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 1,632,007 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq with 753,907 , and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia were 479,206 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan with -1,647,989 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic with a net migrations of -999,267, and ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh with -829,875 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 1,874,954 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Americas with a net migrations 1053.253, and Europe with 842,746 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Asia had the highest net migrations of 1,207,250 people. Closely followed by Western Europe with a net migrations of 486,556, and Eastern Asia with 356,471 net migrations recorded.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that High-and-upper-middle-income countries has the highest net migrations of 5,304,877. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries were -5,256,734 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 1,632,007 3,007,157
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 753,907 1,753,873
3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 479,206 960,743
4 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 322,812 388,389
5 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 285,977 297,166
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 281,866 474,859
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 264,091 907,823
8 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 258,623 1,106,133
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 252,524 173,810
10 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 243,748 375,946
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 235,776 393,908
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 225,921 305,723
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 199,143 8,154
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 172,088 415,966
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 134,975 506,486
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 130,643 975,774
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 127,777 180,952
18 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 125,771 438,744
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 124,427 201,678
20 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 119,517 2,653,008
21 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 103,287 327,143
22 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 95,702 2,075,342
23 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 78,501 107,257
24 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 77,091 96,662
25 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 74,033 425,532
26 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 71,138 4,845,773
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 68,628 1,073,428
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 67,904 -191,700
29 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 67,840 84,521
30 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 66,768 -63,670
31 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 53,668 2,459,113
32 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 52,879 73,155
33 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 47,883 65,449
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 45,014 43,762
35 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 45,001 62,376
36 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 37,893 221,544
37 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 35,557 67,446
38 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 30,870 165,478
39 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 25,756 86,936
40 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 22,617 376,679
41 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 22,349 867,981
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 19,973 65,917
43 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 18,714 682,741
44 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 17,894 25,511
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 17,860 52,198
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 16,871 22,281
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 16,549 140,879
48 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 15,286 -23,522
49 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 14,861 51,497
50 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 12,801 29,122
51 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 12,237 18,970
52 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 10,957 57,166
53 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 10,903 -1,881
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 10,273 12,195
55 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 10,011 16,221
56 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 9,514 453,762
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 8,958 478,354
58 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 7,125 128,083
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 6,820 11,189
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 6,800 13,242
61 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 5,447 65,929
62 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 5,420 21,005
63 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 5,347 5,186
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 5,211 114,061
65 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 4,635 14,249
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 4,515 117,998
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 2,978 414,499
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 2,104 18,127
69 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 2,073 5,146
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 1,986 127,807
71 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 1,587 53,623
72 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 1,538 2,532
73 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 1,524 7,152
74 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 1,469 2,364
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 1,281 6,910
76 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 1,260 307,436
77 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 1,256 1,490
78 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 1,117 3,816
79 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 1,088 1,210
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 1,060 1,529
81 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 1,047 3,531
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 1,004 647,583
83 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 988 161,908
84 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 938 995
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 911 1,887
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 906 760
87 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 871 6,702
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 630 874
89 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 528 835
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 351 53,074
91 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 346 5,699
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 317 781
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 231 347
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 196 876
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 155 342
96 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 143 185
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 111 179
98 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 89 100
99 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 75 120
100 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 52 38
101 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 29 47
102 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 20 7,993
103 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 8 170
104 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 5 8
105 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 1 145
106 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -19
107 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -11 -25
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -32 -46
109 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -38 262
110 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -64 749
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -135 781
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -197 719
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -202 40
114 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -226 -44
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda -237 -118
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland -277 2,277
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man -277 -169
118 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -336 -222
119 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau -387 -303
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -461 -297
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) -470 197
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -553 -220
123 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste -609 24,282
124 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte -686 6,466
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla -698 -596
126 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -880 8,972
127 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname -1,011 6,394
128 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand -1,015 29,365
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -1,093 1,580
130 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,221 -573
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -1,332 -448
132 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -1,346 -1,132
133 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -1,369 5,511
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands -1,416 -418
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -1,442 44,031
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -1,583 164
137 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -1,631 212
138 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -1,739 3,758
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -1,759 -652
140 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo -1,983 184,082
141 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia -2,182 1,527
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra -2,201 -1,876
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia -2,332 60,415
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar -2,334 641,920
145 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -2,578 -319
146 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt -2,626 2,057,900
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -2,845 -285
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea -2,919 115,866
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -2,996 -297
150 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -3,089 1,776
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -3,403 16,998
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -3,663 2,232
153 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia -3,674 -5,042
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -3,835 13,721
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -4,217 -2,509
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan -4,512 245,480
157 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -4,794 -15,069
158 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam -4,851 1,058,867
159 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -5,891 174,481
160 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -6,317 9,198
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho -6,425 21,173
162 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana -6,636 32,563
163 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -6,779 380
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -7,152 3,479
165 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon -7,523 586,520
166 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador -7,883 241,938
167 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -10,114 1,593
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -10,498 11,810
169 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -11,689 167,038
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -11,914 -20,931
171 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan -12,132 200,956
172 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -12,294 6,015
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan -12,503 101,412
174 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion -12,758 -2,695
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi -13,561 447,128
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -16,782 -227
177 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -17,763 84,742
178 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia -18,513 -48,344
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -19,083 -13,583
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -19,845 -1,976
181 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan -20,381 442,938
182 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -20,930 523,361
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -21,387 -31,717
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland -22,411 21,132
185 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda -25,260 257,320
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia -25,710 96,263
187 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -26,059 125,751
188 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -26,334 -66,053
189 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo -26,643 115,808
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria -26,763 763,864
191 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -26,916 99,314
192 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -27,389 82,673
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia -28,869 3,230,928
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -28,871 92,454
195 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -29,658 154,057
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -32,625 299,745
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -32,808 265,281
198 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -36,101 -2,227
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -36,737 124,182
200 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal -37,083 -52,402
201 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -37,589 -95,839
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -39,290 -30,450
203 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -41,108 -38,914
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -41,955 187,180
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya -42,928 1,118,600
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal -42,978 359,261
207 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea -43,269 33,149
208 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania -49,875 1,389,471
209 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -50,546 24,950
210 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia -51,833 347,627
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia -52,874 223,773
212 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -55,131 365,641
213 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -56,070 447,246
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) -57,823 1,016,017
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -58,864 10,101,537
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar -61,536 425,660
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique -63,131 699,955
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -65,252 439,459
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece -65,365 -83,003
220 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -66,378 -73,139
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -81,215 -74,411
222 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic -111,764 35,020
223 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru -118,863 257,636
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -128,486 1,528,109
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -140,507 448,239
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan -146,181 29,263
227 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain -153,486 -102,749
228 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -175,936 991,543
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe -177,061 194,074
230 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil -179,707 1,602,865
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia -198,935 17,353,517
232 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan -232,196 840,874
233 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire -232,712 476,128
234 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -371,707 58,430
235 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -829,875 1,474,779
236 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -999,267 -523,737
237 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan -1,647,989 3,543,381

