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🗺️ Migration to & from Western Europe

Historic Net Migration for Western Europe (1950-2024)

Western Europe has seen an increase in net migrations since the 1950's.

Year Net Migration Overall Population +/-
1950 -484,438 586,832
1951 -270,529 664,958
1952 -187,757 760,293
1953 -51,886 806,146
1954 16,761 914,260
1955 93,872 972,654
1956 127,540 1,004,482
1957 458,677 1,373,860
1958 395,257 1,362,941
1959 266,381 1,304,078
1960 373,224 1,355,619
1961 275,715 1,417,827
1962 537,797 1,570,801
1963 479,047 1,540,507
1964 293,336 1,437,434
1965 470,831 1,476,783
1966 306,156 1,304,967
1967 -52,237 847,124
1968 453,995 1,185,082
1969 814,590 1,448,173
1970 -44,909 540,222
1971 675,237 1,224,584
1972 524,407 942,567
1973 564,280 840,342
1974 40,483 250,804
1975 -192,402 -131,207
1976 -33,609 23,228
1977 103,173 258,731
1978 162,278 268,286
1979 329,679 495,487
1980 473,310 721,494
1981 275,189 517,260
1982 31,899 282,529
1983 24,293 165,630
1984 -43,599 147,353
1985 221,208 395,265
1986 330,315 567,952
1987 308,454 619,487
1988 672,668 1,017,832
1989 965,620 1,287,158
1990 907,590 1,252,378
1991 868,286 1,159,277
1992 1,067,740 1,347,246
1993 620,570 820,595
1994 386,962 588,305
1995 430,070 621,320
1996 305,304 527,985
1997 123,395 381,152
1998 -645,407 -394,635
1999 503,232 722,377
2000 466,236 732,976
2001 622,129 856,826
2002 568,374 752,279
2003 472,665 609,111
2004 407,388 645,399
2005 391,007 578,921
2006 -259,792 -33,402
2007 229,959 423,579
2008 283,160 459,791
2009 336,908 477,462
2010 429,494 594,048
2011 560,152 714,383
2012 486,556 590,756
2013 778,910 838,493
2014 883,476 1,024,365
2015 1,493,590 1,519,469
2016 800,467 895,022
2017 782,068 804,174
2018 762,482 746,123
2019 654,709 637,019
2020 563,796 379,666
2021 684,886 607,808
2022 1,772,207 1,440,861
2023 943,775 636,772
2024 340,259 14,219

How is Net Migrations calculated?

The difference between immigrants and emigrants makes up the net migrations of a country. If the net migration numbers for the year are positive and indicated above with green coloring. Then more people immigrated than emigrated to Western Europe for that year, equal to the number displayed.

Future Net Migration for Western Europe (2024-2100)

Western Europe will see a decrease of net migrations by the year 2100.

Year Net Migration Overall Population +/-
2024 340,259 14,219
2025 -51,627 -397,026
2026 418,508 44,704
2027 410,754 16,734
2028 402,381 -6,711
2029 390,130 -33,302
2030 396,184 -42,482
2031 376,551 -72,394
2032 390,024 -67,438
2033 386,151 -80,183
2034 403,837 -69,320
2035 387,059 -91,096
2036 367,649 -115,264
2037 378,786 -110,654
2038 367,592 -131,554
2039 368,347 -143,749
2040 381,564 -144,164
2041 406,101 -134,325
2042 413,790 -142,423
2043 389,198 -184,149
2044 384,650 -208,949
2045 390,015 -222,227
2046 398,623 -236,288
2047 396,314 -258,157
2048 380,882 -291,971
2049 385,990 -307,968
2050 398,379 -315,084
2051 394,740 -337,714
2052 408,890 -340,351
2053 375,966 -387,785
2054 367,423 -410,113
2055 360,654 -425,258
2056 379,049 -412,743
2057 372,512 -419,661
2058 379,006 -411,737
2059 386,190 -397,694
2060 382,461 -389,646
2061 390,537 -365,628
2062 379,764 -358,969
2063 389,576 -330,284
2064 385,391 -312,262
2065 373,842 -300,198
2066 367,608 -284,213
2067 367,855 -265,462
2068 373,326 -240,940
2069 369,212 -226,600
2070 372,858 -208,000
2071 364,714 -202,916
2072 364,198 -193,877
2073 350,126 -199,046
2074 350,158 -193,049
2075 377,885 -159,513
2076 347,783 -185,415
2077 334,889 -195,451
2078 347,969 -180,503
2079 349,800 -173,906
2080 356,261 -163,893
2081 363,667 -150,441
2082 361,865 -147,149
2083 360,748 -139,129
2084 353,112 -137,454
2085 340,584 -140,605
2086 333,270 -137,157
2087 341,468 -119,504
2088 348,753 -101,644
2089 339,731 -99,712
2090 325,503 -106,989
2091 332,507 -91,906
2092 343,515 -75,183
2093 348,269 -67,904
2094 342,656 -71,904
2095 336,295 -80,823
2096 317,526 -102,958
2097 316,001 -109,455
2098 339,990 -88,809
2099 331,119 -104,047
2100 319,525 -122,707

Why is the chart for future net migrations mostly flat?

Predicting and projecting future movements of population is extremely hard. Especially, the further you move into the future. Thus, the scientist and data collectors of the United Nations tend to add a flat number when reasonable projections can't be made.

Causes of Migration

Causes of Immigration to Western Europe

Causes of Emigration from Western Europe

Common Questions

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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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