 25,444
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -8,176 21,620
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -8,187 63,144
164 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -8,704 106,380
165 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia -9,119 1,935,977
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia -9,132 24,656
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -9,183 -24,382
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya -10,907 75,988
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan -11,740 62,669
170 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -13,344 168,963
171 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania -13,400 869,132
172 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger -13,680 345,063
173 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon -13,842 363,296
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -14,019 1,543
175 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance -15,255 189,440
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana -15,409 444,417
177 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman -16,998 32,512
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -17,756 22,764
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina -20,651 430,287
180 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo -20,704 45,442
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan -21,215 688,577
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -22,324 -25,586
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho -22,396 12,245
184 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China -22,444 177,905
185 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -22,963 -81,034
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan -23,021 122,340
187 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -23,600 662,483
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia -26,276 241,911
189 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -27,492 147,488
190 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -28,566 145,152
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -30,034 138,387
192 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea -30,768 33,191
193 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -31,571 398,319
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -32,288 98,089
195 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -32,515 462,857
196 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -35,712 36,122
197 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -36,694 567,771
198 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -36,851 77,558
199 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -37,200 285,056
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -41,743 -34,824
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -43,377 276,703
202 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -44,230 -16,262
203 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal -44,506 216,700
204 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt -45,599 1,424,499
205 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -47,287 218,737
206 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan -48,360 393,272
207 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone -48,437 56,987
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -51,640 -34,958
209 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -52,897 -58,310
210 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan -55,539 3,988,492
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -55,978 252,456
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar -58,954 554,152
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi -61,646 215,774
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -66,188 -17,999
215 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil -72,392 2,459,474
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique -79,732 381,480
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya -80,443 767,077
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi -84,126 66,278
219 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -88,734 -134,775
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -96,502 404,302
221 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -96,820 37,632
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa -98,181 569,796
223 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -98,454 467,407
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -107,614 112,758
225 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -108,735 -415,289
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea -109,130 297,121
227 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan -110,572 39,248
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -133,250 -120,437
229 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines -145,334 1,715,782
230 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan -148,368 653,867
231 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -155,461 572,061
232 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye -208,465 891,294
233 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -273,442 2,394,437
234 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -279,251 9,856,472
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -340,546 1,557,856
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan -481,380 -388,601
237 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo -527,356 864,718

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1997

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 1,261,140 2,863,922
2 Europe 701,072 -54,219
3 Americas 371,467 10,709,618
4 Oceania 107,158 455,605
5 Asia -522,393 52,243,428
6 Africa -657,305 19,199,263
7 Latin America and the Caribbean -889,674 7,845,696

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 1997

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 South-Eastern Asia 644,469 9,022,151
2 Eastern Europe 255,845 -994,695
3 Southern Europe 245,671 361,669
4 Western Africa 167,794 6,169,522
5 Western Europe 123,395 381,152
6 Australia/New Zealand 79,701 231,979
7 Northern Europe 76,161 197,655
8 Melanesia 36,312 207,417
9 Western Asia 5,404 3,854,984
10 Micronesia -1,616 9,625
11 Polynesia -7,240 6,584
12 Eastern Africa -21,779 6,933,923
13 Southern Africa -110,868 675,453
14 Caribbean -129,939 397,877
15 Northern Africa -210,488 3,232,429
16 Southern Asia -216,178 28,216,862
17 South America -249,643 5,182,749
18 Eastern Asia -298,437 10,969,395
19 Middle Africa -481,964 2,187,936
20 Central America -510,092 2,265,070
21 Central Asia -657,651 180,036

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 1997

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 2,181,010 6,185,042
2 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 926,597 29,038,424
3 No income group available 5,784 482,989
4 Lower-middle-income countries -381,043 43,041,211
5 Low-income countries -550,236 9,987,443
6 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries -931,279 53,028,654
7 Upper-middle-income countries -1,254,413 22,853,382
8 Middle-income countries -1,635,456 65,894,592
9 Low-and-middle-income countries -2,185,693 75,882,036

Data Information

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Data Published: 2024-07-11

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The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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