Net migration, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Net migration, annual growth rate was -42.48 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, net migration, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at -42.48 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 43.7% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 374.8 % change on previous year in 1986 and was at its lowest, -569.64 % change on previous year, in 2000.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 37th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net migration, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -180.02 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 24.07 % change on previous year | -113.4% |
| 1963 | -21.91 % change on previous year | -191.0% |
| 1964 | 8.72 % change on previous year | -139.8% |
| 1965 | -10.16 % change on previous year | -216.5% |
| 1966 | 61.86 % change on previous year | -708.8% |
| 1967 | -8.33 % change on previous year | -113.5% |
| 1968 | -2.84 % change on previous year | -65.9% |
| 1969 | -1.92 % change on previous year | -32.5% |
| 1970 | -63.32 % change on previous year | +3204.0% |
| 1971 | -64.63 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 10.5 % change on previous year | -116.2% |
| 1973 | 23.37 % change on previous year | +122.5% |
| 1974 | 6.56 % change on previous year | -71.9% |
| 1975 | 280.41 % change on previous year | +4171.3% |
| 1976 | -68.53 % change on previous year | -124.4% |
| 1977 | -165.29 % change on previous year | +141.2% |
| 1978 | -6.3 % change on previous year | -96.2% |
| 1979 | -145.58 % change on previous year | +2210.5% |
| 1980 | 125.02 % change on previous year | -185.9% |
| 1981 | -98.28 % change on previous year | -178.6% |
| 1983 | 112.92 % change on previous year | -214.9% |
| 1985 | -113.95 % change on previous year | -200.9% |
| 1986 | 374.8 % change on previous year | -428.9% |
| 1987 | -125.13 % change on previous year | -133.4% |
| 1988 | -118.35 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 174.3 % change on previous year | -247.3% |
| 1990 | -49.95 % change on previous year | -128.7% |
| 1992 | 145.66 % change on previous year | -391.6% |
| 1993 | -310.4 % change on previous year | -313.1% |
| 1994 | -103.12 % change on previous year | -66.8% |
| 1995 | 34.48 % change on previous year | -133.4% |
| 1996 | -20.83 % change on previous year | -160.4% |
| 1997 | 63.07 % change on previous year | -402.8% |
| 1998 | 137.12 % change on previous year | +117.4% |
| 1999 | -324.73 % change on previous year | -336.8% |
| 2000 | -569.64 % change on previous year | +75.4% |
| 2001 | 67.18 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 2002 | -220.51 % change on previous year | -428.3% |
| 2003 | 174.7 % change on previous year | -179.2% |
| 2004 | -35.8 % change on previous year | -120.5% |
| 2005 | 155.72 % change on previous year | -535.0% |
| 2006 | -64.22 % change on previous year | -141.2% |
| 2007 | -330.61 % change on previous year | +414.8% |
| 2008 | 63.38 % change on previous year | -119.2% |
| 2009 | -47.63 % change on previous year | -175.1% |
| 2010 | -179.65 % change on previous year | +277.2% |
| 2011 | -23.22 % change on previous year | -87.1% |
| 2012 | -83.62 % change on previous year | +260.1% |
| 2013 | -7.64 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 2014 | -20.31 % change on previous year | +166.0% |
| 2015 | -32.49 % change on previous year | +60.0% |
| 2016 | 13.66 % change on previous year | -142.0% |
| 2017 | 21.03 % change on previous year | +54.0% |
| 2018 | 47.93 % change on previous year | +127.9% |
| 2019 | 3.54 % change on previous year | -92.6% |
| 2020 | 57.27 % change on previous year | +1515.9% |
| 2021 | -43.06 % change on previous year | -175.2% |
| 2022 | -19.84 % change on previous year | -53.9% |
| 2023 | 41.08 % change on previous year | -307.0% |
| 2024 | -75.4 % change on previous year | -283.6% |
| 2025 | -42.48 % change on previous year | -43.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net migration, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +4171.3% | 6.56 % change on previous year | 280.41 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | -3204.0% | -1.92 % change on previous year | -63.32 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | -2210.5% | -6.3 % change on previous year | -145.58 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +1515.9% | 3.54 % change on previous year | 57.27 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -14.5 % change on previous year | -180.02 % change on previous year | 61.86 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -19.28 % change on previous year | -165.29 % change on previous year | 280.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.42 % change on previous year | -125.13 % change on previous year | 374.8 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | -47.63 % change on previous year | -324.73 % change on previous year | 145.66 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -80.74 % change on previous year | -569.64 % change on previous year | 174.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -26.08 % change on previous year | -179.65 % change on previous year | 47.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -13.74 % change on previous year | -75.4 % change on previous year | 57.27 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 34 Pakistan 11.84 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Zimbabwe 9.87 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Nepal 9.12 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Tuvalu 8.93 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Israel 8.05 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Philippines 6.9 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Greenland 6.69 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -39.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Net migration -1.28 million (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 27.6% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 36.2% (2025)
- Broad money 69.6% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 27.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 9.99 (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 26.9% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was -42.48 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 374.8 % change on previous year in 1986.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -569.64 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.