Canada vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Net migration

Canada
326,204
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.29 million
in 2025
Canada rank
5th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
5th

Net migration over time

  • Canada
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
-6.0M-4.0M-2.0M02.0M196019922025

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 1.29 million against 326,204 in Canada, a difference of 966,206.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.0 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Canada ranks 5th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 83,198 215,803 132,605 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1970s 134,228 -52,266 186,493 Canada
1980s 130,701 -253,734 384,435 Canada
1990s 146,407 -1.02 million 1.17 million Canada
2000s 211,519 -498,239 709,758 Canada
2010s 286,327 161,554 124,773 Canada
2020s 340,682 -777,439 1.12 million Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration, Canada or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 1.29 million against 326,204 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in net migration between Canada and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
966,206, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Canada and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for net migration?
Canada ranks 5th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Net migration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net migration
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,490 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.