Annual Net Migrations by Country in 2008

In 2008, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 1,416,841 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam with 571,113 , and ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates were 523,207 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh with -1,158,420 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia with a net migrations of -1,020,047, and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina with -764,370 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 1,654,419 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Europe with a net migrations 1540.493, and Americas with 779,431 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Asia had the highest net migrations of 1,348,794 people. Closely followed by Southern Europe with a net migrations of 740,320, and Northern Europe with 385,716 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 5,054,770. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Low-and-middle-income countries were -5,017,312 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 2008

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 1,416,841 3,098,753
2 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 571,113 1,579,301
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 523,207 578,631
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 491,337 924,783
5 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 434,135 561,502
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 422,534 418,120
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 396,792 1,199,171
8 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 360,840 5,087
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 275,773 432,265
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 263,390 476,497
11 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 238,083 372,442
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 215,753 1,106,996
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 202,481 564,866
14 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 176,182 202,266
15 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 165,572 179,631
16 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 165,557 433,816
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 142,605 54,258
18 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 107,333 509,037
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 100,370 816,876
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 96,268 143,769
21 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 94,430 108,264
22 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 79,528 341,342
23 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 79,319 380,066
24 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 66,470 87,691
25 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 56,452 73,450
26 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 48,985 221,805
27 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 47,915 920,187
28 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 47,674 63,447
29 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 44,002 62,046
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 39,249 458,812
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 36,869 632,173
32 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 36,446 423,877
33 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 32,406 82,482
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 30,506 610,186
35 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 29,813 43,771
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 29,612 1,204,433
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 27,081 35,628
38 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 26,424 76,090
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 25,775 35,559
40 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 25,455 47,223
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 25,405 27,031
42 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 22,621 801,741
43 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 22,488 169,592
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 19,925 49,866
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 18,979 65,967
46 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 17,855 91,251
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 17,404 129,433
48 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 16,166 -14,378
49 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 15,626 25,802
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 15,260 132,748
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 15,047 112,711
52 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 14,303 187,984
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 13,441 52,434
54 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 11,887 18,311
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 11,224 13,678
56 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 9,877 57,024
57 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 9,478 11,775
58 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 9,312 -219,805
59 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 8,145 13,829
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 7,974 121,611
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 7,969 9,761
62 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 7,070 -28,782
63 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 6,734 103,546
64 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 6,495 -1,967
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 6,035 11,894
66 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 4,804 39,300
67 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 4,568 63,523
68 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 4,343 39,777
69 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 3,794 60,293
70 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 3,198 277,440
71 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 2,971 6,203
72 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 2,627 8,269
73 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 2,409 7,036
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 2,148 18,497
75 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 1,774 122,485
76 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 1,474 4,597
77 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 1,182 151,037
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 1,138 3,931
79 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 1,008 26,893
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 975 1,461
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 947 1,327
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 869 1,818
83 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 848 1,163
84 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 793 952
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 777 899
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 767 175,812
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 709 960
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 703 1,217
89 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 625 717
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 581 5,810
91 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 541 1,082
92 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 526 1,517
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 430 67,563
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 369 1,270
95 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 308 488
96 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 268 391
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 256 399
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 206 248
99 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 147 195
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 120 221
101 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 105 1,075
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 87 221
103 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 71 354
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 64 62
105 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 41 3,070
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 36 132
107 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 33 13
108 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 32 279
109 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 10 142
110 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -9
111 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -7 9
112 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -15 -15
113 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -16 -3
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) -17 590
115 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) -29 -13
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -197 126
117 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands -206 4
118 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -243 -9
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -264 -4
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -289 2,209
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -331 1,045
122 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -372 5,778
123 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau -378 -289
124 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -424 -305
125 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -495 -29,468
126 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia -495 4,038
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -522 -132
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -683 366
129 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -957 -294
130 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -1,203 4,098
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar -1,255 614,317
132 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname -1,255 6,291
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -1,342 -302
134 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,414 -509
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -1,467 -20
136 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte -1,522 5,480
137 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan -1,538 7,663
138 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia -2,034 -2,672
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria -2,101 659,950
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -2,177 434
141 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -2,177 212
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia -2,204 52,828
143 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion -2,255 9,324
144 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -2,340 4,972
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -2,589 4,740
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -2,641 386
147 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia -2,940 1,116
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands -2,962 -1,813
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea -3,051 118,963
150 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -3,070 -977
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -3,089 -552
152 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -3,194 1,382
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -3,294 12,518
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -3,313 37,517
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -3,326 -459
156 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -3,624 6,725
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -3,860 98,575
158 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -5,039 177,570
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho -5,392 13,947
160 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands -5,538 8,684
161 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia -8,775 29,378
162 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -8,799 249,089
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi -9,264 412,529
164 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -9,458 7,383
165 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -9,812 4,192
166 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -9,822 7,453
167 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger -9,847 569,869
168 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon -10,720 532,193
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) -12,184 928,775
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina -12,517 429,952
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -13,143 -2,349
172 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -13,418 165,147
173 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria -13,646 4,399,200
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -16,191 11,365
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -16,482 -28,633
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia -17,277 28,406
177 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -17,595 -49,511
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -17,645 -11,672
179 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -17,742 104,132
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea -19,630 182,704
181 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia -20,780 2,444,510
182 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -21,734 -14,459
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -22,445 -29,009
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany -23,341 -197,249
185 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -23,985 91,559
186 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan -24,028 437,653
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -24,509 490,165
188 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -27,630 157,727
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -28,318 92,712
190 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic -28,983 99,647
191 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -29,427 3,425
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -29,732 -14,426
193 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -30,675 79,722
194 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda -31,913 255,425
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -32,053 -6,230
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -32,463 -24,297
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -32,925 241,415
198 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan -34,855 147,482
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -36,723 119,946
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan -37,796 176,370
201 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -40,725 444,504
202 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -42,288 -11,506
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -42,624 280,600
204 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -43,636 392,230
205 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -44,679 55,143
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -50,347 1,620,434
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -50,619 -30,797
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia -50,809 221,315
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -56,086 19,033
210 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -63,313 513,351
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan -64,404 26,463
212 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal -67,812 283,846
213 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -68,140 -67,975
214 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan -73,188 928,635
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -78,912 420,843
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -79,593 -72,734
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia -81,364 3,057,023
218 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo -82,339 1,961,821
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -97,144 135,084
220 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia -102,035 292,236
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique -102,534 552,384
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe -113,858 166,665
223 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan -140,746 4,745,112
224 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil -141,056 1,767,061
225 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -144,368 -144,774
226 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire -150,037 480,593
227 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -158,790 897,135
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar -180,533 192,769
229 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania -184,816 1,118,938
230 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt -192,199 1,600,807
231 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -235,307 178,330
232 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -261,541 190,830
233 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -402,393 174,198
234 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines -498,480 1,509,087
235 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -764,370 8,265,242
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia -1,020,047 17,215,159
237 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -1,158,420 1,437,281

