Annual Net Migrations by Country in 2001

In 2001, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 1,312,455 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia with 484,252 , and ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) were 291,692 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh with -737,740 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico with a net migrations of -378,348, and ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines with -247,496 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 1,534,094 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Europe with a net migrations 1172.028, and Americas with 472,987 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest net migrations of 622,129 people. Closely followed by Western Asia with a net migrations of 324,684, and Southern Europe with 314,309 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 3,635,003. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Low-and-middle-income countries were -3,633,329 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 2001

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 1,312,455 2,809,885
2 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 484,252 866,436
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 291,692 1,035,372
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 272,875 175,503
5 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 259,613 -733,306
6 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 227,791 344,437
7 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 222,100 332,972
8 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 181,307 232,537
9 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 179,476 423,725
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 178,779 231,563
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 175,133 239,844
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 173,613 574,559
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 117,552 234,440
14 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 96,817 621,101
15 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 77,856 281,963
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 77,458 565,889
17 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 64,163 3,542,471
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 60,387 64,643
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 59,563 238,848
20 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 56,096 120,580
21 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 55,565 65,667
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 55,052 1,018,792
23 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 49,159 72,478
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 48,903 28,471
25 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 45,027 73,262
26 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 41,962 193,399
27 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 41,760 102,941
28 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 40,274 359,330
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 39,866 40,079
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 39,220 66,282
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 38,643 137,096
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 36,050 555,433
33 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 35,420 45,629
34 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 34,924 45,993
35 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 34,371 45,959
36 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 31,359 53,375
37 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 28,856 26,315
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 26,919 47,295
39 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 26,523 1,621,532
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 23,582 326,267
41 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 22,456 33,132
42 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 21,749 4,536
43 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 19,298 9,281
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 19,273 263,655
45 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 17,793 45,265
46 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 16,982 93,673
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 16,251 74,217
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 14,451 744,173
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 12,192 19,092
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 12,055 52,717
51 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 11,283 16,602
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 10,654 378,380
53 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 10,386 -23,892
54 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 9,967 194,508
55 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 9,055 19,474
56 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 8,437 13,264
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 8,420 101,790
58 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 7,991 34,098
59 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 7,906 20,632
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 7,629 25,336
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 7,172 8,818
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 7,142 93,351
63 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 7,119 69,324
64 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 6,346 178,014
65 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 6,241 13,784
66 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 4,527 3,288
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 3,882 8,048
68 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 3,874 13,781
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 3,801 34,733
70 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 3,732 226,620
71 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 3,484 300,736
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 3,427 5,031
73 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 2,869 35,818
74 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 2,856 59,503
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1,678 2,847
76 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 1,641 9,995
77 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 1,640 7,557
78 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1,569 6,848
79 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 1,108 4,569
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 1,026 1,416
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 867 3,231
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 800 810
83 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 719 6,140
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 617 834
85 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 567 907
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 566 1,208
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 560 4,833
88 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 556 1,569,542
89 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 509 1,279
90 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 444 588
91 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 342 568
92 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 296 378
93 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 290 3,672
94 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 215 346
95 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 199 1,769
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 155 490
97 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 141 193
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 139 1,044
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 127 241
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 125 809
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 113 298
102 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 65 148
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 62 149
104 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 12 33
105 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -11
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -7 361
107 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -21 16
108 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -41 -22
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco -69 -12
110 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -70 -53
111 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -73 124
112 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -107 -82
113 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -117 35
114 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China -120 127,819
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda -138 283
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -201 1,917
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -203 -241
118 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -252 -45
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar -282 -104
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -282 184
121 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) -289 100
122 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -328 4,814
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -416 1,441
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -585 -26
125 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia -712 3,731
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -737 338
127 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo -764 84,107
128 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -839 -606
129 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -840 -51
130 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia -860 -1,944
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -922 9,170
132 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao -982 214
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon -1,094 72,070
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -1,237 351
135 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -1,289 3,184
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -1,332 65
137 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,375 -146
138 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo -1,703 136,110
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -1,736 1,071
140 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -1,766 597
141 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion -1,797 9,059
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -1,989 21,648
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -2,029 11,574
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands -2,515 -1,125
145 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -2,528 6,972
146 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -2,562 219
147 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -2,856 448,619
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea -2,884 140,459
149 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -3,198 1,568
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -3,225 8,262
151 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia -3,280 -9,165
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -3,511 -222
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia -3,882 40,278
154 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -4,252 6,182
155 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -4,469 -58,234
156 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands -4,474 8,590
157 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -6,167 8,550
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -6,239 27,228
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -6,377 -1,937
160 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -7,235 102,909
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -7,306 -4,535
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan -7,333 76,946
163 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger -8,654 419,771
164 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -8,788 9,039
165 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -9,744 180,894
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia -10,244 22,607
167 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia -12,007 -42,834
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -12,507 363,966
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar -13,014 516,634
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -14,050 -751
171 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -14,620 6,113
172 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -16,648 -12,111
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -17,466 16,198
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -18,634 -32,116
175 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia -19,063 2,118,750
176 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman -19,103 27,540
177 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon -19,203 403,305
178 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan -19,657 122,610
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -21,067 57,699
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan -22,896 113,556
181 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -23,442 33,892
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina -23,687 406,873
183 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -24,405 146,768
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -24,733 -33,844
185 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -24,907 -1,158
186 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -25,652 83,856
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan -25,695 45,169
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria -26,539 424,105
189 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -26,812 151,928
190 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -27,676 79,546
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho -27,874 -4,702
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea -28,006 278,508
193 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -28,582 614,363
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi -28,933 281,905
195 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -30,726 -74,932
196 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic -33,006 66,608
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -33,552 90,300
198 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -35,275 224,091
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -36,383 415,121
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -36,441 133,737
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal -41,422 248,274
202 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -43,837 63,270
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -45,043 -46,070
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -48,070 -13,531
205 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan -48,642 307,857
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -51,303 -40,655
207 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil -51,600 2,239,624
208 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -53,698 605,007
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia -53,815 196,914
210 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan -54,727 4,249,494
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -59,536 275,968
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa -60,793 424,017
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -63,967 388,645
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia -64,255 3,002,185
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia -70,346 20,111,358
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire -76,679 478,524
217 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -91,154 -131,927
218 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -92,389 21,922
219 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -92,847 -467,587
220 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -95,956 740,799
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique -105,130 414,464
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -110,969 -107,355
223 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania -125,375 900,844
224 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -129,481 340,665
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar -131,124 470,387
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe -139,361 88,559
227 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -148,973 393,160
228 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda -152,197 78,655
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -155,020 72,624
230 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye -166,759 813,794
231 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan -173,745 706,528
232 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -176,419 8,579,253
233 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam -177,586 808,058
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan -212,872 551,222
235 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines -247,496 1,683,720
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -378,348 1,458,107
237 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -737,740 2,167,911

