Annual Net Migrations by Country in 2015

In 2015, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 1,221,849 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa with 644,996 , and ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) were 628,310 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan with -2,172,159 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic with a net migrations of -827,474, and ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia with -475,094 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 1,453,945 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Europe with a net migrations 1308.115, and Oceania with 255,014 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest net migrations of 730,559 people. Closely followed by Southern Africa with a net migrations of 623,952, and Northern Europe with 387,882 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 3,926,786. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Lower-middle-income countries were -3,570,234 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 2015

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 1,221,849 2,518,261
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 644,996 1,313,854
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 628,310 1,816,699
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 490,844 687,485
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 397,921 211,270
6 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 384,942 453,053
7 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 341,261 1,359,759
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 266,322 413,118
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 259,113 316,302
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 254,218 432,552
11 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 232,738 339,628
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 209,466 357,597
13 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 201,562 1,868,819
14 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 178,133 199,749
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 150,215 -234,026
16 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 134,260 213,137
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 115,125 115,624
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 80,603 453,067
19 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 77,987 102,145
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 74,170 1,006,802
21 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 71,488 89,624
22 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 62,784 2,749,423
23 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 60,337 615,924
24 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 57,677 82,691
25 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 57,008 67,435
26 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 55,709 182,198
27 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 49,080 1,171,008
28 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 47,831 2,662,765
29 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 47,165 77,098
30 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 42,007 700,381
31 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 40,958 69,312
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 34,031 -129,664
33 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 32,595 305,448
34 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 32,098 89,101
35 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 30,581 217,748
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 30,414 816,353
37 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 30,329 48,151
38 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 29,250 47,694
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 22,368 27,486
40 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 18,807 189,106
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 17,694 51,974
42 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 17,051 777,076
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 16,283 513,870
44 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 14,740 240,810
45 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 14,166 -25,350
46 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 13,681 8,216
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 13,130 48,316
48 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 13,061 43,505
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 12,526 18,858
50 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 12,433 15,524
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 12,049 148,894
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 12,041 59,820
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 11,373 13,377
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 9,443 10,671
55 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 8,648 68,869
56 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 7,934 9,382
57 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 7,368 -26,184
58 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 7,226 13,741
59 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 6,954 1,811,702
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 6,465 11,232
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 5,522 429,557
62 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 5,297 4,257
63 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 4,764 1,706,790
64 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 4,655 10,408
65 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 4,308 2,803
66 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 4,065 50,498
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 3,932 63,775
68 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 3,366 322,253
69 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 2,637 4,649
70 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 2,462 382,338
71 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 2,145 45,869
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 1,723 17,102
73 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 1,663 1,873
74 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 1,607 10,344
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 1,477 3,417
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 1,396 1,618
77 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 1,363 7,470
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 1,084 117,894
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 1,079 1,356
80 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,027 1,165
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 1,018 630
82 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 1,000 3,387
83 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 844 1,386
84 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 542 637
85 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 496 612
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 485 639,659
87 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 317 268
88 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 302 405
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 273 339
90 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 245 1,238
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 177 641
92 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 170 202
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 141 228
94 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 70 40
95 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 66 79
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 60 691
97 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 21 -10
98 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 8 16
99 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 8 23
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 0 38
101 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -6
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 0 816
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 0 5,706
104 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -31 247
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -42 -47
106 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -51 -39
107 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -65 572
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar -101 69
109 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -159 -24
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -190 999
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -191 -12
112 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -209 -127
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man -231 -342
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra -232 47
115 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -304 -137
116 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda -315 -224
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -348 35
118 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone -356 174,072
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -393 -219
120 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam -485 4,687
121 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -583 9,353
122 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -630 -511
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) -662 -162
124 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -756 6,557
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -853 1,783
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands -866 -368
127 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain -871 -3,510
128 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname -976 5,890
129 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan -1,171 6,570
130 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,295 -456
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -1,349 15,803
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -1,378 2,254
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -1,393 45,660
134 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -1,415 437
135 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -1,474 5,980
136 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands -1,603 15,370
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -1,629 -874
138 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia -1,676 1,826
139 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -1,800 3,561
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -1,852 374
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -1,901 -1,045
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -1,943 -617
143 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo -1,985 186,587
144 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia -2,230 794
145 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -2,495 -528
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -2,747 706
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -3,018 104,383
148 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -3,137 1,817
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea -3,200 134,430
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia -3,224 64,055
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -3,527 -1,543
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho -4,129 24,449
153 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -4,156 11,703
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -4,395 -3,170
155 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam -4,761 948,773
156 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste -5,529 18,822
157 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion -6,150 4,669
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi -6,449 463,893
159 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -6,512 166,475
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -6,524 4,006
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya -7,660 90,144
162 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia -8,596 40,164
163 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan -9,612 103,167
164 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal -10,124 -33,533
165 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -10,464 8,364
166 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -10,525 172,811
167 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -11,047 1,318
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -11,163 -18,667
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -11,329 9,585
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -12,240 -1,351
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan -12,253 240,615
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -12,995 102,060
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana -13,308 678,180
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -13,317 -1,000
175 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -13,408 -32,280
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates -14,154 79,222
177 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -14,372 7,300
178 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda -14,477 278,104
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -14,819 674
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -15,127 301,265
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia -15,195 97,998
182 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -15,356 -64,259
183 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -16,833 88,230
184 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia -17,178 451,585
185 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo -18,219 121,058
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -18,912 -30,657
187 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan -18,984 201,201
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq -19,490 986,119
189 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -19,754 550,641
190 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan -20,380 510,173
191 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire -21,498 609,840
192 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -21,937 -135,056
193 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -22,904 109,437
194 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -24,359 90,262
195 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -25,230 128,755
196 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -25,426 -41,736
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -27,283 -12,727
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece -29,315 -59,550
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan -29,468 102,259
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -30,310 123,012
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal -31,006 389,337
202 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -32,698 150,654
203 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -33,976 -45,194
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria -36,371 793,349
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia -37,991 2,808,933
206 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -38,355 754,910
207 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia -41,064 449,960
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -48,162 284,604
209 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad -48,918 414,002
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -48,947 570,251
211 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -49,612 -106,542
212 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -51,282 19,636
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia -52,272 203,064
214 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea -53,049 26,938
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -59,404 -56,876
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe -59,918 297,298
217 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda -62,377 1,167,130
218 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic -63,213 76,954
219 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -64,764 -63,374
220 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -77,421 326,228
221 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt -79,150 2,096,795
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -81,202 425,780
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -82,173 1,355,188
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar -94,128 407,282
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya -95,981 1,010,993
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -98,598 91,839
227 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria -145,917 4,586,247
228 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -155,379 7,841,787
229 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan -160,109 124,455
230 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -221,059 185,711
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon -223,722 -135,633
232 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi -236,447 118,973
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan -281,739 785,358
234 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -286,512 1,827,351
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia -475,094 15,527,429
236 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -827,474 -573,907
237 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan -2,172,159 2,620,662

