Net Migration by Country — 2025 World Rankings
Net migration (immigrants minus emigrants) over five-year periods. Data from World Bank / UN.
Updated April 2026 · Source: World BankIn 2025, Ukraine leads the world in net migration with 1.7M, followed by United States (1.2M), Syrian Arab Republic (421,693), United Kingdom (389,911), Canada (326,204). At the other end, Pakistan ranks last at -1.2M. The global median is -1,051 (American Samoa). This ranking covers 217 countries and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators, one of the most authoritative sources for international economic statistics.
The top 10 countries are: 1. Ukraine, 2. United States, 3. Syrian Arab Republic, 4. United Kingdom, 5. Canada, 6. Sudan, 7. Malaysia, 8. United Arab Emirates, 9. South Africa, 10. Japan. All data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly. Free API access is available for developers and researchers.
| # | Country | Net Migration | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ukraine | 1.7M | 2025 |
| 2 |  United States | 1.2M | 2025 |
| 3 |  Syrian Arab Republic | 421,693 | 2025 |
| 4 |  United Kingdom | 389,911 | 2025 |
| 5 |  Canada | 326,204 | 2025 |
| 6 |  Sudan | 291,469 | 2025 |
| 7 |  Malaysia | 166,615 | 2025 |
| 8 |  United Arab Emirates | 158,634 | 2025 |
| 9 |  South Africa | 146,370 | 2025 |
| 10 |  Japan | 140,579 | 2025 |
| 11 |  Australia | 137,109 | 2025 |
| 12 |  Colombia | 129,139 | 2025 |
| 13 |  Saudi Arabia | 119,738 | 2025 |
| 14 |  Iran, Islamic Rep. | 116,786 | 2025 |
| 15 |  Oman | 113,734 | 2025 |
| 16 |  Netherlands | 104,681 | 2025 |
| 17 |  Spain | 96,630 | 2025 |
| 18 |  France | 91,737 | 2025 |
| 19 |  Italy | 75,448 | 2025 |
| 20 |  Korea, Rep. | 65,731 | 2025 |
| 21 |  Chile | 51,712 | 2025 |
| 22 |  Sweden | 47,079 | 2025 |
| 23 |  Kuwait | 42,775 | 2025 |
| 24 |  Switzerland | 37,253 | 2025 |
| 25 |  Qatar | 36,288 | 2025 |
| 26 |  Ireland | 35,417 | 2025 |
| 27 |  Belgium | 31,989 | 2025 |
| 28 |  Norway | 29,798 | 2025 |
| 29 |  Thailand | 27,509 | 2025 |
| 30 |  Ethiopia | 24,054 | 2025 |
| 31 |  Denmark | 22,103 | 2025 |
| 32 |  Finland | 18,246 | 2025 |
| 33 |  Bahrain | 18,128 | 2025 |
| 34 |  Hong Kong SAR, China | 17,863 | 2025 |
| 35 |  New Zealand | 17,403 | 2025 |
| 36 |  Singapore | 16,892 | 2025 |
| 37 |  Greece | 16,636 | 2025 |
| 38 |  Portugal | 16,472 | 2025 |
| 39 |  Turkmenistan | 13,268 | 2025 |
| 40 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 12,077 | 2025 |
| 41 |  Peru | 11,931 | 2025 |
| 42 |  Israel | 11,466 | 2025 |
| 43 |  Cote d'Ivoire | 11,305 | 2025 |
| 44 |  Austria | 11,254 | 2025 |
| 45 |  Azerbaijan | 8,731 | 2025 |
| 46 |  Cyprus | 7,749 | 2025 |
| 47 |  Zambia | 6,562 | 2025 |
| 48 |  Rwanda | 6,282 | 2025 |
| 49 |  Panama | 6,151 | 2025 |
| 50 |  South Sudan | 6,145 | 2025 |
| 51 |  Puerto Rico (US) | 5,495 | 2025 |
| 52 |  Luxembourg | 5,237 | 2025 |
| 53 |  Malta | 5,161 | 2025 |
| 54 |  Equatorial Guinea | 3,812 | 2025 |
| 55 |  Argentina | 2,859 | 2025 |
| 56 |  Slovenia | 2,711 | 2025 |
| 57 |  Iceland | 2,709 | 2025 |
| 58 |  Namibia | 1,866 | 2025 |
| 59 |  Kyrgyz Republic | 1,815 | 2025 |
| 60 |  Solomon Islands | 1,631 | 2025 |
| 61 |  Seychelles | 1,590 | 2025 |
| 62 |  Georgia | 1,283 | 2025 |
| 63 |  Gabon | 1,116 | 2025 |
| 64 |  Costa Rica | 1,000 | 2025 |
| 65 |  Bahamas, The | 935 | 2025 |
| 66 |  Cayman Islands | 888 | 2025 |
| 67 |  Andorra | 843 | 2025 |
| 68 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 691 | 2025 |
| 69 |  Channel Islands | 675 | 2025 |
| 70 |  Gibraltar | 549 | 2025 |
