Annual Net Migrations by Country in 2021

In 2021, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America was the country with the highest annual net migrations of 561,580 people for the year. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation with 320,617 , and ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany were 312,735 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) with -525,116 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan with a net migrations of -471,395, and ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia with -301,970 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations was Europe with a total of 1,417,701 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Northern America with a net migrations 756.998, and Oceania with 150,968 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Western Europe had the highest net migrations of 494,716 people. Closely followed by Northern Europe with a net migrations of 332,430, and Eastern Europe with 320,960 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 2,127,852. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Lower-middle-income countries were -1,444,849 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 2021

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 561,580 1,003,710
2 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 320,617 -740,478
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 312,735 36,469
4 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 296,541 673,923
5 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 275,022 178,550
6 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 212,187 530,438
7 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 211,978 544,530
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 202,027 226,531
9 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 195,181 271,668
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 117,929 250,334
11 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 113,709 198,487
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 87,584 -668,441
13 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 80,097 101,144
14 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 68,012 392,481
15 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 57,439 69,715
16 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 52,356 58,519
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 46,165 355,051
18 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 43,465 1,460,838
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 43,440 -2,228
20 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 38,220 67,913
21 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 35,894 215,418
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 29,089 1,091,597
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 28,080 666,419
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 28,021 -241,859
25 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 27,295 -15,762
26 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 26,393 35,758
27 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 23,872 41,223
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 22,746 27,473
29 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 20,614 58,196
30 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 20,376 997,102
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 20,314 15,268
32 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 19,870 -42,478
33 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 19,321 29,681
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 16,856 141,348
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 15,320 38,724
36 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 14,928 4,542
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 14,374 215,825
38 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 12,961 -56,539
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 10,934 509,090
40 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 10,695 197,950
41 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 10,604 22,596
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 10,408 11,254
43 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 9,016 539,044
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 9,015 545,226
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 6,949 9,202
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 6,486 41,483
47 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 5,473 56,030
48 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 4,568 759
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 4,003 8,119
50 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 3,621 -26,491
51 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 3,498 9,460
52 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 2,995 -2,202
53 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 2,632 6,538
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 2,344 226,314
55 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 2,084 26,212
56 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 1,995 5,784
57 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 1,816 38,320
58 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 1,746 -16,374
59 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 1,732 354,936
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 1,516 48,056
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 1,377 1,308
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 1,189 6,943
63 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 1,133 78,296
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 1,120 1,309
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 1,084 33,236
66 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 831 -394,436
67 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 746 10,382
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 742 15,179
69 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 682 830
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 622 2,674
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 604 6,640
72 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 577 5,232
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 517 341
74 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 505 526
75 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 502 730
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 501 71
77 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 485 1,483
78 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 291 4,957
79 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 291 102
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 276 514
81 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 243 -70,355
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 231 313
83 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 212 252
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 206 -250
85 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 152 187
86 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 146 833
87 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 128 124
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 122 226
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 111 156
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 57 375
91 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 41 -153
92 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 34 -3
93 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 8 -21
94 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 4 14
95 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 3 54
96 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 0 -10,859
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 0 51,151
98 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 0 213
99 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0 -7
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 0 537
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 0 201
102 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 0 24
103 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -4 -12
104 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -15 127
105 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados -28 481
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -40 -56
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar -58 -89
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -62 248
109 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -66 195
110 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -83 -29
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada -85 886
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -90 5
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -101 -693
114 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -160 -27
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam -192 3,632
116 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu -197 7,477
117 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -224 -502
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -244 1,296
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati -296 2,406
120 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia -378 1,870
121 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -379 -442
122 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion -423 8,004
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands -431 -123
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius -478 439
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -486 -9,578
126 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname -492 5,319
127 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -635 1,014
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -638 -268
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya -696 78,842
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar -742 688,861
131 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe -792 4,094
132 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands -808 16,734
133 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa -882 3,928
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) -948 -617
135 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -948 764
136 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam -992 748,509
137 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo -995 203,810
138 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia -1,182 1,226
139 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde -1,274 5,156
140 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia -1,391 3,079,128
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau -1,395 44,736
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -1,452 -2,071
143 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay -1,486 -7,285
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho -1,490 25,717
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania -1,494 117,400
146 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone -1,544 185,818
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea -1,589 100,416
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -1,646 -1,178
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros -1,772 15,239
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi -1,775 513,001
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -1,901 -1,392
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia -1,960 65,949
153 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste -1,997 21,412
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -2,734 -9,322
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates -2,762 76,233
156 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -2,968 -142,083
157 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan -3,564 212,934
158 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia -4,301 38,063
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -4,316 4,010
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea -4,367 326,374
161 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger -4,405 934,270
162 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo -4,466 133,492
163 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan -4,503 90,690
164 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) -4,666 138,988
165 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania -4,865 1,902,528
166 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini -4,897 10,366
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -5,664 2,593
168 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras -5,779 153,219
169 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji -6,003 3,713
170 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda -6,112 312,991
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -6,815 -25,882
172 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -7,068 -71,575
173 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -7,408 -13,767
174 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay -8,230 78,896
175 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -8,716 -104,493
176 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain -9,150 4,721
177 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia -9,189 91,502
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique -9,515 882,692
179 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon -9,889 707,168
180 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal -10,091 439,894
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic -10,303 103,825
182 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua -10,384 96,908
183 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -10,402 -37,929
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -10,612 -13,714
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana -11,253 642,949
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -11,853 -35,965
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia -11,862 104,875
188 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine -12,369 113,148
189 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -12,724 -131,574
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -12,825 -15,495
191 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso -13,097 574,649
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -14,278 -26,327
193 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi -14,415 329,314
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece -14,806 -71,506
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic -14,966 115,787
196 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea -14,988 64,458
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia -14,992 1,726,196
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -15,050 -8,499
199 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan -15,223 1,208,595
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan -16,510 100,651
201 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia -17,071 528,822
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria -18,797 731,247
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan -18,917 198,073
204 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman -20,664 45,620
205 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire -21,000 664,484
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali -22,236 687,368
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia -24,262 183,165
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe -25,005 318,836
209 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -25,865 -49,796
210 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -27,343 19,255
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala -29,118 228,437
212 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar -30,801 -7,810
213 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan -31,885 162,519
214 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt -32,370 1,741,257
215 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti -32,977 136,948
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar -35,382 359,319
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait -36,843 -4,828
218 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan -39,201 543,198
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco -46,242 375,769
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya -52,549 988,530
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico -52,649 637,992
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq -60,097 925,153
223 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo -64,643 3,039,479
224 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye -69,729 632,459
225 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria -76,364 5,054,217
226 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines -80,125 1,571,992
227 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic -85,860 86,281
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka -92,400 52,887
229 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen -101,468 681,359
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon -115,122 -77,388
231 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia -153,883 372,310
232 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh -174,500 1,882,686
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan -183,672 962,056
234 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -200,194 63,843
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia -301,970 9,511,950
236 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan -471,395 4,242,991
237 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -525,116 -304,417

