Annual Net Migrations by Country in 2006

In 2006, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 1,113,259 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates with 781,672 , and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic were 682,984 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq with -1,204,180 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh with a net migrations of -1,146,688, and ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia with -678,231 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Europe with a total of 1,677,605 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Northern America with a net migrations 1315.027, and Oceania with 223,269 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Asia had the highest net migrations of 1,504,561 people. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a net migrations of 755,620, and Western Europe with 428,780 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 5,030,752. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Middle-income countries were -5,515,473 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 2006

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 1,113,259 2,967,772
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 781,672 840,443
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 682,984 1,189,636
4 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 658,689 765,742
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 502,609 648,801
6 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 490,805 1,001,703
7 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 282,022 -356,954
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 272,651 441,946
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 252,053 1,075,983
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 251,101 585,978
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 210,398 216,706
12 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 203,572 215,014
13 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 202,483 321,522
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 192,139 327,398
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 160,536 116,206
16 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 153,929 376,842
17 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 151,814 422,682
18 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 149,376 177,000
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 145,046 -14,641
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 96,486 142,878
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 94,996 130,649
22 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 78,189 504,938
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 77,946 181,010
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 70,170 728,499
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 62,684 953,408
26 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 53,765 69,319
27 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 48,426 69,332
28 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 47,192 211,227
29 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 42,580 57,153
30 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 40,036 1,885,801
31 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 36,928 49,440
32 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 35,476 142,017
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 34,582 184,256
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 33,357 489,632
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 29,559 413,243
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 28,539 605,300
37 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 25,831 28,476
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 25,420 28,625
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 25,126 88,015
40 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 24,017 40,911
41 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 23,055 367,052
42 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 21,722 178,221
43 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 20,926 -11,195
44 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 18,775 22,253
45 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 17,348 160,823
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 16,909 111,067
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 16,885 41,997
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 15,763 1,106,637
49 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 15,632 64,158
50 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 15,322 275,665
51 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 14,521 45,074
52 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 12,664 18,374
53 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 12,583 30,519
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 12,464 119,352
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 12,217 21,829
56 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 12,013 -285,216
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 11,402 13,355
58 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 10,801 21,383
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 10,386 45,737
60 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 8,978 14,818
61 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 8,036 9,375
62 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 6,651 61,857
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 5,568 7,227
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 5,295 7,761
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 4,945 9,891
66 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 4,798 37,081
67 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 4,086 62,733
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 3,351 118,503
69 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 3,126 14,345
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 2,723 19,097
71 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 2,598 8,401
72 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 1,737 4,935
73 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 1,535 2,438
74 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1,027 6,000
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 997 1,458
76 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 811 1,130
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 765 869
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 732 1,053
79 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 709 841
80 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 597 688
81 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 572 3,751
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 569 1,157
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 485 567,225
84 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 432 482
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 401 5,591
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 323 416
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 314 1,075
88 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 259 1,188
89 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 185 -36,605
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 183 781
91 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 153 188
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 128 724
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 126 267
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 98 200
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 56 37
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 43 171
97 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 8 319
98 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -7
99 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) -7 7
100 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -14 117
101 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -19 -19
102 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia -26 1,029
103 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -33 -17
104 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -66 -50
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -78 1,055
106 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -107 -107
107 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -121 72
108 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -160 943
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco -180 -156
110 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda -182 63
111 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands -187 38
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -205 142
113 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -247 -25
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -335 1,910
115 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau -338 -249
116 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia -342 3,762
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -390 50
118 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman -398 45,111
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -417 720
120 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -423 -290
121 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -481 5,333
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -514 -80
123 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -534 13
124 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan -958 8,475
125 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -1,072 4,078
126 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname -1,410 5,879
127 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste -1,590 25,133
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -1,647 -141
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -1,661 -443
130 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,780 -641
131 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -1,813 544
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -1,858 2,585
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -2,200 492
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -2,388 1,002
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra -2,420 -2,013
136 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte -2,519 3,919
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -2,523 -610
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia -2,667 52,562
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -2,669 158
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -2,681 12,103
141 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -2,720 -11,433
142 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands -2,848 11,115
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea -2,950 127,038
144 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -3,133 -724
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -3,166 6,094
146 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China -3,255 72,503
147 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -3,456 5,958
148 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -3,553 985
149 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -3,684 7,821
150 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -3,980 -47,716
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -4,142 35,431
152 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -4,220 444,193
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands -4,415 -2,998
154 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia -5,403 -7,779
155 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -5,451 180,150
156 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -7,016 8,192
157 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -8,136 5,983
158 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia -8,792 24,002
159 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -9,462 11,306
160 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan -9,619 69,122
161 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -9,732 -56,117
162 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger -10,071 520,671
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia -10,451 233,310
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia -10,827 22,708
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho -11,085 5,144
166 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan -12,376 831,153
167 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -12,621 241,109
168 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -13,159 5,584
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -13,328 -1,609
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece -13,700 -10,518
171 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -14,110 168,103
172 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin -15,131 235,194
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -17,116 -28,608
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -17,846 13,151
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -18,058 70,587
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -18,275 450,541
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina -19,958 407,467
178 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda -20,195 249,179
179 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -23,450 88,786
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -23,795 207,448
181 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -24,072 669,963
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -24,639 94,824
183 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -26,641 154,582
184 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -27,239 427,563
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea -28,341 168,312
186 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt -28,511 1,562,931
187 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon -28,536 484,153
188 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan -29,201 365,066
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi -29,400 370,191
190 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -29,586 95,434
191 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia -30,511 2,256,764
192 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan -30,595 129,210
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan -30,824 54,888
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -30,977 117,736
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -31,302 -23,113
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -31,733 -27,535
197 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -32,274 76,367
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -32,364 -7,562
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria -32,745 532,267
200 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -33,275 -15,188
201 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil -34,007 1,991,872
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone -34,052 113,586
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -34,885 -50,801
204 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -38,642 -36,711
205 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -39,142 545,849
206 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic -41,307 73,885
207 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria -41,526 3,903,181
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -42,071 282,857
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal -42,731 296,859
210 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -44,565 56,344
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -47,174 -28,824
212 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -47,251 -36,827
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -48,145 205,388
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique -48,812 533,035
215 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea -50,036 30,750
216 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye -59,360 885,516
217 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia -67,200 291,766
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -68,092 -66,414
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe -70,231 153,126
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -72,241 397,521
221 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -89,964 -4,934
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia -101,108 3,020,272
223 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire -124,792 423,069
224 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -125,012 -173,277
225 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania -128,070 1,140,746
226 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam -131,559 798,277
227 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -156,293 841,957
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar -186,225 357,039
229 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -231,739 227,017
230 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines -235,227 1,646,582
231 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -271,254 207,556
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -312,270 1,430,556
233 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -473,105 8,318,388
234 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan -628,923 3,754,371
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia -678,231 17,470,302
236 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -1,146,688 1,452,920
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq -1,204,180 -419,322

