Finland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Net migration

Finland
18,246
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
-775,711
in 2025
Finland rank
32nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
34th

Net migration over time

  • Finland
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
-3.0M-2.0M-1.0M01.0M2.0M196019922025

How they compare

Finland currently reports 18,246 against -775,711 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 793,957.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 34th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s -15,312 -9,048 6,264 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1970s -3,154 137,539 140,693 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 3,336 299,490 296,154 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 6,669 180,348 173,679 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 9,148 909,740 900,592 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 15,368 -1.37 million 1.39 million Finland
2020s 30,606 -83,446 114,052 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration, Finland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Finland, at 18,246 against -775,711 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in net migration between Finland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
793,957, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Finland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for net migration?
Finland ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 34th of 218 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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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.