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2021

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Europe 1,417,701 -1,358,963
2 Northern America 756,998 1,275,707
3 Oceania 150,968 554,264
4 Latin America and the Caribbean -274,248 3,899,708
5 Africa -546,944 32,783,625
6 Asia -1,504,471 27,571,987

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2021

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Western Europe 494,716 288,655
2 Northern Europe 332,430 361,724
3 Eastern Europe 320,960 -1,681,273
4 Southern Europe 269,595 -328,069
5 Australia/New Zealand 156,149 318,247
6 Melanesia 2,505 227,100
7 Southern Africa 2,062 621,556
8 Micronesia -3,570 3,450
9 Polynesia -4,116 5,467
10 Eastern Asia -40,362 -422,240
11 Caribbean -65,724 179,926
12 Central Asia -82,695 1,145,546
13 South America -91,385 2,496,497
14 South-Eastern Asia -101,626 5,181,078
15 Central America -117,139 1,223,285
16 Northern Africa -119,019 4,236,672
17 Middle Africa -119,544 5,690,695
18 Eastern Africa -128,873 11,827,821
19 Western Africa -181,571 10,406,882
20 Western Asia -381,951 3,662,791
21 Southern Asia -897,837 18,004,812

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 2021

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 2,127,852 2,011,029
2 Upper-middle-income countries 176,781 5,660,429
3 Low-income countries -338,529 18,843,368
4 No income group available -521,251 -294,371
5 Middle-income countries -1,268,068 44,166,303
6 Lower-middle-income countries -1,444,849 38,505,874

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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