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🗺️ Migration to & from Western Europe

Historic Net Migration for Western Europe (1950-2023)

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

Year Net Migration Overall Population +/-
1950 -608,832 376,761
1951 -387,466 488,316
1952 -251,320 655,109
1953 -154,025 671,790
1954 -61,261 803,935
1955 4,077 848,872
1956 55,538 894,549
1957 128,794 1,003,359
1958 179,771 1,141,880
1959 237,297 1,252,792
1960 292,703 1,253,777
1961 413,949 1,518,779
1962 430,996 1,455,431
1963 436,459 1,486,489
1964 415,390 1,546,728
1965 410,512 1,411,427
1966 438,687 1,422,735
1967 447,963 1,345,162
1968 408,691 1,146,791
1969 397,467 1,037,828
1970 337,515 931,658
1971 353,461 906,518
1972 342,930 771,313
1973 293,592 569,786
1974 198,375 402,618
1975 89,141 151,658
1976 78,657 139,475
1977 82,753 241,003
1978 58,255 170,827
1979 67,516 238,983
1980 101,535 335,860
1981 145,635 377,868
1982 120,590 352,552
1983 166,941 301,749
1984 233,649 416,392
1985 308,645 476,513
1986 404,446 630,426
1987 470,077 773,057
1988 539,650 876,085
1989 602,297 919,580
1990 653,116 966,861
1991 681,724 953,209
1992 635,570 894,964
1993 570,682 743,178
1994 489,645 657,463
1995 428,243 581,710
1996 333,324 515,880
1997 276,560 497,302
1998 262,096 485,590
1999 270,405 486,202
2000 263,902 514,606
2001 301,581 519,623
2002 325,656 490,288
2003 349,032 464,545
2004 382,945 596,055
2005 407,424 572,200
2006 428,780 626,934
2007 493,755 680,878
2008 543,503 718,508
2009 525,960 668,421
2010 550,733 714,378
2011 565,984 726,069
2012 593,061 702,333
2013 639,224 715,666
2014 672,076 827,673
2015 730,559 769,985
2016 713,100 808,847
2017 661,743 693,251
2018 610,183 640,077
2019 588,234 610,994
2020 546,080 359,078
2021 494,716 288,655
2022 340,735 187,846
2023 342,710 256,224

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 (2023-2100)

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

Year Net Migration Overall Population +/-
2023 342,710 256,224
2024 341,169 234,600
2025 342,321 215,186
2026 341,872 193,107
2027 337,439 165,261
2028 341,827 149,343
2029 339,924 120,466
2030 340,250 95,266
2031 344,650 79,942
2032 345,649 53,866
2033 345,261 29,957
2034 342,454 1,693
2035 340,722 -27,827
2036 339,786 -51,673
2037 342,203 -72,738
2038 341,941 -94,370
2039 341,558 -118,777
2040 341,101 -143,983
2041 343,508 -166,357
2042 343,164 -188,872
2043 342,951 -213,583
2044 342,661 -238,716
2045 342,331 -259,584
2046 342,547 -284,623
2047 342,361 -303,240
2048 342,341 -327,529
2049 342,341 -346,663
2050 342,341 -366,823
2051 342,341 -384,331
2052 342,341 -399,913
2053 342,341 -414,554
2054 342,341 -421,747
2055 342,341 -433,865
2056 342,341 -438,292
2057 342,341 -438,617
2058 342,341 -437,975
2059 342,341 -436,127
2060 342,341 -427,115
2061 342,341 -417,337
2062 342,341 -404,465
2063 342,341 -391,026
2064 342,341 -376,711
2065 342,341 -360,425
2066 342,341 -349,602
2067 342,341 -340,090
2068 342,341 -329,643
2069 342,341 -319,577
2070 342,341 -315,772
2071 342,341 -315,047
2072 342,341 -314,557
2073 342,341 -313,851
2074 342,341 -316,321
2075 342,341 -320,677
2076 342,341 -323,954
2077 342,341 -330,355
2078 342,341 -336,001
2079 342,341 -337,412
2080 342,341 -342,249
2081 342,341 -345,855
2082 342,341 -346,926
2083 342,341 -344,862
2084 342,341 -345,738
2085 342,341 -338,930
2086 342,341 -335,221
2087 342,341 -327,117
2088 342,341 -320,657
2089 342,341 -310,683
2090 342,341 -302,802
2091 342,341 -295,168
2092 342,341 -284,920
2093 342,341 -272,726
2094 342,341 -265,361
2095 342,341 -257,180
2096 342,341 -249,222
2097 342,341 -243,880
2098 342,341 -235,988
2099 342,341 -231,232
2100 342,341 -230,603

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 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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