Net migration in OECD members
OECD members: Net migration was 1.91 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net migration in OECD members, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 1.91 million for net migration in 2025.
The figure is down 26.3% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration in OECD members peaked at 6.80 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65,182, in 1982.
OECD members ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net migration in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 276,837 | — |
| 1961 | 379,251 | +37.0% |
| 1962 | 779,676 | +105.6% |
| 1963 | 659,388 | -15.4% |
| 1964 | 390,628 | -40.8% |
| 1965 | 606,513 | +55.3% |
| 1966 | 864,817 | +42.6% |
| 1967 | 229,275 | -73.5% |
| 1968 | 738,728 | +222.2% |
| 1969 | 826,376 | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 490,678 | -40.6% |
| 1971 | 1.49 million | +203.3% |
| 1972 | 1.19 million | -19.9% |
| 1973 | 1.18 million | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 684,454 | -41.8% |
| 1975 | 191,563 | -72.0% |
| 1976 | 301,734 | +57.5% |
| 1977 | 267,286 | -11.4% |
| 1978 | 273,235 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 370,914 | +35.7% |
| 1980 | 898,047 | +142.1% |
| 1981 | 109,821 | -87.8% |
| 1982 | 65,182 | -40.6% |
| 1983 | 274,220 | +320.7% |
| 1984 | 176,471 | -35.6% |
| 1985 | 533,107 | +202.1% |
| 1986 | 775,502 | +45.5% |
| 1987 | 806,651 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.26 million | +56.1% |
| 1989 | 1.49 million | +18.4% |
| 1990 | 2.41 million | +61.4% |
| 1991 | 2.08 million | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 2.31 million | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 1.82 million | -21.3% |
| 1994 | 2.14 million | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 1.10 million | -48.6% |
| 1996 | 1.47 million | +33.9% |
| 1997 | 1.26 million | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 734,998 | -41.5% |
| 1999 | 1.89 million | +157.2% |
| 2000 | 2.01 million | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 2.39 million | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 3.13 million | +30.9% |
| 2003 | 3.15 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.04 million | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 3.00 million | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.51 million | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 3.66 million | +46.1% |
| 2008 | 3.59 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.12 million | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 3.38 million | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 3.52 million | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 3.34 million | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 3.78 million | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 4.54 million | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 5.50 million | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 4.78 million | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 5.64 million | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 5.39 million | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 5.03 million | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 2.24 million | -55.4% |
| 2021 | 2.66 million | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 6.80 million | +155.6% |
| 2023 | 3.84 million | -43.6% |
| 2024 | 2.59 million | -32.5% |
| 2025 | 1.91 million | -26.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net migration in OECD members 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +320.7% | 65,182 | 274,220 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 575,149 | 229,275 | 864,817 | 10 |
| 1970s | 643,563 | 191,563 | 1.49 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 638,867 | 65,182 | 1.49 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.72 million | 734,998 | 2.41 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.96 million | 2.01 million | 3.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.49 million | 3.34 million | 5.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.34 million | 1.91 million | 6.80 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More financial sector data for OECD members
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 68.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -26.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 147.2% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 43.6% (2024)
- Broad money 113.1% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.22 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 68.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration in OECD members?
- Net migration in OECD members was 1.91 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest net migration recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 6.80 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest net migration recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,182 in 1982.
- How does OECD members rank for net migration?
- OECD members ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net migration rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Net migration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.