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2006

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Europe 1,677,605 1,143,355
2 Northern America 1,315,027 3,289,258
3 Oceania 223,269 614,701
4 Africa -655,013 24,273,205
5 Latin America and the Caribbean -1,024,556 6,647,960
6 Asia -1,536,326 47,925,287

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2006

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Western Asia 1,504,561 5,664,008
2 Southern Europe 755,620 884,057
3 Western Europe 428,780 626,934
4 Northern Europe 406,506 636,575
5 Australia/New Zealand 206,660 372,472
6 Middle Africa 125,092 3,773,220
7 Eastern Europe 86,699 -1,004,211
8 Melanesia 37,419 239,618
9 Southern Africa 10,142 561,842
10 Polynesia -8,026 4,680
11 Micronesia -12,784 -2,069
12 Central Asia -65,657 802,542
13 Caribbean -122,325 308,374
14 Northern Africa -163,130 3,552,627
15 South-Eastern Asia -211,106 7,449,353
16 Western Africa -239,169 7,721,644
17 Eastern Asia -333,957 8,869,030
18 Eastern Africa -387,948 8,663,872
19 South America -433,536 4,241,599
20 Central America -468,694 2,097,987
21 Southern Asia -2,430,167 25,140,354

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 2006

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 5,030,752 9,029,646
2 Low-income countries 502,995 14,486,156
3 No income group available -18,267 442,914
4 Upper-middle-income countries -1,601,604 16,385,101
5 Lower-middle-income countries -3,913,869 43,549,948
6 Middle-income countries -5,515,473 59,935,050

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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