| 71 |  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 530 | 2025 |
| 72 |  Curacao | 470 | 2025 |
| 73 |  Bhutan | 455 | 2025 |
| 74 |  New Caledonia | 440 | 2025 |
| 75 |  Faroe Islands | 386 | 2025 |
| 76 |  Belize | 360 | 2025 |
| 77 |  Liechtenstein | 194 | 2025 |
| 78 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 177 | 2025 |
| 79 |  Isle of Man | 166 | 2025 |
| 80 |  British Virgin Islands | 153 | 2025 |
| 81 |  San Marino | 122 | 2025 |
| 82 |  Aruba | 111 | 2025 |
| 83 |  Monaco | 100 | 2025 |
| 84 |  Mongolia | 79 | 2025 |
| 85 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 18 | 2025 |
| 86 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 2025 |
| 87 |  Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 2025 |
| 88 |  Bermuda | -2 | 2025 |
| 89 |  Palau | -16 | 2025 |
| 90 |  St. Lucia | -23 | 2025 |
| 91 |  Vanuatu | -52 | 2025 |
| 92 |  Barbados | -87 | 2025 |
| 93 |  Nauru | -122 | 2025 |
| 94 |  Libya | -172 | 2025 |
| 95 |  Grenada | -185 | 2025 |
| 96 |  Dominica | -242 | 2025 |
| 97 |  Tuvalu | -255 | 2025 |
| 98 |  Greenland | -265 | 2025 |
| 99 |  Papua New Guinea | -284 | 2025 |
| 100 |  Macao SAR, China | -328 | 2025 |
| 101 |  Virgin Islands (U.S.) | -357 | 2025 |
| 102 |  Kiribati | -462 | 2025 |
| 103 |  Guam | -493 | 2025 |
| 104 |  Djibouti | -581 | 2025 |
| 105 |  Sao Tome and Principe | -650 | 2025 |
| 106 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -714 | 2025 |
| 107 |  Northern Mariana Islands | -963 | 2025 |
| 108 |  Suriname | -967 | 2025 |
| 109 |  American Samoa | -1,051 | 2025 |
| 110 |  Iraq | -1,064 | 2025 |
| 111 |  Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | -1,125 | 2025 |
| 112 |  St. Martin (French part) | -1,170 | 2025 |
| 113 |  French Polynesia | -1,199 | 2025 |
| 114 |  Cabo Verde | -1,284 | 2025 |
| 115 |  Uruguay | -1,338 | 2025 |
| 116 |  Guinea-Bissau | -1,373 | 2025 |
| 117 |  Marshall Islands | -1,698 | 2025 |
| 118 |  Comoros | -2,127 | 2025 |
| 119 |  Tonga | -2,150 | 2025 |
| 120 |  Madagascar | -2,227 | 2025 |
| 121 |  Maldives | -2,283 | 2025 |
| 122 |  Timor-Leste | -2,550 | 2025 |
| 123 |  Mauritius | -2,784 | 2025 |
| 124 |  Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | -2,787 | 2025 |
| 125 |  Samoa | -2,815 | 2025 |
| 126 |  Bulgaria | -2,961 | 2025 |
| 127 |  Gambia, The | -2,984 | 2025 |
| 128 |  Congo, Rep. | -2,999 | 2025 |
| 129 |  Belarus | -3,020 | 2025 |
| 130 |  Bolivia | -3,179 | 2025 |
| 131 |  Fiji | -3,288 | 2025 |
| 132 |  Croatia | -3,481 | 2025 |
| 133 |  Angola | -3,524 | 2025 |
| 134 |  Honduras | -4,778 | 2025 |
| 135 |  Mauritania | -5,044 | 2025 |
| 136 |  Guyana | -5,092 | 2025 |
| 137 |  Lesotho | -5,192 | 2025 |
| 138 |  Malawi | -5,628 | 2025 |
| 139 |  North Macedonia | -5,645 | 2025 |
| 140 |  Botswana | -5,665 | 2025 |
| 141 |  Eswatini | -5,775 | 2025 |
| 142 |  Eritrea | -6,698 | 2025 |
| 143 |  Uzbekistan | -6,987 | 2025 |
| 144 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | -6,994 | 2025 |
| 145 |  Latvia | -7,330 | 2025 |
| 146 |  Niger | -7,704 | 2025 |
| 147 |  Benin | -7,847 | 2025 |
| 148 |  Guatemala | -7,959 | 2025 |
| 149 |  Nicaragua | -8,371 | 2025 |
| 150 |  Kazakhstan | -8,834 | 2025 |
| 151 |  Montenegro | -9,279 | 2025 |
| 152 |  Liberia | -9,870 | 2025 |
| 153 |  Lebanon | -10,230 | 2025 |
| 154 |  Lao PDR | -10,645 | 2025 |
| 155 |  Jamaica | -11,053 | 2025 |
| 156 |  Sierra Leone | -11,309 | 2025 |
| 157 |  Paraguay | -12,423 | 2025 |
| 158 |  Senegal | -12,636 | 2025 |
| 159 |  Tanzania | -12,730 | 2025 |
| 160 |  Serbia | -13,086 | 2025 |
| 161 |  Estonia | -13,350 | 2025 |