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2015

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 1,453,945 2,857,690
2 Europe 1,308,115 1,134,838
3 Oceania 255,014 679,863
4 Africa -190,608 31,290,809
5 Latin America and the Caribbean -431,002 6,294,162
6 Asia -2,395,443 44,457,631

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2015

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Western Europe 730,559 769,985
2 Southern Africa 623,952 1,432,700
3 Northern Europe 387,882 633,021
4 Western Asia 324,287 4,923,667
5 Eastern Asia 313,515 8,362,922
6 Australia/New Zealand 256,630 434,695
7 Eastern Europe 248,988 40,356
8 Middle Africa 61,593 5,097,317
9 Melanesia 14,945 241,787
10 Micronesia -6,910 1,444
11 Polynesia -9,652 1,937
12 South-Eastern Asia -47,051 7,133,150
13 Southern Europe -59,314 -308,524
14 South America -74,236 4,006,306
15 Central Asia -90,697 1,157,415
16 Caribbean -158,354 244,854
17 Northern Africa -173,307 4,719,572
18 Central America -198,412 2,043,002
19 Western Africa -301,716 9,463,865
20 Eastern Africa -401,130 10,577,355
21 Southern Asia -2,895,497 22,880,477

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 2015

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 3,926,786 6,560,687
2 Upper-middle-income countries 1,408,399 19,117,960
3 No income group available -69,888 340,706
4 Low-income countries -1,695,042 15,543,508
5 Middle-income countries -2,161,835 64,270,092
6 Lower-middle-income countries -3,570,234 45,152,132

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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