Field Listing - Net migration rate

Country
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)
Afghanistan 21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Albania -4.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Algeria -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
American Samoa -7.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Andorra 13.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Angola 1.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Anguilla 14.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda 2.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Argentina 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Armenia -4.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Aruba 9.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Australia 6.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Austria 1.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Azerbaijan -1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bahamas, The -2.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bahrain 0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bangladesh -0.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Barbados -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Belarus 0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Belgium 1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Belize NA (2008 est.)
Benin 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bermuda 2.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bhutan NA (2008 est.)
Bolivia -1.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Botswana 5.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2008 est.)
Brazil -0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
British Virgin Islands 8.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Brunei 2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bulgaria -3.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Burkina Faso NA (2008 est.)
Burma NA (2008 est.)
Burundi 5.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cambodia NA (2008 est.)
Cameroon NA (2008 est.)
Canada 5.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cape Verde -11.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cayman Islands 16.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2008 est.)
Central African Republic NA (2008 est.)
Chad -3.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Chile NA (2008 est.)
China -0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Christmas Island NA (2008 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA (2008 est.)
Colombia -0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Comoros NA (2008 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Congo, Republic of the -2.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Costa Rica 0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire NA (2008 est.)
Croatia 1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cuba -1.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cyprus 0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Czech Republic 0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Denmark 2.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Djibouti NA (2008 est.)
Dominica -5.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Dominican Republic -2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Ecuador -7.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Egypt -0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
El Salvador -3.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Equatorial Guinea NA (2008 est.)
Eritrea NA (2008 est.)
Estonia -3.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Ethiopia NA
note: repatriation of Ethiopian refugees residing in Sudan is expected to continue for several years; some Sudanese, Somali, and Eritrean refugees, who fled to Ethiopia from the fighting or famine in their own countries, continue to return to their homes (2008 est.)
European Union 1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA (2008 est.)
Faroe Islands -0.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Fiji -2.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Finland 0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
France 1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
French Polynesia 2.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Gabon -3.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Gambia, The 0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Gaza Strip 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Georgia -4.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Germany 2.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Ghana -0.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Gibraltar 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Greece 2.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Greenland -5.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Grenada -11.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Guam NA (2008 est.)
Guatemala -2.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Guernsey 3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Guinea -1.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Guinea-Bissau 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Guyana -7.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Haiti -0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Honduras -1.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Hong Kong 4.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Hungary 0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Iceland 1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
India -0.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Indonesia -1.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Iran -3.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Iraq NA (2008 est.)
Ireland 4.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Isle of Man 5.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Israel 2.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Italy 2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Jamaica -5.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Japan NA (2008 est.)
Jersey 2.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Jordan 5.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Kazakhstan -3.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Kenya 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Kiribati NA (2008 est.)
Korea, North NA (2008 est.)
Korea, South NA (2008 est.)
Kuwait 16.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Kyrgyzstan -2.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Laos NA (2008 est.)
Latvia -2.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Lebanon NA (2008 est.)
Lesotho -0.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Liberia 15.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Libya NA (2008 est.)
Liechtenstein 4.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Lithuania -0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Luxembourg 8.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Macau 26.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Macedonia -0.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Madagascar NA (2008 est.)
Malawi NA (2008 est.)
Malaysia NA
note: does not reflect net flow of an unknown number of illegal immigrants from other countries in the region (2008 est.)
Maldives NA (2008 est.)
Mali -5.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Malta 2.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Marshall Islands -5.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mauritania NA (2008 est.)
Mauritius -0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mayotte 2.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mexico -3.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of -21.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Moldova -1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Monaco 7.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mongolia NA (2008 est.)
Montserrat NA (2008 est.)
Morocco -0.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mozambique NA (2008 est.)
Namibia 0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Nauru NA (2008 est.)
Nepal NA (2008 est.)
Netherlands 2.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Netherlands Antilles -0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
New Caledonia NA
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2008 est.)
New Zealand 2.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Nicaragua -1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Niger -0.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Nigeria -0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Niue NA (2008 est.)
Norfolk Island NA (2008 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands 7.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Norway 1.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Oman 0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Pakistan -0.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Palau 0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Panama -0.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Papua New Guinea NA (2008 est.)
Paraguay -0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Peru -0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Philippines -1.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Pitcairn Islands NA (2008 est.)
Poland -0.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Portugal 3.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Puerto Rico -1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Qatar -2.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Romania -0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Russia 0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Rwanda 2.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saint Helena NA (2008 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis -2.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saint Lucia -4.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon -4.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -7.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Samoa -9.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
San Marino 10.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe -1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saudi Arabia -6.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Senegal 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Seychelles -5.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sierra Leone 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: refugees currently in surrounding countries are slowly returning (2008 est.)
Singapore 6.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Slovakia 0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Slovenia 0.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Solomon Islands NA (2008 est.)
Somalia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
South Africa 4.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2008 est.)
Spain 0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sri Lanka -1.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sudan 0.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Suriname -0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Svalbard NA (2008 est.)
Swaziland NA (2008 est.)
Sweden 1.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Switzerland 2.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Syria NA (2008 est.)
Taiwan 0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Tajikistan -1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Tanzania -1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Thailand NA (2008 est.)
Timor-Leste NA (2008 est.)
Togo NA (2008 est.)
Tokelau NA (2008 est.)
Tonga NA (2008 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago -11.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Tunisia -0.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Turkey 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Turkmenistan -3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands 9.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Tuvalu NA (2008 est.)
Uganda 0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Ukraine -0.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
United Arab Emirates 24.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
United Kingdom 2.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
United States 2.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Uruguay -0.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Uzbekistan -3.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Vanuatu NA (2008 est.)
Venezuela -0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Vietnam -0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Virgin Islands -5.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Wallis and Futuna NA
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2008 est.)
West Bank 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Yemen NA (2008 est.)
Zambia -2.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Zimbabwe NA
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2008 est.)

This page was last updated on 4 September 2008
 

Source : The World Factbook