Countries ranked by net migration, measured by net total of migrants during a five-year period, using the latest data from the World Bank.

Net migration is the number of immigrants into a country minus the number of emigrants out of a country, including citizens and non-citizens, over a five-year period.
The movement of people, most often through migration, is a significant part of global integration. Migrants contribute to the economies of both their host country and their country of origin.
The figures used are estimates from the United Nations Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and its accompanying annual report, the International Migrant Stock.
10 lowest & highest net migration
Highest net migration
- USA
- Germany
- Russia
- Turkey
- Saudi Arabia
- Italy
- Iraq
- UK
- Canada
- Lebanon
Lowest net migration
- Syria
- India
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
- China
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Peru
- Zimbabwe
- Sudan
Key findings
- 75 countries have positive net migration (more people entering than leaving).
- 119 countries have negative net migration (more people leaving than entering).
- The USA has the highest net migration with 4,961,716.
- Syria has the lowest net migration with -5,386,986.
- Of the countries with positive net migration, Bhutan has the lowest figure of 300.
- The global number of international migrants reached an estimated 272 million in 2019, an increase of 51 million since 2010.
- The global number of international migrants has grown faster than the world’s population.
- In 2019, 66% of all international migrants were living in just 20 countries.
- Over 40% of all international migrants in 2019 had been born in Europe (61 million) or in Central and Southern Asia (50 million).
- 33% of all international migrants originate in only 10 countries.
- In 2019, women comprise just less than half of all international migrants.
- 75% of all international migrants are of working age (20-64 years).
- One out of every seven international migrants is below the age of 20 years old.
Countries ranked by net migration
The table shows 194 of the world’s countries ranked by net migration
Some countries may have been omitted due to insufficient data.
Rank | Country | Net migration |
---|---|---|
1 | USA | 4,961,716 |
2 | Germany | 1,938,576 |
3 | Russia | 1,800,600 |
4 | Turkey | 1,763,078 |
5 | Saudi Arabia | 1,722,804 |
6 | Italy | 1,637,369 |
7 | Iraq | 1,303,607 |
8 | UK | 1,300,231 |
9 | Canada | 1,241,416 |
10 | Lebanon | 1,192,354 |
11 | Jordan | 1,056,759 |
12 | Australia | 989,375 |
13 | South Africa | 919,697 |
14 | Oman | 885,782 |
15 | Qatar | 604,852 |
16 | Kuwait | 580,000 |
17 | Afghanistan | 521,769 |
18 | France | 423,831 |
19 | South Korea | 401,183 |
20 | Ethiopia | 399,997 |
21 | Switzerland | 397,267 |
22 | Japan | 358,133 |
23 | Singapore | 317,028 |
24 | UAE | 270,000 |
25 | Austria | 267,172 |
26 | Belgium | 258,672 |
27 | Sweden | 253,958 |
28 | Malaysia | 249,999 |
29 | Norway | 221,814 |
30 | Thailand | 167,314 |
31 | Angola | 166,267 |
32 | Chile | 163,730 |
33 | Kazakhstan | 159,807 |
34 | Ukraine | 132,154 |
35 | Denmark | 106,841 |
36 | Gabon | 100,317 |
37 | Chad | 100,000 |
38 | New Zealand | 90,895 |
39 | Equatorial Guinea | 89,999 |
40 | Finland | 81,416 |
41 | Hong Kong | 74,892 |
42 | Belarus | 72,123 |
43 | Netherlands | 62,687 |
44 | Czech Rep. | 59,997 |
45 | Maldives | 58,358 |
46 | Luxembourg | 48,704 |
47 | Macao SAR, China | 42,350 |
48 | Bahrain | 42,000 |
49 | Argentina | 30,000 |
50 | Hungary | 29,999 |
51 | Serbia | 29,559 |
52 | Panama | 28,105 |
53 | Mauritania | 25,002 |
54 | Liberia | 25,000 |
55 | Cyprus | 22,509 |
56 | Costa Rica | 19,658 |
57 | Israel | 19,497 |
