Annual Net Migrations by Country in 2012

In 2012, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 1,323,368 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq with 767,449 , and ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany were 317,082 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan with -1,647,986 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic with a net migrations of -999,191, and ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal with -371,708 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 1,567,965 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Europe with a net migrations 1163.097, and Oceania with 242,348 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest net migrations of 593,061 people. Closely followed by Western Asia with a net migrations of 578,796, and Northern Europe with 363,821 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 3,954,276. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Lower-middle-income countries were -3,253,137 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 2012

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 1,323,368 2,759,460
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 767,449 1,741,858
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 317,082 131,117
4 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 304,059 312,186
5 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 297,814 1,233,896
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 275,552 468,060
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 272,601 513,894
8 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 262,093 328,909
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 249,033 174,417
10 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 245,309 377,199
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 235,719 393,146
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 191,164 251,596
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 137,344 -162,727
14 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 125,766 431,921
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 124,428 194,873
16 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 119,512 2,642,207
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 113,421 477,571
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 105,905 1,088,677
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 96,056 946,717
20 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 88,879 668,419
21 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 83,444 102,220
22 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 74,265 439,938
23 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 69,451 90,273
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 68,846 725,348
25 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 68,840 -76,169
26 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 67,992 98,927
27 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 67,464 84,668
28 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 56,227 73,029
29 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 49,080 274,357
30 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 47,786 65,430
31 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 46,924 82,010
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 44,891 43,839
33 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 43,451 1,762,673
34 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 41,741 4,641,887
35 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 37,896 219,406
36 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 36,188 66,626
37 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 34,807 98,337
38 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 30,925 165,774
39 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 22,613 363,026
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 19,971 65,288
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 19,732 25,115
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 19,635 1,105,102
43 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 18,714 695,098
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 17,859 49,733
45 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 17,620 25,409
46 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 16,047 -23,458
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 14,070 114,969
48 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 11,754 28,865
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 10,389 747,022
50 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 10,308 10,693
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 10,251 12,253
52 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 10,013 16,997
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 9,909 133,768
54 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 9,516 435,298
55 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 9,425 -4,908
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 9,046 239,209
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 9,009 482,006
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 6,660 13,187
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 6,167 7,008
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 6,156 10,539
61 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 5,447 66,658
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 5,211 104,413
63 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 4,789 10,933
64 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 3,983 55,785
65 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 3,968 -26,661
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 3,127 436,706
67 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 2,953 3,350
68 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 2,629 6,353
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 2,104 17,487
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 1,988 128,306
71 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 1,793 5,049
72 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 1,529 7,564
73 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 1,470 2,303
74 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 1,267 290,703
75 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 1,256 1,479
76 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 1,048 3,962
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 1,008 663,128
78 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 988 174,981
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 955 751
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 897 1,356
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 490 792
82 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 488 41,233
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 485 618,078
84 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 484 556
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 427 5,858
86 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 369 1,476
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 298 487
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 229 795
89 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 219 3,464
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 203 886
91 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 195 188
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 187 309
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 158 245
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 131 216
95 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 122 226
96 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 86 98
97 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 80 117
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 57 48
99 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 53 36
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 33 399
101 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 33 54
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 22 120
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 11 882
104 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 8 145
105 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 4 13
106 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -8
107 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -12 -24
108 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -32 253
109 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -64 687
110 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands -149 27
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -191 46
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -204 1,022
113 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte -216 6,660
114 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda -243 -5
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man -244 -158
116 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -287 -73
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland -304 2,267
118 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -335 -222
119 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau -339 -282
120 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam -342 5,104
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -457 -97
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -634 1,053
123 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan -725 7,813
124 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste -769 24,353
125 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -879 6,119
126 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -880 10,521
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands -914 -184
128 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -932 -728
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -949 1,699
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) -962 -334
131 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname -1,014 5,899
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -1,442 44,517
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -1,538 -659
134 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand -1,539 29,309
135 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,569 -594
136 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -1,625 6,080
137 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -1,633 364
138 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands -1,634 14,383
139 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -1,736 3,877
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -1,758 2,412
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -1,850 840
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -1,901 -805
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -1,970 14,645
144 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo -1,992 177,985
145 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt -2,118 2,012,315
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia -2,156 50,348
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia -2,342 63,586
148 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -2,529 -378
149 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia -2,639 1,216
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea -2,918 108,812
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -2,961 -248
152 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -3,215 1,804
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -3,327 2,423
154 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia -3,646 -5,032
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -4,319 -2,424
156 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam -4,545 960,311
157 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -5,896 169,045
158 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -6,318 9,743
159 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion -6,811 4,433
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho -6,827 17,940
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -7,152 3,346
162 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon -7,529 592,604
163 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -7,832 243,210
164 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia -8,596 36,340
165 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan -9,598 100,102
166 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -10,440 -21,753
167 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -10,706 6,436
168 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -10,945 2,536
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -11,494 14,014
170 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -11,688 173,412
171 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -12,077 -1,799
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -12,981 -22,906
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi -13,506 438,725
174 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -13,770 -57,818
175 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda -14,824 258,738
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -15,323 6,207
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates -16,401 88,221
178 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -17,531 12,122
179 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -17,761 80,750
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -19,946 -6,426
181 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan -20,382 449,294
182 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -20,961 524,193
183 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -20,983 754,191
184 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -21,485 -72,694
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland -22,002 20,762
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -24,664 -35,448
187 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo -25,257 2,353,033
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia -25,708 94,837
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -26,451 92,321
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -26,510 -18,298
191 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo -26,640 114,021
192 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -26,918 96,746
193 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -27,388 88,534
194 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan -27,831 175,211
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -28,731 -13,106
196 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -29,555 123,382
197 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -29,679 153,646
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece -30,036 -48,289
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -30,615 126,631
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -32,573 296,684
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -32,842 261,606
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria -35,119 733,671
203 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal -37,448 -55,116
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia -38,499 3,114,242
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan -41,524 84,371
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya -42,929 1,082,389
207 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal -42,976 360,390
208 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea -43,335 39,650
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia -43,999 214,167
210 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -45,035 -37,902
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -48,160 1,571,980
212 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania -49,713 1,400,921
213 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -50,554 24,382
214 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia -51,833 368,575
215 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -55,130 371,404
216 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -55,913 464,594
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar -61,554 427,836
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -65,136 450,494
219 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -66,436 -68,942
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe -66,709 280,588
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -91,035 -89,953
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -97,095 116,460
223 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic -112,033 29,877
224 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -118,758 281,640
225 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -124,641 10,110,030
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -140,747 435,062
227 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire -144,173 457,067
228 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain -144,619 -90,337
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan -146,181 24,434
230 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines -156,051 1,686,022
231 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -175,994 989,114
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia -180,991 16,773,368
233 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan -221,502 801,600
234 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -242,022 1,926,713
235 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -371,708 51,348
236 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -999,191 -532,539
237 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan -1,647,986 3,249,951

