Annual Net Migrations by Country in 2017

In 2017, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 1,864,738 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye with 659,846 , and ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany were 452,988 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan with -1,574,585 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh with a net migrations of -1,037,176, and ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia with -920,812 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Northern America with a total of 2,237,327 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Europe with a net migrations 1708.303, and Americas with 1,463,976 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest net migrations of 782,068 people. Closely followed by Northern Europe with a net migrations of 442,678, and Eastern Asia with 369,567 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 5,304,989. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries were -4,504,547 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 2017

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 1,864,738 2,941,261
2 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 659,846 1,582,852
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 452,988 298,876
4 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 441,623 1,649,663
5 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 431,072 857,628
6 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 396,619 323,966
7 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 372,685 468,255
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 343,146 989,122
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 322,564 -123,640
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 272,311 420,902
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 255,023 397,717
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 227,677 564,101
13 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 220,621 326,881
14 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 201,135 167,761
15 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 176,290 3,059,522
16 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 139,245 1,141,030
17 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 119,142 1,846,052
18 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 114,382 463,703
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 104,029 171,249
20 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 102,984 224,366
21 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 102,671 125,147
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 95,147 -108,582
23 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 92,879 1,383,546
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 92,717 144,219
25 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 86,332 107,714
26 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 78,685 4,784,959
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 77,731 1,057,430
28 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 71,766 2,970,876
29 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 68,349 93,293
30 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 66,805 261,454
31 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 53,707 265,071
32 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 46,719 71,433
33 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 45,658 64,879
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 45,478 49,439
35 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 38,067 516,619
36 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 37,981 46,913
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 34,849 1,175,428
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 34,155 123,624
39 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 29,605 439,983
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 28,883 60,853
41 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 26,513 216,244
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 25,789 530,417
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 24,561 32,375
44 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 21,958 39,866
45 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 21,657 37,311
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 21,248 289,316
47 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 20,200 -17,781
48 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 17,602 35,720
49 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 16,916 511,228
50 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 16,678 148,096
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 16,399 54,137
52 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 16,079 69,054
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 14,518 147,565
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 14,372 15,415
55 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 13,979 -8,234
56 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 13,356 9,808
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 12,873 218,778
58 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 11,751 94,159
59 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 11,059 69,682
60 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 10,632 16,721
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 10,483 -27,435
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 9,920 11,517
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 9,643 11,319
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 9,555 14,894
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 9,208 113,107
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 8,427 12,255
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 8,348 10,109
68 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 7,963 33,153
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 7,553 115,411
70 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 6,865 13,070
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 6,831 62,958
72 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 6,513 23,419
73 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 5,747 8,449
74 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 5,202 3,437
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 4,931 380,176
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 4,013 55,474
77 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 3,716 343,488
78 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 3,337 -12,793
79 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 3,279 7,797
80 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 1,705 7,753
81 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 1,693 2,621
82 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 1,671 45,140
83 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 1,666 23,800
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 1,535 17,127
85 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 1,445 8,667
86 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 1,421 1,653
87 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 1,359 822
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 1,357 1,527
89 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 1,234 174,502
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 1,065 1,417
91 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 1,002 2,284
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 982 485,650
93 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 891 942
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 798 374
95 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 634 774
96 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 556 607
97 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 545 733
98 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 537 534
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 466 402
100 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 440 5,128
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 434 725
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 421 603
103 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 287 5,659
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 284 222
105 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 277 338
106 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 234 174
107 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 221 221
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 206 293
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 200 143
110 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 169 189
111 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 118 139
112 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 33 -2
113 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 11 -14
114 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -8
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 0 498
116 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -5 -2
117 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) -14 6
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -31 -35
119 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau -33 18
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia -38 684
121 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -65 556
122 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -115 166
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -181 214
124 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -191 -114
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -202 -33
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -234 -363
127 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -246 -76
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -350 6
129 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -572 -440
130 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -610 6,764
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -750 1,797
132 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire -796 733,731
133 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte -836 8,101
134 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname -935 5,834
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) -951 -425
136 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -1,057 -724
137 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -1,281 433
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -1,305 -664
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -1,398 44,933
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands -1,517 -853
141 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -1,642 269
142 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -1,779 3,237
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana -1,807 4,983
144 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo -1,985 200,317
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -2,040 -1,222
146 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia -2,183 593
147 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -2,539 2,115
148 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia -2,614 50
149 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -2,691 -2,755
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar -2,784 696,725
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -2,920 14,883
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -3,001 125,561
153 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -3,091 7,821
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -3,121 -778
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea -3,224 116,949
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia -3,696 57,978
157 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan -4,093 220,290
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana -4,913 636,292
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -4,948 -4,123
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -5,322 -1,458
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -5,428 7,948
162 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -5,550 450
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -6,107 5,003
164 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -6,109 -51,771
165 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -6,778 175,959
166 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger -6,830 745,549
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho -6,850 26,757
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -7,867 -15,688
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -7,889 652
170 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -8,658 10,631
171 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore -8,880 14,615
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -9,335 -8,764
173 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -9,669 164,141
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -10,335 5,085
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -10,400 110,108
176 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana -10,916 32,241
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan -11,324 87,623
178 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo -11,601 130,368
179 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -11,607 -1,193
180 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -12,086 994,615
181 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan -13,352 535,011
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -13,718 314,832
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -14,180 -4,977
184 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion -14,222 -5,602
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria -14,403 834,198
186 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -14,780 555,196
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -14,901 -3,193
188 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -16,630 89,007
189 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia -18,651 -53,301
190 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -21,535 -11,273
191 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -21,849 83,635
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq -21,998 902,499
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -22,324 171,228
194 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -22,365 118,605
195 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -23,394 -21,088
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -24,227 -21,025
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia -24,807 94,571
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique -25,043 851,555
199 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -25,452 108,365
200 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda -25,634 284,687
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -28,027 -38,929
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia -29,467 2,652,932
203 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -30,650 -43,453
204 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -33,081 -87,399
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -33,942 628,041
206 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -34,742 145,558
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -36,069 115,500
208 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -36,155 -194,547
209 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon -37,912 658,568
210 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea -38,579 33,712
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -42,779 290,058
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -43,871 -42,251
213 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -44,557 -64,190
214 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -50,608 9,211
215 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic -58,584 69,881
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -60,472 410,530
217 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi -68,349 285,526
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya -68,702 1,037,080
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan -71,491 1,029,703
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia -74,362 208,335
221 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt -80,000 2,042,819
222 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -94,625 8,116,628
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar -105,415 386,858
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe -128,242 215,792
225 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -149,999 -161,357
226 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil -156,296 1,454,166
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -227,499 1,156,659
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia -251,642 15,142,360
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon -253,664 -169,484
230 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines -263,593 1,358,933
231 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -287,501 -50,280
232 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal -368,787 37,430
233 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan -670,477 -598,267
234 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -817,376 -477,165
235 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia -920,812 -377,518
236 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -1,037,176 1,311,145
237 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan -1,574,585 3,515,689

