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Net migration in United States

1950 – 2023 · 74 data points 9 of 43 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Net migration, 1950 – 2023 per 1,000 people · United States · World
−1.3 since 2013
United States World

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Compared with Net migration · per 1,000 people
United States
3.9
World
0.0

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects

The series at a glance United States · 1950 – 2023
Latest value 3.9 · 2023
First value 0.3 · 1950
Highest 5.7 · 2016
Lowest -0.4 · 1954
Data points 74

By year

All years · 1950 – 2023

YearUnited StatesChange World
2023 3.9 −0.0 0.0
2022 3.9 +1.9 0.0
2021 2.0 +1.0 0.0
2020 1.0 −4.3 0.0
2019 5.3 −0.0 0.0
2018 5.3 −0.3 0.0
2017 5.6 −0.1 0.0
2016 5.7 +0.5 0.0
2015 5.3 +0.1 0.0
2014 5.2 −0.0 0.0
2013 5.2 +0.1 0.0
2012 5.1 −0.0 0.0
2011 5.2 +0.0 0.0
2010 5.1 +0.6 0.0
2009 4.5 −0.1 0.0
2008 4.6 +0.1 0.0
2007 4.5 +0.0 0.0
2006 4.5 −0.1 0.0
2005 4.6 +0.1 0.0
2004 4.5 −0.1 0.0
2003 4.6 −0.1 0.0
2002 4.7 +0.0 0.0
2001 4.6 +0.2 0.0
2000 4.4 +0.3 0.0
1999 4.1 −0.3 0.0
1998 4.4 +0.4 0.0
1997 4.1 −0.1 0.0
1996 4.2 −0.2 0.0
1995 4.4 −0.1 0.0
1994 4.4 −0.2 0.0
1993 4.7 −0.3 0.0
1992 5.0 +0.3 0.0
1991 4.7 +0.4 0.0
1990 4.3 +2.7 0.0
1989 1.6 −0.3 0.0
1988 1.9 −0.1 0.0
1987 2.0 −0.1 0.0
1986 2.0 −0.5 0.0
1985 2.5 −0.1 0.0
1984 2.6 −0.2 0.0
1983 2.8 +0.2 0.0
1982 2.6 +0.0 0.0
1981 2.5 −0.1 0.0
1980 2.6 +0.4 0.0
1979 2.2 −0.3 0.0
1978 2.5 −0.1 0.0
1977 2.6 −0.3 0.0
1976 2.9 −0.1 0.0
1975 3.0 −0.3 0.0
1974 3.3 −0.4 0.0
1973 3.6 −0.3 0.0
1972 3.9 −0.0 0.0
1971 4.0 +0.4 0.0
1970 3.6 +1.0 0.0
1969 2.6 −0.4 0.0
1968 2.9 +0.0 0.0
1967 2.9 −0.3 0.0
1966 3.2 −0.1 0.0
1965 3.3 +0.1 0.0
1964 3.2 −0.2 0.0
1963 3.4 +0.0 0.0
1962 3.4 +0.2 0.0
1961 3.2 +0.8 0.0
1960 2.3 +0.2 0.0
1959 2.2 +2.2 0.0
1958 -0.0 −0.1 0.0
1957 0.1 +0.2 0.0
1956 -0.1 −0.2 0.0
1955 0.1 +0.5 0.0
1954 -0.4 −0.2 0.0
1953 -0.2 +0.2 0.0
1952 -0.3 −0.2 0.0
1951 -0.1 −0.5 0.0
1950 0.3 0.0

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Ranking · Countries

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryNet migration
29 Algeria -0.2
24 Argentina 0.1
41 Bangladesh -5.7
31 Brazil -0.5
35 Bulgaria -1.3
1 Canada 9.1
2 Chile 7.4
26 China -0.1
14 Colombia 2.2
38 Congo - Brazzaville -2.8
5 Congo - Kinshasa 5.2
22 Czechia 0.5
15 Ecuador 2.1
32 Egypt -0.7
11 Finland 3.2
23 France 0.2
10 Gabon 3.5
3 Germany 6.3
20 Greece 1.0
33 Honduras -0.7
18 Hong Kong SAR China 1.4
25 India 0.1
27 Indonesia -0.1
17 Italy 1.4
43 Lebanon -39.2
40 Liberia -5.6
42 Lithuania -10.7
37 Mexico -2.5
6 Netherlands 5.2
7 Norway 5.0
39 Philippines -2.9
28 Poland -0.1
36 Romania -1.7
12 Russia 3.1
34 Saudi Arabia -0.9
21 Sierra Leone 0.6
16 South Korea 1.8
13 Spain 2.3
19 Taiwan 1.2
9 Türkiye 4.3
8 United Kingdom 4.9
4 United States 5.7
30 Yemen -0.2

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2016

What it means

People moving in minus people moving out, per 1,000 residents a year.

How it is calculated

Arrivals minus departures in the year (often estimated as the population change not explained by births and deaths), per 1,000 residents.