Annual Net Migrations by Country in 2016

In 2016, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 1,449,371 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany with 432,017 , and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye were 375,842 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan with -2,290,411 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa with a net migrations of -866,101, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan with -655,870 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 1,769,503 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Europe with a net migrations 1346.009, and Oceania with 289,328 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest net migrations of 713,100 people. Closely followed by Northern Europe with a net migrations of 391,506, and Australia/New Zealand with 292,196 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 3,969,487. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Middle-income countries were -3,228,906 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 2016

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 1,449,371 2,686,582
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 432,017 305,123
3 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 375,842 1,386,673
4 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 373,316 428,481
5 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 320,494 423,184
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 246,940 429,126
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 242,184 393,333
8 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 173,022 2,885,381
9 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 171,429 716,919
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 156,993 -280,125
11 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 138,455 161,438
12 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 126,525 245,313
13 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 124,444 1,849,137
14 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 124,017 606,296
15 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 123,381 1,374,756
16 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 118,472 199,450
17 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 115,812 2,893,243
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 102,075 218,048
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 97,737 462,104
20 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 97,646 1,240,974
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 91,623 1,047,247
22 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 89,021 87,456
23 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 82,589 1,635,956
24 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 80,725 459,493
25 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 79,978 562,495
26 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 79,667 105,792
27 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 79,051 1,876,101
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 77,168 890,141
29 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 76,693 319,832
30 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 70,637 92,708
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 68,119 16,012,241
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 66,282 72,507
33 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 59,528 84,104
34 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 56,781 69,630
35 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 50,012 77,884
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 49,591 -98,895
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 49,192 253,333
38 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 36,498 54,518
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 33,094 1,383,461
40 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 31,396 75,570
41 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 29,052 47,344
42 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 28,474 216,243
43 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 27,063 246,556
44 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 26,425 44,315
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 23,759 1,214,081
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 22,859 30,636
47 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 21,546 490,620
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 18,978 51,739
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 17,285 525,191
50 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 17,210 15,992
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 17,109 51,933
52 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 15,258 6,786
53 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 14,833 810,162
54 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 14,729 169,993
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 13,263 153,568
56 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 13,251 697,586
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 12,535 14,510
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 12,191 18,483
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 10,239 11,582
60 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 10,109 69,607
61 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 7,684 8,934
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 7,470 65,837
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 7,395 55,557
64 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 7,051 13,523
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 7,014 688,547
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 6,962 11,667
67 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 5,901 -26,232
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 5,215 392,795
69 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 4,878 10,795
70 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 4,657 184,208
71 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 4,150 49,428
72 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 4,132 2,023,667
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 4,113 5,813
74 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 3,827 332,349
75 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 3,682 8,869
76 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 3,129 48,619
77 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 1,737 11,132
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 1,623 16,903
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 1,484 107,642
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 1,340 1,531
81 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 1,312 1,545
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 1,303 1,543
83 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 1,283 7,413
84 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 1,164 -265
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 1,077 1,331
86 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 1,000 3,171
87 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 969 1,118
88 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 647 949
89 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 537 730
90 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 531 599
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 485 662,397
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 416 -9
93 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 344 260
94 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 275 342
95 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 251 1,299
96 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 184 197
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 179 356
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 175 281
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 170 593
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 162 237
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 111 99
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 107 55
103 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 98 122
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 16 557
105 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 12 -16
106 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 9 -14
107 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 8 28
108 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 7 6
109 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 0 28,672
110 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -11
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 0 765
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 0 5,869
113 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 0 72
114 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -31 255
115 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -32 -17
116 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -65 560
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar -101 22
118 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago -103 8,953
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey -160 -124
120 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -170 -26
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -190 974
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -191 7
123 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -201 -117
124 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia -300 3,329
125 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -334 -162
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -374 8
127 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -404 7,002
128 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan -521 6,405
129 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -526 -465
130 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam -539 4,428
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) -734 -256
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -838 1,830
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands -852 -394
134 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname -910 6,066
135 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary -982 -32,933
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -1,136 16,230
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -1,164 2,214
138 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,295 -583
139 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -1,348 491
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -1,392 45,605
141 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -1,408 6,477
142 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands -1,603 15,514
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -1,641 -966
144 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia -1,687 1,683
145 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -1,786 3,457
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -1,852 363
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -1,901 -1,116
148 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -1,967 -331
149 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo -1,988 189,663
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -2,111 -789
151 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -2,206 -301
152 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia -2,346 637
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -2,558 810
154 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda -2,605 297,777
155 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -2,772 2,130
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -2,792 -926
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -3,009 106,959
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea -3,218 128,762
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia -3,477 64,089
160 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -3,506 10,194
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho -3,861 26,254
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -4,080 -3,170
163 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam -4,432 921,489
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya -5,081 89,778
165 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste -5,475 18,676
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi -5,498 469,471
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -6,311 4,106
168 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -6,685 166,109
169 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion -6,712 3,597
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan -7,445 244,673
171 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -7,603 564,316
172 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal -8,128 -31,832
173 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia -8,596 41,132
174 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan -9,616 101,093
175 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -10,071 173,049
176 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -10,295 8,812
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -10,340 -18,290
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -10,591 956
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -10,887 -1,484
180 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -11,139 1,024
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -11,329 6,917
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -11,401 105,827
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates -13,520 75,506
184 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -13,569 -29,848
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -14,196 308,708
186 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -14,454 -3,065
187 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo -14,788 123,817
188 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -14,947 -62,299
189 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan -16,029 201,311
190 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -16,734 89,101
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -17,334 -29,525
192 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire -20,148 623,921
193 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -22,774 109,032
194 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -23,081 91,012
195 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -23,826 127,023
196 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal -24,720 401,015
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan -25,279 104,378
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -26,804 -12,792
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia -26,822 89,539
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece -27,234 -54,248
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya -29,727 1,075,370
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -30,181 120,507
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -30,294 604,148
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -31,383 -17,472
205 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -32,195 -41,482
206 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -33,902 149,529
207 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan -35,209 498,141
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria -36,227 798,999
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia -38,653 2,707,492
210 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -39,266 295,189
211 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -39,688 760,005
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia -40,577 211,057
213 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -47,499 19,252
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -51,633 -47,654
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic -52,758 92,735
216 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria -54,315 4,756,046
217 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -54,333 -162,934
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -55,013 2,081,786
219 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea -55,530 23,625
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -57,256 427,831
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe -59,918 298,237
222 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -64,002 -109,976
223 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -65,824 -65,815
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq -75,580 894,142
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar -87,935 409,517
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan -90,238 980,059
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait -90,785 -37,618
228 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -98,016 316,010
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -98,896 85,754
230 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi -109,490 233,385
231 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -133,823 92,056
232 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -153,054 8,506,677
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon -228,173 -145,007
234 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -283,326 97,267
235 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan -655,870 -380,844
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa -866,101 -222,315
237 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan -2,290,411 2,490,421

