Annual Net Migrations by Country in 2005

In 2005, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 1,369,224 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) with 765,873 , and ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain were 629,803 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh with -1,036,635 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia with a net migrations of -929,454, and ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines with -326,063 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 1,573,135 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Europe with a net migrations 1529.667, and Americas with 481,277 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Europe had the highest net migrations of 844,207 people. Closely followed by Western Asia with a net migrations of 746,990, and Western Europe with 391,007 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 4,350,331. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Low-and-middle-income countries were -4,333,676 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 2005

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 1,369,224 2,952,521
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 765,873 1,603,120
3 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 629,803 706,598
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 518,565 894,518
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 308,279 446,860
6 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 263,541 -604,437
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 258,702 248,714
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 250,971 1,106,084
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 225,864 581,191
10 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 204,526 313,380
11 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 191,417 438,568
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 174,926 234,980
13 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 132,869 372,148
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 131,371 263,976
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 113,017 69,323
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 101,019 197,493
17 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 100,542 556,955
18 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 92,023 116,661
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 87,050 704,983
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 81,351 -60,945
21 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 68,993 80,375
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 67,638 112,884
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 63,983 96,522
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 51,019 827,633
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 50,676 52,851
26 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 50,576 65,753
27 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 46,014 209,890
28 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 45,682 61,624
29 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 38,337 139,680
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 35,316 404,068
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 33,297 36,917
32 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 33,203 44,058
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 31,286 495,733
34 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 30,495 284,297
35 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 27,030 36,203
36 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 26,203 20,691
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 21,272 584,522
38 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 20,384 1,820,679
39 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 19,281 371,585
40 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 19,212 49,033
41 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 18,588 33,844
42 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 17,905 271,300
43 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 16,925 -20,274
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 16,431 110,344
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 15,548 41,656
46 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 15,537 19,581
47 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 15,283 741,974
48 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 14,289 161,285
49 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 13,382 482,336
50 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 13,157 77,365
51 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 12,616 18,257
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 11,544 13,245
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 11,024 123,842
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 10,975 113,524
55 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 10,629 2,718
56 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 10,263 94,236
57 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 10,231 54,914
58 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 9,795 437,037
59 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 9,251 18,934
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 8,555 43,324
61 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 8,389 13,562
62 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 7,945 -27,308
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 6,887 16,111
64 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 6,317 5,967
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 6,310 7,877
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 5,501 1,085,936
67 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 4,567 61,706
68 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 4,283 33,672
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 3,961 8,936
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 3,925 6,323
71 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 3,843 61,861
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 3,500 145,321
73 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 2,073 8,106
74 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 1,759 28,177
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 1,626 2,513
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 1,317 1,653
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 1,224 69,012
78 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1,163 5,879
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 1,002 1,447
80 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 848 9,943
81 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 804 4,018
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 796 987
83 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 793 1,133
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 656 719
85 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 654 804
86 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 605 681
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 594 1,154
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 578 5,076
89 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 438 1,198
90 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 330 1,352
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 328 449
92 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 314 377
93 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 214 1,108
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 196 933
95 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 138 181
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 117 283
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 115 199
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 79 752
99 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 69 373
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 48 33
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 14 109
102 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -2
103 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) -5 12
104 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -8 115
105 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia -44 3,104
106 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -49 -38
107 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda -69 194
108 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -70 -57
109 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -96 -77
110 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -107 -114
111 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -141 55
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco -147 -116
113 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia -170 3,769
114 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands -188 85
115 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -217 -16
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -226 1,963
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -234 122
118 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau -250 -167
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -259 79
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -358 1,195
121 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -364 5,084
122 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -444 -290
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -476 -43
124 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia -561 200
125 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte -595 5,054
126 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -657 -115
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -672 409
128 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -941 3,963
129 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,365 -403
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -1,482 98
131 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR -1,488 16,161
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -1,529 -230
133 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname -1,534 5,499
134 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone -1,805 135,437
135 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -1,906 594
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -1,942 509
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -2,244 2,771
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -2,247 18
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -2,760 12,048
140 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -2,768 5,659
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -2,840 7,148
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea -2,861 129,899
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands -2,913 -1,630
144 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -2,968 -580
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia -3,209 46,810
146 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -3,595 6,661
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti -3,779 13,582
148 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -3,805 699
149 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo -4,437 149,676
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -4,662 32,689
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar -4,869 563,255
152 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands -5,082 8,487
153 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia -5,208 -8,171
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -5,759 -3,176
155 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia -5,955 357,156
156 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -6,190 179,029
157 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -6,523 7,982
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -6,563 -2,889
159 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia -8,195 24,721
160 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion -8,690 3,006
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia -8,924 20,680
162 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger -9,700 501,463
163 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -10,330 5,611
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -11,134 -22,111
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -12,290 -1,842
166 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea -12,835 60,093
167 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic -13,604 99,933
168 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -14,435 -55,781
169 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -15,451 -67,883
170 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -15,594 157,979
171 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -16,086 2,846
172 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -16,561 20,102
173 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -16,855 238,425
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -17,071 14,441
175 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria -17,146 3,996,611
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -17,413 443,561
177 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -18,407 444,847
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -18,693 72,247
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan -20,171 126,453
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina -22,068 406,173
181 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands -22,496 30,592
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -24,138 94,034
183 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -26,276 154,340
184 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -26,361 89,023
185 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -27,139 -11,606
186 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon -27,775 468,774
187 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan -27,954 132,241
188 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -28,161 85,343
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -29,921 -16,064
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -31,137 -4,827
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -31,216 -29,568
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi -31,462 349,673
193 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -33,280 75,701
194 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan -33,386 330,089
195 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda -33,830 241,306
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho -35,679 -19,842
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan -36,288 42,250
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -37,063 118,344
199 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -37,086 -30,530
200 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt -37,129 1,623,477
201 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -41,465 569,152
202 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -41,942 -42,464
203 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -42,173 58,854
204 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia -44,421 2,308,975
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea -47,821 140,590
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -48,893 -23,974
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -49,636 276,165
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria -51,345 491,834
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -51,357 -65,196
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -59,024 415,240
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia -60,473 196,270
212 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal -61,781 262,132
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -68,681 -65,911
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -71,015 180,195
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia -76,784 3,072,742
216 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -86,501 -1,615
217 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil -88,868 1,994,481
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique -95,770 474,356
219 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -103,701 8,284,337
220 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -111,493 -449,370
221 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire -117,342 476,345
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -118,594 130,086
223 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania -128,251 1,095,926
224 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -131,176 -184,451
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe -134,212 114,319
226 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -151,386 817,684
227 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye -174,177 724,431
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar -185,009 352,458
229 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan -189,899 4,104,527
230 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan -199,378 707,639
231 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam -208,337 733,732
232 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -211,024 278,058
233 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -221,652 232,559
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -310,278 1,422,356
235 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines -326,063 1,592,387
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia -929,454 18,105,600
237 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -1,036,635 1,746,456

