Net migration, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
218
Highest
357.14 % change on previous year
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Lowest
-665.08 % change on previous year
Bulgaria
Median
-5.17 % change on previous year
Years covered
65
1961–2025
Data points
16,543
What the numbers show
Net migration, annual growth rate is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 357.14 % change on previous year in Saint Kitts and Nevis; the lowest is -665.08 % change on previous year in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is -5.17 % change on previous year, and the mean is -14.24 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 134 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 59,822.7%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 20,242.0%).
Net migration, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 357.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Bhutan | 264.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 59,822.7% | volatile |
| 3 | San Marino | 229.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 192.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 497.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Sudan | 153.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 645.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Rwanda | 140.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,261.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Greece | 113.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,548.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Iraq | 94 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Bermuda | 60 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 430.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 59.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 969.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Tanzania | 57.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 334.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Nigeria | 56.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Ukraine | 48.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Eritrea | 47.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Least developed countries | 30.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 358.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Côte d’Ivoire | 44.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Lebanon | 40.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 122.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Antigua and Barbuda | 33.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Croatia | 32.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 130.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Austria | 27.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 20 | India | 21.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 111.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 19.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 19.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 15,591.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Thailand | 17.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 143.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Saint Martin | 17.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 268.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Kosovo | 17.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 142.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Suriname | 17.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,145.9% | volatile |
| 27 | China (People’s Republic of) | 15.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 121.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 15.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 769.3% | volatile |
| 29 | United States Virgin Islands | 15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Eswatini | 14.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,198.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Ecuador | 12.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Northern Mariana Islands | 12.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 846.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Algeria | 11.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Pakistan | 11.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 279.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 9.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Nepal | 9.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Tuvalu | 8.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 214.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Israel | 8.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Philippines | 6.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Greenland | 6.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Türkiye | 6.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 123.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Guyana | 5.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Maldives | 5.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 44 | American Samoa | 5.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 7,166.0% | volatile |
| 45 | French Polynesia | 4.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Venezuela | 4.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 119.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Tunisia | 4.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Cambodia | 4.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 263.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Central African Republic | 4.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Marshall Islands | 3.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 224.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Brazil | 3.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 119.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Grenada | 3.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 3.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Armenia | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Belarus | 3.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Guam | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 899.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Botswana | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 124.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Kiribati | 1.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 136.5% | volatile |
| 61 | France | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Solomon Islands | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Gabon | 0.9955 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Albania | 0.9889 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Honduras | 0.8919 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Uruguay | 0.7418 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.5682 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Cuba | 0.501 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Paraguay | 0.2249 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Gambia | 0.1673 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Mauritius | 0.1076 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Timor-Leste | 0.0784 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Tonga | -0.0465 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 110.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Palestine | -0.0475 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Fiji | -0.3051 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 134.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Nauru | -0.8264 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Cayman Islands | -0.8929 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 593.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Haiti | -0.9607 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Uganda | -0.9625 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 103.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Australia | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 116.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -1.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 412.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Benin | -1.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Lesotho | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Tajikistan | -1.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 103.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Micronesia | -1.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 142.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | -1.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 142.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Romania | -2.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 136.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea | -2.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Samoa | -2.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,074.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Nicaragua | -2.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 146.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Mali | -2.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 201.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Indonesia | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Sierra Leone | -2.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Guatemala | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 97 | New Caledonia | -3.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Mexico | -3.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | -3.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 106.8% | volatile |
| 100 | El Salvador | -3.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Comoros | -3.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 102 | United States | -4.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 245.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Myanmar | -4.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Malaysia | -4.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 126.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Cyprus | -4.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Mongolia | -4.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 110.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | -5.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 543.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Burkina Faso | -5.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Jamaica | -5.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Liechtenstein | -5.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 110.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Bolivia | -5.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 246.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Sweden | -6.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 263.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Cabo Verde | -6.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 215.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Isle of Man | -6.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,851.4% | volatile |