| 162 |  Tunisia | -14,523 | 2025 |
| 163 |  Central African Republic | -14,693 | 2025 |
| 164 |  Togo | -15,010 | 2025 |
| 165 |  Nigeria | -15,258 | 2025 |
| 166 |  Cameroon | -15,379 | 2025 |
| 167 |  Guinea | -16,282 | 2025 |
| 168 |  Yemen, Rep. | -16,291 | 2025 |
| 169 |  Hungary | -16,331 | 2025 |
| 170 |  Ghana | -17,079 | 2025 |
| 171 |  Ecuador | -17,219 | 2025 |
| 172 |  Kosovo | -18,380 | 2025 |
| 173 |  Tajikistan | -21,606 | 2025 |
| 174 |  Cuba | -22,244 | 2025 |
| 175 |  West Bank and Gaza | -23,156 | 2025 |
| 176 |  El Salvador | -23,934 | 2025 |
| 177 |  Albania | -24,230 | 2025 |
| 178 |  Lithuania | -24,618 | 2025 |
| 179 |  Burkina Faso | -27,130 | 2025 |
| 180 |  Congo, Dem. Rep. | -27,309 | 2025 |
| 181 |  Kenya | -27,330 | 2025 |
| 182 |  Algeria | -27,531 | 2025 |
| 183 |  Armenia | -29,013 | 2025 |
| 184 |  Romania | -29,041 | 2025 |
| 185 |  Moldova | -29,766 | 2025 |
| 186 |  Sri Lanka | -30,724 | 2025 |
| 187 |  Slovak Republic | -31,377 | 2025 |
| 188 |  Cambodia | -31,469 | 2025 |
| 189 |  Haiti | -32,052 | 2025 |
| 190 |  Burundi | -34,727 | 2025 |
| 191 |  Dominican Republic | -35,306 | 2025 |
| 192 |  Indonesia | -39,509 | 2025 |
| 193 |  Myanmar | -39,661 | 2025 |
| 194 |  Mali | -48,019 | 2025 |
| 195 |  Viet Nam | -48,171 | 2025 |
| 196 |  Zimbabwe | -54,555 | 2025 |
| 197 |  Morocco | -56,254 | 2025 |
| 198 |  Egypt, Arab Rep. | -57,305 | 2025 |
| 199 |  Mozambique | -65,573 | 2025 |
| 200 |  Afghanistan | -74,404 | 2025 |
| 201 |  Venezuela, RB | -100,467 | 2025 |
| 202 |  Mexico | -108,037 | 2025 |
| 203 |  Czechia | -112,188 | 2025 |
| 204 |  Uganda | -119,059 | 2025 |
| 205 |  Chad | -123,104 | 2025 |
| 206 |  Philippines | -149,315 | 2025 |
| 207 |  Brazil | -217,283 | 2025 |
| 208 |  Russian Federation | -251,822 | 2025 |
| 209 |  Turkiye | -258,205 | 2025 |
| 210 |  China | -268,126 | 2025 |
| 211 |  Jordan | -303,267 | 2025 |
| 212 |  Poland | -330,820 | 2025 |
| 213 |  Germany | -334,072 | 2025 |
| 214 |  Nepal | -364,699 | 2025 |
| 215 |  Bangladesh | -402,100 | 2025 |
| 216 |  India | -495,753 | 2025 |
| 217 |  Pakistan | -1.2M | 2025 |
Understanding Net Migration by Country
Net migration measures the difference between immigrants entering and emigrants leaving a country over a five-year period. Positive values indicate net immigration. The data comes from the United Nations Population Division via the World Bank.
The largest net immigration flows go to the United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Gulf states have extremely high migration rates — in Qatar and the UAE, foreign workers outnumber citizens by more than 3 to 1.
Migration flows are driven by economic opportunity differentials, conflict, and demographic complementarity. Countries with aging populations actively recruit immigrant workers. The economic effects of immigration are consistently positive in aggregate — immigrants expand the labor force, start businesses, and contribute to innovation — though distributional effects generate political controversy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest net migration in 2025?
Ukraine has the highest net migration at 1.7M as of 2025, according to World Bank data.
Which country has the lowest net migration in 2025?
Pakistan has the lowest net migration at -1.2M as of 2025.
How many countries are ranked by net migration?
217 countries have reported data for net migration. The data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
What is the median net migration across all countries?
The median net migration is -1,051 (American Samoa, ranked #109 out of 217 countries).