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2016

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 1,769,503 3,109,830
2 Europe 1,346,009 1,287,428
3 Oceania 289,328 715,324
4 Latin America and the Caribbean -145,592 6,234,879
5 Africa -1,146,546 30,716,521
6 Asia -2,112,685 44,974,428

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2016

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Western Europe 713,100 808,847
2 Northern Europe 391,506 637,525
3 Australia/New Zealand 292,196 471,217
4 Western Asia 260,329 4,773,442
5 Middle Africa 254,613 5,448,333
6 Eastern Europe 204,092 31,338
7 Eastern Asia 148,624 8,755,108
8 South-Eastern Asia 100,967 7,091,041
9 South America 81,335 3,928,382
10 Southern Europe 37,311 -190,282
11 Melanesia 12,982 240,420
12 Micronesia -6,814 1,457
13 Polynesia -9,036 2,230
14 Northern Africa -13,561 4,721,795
15 Central America -67,895 2,081,471
16 Central Asia -93,579 1,149,596
17 Caribbean -159,032 225,026
18 Western Africa -159,033 9,775,738
19 Eastern Africa -342,841 10,868,153
20 Southern Africa -885,724 -97,498
21 Southern Asia -2,529,026 23,205,241

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 2016

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 3,969,487 6,529,777
2 Upper-middle-income countries -97,942 17,844,972
3 No income group available -275,924 111,532
4 Low-income countries -464,640 17,126,468
5 Lower-middle-income countries -3,130,964 45,425,661
6 Middle-income countries -3,228,906 63,270,633

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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