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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

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryNet migration
1 Canada 10.3
2 Spain 9.8
3 Chile 9.4
4 Colombia 8.0
5 Saudi Arabia 6.3
6 Netherlands 6.2
7 United States 5.3
8 Norway 4.8
9 Germany 3.8
10 Lithuania 3.8
11 United Kingdom 3.5
12 Greece 3.4
13 Ecuador 3.2
14 Finland 2.8
15 South Korea 2.5
16 Russia 2.3
17 France 1.1
18 Gabon 1.0
19 Italy 0.8
20 Taiwan 0.7
21 Czechia 0.5
22 Poland 0.2
23 Argentina 0.1
24 Egypt 0.1
25 Yemen 0.1
26 Philippines -0.1
27 Indonesia -0.1
28 Türkiye -0.2
29 Sierra Leone -0.3
30 Bulgaria -0.3
31 China -0.5
32 Brazil -0.6
33 Algeria -0.6
34 Honduras -0.7
35 India -0.7
36 Hong Kong SAR China -1.0
37 Congo - Brazzaville -1.1
38 Mexico -1.3
39 Romania -1.4
40 Congo - Kinshasa -1.6
41 Liberia -3.9
42 Bangladesh -6.2
43 Lebanon -46.1

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2019

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.