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  Field Listing - Net migration rate


Country
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)
Afghanistan 10.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Albania -1.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Algeria -0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
American Samoa 3.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Andorra 6.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Angola 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Anguilla 12.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda -6.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Argentina 0.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Armenia -3.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Aruba 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Australia 4.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Austria 2.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Azerbaijan -5.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bahamas, The -2.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bahrain 1.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bangladesh -0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Barbados -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Belarus 2.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Belgium 0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Belize 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Benin 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bermuda 2.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bhutan 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bolivia -1.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Botswana 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Brazil -0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
British Virgin Islands 10.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Brunei 3.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bulgaria -4.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Burkina Faso 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Burma -1.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Burundi -0.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cambodia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cameroon 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Canada 6.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cape Verde -12.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cayman Islands 19.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2003 est.)
Central African Republic 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Chad 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Chile 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
China -0.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Christmas Island NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Colombia -0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Comoros 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the -1.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: fighting between the Congolese Government and Uganda- and Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels spawned a regional war in DROC in August 1998, which left 1.8 million Congolese internally displaced and caused 300,000 Congolese refugees to flee to surrounding countries (2003 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Costa Rica 0.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire -0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Croatia 1.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cuba -1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cyprus 0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Czech Republic 0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Denmark 2.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Djibouti 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Dominica -16.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Dominican Republic -3.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
East Timor 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Ecuador -0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Egypt -0.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
El Salvador -3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Eritrea -13.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: UNHCR began repatriating about 150,000 Eritrean refugees from Sudan in 2001 following the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2000 (2003 est.)
Estonia -0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Ethiopia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: repatriation of Ethiopians who fled to Sudan for refuge from war and famine in earlier years is expected to continue for several years; some Sudanese and Somali refugees, who fled to Ethiopia from the fighting or famine in their own countries, continue to return to their homes (2003 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Faroe Islands 1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Fiji -3.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Finland 0.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
France 0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
French Guiana 7.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
French Polynesia 2.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Gabon 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Gambia, The 1.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Gaza Strip 1.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Georgia -2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Germany 2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Ghana -0.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Gibraltar 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Greece 1.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Greenland -8.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Grenada -14.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Guadeloupe -0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Guam 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Guatemala -1.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Guernsey 3.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Guinea -3.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: as a result of conflict in neighboring countries, Guinea is host to approximately 150,000 Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees (2003 est.)
Guinea-Bissau -1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Guyana -4.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Haiti -4.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Honduras -2.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Hong Kong 7.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Hungary 0.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Iceland -2.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
India -0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Indonesia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Iran -0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Iraq 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Ireland 3.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Israel 1.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Italy 2.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Jamaica -5.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Japan 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Jersey 2.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Jordan 6.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Kazakhstan -5.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Kenya -0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: according to UNHCR, by the end of 2001 Kenya was host to 220,000 refugees from neighboring countries, including: Somalia 145,000 and Sudan 68,000 (2003 est.)
Kiribati 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Korea, North 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Korea, South 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Kuwait 14.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Kyrgyzstan -2.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Laos 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Latvia -1.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Lebanon 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Lesotho -0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Liberia -10.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: 200,000 Liberian refugees are in surrounding countries though slowly returning (2003 est.)
Libya 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Liechtenstein 4.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Lithuania 0.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Luxembourg 9.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Macau 8.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of -1.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Madagascar 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Malawi 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Malaysia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: does not reflect net flow of an unknown number of illegal immigrants from other countries in the region (2003 est.)
Maldives 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mali -0.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Malta 2.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Man, Isle of 5.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Marshall Islands -6.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Martinique -0.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mauritania 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mauritius -0.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mayotte 7.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mexico -2.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of -20.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Moldova -0.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Monaco 7.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mongolia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Montserrat 34.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Morocco -1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mozambique 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Namibia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Nauru 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Nepal 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Netherlands 2.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Netherlands Antilles -0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
New Caledonia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
New Zealand 4.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Nicaragua -1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Niger -0.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Nigeria 0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Niue NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Norfolk Island NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands 16.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Norway 2.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Oman 0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Pakistan -0.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Palau 3.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Panama -0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Papua New Guinea 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Paraguay -0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Peru -1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Philippines -1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Pitcairn Islands NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Poland -0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Portugal 0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Puerto Rico -1.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Qatar 17.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Reunion 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Romania -0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Russia 0.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Rwanda 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Saint Helena 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis -8.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Saint Lucia -3.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon -4.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -7.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Samoa -11.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
San Marino 11.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe -2.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Saudi Arabia 1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Senegal 0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro -1.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Seychelles -5.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sierra Leone 6.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: refugees currently in surrounding countries are slowly returning (2003 est.)
Singapore 25.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Slovakia 0.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Slovenia 2.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Solomon Islands 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Somalia 5.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
South Africa -0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Spain 0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sri Lanka -1.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sudan 0.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Suriname -8.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Svalbard NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Swaziland 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sweden 1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Switzerland 1.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Syria 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Taiwan 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Tajikistan -3.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Tanzania -4.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Thailand 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Togo 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Tokelau NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Tonga 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago -10.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Tunisia -0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Turkey 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Turkmenistan -0.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands 12.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Tuvalu 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Uganda 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: according to the UNHCR, by the end of 2001, Uganda was host to 178,815 refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including: Sudan 155,996, Rwanda 14,375, and Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,459 (2003 est.)
Ukraine -0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
United Arab Emirates 1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
United Kingdom 2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
United States 3.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Uruguay -0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Uzbekistan -1.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Vanuatu 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Venezuela -0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Vietnam -0.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Virgin Islands 0.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Wallis and Futuna NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2003 est.)
West Bank 3.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Yemen 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Zambia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Zimbabwe NEGL migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2003 est.)

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