Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Syrian Arab Republic: Net migration

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.29 million
in 2025
Syrian Arab Republic
421,693
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
5th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
3rd

Net migration over time

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

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 1.29 million against 421,693 in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 870,717.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.1 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 215,803 -12,321 228,124 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1970s -52,266 -23,641 28,625 Syrian Arab Republic
1980s -253,734 -11,419 242,315 Syrian Arab Republic
1990s -1.02 million -18,960 1.00 million Syrian Arab Republic
2000s -498,239 91,377 589,616 Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 161,554 -507,347 668,901 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s -777,439 490,151 1.27 million Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Syrian Arab Republic?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 1.29 million against 421,693 in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in net migration between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Syrian Arab Republic?
870,717, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Syrian Arab Republic?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for net migration?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Net migration
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 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.