58 | Niger | 18,911 |
59 | Slovenia | 16,571 |
60 | Brazil | 15,924 |
61 | Malta | 15,505 |
62 | DR Congo | 15,060 |
63 | Slovakia | 11,346 |
64 | Azerbaijan | 8,499 |
65 | Belize | 7,594 |
66 | Curacao | 6,817 |
67 | Djibouti | 6,002 |
68 | The Bahamas | 4,999 |
69 | St. Lucia | 4,360 |
70 | Channel Islands | 3,570 |
71 | New Caledonia | 3,003 |
72 | Vanuatu | 1,785 |
73 | Aruba | 1,253 |
74 | Antigua & Barbuda | 943 |
75 | Bhutan | 300 |
76 | Barbados | -397 |
77 | Brunei Darussalam | -901 |
78 | Seychelles | -1,000 |
79 | Grenada | -1,000 |
80 | Iceland | -2,163 |
81 | St. Vincent & Gren. | -2,934 |
82 | Micronesia | -2,999 |
83 | Montenegro | -3,112 |
84 | Trinidad & Tobago | -3,999 |
85 | Papua New Guinea | -3,999 |
86 | Kiribati | -4,123 |
87 | Mongolia | -4,262 |
88 | US Virgin Islands | -4,501 |
89 | Suriname | -5,000 |
90 | Guinea-Bissau | -7,005 |
91 | Moldova | -7,020 |
92 | Madagascar | -7,500 |
93 | Guam | -7,594 |
94 | Solomon Islands | -7,998 |
95 | French Polynesia | -8,016 |
96 | Cabo Verde | -8,029 |
97 | Sao Tome & Principe | -8,400 |
98 | North Macedonia | -8,853 |
99 | Togo | -9,994 |
100 | Comoros | -10,000 |
101 | Estonia | -10,516 |
102 | Mauritius | -12,079 |
103 | Samoa | -12,189 |
104 | Tonga | -12,992 |
105 | The Gambia | -15,436 |
106 | Sierra Leone | -21,000 |
107 | Bulgaria | -24,472 |
108 | Mozambique | -25,000 |
109 | North Korea | -27,013 |
110 | Timor-Leste | -28,030 |
111 | Honduras | -30,000 |
112 | Uruguay | -30,000 |
113 | Armenia | -30,535 |
114 | Guyana | -34,999 |
115 | Cameroon | -36,000 |
116 | Namibia | -37,034 |
117 | Ecuador | -38,001 |
118 | Croatia | -38,493 |
119 | Eswatini | -41,764 |
120 | Benin | -42,268 |
121 | Lesotho | -47,704 |
122 | Zambia | -50,000 |
123 | Ghana | -50,000 |
124 | Kenya | -50,000 |
125 | Turkmenistan | -50,002 |
126 | Guatemala | -50,131 |
127 | Fiji | -51,950 |
128 | Jamaica | -56,658 |
129 | Bolivia | -57,620 |
130 | Congo | -60,000 |
131 | Uzbekistan | -66,469 |
132 | Burundi | -70,001 |
133 | Botswana | -73,138 |
134 | Yemen | -75,010 |
135 | Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | -80,000 |
136 | Cuba | -80,000 |
137 | Malawi | -80,263 |
138 | Latvia | -83,325 |
139 | Paraguay | -87,130 |
140 | Kyrgyzstan | -93,353 |
141 | Georgia | -95,340 |
142 | South Sudan | -100,000 |
143 | Rwanda | -108,094 |
144 | Ireland | -111,819 |
145 | Laos | -112,313 |
146 | Burkina Faso | -125,000 |
147 | Nicaragua | -135,020 |
148 | Albania | -136,590 |
149 | Tajikistan | -136,974 |
150 | Portugal | -140,000 |
151 | Algeria | -143,268 |
152 | Lithuania | -146,217 |
153 | Cambodia | -149,999 |
154 | Haiti | -150,000 |
155 | Tunisia | -150,000 |
156 | Dominican Rep. | -153,000 |
157 | West Bank & Gaza | -157,065 |
158 | Greece | -161,799 |
159 | Colombia | -193,380 |
160 | Senegal | -214,002 |
161 | Somalia | -233,405 |
162 | El Salvador | -240,415 |
163 | Puerto Rico | -242,701 |
164 | Eritrea | -246,000 |
165 | Tanzania | -250,435 |
166 | Bosnia & Herz. | -258,529 |
167 | Egypt | -280,944 |
168 | Guinea | -293,749 |
169 | Uganda | -299,994 |
170 | Nigeria | -300,000 |
171 | Romania | -300,001 |
172 | Libya | -300,002 |
173 | Mali | -302,449 |
174 | Poland | -320,806 |
175 | Morocco | -367,108 |
176 | Central African Rep. | -396,129 |
177 | Vietnam | -399,999 |
178 | Mexico | -422,477 |
179 | Venezuela | -431,040 |
180 | Indonesia | -454,447 |
181 | Sri Lanka | -484,772 |
182 | Iran | -502,345 |
183 | Spain | -520,442 |
184 | Myanmar | -528,211 |
185 | Sudan | -538,145 |
186 | Zimbabwe | -622,997 |
187 | Peru | -624,809 |
188 | Philippines | -834,619 |
189 | Pakistan | -1,079,167 |
190 | China | -1,552,209 |
191 | Nepal | -2,040,239 |
192 | Bangladesh | -2,306,839 |
193 | India | -2,350,075 |
194 | Syria | -5,386,986 |