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Field Listing :: Net migration rate
This entry includes the figure for the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population). An excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration (e.g., 3.56 migrants/1,000 population); an excess of persons leaving the country as net emigration (e.g., -9.26 migrants/1,000 population). The net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change. High levels of migration can cause problems such as increasing unemployment and potential ethnic strife (if people are coming in) or a reduction in the labor force, perhaps in certain key sectors (if people are leaving).
Country Comparison to the World
Country
Net migration rate(migrant(s)/1,000 population)
Albania
-4.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Algeria
-0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Andorra
6.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Angola
1.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Anguilla
14.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Argentina
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Armenia
-4.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Aruba
9.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Australia
6.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Austria
1.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Azerbaijan
-1.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Bahrain
0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Bangladesh
-2.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Barbados
-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Belarus
0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Belgium
1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Benin
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Bermuda
2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Bolivia
-1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Botswana
5 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2009 est.)
Brazil
-0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Brunei
2.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Bulgaria
-3.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Burundi
4.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Canada
5.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Cape Verde
-11.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Cayman Islands
16.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2009 est.)
Chad
-4.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
China
-0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Colombia
-0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Costa Rica
0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Croatia
1.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Cuba
-1.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Cyprus
0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Denmark
2.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Dominica
-5.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Ecuador
-0.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Egypt
-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
El Salvador
-3.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Estonia
-3.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Ethiopia
-0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population
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 (2009 est.)
Fiji
-2.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Finland
0.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
France
1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Gabon
-3.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Gambia, The
0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Gaza Strip
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Georgia
-4.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Germany
2.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Ghana
-0.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Gibraltar
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Greece
2.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Greenland
-5.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Grenada
-10.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Guatemala
-2.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Guernsey
3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Guinea
-0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Guyana
-7.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Haiti
-2.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Honduras
-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Hong Kong
4.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Hungary
0.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Iceland
0.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
India
-0.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Indonesia
-1.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Iran
-2.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Ireland
4.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Isle of Man
5.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Israel
2.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Italy
2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Jamaica
-5.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Jersey
2.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Jordan
5.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Kazakhstan
-3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Kenya
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Kuwait
16.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
-2.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Latvia
-2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Lesotho
-0.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Liberia
5.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Lithuania
-0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Luxembourg
8.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Macau
14.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Macedonia
-0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Malaysia
NA
note: does not reflect net flow of an unknown number of illegal immigrants from other countries in the region (2009 est.)
Maldives
-12.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Mali
-5.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Malta
2.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Mauritania
-0.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Mauritius
-0.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Mayotte
1.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Mexico
-3.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Moldova
-1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Monaco
7.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Morocco
-0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Namibia
0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Nepal
-3.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Netherlands
2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
New Caledonia
NA
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2009 est.)
New Zealand
2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Nicaragua
-1.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Niger
-0.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Nigeria
-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Norway
1.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Oman
0.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Pakistan
-0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Palau
0.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Panama
-0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Paraguay
-0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Peru
-0.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Philippines
-1.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Poland
-0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Portugal
3.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Puerto Rico
-0.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Qatar
-3.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Romania
-0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Russia
0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Rwanda
2.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Saint Lucia
-4.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Samoa
-8.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
San Marino
10.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Senegal
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Serbia
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Seychelles
1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Sierra Leone
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: refugees currently in surrounding countries are slowly returning (2009 est.)
Singapore
5.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Slovakia
0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Slovenia
0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Somalia
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
South Africa
-0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2009 est.)
Spain
0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Sri Lanka
-1.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Sudan
0.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Suriname
-0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Sweden
1.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Switzerland
1.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Taiwan
0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Tajikistan
-1.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Tanzania
-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Tunisia
-0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Turkey
0.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Uganda
-8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Ukraine
-0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Uruguay
-0.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Uzbekistan
-2.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Venezuela
-0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Vietnam
-0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Wallis and Futuna
-6.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2009 est.)
West Bank
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Zambia
-2.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Zimbabwe
NA
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2009 est.)