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Annual Net Migrations by Country in 2026

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In 2026, 🇺🇸United States of America is projected to be the country with the highest annual net migrations of 1,177,848 people for the year. Followed by 🇬🇧United Kingdom with 364,099 , and 🇷🇺Russian Federation were 324,924 more people immigrated to than emigrated from the country.

The country with the lowest annual net migrations is projected to be 🇵🇰Pakistan with -1,144,738 people. Followed by 🇮🇳India with a net migrations of -440,456, and 🇧🇩Bangladesh with -371,398 net migrations recorded.

The geographic region with the highest net migrations is projected to be Northern America with a total of 1,468,984 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Europe with a net migrations 1299.979, and Americas with 1,057,189 net migrations recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Northern Europe will have the highest net migrations of 479,121 people. Closely followed by Western Asia with a net migrations of 434,332, and Western Europe with 418,508 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 3,270,349. While the lowest net migrations is recorded by Middle-income countries were -3,202,558 more people emigrated than immigrated in that segment.

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Countries with the Highest Net Migrations in 2026

Rank Country Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 🇺🇸United States of America 1,177,848 1,714,898
2 🇬🇧United Kingdom 364,099 364,410
3 🇷🇺Russian Federation 324,924 -330,126
4 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 305,822 805,070
5 🇨🇦Canada 291,403 321,315
6 🇸🇩Sudan 252,038 1,615,551
7 🇲🇾Malaysia 159,001 401,087
8 🇩🇪Germany 158,442 -193,940
9 🇦🇺Australia 131,706 248,016
10 🇿🇦South Africa 131,684 689,869
11 🇯🇵Japan 128,619 -688,648
12 🇨🇴Colombia 115,815 495,962
13 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 108,660 594,806
14 🇳🇱Netherlands 89,379 94,133
15 🇫🇷France 88,533 91,387
16 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 87,401 195,618
17 🇪🇸Spain 85,305 -47,771
18 🇴🇲Oman 79,740 160,017
19 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 66,848 707,667
20 🇰🇷Republic of Korea 62,644 -73,154
21 🇯🇴Jordan 60,699 245,945
22 🇮🇹Italy 58,272 -231,521
23 🇨🇱Chile 48,106 82,239
24 🇸🇪Sweden 42,755 41,401
25 🇨🇭Switzerland 34,096 37,752
26 🇮🇪Ireland 32,022 46,964
27 🇰🇼Kuwait 30,696 70,980
28 🇧🇪Belgium 29,607 14,563
29 🇹🇭Thailand 29,200 -66,595
30 🇪🇹Ethiopia 27,298 3,445,190
31 🇶🇦Qatar 24,791 52,353
32 🇩🇰Denmark 18,360 18,855
33 🇵🇹Portugal 16,968 -16,741
34 🇳🇿New Zealand 16,435 34,508
35 🇸🇴Somalia 15,364 657,810
36 🇬🇷Greece 14,649 -42,923
37 🇧🇭Bahrain 14,280 30,404
38 🇨🇿Czechia 13,400 -21,069
39 🇸🇬Singapore 13,379 33,121
40 🇦🇹Austria 13,212 -6,022
41 🇮🇱Israel 13,023 131,106
42 🇭🇺Hungary 12,936 -32,418
43 🇫🇮Finland 12,666 -4,687
44 🇳🇴Norway 12,047 20,775
45 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 11,792 114,461
46 🇸🇸South Sudan 7,974 250,850
47 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 7,708 55,590
48 🇨🇾Cyprus 7,210 11,107
49 🇿🇲Zambia 6,939 613,061
50 🇵🇪Peru 6,707 339,246
51 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 6,535 783,850
52 🇵🇦Panama 5,665 54,012
53 🇱🇺Luxembourg 4,938 6,819
54 🇪🇭Western Sahara 4,689 9,670
55 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 3,533 46,042
56 🇱🇾Libya 2,610 84,497
57 🇸🇮Slovenia 2,609 -2,803
58 🇦🇷Argentina 2,316 151,038
59 🇲🇹Malta 2,157 2,041
60 🇮🇸Iceland 2,027 3,696
61 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 1,570 19,707
62 🇸🇨Seychelles 1,367 2,064
63 🇲🇼Malawi 1,348 575,472
64 🇬🇪Georgia 1,215 -2,399
65 🇬🇦Gabon 1,152 54,363
66 🇵🇷Puerto Rico 1,056 -15,033
67 🇨🇷Costa Rica 966 21,268
68 🇧🇸Bahamas 902 1,527
69 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 888 1,336
70 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 826 1,663
71 🇦🇩Andorra 751 802
72 🇧🇹Bhutan 633 5,588
73 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 509 526
74 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 485 492
75 🇬🇮Gibraltar 480 707
76 🇨🇼Curaçao 462 -61
77 🇯🇪Jersey 402 107
78 🇧🇿Belize 392 5,685
79 🇳🇨New Caledonia 348 2,473
80 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 311 491
81 🇩🇯Djibouti 302 15,757
82 🇬🇬Guernsey 196 95
83 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 193 232
84 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 160 1,532
85 🇮🇲Isle of Man 158 -69
86 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 151 276
87 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 143 121
88 🇸🇰Slovakia 134 -8,948
89 🇸🇲San Marino 127 30
90 🇲🇨Monaco 106 -220
91 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 105 174
92 🇦🇼Aruba 73 -18
93 🇳🇦Namibia 47 59,444
94 🇹🇰Tokelau 43 70
95 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 39 103,639
96 🇦🇮Anguilla 33 70
97 🇻🇦Holy See 13 7
98 🇲🇳Mongolia 12 38,816
99 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis 11 63
100 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 8 3,376