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2012

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 1,874,954 3,382,740
2 Americas 1,053,253 9,661,172
3 Europe 842,746 962,860
4 Oceania 249,696 680,979
5 Africa -800,126 29,459,615
6 Latin America and the Caribbean -821,700 6,278,432
7 Asia -1,345,570 50,495,399

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2012

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Western Asia 1,207,250 5,753,075
2 Western Europe 486,556 590,756
3 Eastern Asia 356,471 10,719,207
4 Southern Africa 249,693 1,024,740
5 Northern Europe 248,424 569,135
6 Eastern Europe 244,650 -2,073
7 Australia/New Zealand 234,761 423,273
8 South-Eastern Asia 205,947 8,176,281
9 Middle Africa 83,989 4,747,870
10 Melanesia 33,903 254,799
11 Micronesia -9,320 384
12 Polynesia -9,648 2,523
13 Central Asia -42,402 1,118,869
14 Southern Europe -136,883 -194,958
15 Caribbean -158,895 268,659
16 Central America -236,377 2,236,662
17 Northern Africa -337,674 4,358,131
18 Eastern Africa -385,625 10,107,955
19 Western Africa -410,510 9,220,919
20 South America -426,428 3,773,111
21 Southern Asia -3,072,836 24,727,967

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 2012

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 5,304,877 31,802,352
2 High-income countries 4,561,391 7,723,955
3 Upper-middle-income countries 743,486 24,078,397
4 No income group available -45,298 382,123
5 Low-income countries -1,472,609 14,410,421
6 Middle-income countries -3,040,640 68,743,811
7 Lower-middle-income countries -3,784,125 44,665,414
8 Low-and-middle-income countries -4,513,248 83,154,232
9 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries -5,256,734 59,075,835

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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