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2008

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 1,654,419 3,471,327
2 Europe 1,540,493 1,544,717
3 Americas 779,431 10,018,479
4 Oceania 293,513 717,368
5 Latin America and the Caribbean -874,988 6,547,152
6 Africa -960,454 26,480,697
7 Asia -1,652,983 49,010,603

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2008

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Western Asia 1,348,794 5,591,426
2 Southern Europe 740,320 889,272
3 Northern Europe 385,716 684,933
4 Western Europe 283,160 459,791
5 Australia/New Zealand 280,577 471,565
6 South-Eastern Asia 221,023 7,962,305
7 Eastern Europe 131,297 -489,279
8 Middle Africa 48,711 4,063,297
9 Melanesia 33,304 243,529
10 Southern Africa 17,223 722,728
11 Polynesia -9,782 2,739
12 Micronesia -10,586 -465
13 Caribbean -137,666 300,691
14 Central Asia -154,349 891,514
15 Central America -173,782 2,309,444
16 Western Africa -284,591 8,459,577
17 Northern Africa -340,737 3,860,944
18 Eastern Africa -401,061 9,374,151
19 South America -563,540 3,937,017
20 Eastern Asia -598,620 8,786,564
21 Southern Asia -2,469,831 25,778,794

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 2008

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 5,054,770 8,938,704
2 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 4,295,895 29,887,879
3 No income group available -34,817 407,239
4 Low-income countries -526,682 14,052,884
5 Upper-middle-income countries -758,876 20,949,175
6 Lower-middle-income countries -3,731,755 43,423,476
7 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries -4,258,437 57,476,360
8 Middle-income countries -4,490,631 64,372,651
9 Low-and-middle-income countries -5,017,312 78,425,535

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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