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2001

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 1,534,094 3,143,302
2 Europe 1,172,028 28,935
3 Americas 472,987 10,330,370
4 Oceania 150,881 507,640
5 Africa -665,753 21,410,559
6 Latin America and the Caribbean -1,061,107 7,187,068
7 Asia -1,130,143 50,671,369

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2001

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Western Europe 622,129 856,826
2 Western Asia 324,684 4,184,828
3 Southern Europe 314,309 401,160
4 Northern Europe 225,589 316,416
5 Australia/New Zealand 135,345 279,705
6 Middle Africa 83,923 3,127,389
7 Melanesia 32,101 219,922
8 Western Africa 19,723 6,992,056
9 Eastern Europe 10,002 -1,545,467
10 Polynesia -8,128 5,477
11 Micronesia -8,438 2,536
12 Central Asia -84,346 646,255
13 Southern Africa -86,595 498,270
14 Eastern Asia -119,579 9,449,687
15 Caribbean -148,517 348,522
16 Northern Africa -254,073 3,306,783
17 South America -340,351 4,702,001
18 South-Eastern Asia -341,644 7,599,812
19 Eastern Africa -428,732 7,486,061
20 Central America -572,239 2,136,545
21 Southern Asia -909,259 28,790,786

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 2001

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 3,635,003 7,325,290
2 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 2,553,043 27,556,196
3 No income group available 4,703 461,682
4 Low-income countries -514,417 11,300,683
5 Upper-middle-income countries -1,081,960 20,230,906
6 Lower-middle-income countries -2,036,953 43,632,249
7 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries -2,551,369 54,932,932
8 Middle-income countries -3,118,913 63,863,155
9 Low-and-middle-income countries -3,633,329 75,163,838

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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