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2017

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 2,237,327 3,409,741
2 Europe 1,708,303 1,234,144
3 Americas 1,463,976 8,897,250
4 Oceania 324,145 737,675
5 Africa 93,310 32,365,655
6 Latin America and the Caribbean -773,352 5,487,509
7 Asia -3,589,734 42,794,938

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2017

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Western Europe 782,068 804,174
2 Northern Europe 442,678 646,867
3 Eastern Asia 369,567 8,425,272
4 Southern Africa 332,802 1,127,806
5 Australia/New Zealand 323,372 491,010
6 Eastern Europe 288,432 -77,603
7 Northern Africa 280,456 5,181,992
8 Southern Europe 195,125 -139,294
9 Middle Africa 181,474 5,599,845
10 Central Asia 28,034 1,308,124
11 Melanesia 18,195 245,284
12 Western Africa -2,165 9,880,369
13 Polynesia -8,565 1,820
14 Micronesia -8,857 -439
15 South-Eastern Asia -56,283 6,727,294
16 South America -187,211 3,547,255
17 Caribbean -251,062 102,157
18 Central America -335,078 1,838,097
19 Western Asia -649,738 3,930,712
20 Eastern Africa -699,256 10,575,643
21 Southern Asia -3,281,314 22,403,536

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 2017

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 5,304,989 27,158,490
2 High-income countries 3,858,490 5,900,863
3 Upper-middle-income countries 1,446,499 21,257,627
4 Low-income countries -511,434 16,792,997
5 No income group available -810,362 -463,618
6 Middle-income countries -2,546,613 63,787,903
7 Low-and-middle-income countries -3,058,047 80,580,900
8 Lower-middle-income countries -3,993,113 42,530,276
9 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries -4,504,547 59,323,273

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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