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Field Listing :: Net migration rate
This entry includes the figure for the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population). An excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration (e.g. 3.56 migrants/1,000 population); an excess of persons leaving the country as net emigration (e.g., -9.26 migrants/1,000 population). The net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change. The net migration rate does not distinguish between economic migrants, refugees, and other types of migrants nor does it distinguish between lawful migrants and undocumented migrants.
Country Comparison to the World
Country
Net migration rate(migrant(s)/1,000 population)
Afghanistan
4.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Albania
-4.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Algeria
-0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Andorra
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Angola
1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Anguilla
13.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Argentina
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Armenia
-4.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Aruba
9.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Australia
6.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Austria
1.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Azerbaijan
-1.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Bahrain
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Bangladesh
-1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Barbados
-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Belarus
0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Belgium
1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Benin
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Bermuda
2.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Bolivia
-1.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Botswana
4.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2010 est.)
Brazil
-0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Brunei
2.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Bulgaria
-2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Burundi
4.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Canada
5.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Cape Verde
-0.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Cayman Islands
16.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2010 est.)
Chad
-3.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
China
-0.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Colombia
-0.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Costa Rica
1.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Croatia
1.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Cuba
-1.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Cyprus
11.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Denmark
2.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Dominica
-5.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Ecuador
-0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Egypt
-0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
El Salvador
-9.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Estonia
-3.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Ethiopia
-0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: repatriation of Ethiopian refugees residing in Sudan is expected to continue for several years; some Sudanese, Somali, and Eritrean refugees, who fled to Ethiopia from the fighting or famine in their own countries, continue to return to their homes (2010 est.)
Fiji
-2.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Finland
0.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
France
1.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Gabon
-2.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Gaza Strip
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Georgia
-4.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Germany
2.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Ghana
-0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Gibraltar
-3.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Greece
2.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Greenland
-5.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Grenada
-3.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Guatemala
-2.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Guernsey
3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Guinea
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Guyana
-15.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Haiti
-1.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Honduras
-1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Hong Kong
4.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Hungary
0.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Iceland
0.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
India
-0.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Indonesia
-1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Iran
-2.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Ireland
4.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Isle of Man
5.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Israel
2.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Italy
2.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Jamaica
-5.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Jersey
2.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Jordan
-2.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Kazakhstan
-3.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Kenya
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Kuwait
15.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
-2.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Latvia
-2.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Lesotho
-8.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Liberia
0.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Lithuania
-0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Luxembourg
8.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Macau
3.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Macedonia
-0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Malaysia
NA
note: does not reflect net flow of an unknown number of illegal immigrants from other countries in the region (2009 est.)
Maldives
-12.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Mali
-5.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Malta
2.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Mauritania
-0.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Mauritius
-0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Mayotte
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Mexico
-3.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Moldova
-1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Monaco
-0.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Morocco
-3.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Namibia
0.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Nepal
-1.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Netherlands
2.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
New Caledonia
NA
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2009 est.)
New Zealand
2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Nicaragua
-1.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Niger
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Nigeria
-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Norway
1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Oman
-0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Pakistan
-2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Palau
0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Panama
-0.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Paraguay
-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Peru
-0.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Philippines
-1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Poland
-0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Portugal
3.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Puerto Rico
-0.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Qatar
-4.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Romania
-0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Russia
0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Rwanda
1.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Saint Lucia
-3.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Samoa
-11.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
San Marino
9.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Senegal
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Serbia
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Seychelles
1.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Sierra Leone
-4.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: refugees currently in surrounding countries are slowly returning (2010 est.)
Singapore
4.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Slovakia
0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Slovenia
0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Somalia
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
South Africa
-3.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2010 est.)
Spain
0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Sri Lanka
-1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Sudan
0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Suriname
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Sweden
1.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Switzerland
1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Taiwan
0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Tajikistan
-1.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Tanzania
-0.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Tunisia
-0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Turkey
0.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Uganda
-0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Ukraine
-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Uruguay
-0.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Uzbekistan
-2.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Venezuela
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Vietnam
-0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Wallis and Futuna
-5.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2010 est.)
West Bank
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Zambia
-2.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Zimbabwe
NA
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2009 est.)