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2012

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 1,567,965 3,136,533
2 Europe 1,163,097 1,263,510
3 Oceania 242,348 673,777
4 Latin America and the Caribbean -494,659 6,578,480
5 Africa -842,681 28,856,826
6 Asia -1,636,020 48,894,916

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2012

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Western Europe 593,061 702,333
2 Western Asia 578,796 5,223,292
3 Northern Europe 363,821 680,641
4 Eastern Asia 360,332 10,750,025
5 Eastern Europe 272,942 2,433
6 Australia/New Zealand 234,180 422,455
7 Southern Africa 43,205 827,297
8 Melanesia 26,231 247,493
9 Micronesia -7,618 1,885
10 Polynesia -10,445 1,944
11 Middle Africa -29,793 4,590,448
12 Southern Europe -66,727 -121,897
13 South-Eastern Asia -76,532 7,540,792
14 Central Asia -90,289 1,048,186
15 Caribbean -137,445 292,785
16 Central America -153,611 2,280,632
17 Eastern Africa -180,918 10,190,084
18 South America -203,603 4,005,063
19 Western Africa -336,969 9,006,125
20 Northern Africa -338,206 4,242,872
21 Southern Asia -2,408,327 24,332,620

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 2012

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 3,954,276 7,281,190
2 Upper-middle-income countries 828,424 20,934,766
3 No income group available -45,000 389,023
4 Low-income countries -1,484,513 14,889,876
5 Middle-income countries -2,424,713 66,843,952
6 Lower-middle-income countries -3,253,137 45,909,187

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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