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2005

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 1,573,135 3,265,995
2 Europe 1,529,667 612,095
3 Americas 481,277 9,940,273
4 Oceania 166,438 552,330
5 Africa -862,971 24,063,290
6 Latin America and the Caribbean -1,091,858 6,674,278
7 Asia -1,314,411 48,608,145

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2005

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Southern Europe 844,207 941,635
2 Western Asia 746,990 4,711,838
3 Western Europe 391,007 578,921
4 Northern Europe 371,522 561,219
5 Australia/New Zealand 150,583 313,009
6 Middle Africa 146,835 3,694,577
7 Melanesia 34,001 234,547
8 Polynesia -8,148 4,597
9 Micronesia -9,998 177
10 Southern Africa -18,635 539,895
11 Eastern Asia -27,077 8,751,601
12 Eastern Europe -77,070 -1,469,680
13 Central Asia -107,536 725,269
14 Caribbean -137,707 311,762
15 Western Africa -167,499 7,806,060
16 Northern Africa -353,824 3,464,617
17 South-Eastern Asia -459,452 7,330,486
18 Eastern Africa -469,849 8,558,141
19 Central America -475,402 2,083,310
20 South America -478,748 4,279,206
21 Southern Asia -1,467,336 27,088,951

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 2005

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 4,350,331 7,781,625
2 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 3,443,961 27,531,619
3 No income group available -10,092 458,868
4 Low-income countries -56,709 13,220,241
5 Upper-middle-income countries -906,370 19,749,994
6 Lower-middle-income countries -3,370,598 42,568,294
7 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries -3,427,306 55,788,535
8 Middle-income countries -4,276,967 62,318,288
9 Low-and-middle-income countries -4,333,676 75,538,529

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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