| 115 | United Kingdom | -6.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 147.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Switzerland | -7.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Togo | -7.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 118 | New Zealand | -7.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 132.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Sao Tome and Principe | -7.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,614.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Luxembourg | -7.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 643.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Bahamas | -8.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Gibraltar | -8.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Panama | -8.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 138.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Japan | -8.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 104.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Curaçao | -8.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Colombia | -8.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 122.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Seychelles | -8.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 580.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Monaco | -9.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 462.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Ireland | -9.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 109.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Turkmenistan | -9.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 166.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Channel Islands | -9.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Moldova | -9.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 185.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Cameroon | -10.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Zambia | -11.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 487.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Chile | -11.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 299.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Canada | -11.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 170.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Belgium | -11.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 116.9% | volatile |
| 138 | South Africa | -12.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 109.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | -12.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 132.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Sri Lanka | -12.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 211.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Korea | -13.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Spain | -13.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 113.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Denmark | -13.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 125.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Netherlands | -13.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 126.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Palau | -14.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Andorra | -14.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Singapore | -15.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 468.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Argentina | -17.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 202.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Slovenia | -18.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Malta | -18.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 526.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Azerbaijan | -19.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Kazakhstan | -19.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 124.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Ethiopia | -20 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Bahrain | -20.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 105.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Morocco | -20.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Portugal | -20.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 123.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Congo | -20.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 229.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Italy | -20.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Faroe Islands | -20.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 104.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Vanuatu | -20.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6,807.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Dominica | -21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 117.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Aruba | -21.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 277.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Qatar | -21.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 140.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Senegal | -22.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 395.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Syrian Arab Republic | -22.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 152.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Iceland | -23.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 174.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Madagascar | -24.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 743.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Barbados | -24.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Oman | -26.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 134.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Georgia | -26.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 255.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Belize | -26.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 375.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Liberia | -26.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 162.3% | volatile |
| 173 | British Virgin Islands | -27.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 121.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Burundi | -28.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Czechia | -30.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Ghana | -30.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Kuwait | -30.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 207.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Finland | -32.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Norway | -32.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Angola | -34.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 177.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Peru | -35.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 133.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Guinea | -35.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 205.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Kenya | -38.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Iran | -38.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 320.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Poland | -38.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Russia | -41.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 191.4% | volatile |
| 187 | United Arab Emirates | -43.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 775.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Trinidad and Tobago | -48.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 271.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Slovak Republic | -49.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 115.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Kyrgyzstan | -50.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 208.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Puerto Rico | -52.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,145.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Somalia | -55.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Yemen | -55.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -55.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,242.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Namibia | -55.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 482.5% | volatile |
| 196 | South Sudan | -60.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 190.8% | volatile |
| 197 | Serbia | -60.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20,242.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Mozambique | -68.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3,031.8% | volatile |
| 199 | Afghanistan | -68.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 200 | Estonia | -72.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 109.9% | volatile |
| 201 | Niger | -90.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 126.8% | volatile |
| 202 | Germany | -93.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 434.2% | volatile |
| 203 | Jordan | -93.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 312.6% | volatile |
| 204 | Lithuania | -94.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 460.4% | volatile |
| 205 | Brunei Darussalam | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 129.5% | volatile |
| 206 | Djibouti | -102.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,462.2% | volatile |
| 207 | Libya | -104.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 208 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | -120.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,281.2% | volatile |
| 209 | Mauritania | -130.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9,898.0% | volatile |
| 210 | Egypt | -146.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 211 | Chad | -160.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 212 | Hungary | -200.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,121.5% | volatile |
| 213 | Saint Lucia | -228.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,079.6% | volatile |
| 214 | Latvia | -229.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 896.0% | volatile |
| 215 | Malawi | -273.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 833.6% | volatile |
| 216 | Montenegro | -450.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3,777.9% | volatile |
| 217 | Bulgaria | -665.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 608.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 217.81 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income 197.12 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 133.16 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern 117.14 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 75.02 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific 67.84 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 67.11 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 67.11 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 66.97 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend 53.43 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 52.95 % change on previous year
- Arab World 34.25 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.