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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.)


American Samoa	-6.83 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.)


Antigua and Barbuda	2.35 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.)


Bahamas, The	0 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.)


Belize	NA


Benin	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Bermuda	2.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Bhutan	NA


Bolivia	-1.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Bosnia and Herzegovina	0 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.)


British Virgin Islands	7.74 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.)


Burkina Faso	NA


Burma	NA


Burundi	4.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Cambodia	NA


Cameroon	NA


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.)


Central African Republic	NA


Chad	-3.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Chile	NA


China	-0.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Christmas Island	NA


Cocos (Keeling) Islands	NA


Colombia	-0.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Comoros	NA


Congo, Democratic Republic of the	0.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Congo, Republic of the	-1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Costa Rica	1.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Cote d'Ivoire	NA


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.)


Czech Republic	0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Denmark	2.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Djibouti	NA


Dominica	-5.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Dominican Republic	-2.04 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.)


Equatorial Guinea	NA


Eritrea	NA


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.)


European Union	1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	NA


Faroe Islands	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (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.)


French Polynesia	2.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Gabon	-2.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Gambia, The	0 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.)


Guam	NA


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.)


Guinea-Bissau	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.)


Iraq	NA


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.)


Japan	NA


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.)


Kiribati	NA


Korea, North	-0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Korea, South	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.)


Laos	NA


Latvia	-2.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Lebanon	NA


Lesotho	-8.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Liberia	0.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Libya	NA


Liechtenstein	4.63 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.)


Madagascar	NA


Malawi	NA


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.)


Marshall Islands	-5.3 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.)


Micronesia, Federated States of	-21.01 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.)


Mongolia	NA


Montserrat	NA


Morocco	-3.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Mozambique	NA


Namibia	0.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Nauru	NA


Nepal	-1.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Netherlands	2.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Netherlands Antilles	-0.39 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.)


Niue	NA


Norfolk Island	NA


Northern Mariana Islands	-73.56 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.)


Papua New Guinea	NA


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.)


Pitcairn Islands	NA


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 Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	NA


Saint Kitts and Nevis	1.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Saint Lucia	-3.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Saint Pierre and Miquelon	-9.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-11.36 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.)


Sao Tome and Principe	-9.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Saudi Arabia	-8.26 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.)


Solomon Islands	NA (2009 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.)


Svalbard	NA


Swaziland	NA


Sweden	1.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Switzerland	1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Syria	NA


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.)


Thailand	NA


Timor-Leste	NA


Togo	NA


Tokelau	NA


Tonga	NA


Trinidad and Tobago	-7.11 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.)


Turkmenistan	-1.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Turks and Caicos Islands	8.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Tuvalu	NA


Uganda	-0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Ukraine	-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


United Arab Emirates	21.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


United Kingdom	2.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


United States	4.25 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.)


Vanuatu	NA


Venezuela	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Vietnam	-0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)


Virgin Islands	-5.26 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.)


Yemen	NA


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.)