101 🇳🇺Niue 2 6
102 🇸🇭Saint Helena 0 -59
103 🇾🇹Mayotte -2 10,546
104 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda -2 405
105 🇧🇲Bermuda -9 -98
106 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon -9 -63
107 🇲🇸Montserrat -10 -36
108 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -16 -4
109 🇵🇼Palau -22 -53
110 🇱🇨Saint Lucia -49 307
111 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands -80 -80
112 🇧🇧Barbados -98 73
113 🇳🇷Nauru -111 77
114 🇻🇺Vanuatu -113 7,392
115 🇬🇩Grenada -199 30
116 🇹🇻Tuvalu -225 -116
117 🇩🇲Dominica -241 -350
118 🇬🇱Greenland -249 -129
119 🇱🇻Latvia -360 -14,267
120 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands -360 -739
121 🇨🇰Cook Islands -419 -418
122 🇰🇮Kiribati -441 1,954
123 🇬🇺Guam -471 1,174
124 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea -534 184,312
125 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -671 -677
126 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe -691 4,747
127 🇪🇪Estonia -716 -7,072
128 🇬🇫French Guiana -765 5,249
129 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands -790 -560
130 🇸🇷Suriname -965 5,349
131 🇦🇸American Samoa -1,004 -699
132 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) -1,034 -994
133 🇱🇷Liberia -1,051 127,558
134 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) -1,121 489
135 🇵🇫French Polynesia -1,158 586
136 🇨🇻Cabo Verde -1,338 2,237
137 🇺🇾Uruguay -1,413 -2,286
138 🇬🇵Guadeloupe -1,442 -1,346
139 🇲🇭Marshall Islands -1,575 -1,150
140 🇹🇱Timor-Leste -1,695 18,878
141 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau -1,893 48,188
142 🇷🇪Réunion -2,079 3,986
143 🇲🇻Maldives -2,079 1,838
144 🇹🇴Tonga -2,117 -442
145 🇰🇲Comoros -2,225 16,128
146 🇲🇶Martinique -2,264 -2,708
147 🇭🇷Croatia -2,491 -25,320
148 🇲🇬Madagascar -2,665 784,435
149 🇲🇺Mauritius -2,679 -3,359
150 🇼🇸Samoa -2,792 1,224
151 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea -2,809 57,900
152 🇳🇬Nigeria -2,810 4,928,166
153 🇲🇪Montenegro -2,824 -3,406
154 🇬🇲Gambia -2,894 61,927
155 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -3,157 166,824
156 🇨🇬Congo -3,298 154,411
157 🇫🇯Fiji -3,385 3,993
158 🇧🇾Belarus -3,608 -61,388
159 🇧🇼Botswana -4,169 41,740
160 🇦🇴Angola -4,270 1,187,891
161 🇺🇿Uzbekistan -4,517 661,261
162 🇭🇳Honduras -4,603 178,152
163 🇬🇾Guyana -4,787 4,918
164 🇱🇹Lithuania -4,846 -23,090
165 🇱🇸Lesotho -4,876 26,168
166 🇸🇿Eswatini -5,493 13,695
167 🇧🇬Bulgaria -5,722 -48,609
168 🇲🇰North Macedonia -5,731 -10,027
169 🇲🇷Mauritania -5,842 146,920
170 🇷🇸Serbia -5,883 -44,032
171 🇺🇦Ukraine -6,229 -291,443
172 🇧🇯Benin -6,318 358,091
173 🇱🇧Lebanon -6,685 49,515
174 🇷🇼Rwanda -7,003 315,596
175 🇬🇹Guatemala -7,432 279,482
176 🇪🇷Eritrea -7,520 76,178
177 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina -7,581 -26,247
178 🇵🇱Poland -7,971 -143,933
179 🇳🇮Nicaragua -8,485 89,068
180 🇳🇪Niger -10,620 903,204
181 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic -11,125 99,781
182 🇯🇲Jamaica -11,683 -4,447
183 🇵🇾Paraguay -12,243 81,329
184 🇸🇱Sierra Leone -12,277 176,593
185 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR -12,576 -33,618
186 🇹🇬Togo -12,642 211,565
187 🇰🇿Kazakhstan -12,814 234,103
188 🇮🇶Iraq -13,102 984,032
189 🇸🇳Senegal -13,429 437,020
190 🇪🇨Ecuador -13,851 155,025
191 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -14,025 -5,199
192 🇹🇳Tunisia -14,794 63,901
193 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China -15,041 -101,315
194 🇨🇫Central African Republic -15,608 187,100
195 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova -16,732 -28,905
196 🇨🇲Cameroon -18,922 764,177
197 🇬🇳Guinea -19,725 341,137
198 🇵🇸State of Palestine -20,055 108,008
199 🇹🇯Tajikistan -20,198 190,561
200 🇨🇺Cuba -22,086 -45,550
201 🇾🇪Yemen -22,178 1,185,932
202 🇦🇱Albania -22,595 -20,244
203 🇸🇻El Salvador -23,530 25,297
204 🇬🇭Ghana -24,195 630,764
205 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania -25,275 2,028,311
206 🇦🇲Armenia -27,000 -21,142
207 🇧🇫Burkina Faso -28,309 528,372
208 🇩🇿Algeria -28,841 578,461
209 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo -28,843 3,647,187
210 🇷🇴Romania -28,982 -108,717
211 🇱🇰Sri Lanka -30,760 116,132
212 🇭🇹Haiti -31,968 130,467
213 🇰🇭Cambodia -34,323 199,549
214 🇰🇪Kenya -34,838 1,105,643
215 🇩🇴Dominican Republic -35,038 87,304
216 🇧🇮Burundi -35,108 339,646
217 🇮🇩Indonesia -39,472 2,133,057
218 🇲🇲Myanmar -40,682 326,448
219 🇻🇳Viet Nam -51,045 560,916
220 🇪🇬Egypt -52,287 1,734,585
221 🇲🇱Mali -52,609 738,954
222 🇦🇫Afghanistan -53,884 1,218,351
223 🇿🇼Zimbabwe -54,620 324,702
224 🇲🇿Mozambique -55,988 1,020,765
225 🇲🇦Morocco -60,886 323,926
226 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -92,869 120,159
227 🇲🇽Mexico -109,844 1,034,944
228 🇹🇩Chad -112,304 561,544
229 🇺🇬Uganda -121,799 1,379,547
230 🇵🇭Philippines -144,275 933,677
231 🇧🇷Brazil -205,642 721,091
232 🇹🇷Türkiye -217,896 262,330
233 🇨🇳China -232,107 -3,088,927
234 🇳🇵Nepal -292,014 42,667
235 🇧🇩Bangladesh -371,398 2,123,011
236 🇮🇳India -440,456 12,659,731
237 🇵🇰Pakistan -1,144,738 4,126,841

Regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2026

Rank Region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern America 1,468,984 2,035,923
2 Europe 1,299,979 -1,055,889
3 Americas 1,057,189 6,202,716
4 Oceania 133,748 502,463
5 Latin America and the Caribbean -411,795 4,166,792
6 Africa -440,156 35,235,784
7 Asia -2,050,678 27,981,135

Sub-regions with the Highest Net Migrations in 2026

Rank Sub-region Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 Northern Europe 479,121 447,609
2 Western Asia 434,332 4,919,272
3 Western Europe 418,508 44,704
4 Eastern Europe 282,150 -1,075,556
5 Australia/New Zealand 148,140 282,524
6 Southern Europe 120,201 -472,646
7 Southern Africa 117,192 830,916
8 Northern Africa 102,529 4,410,591
9 Melanesia -2,114 217,877
10 Micronesia -4,530 1,931
11 Polynesia -7,749 131
12 Central Asia -25,698 1,304,025
13 Eastern Asia -70,433 -3,887,283
14 Caribbean -102,162 152,745
15 South-Eastern Asia -121,030 4,643,295
16 Central America -146,871 1,687,909
17 South America -162,762 2,326,139
18 Middle Africa -179,251 6,607,462
19 Western Africa -189,416 10,424,487
20 Eastern Africa -291,209 12,962,328
21 Southern Asia -2,267,849 21,001,826

Income Groups with the Highest Net Migrations in 2026

Rank Income Groupe Net Migrations Population Change +/-
1 High-income countries 3,270,349 2,670,218
2 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 2,962,540 7,534,640
3 Low-income countries 21,839 20,920,485
4 No income group available -88,105 129,911
5 Upper-middle-income countries -307,809 4,864,422
6 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries -2,872,910 61,203,004
7 Lower-middle-income countries -2,894,749 40,282,519
8 Low-and-middle-income countries -3,180,719 66,067,426
9 Middle-income countries -3,202,558 45,146,941

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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