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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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryNet migration
30 Algeria -0.2
24 Argentina 0.0
42 Bangladesh -6.0
31 Brazil -0.4
5 Bulgaria 4.4
2 Canada 6.7
15 Chile 1.3
27 China -0.1
4 Colombia 4.5
36 Congo - Brazzaville -0.8
25 Congo - Kinshasa -0.0
20 Czechia 0.4
33 Ecuador -0.6
23 Egypt 0.1
7 Finland 3.2
10 France 2.2
17 Gabon 0.6
8 Germany 2.4
18 Greece 0.6
34 Honduras -0.6
29 Hong Kong SAR China -0.2
26 India -0.1
28 Indonesia -0.1
14 Italy 1.4
43 Lebanon -8.4
39 Liberia -2.0
1 Lithuania 7.1
38 Mexico -1.2
6 Netherlands 3.8
13 Norway 2.1
32 Philippines -0.4
22 Poland 0.1
35 Romania -0.7
9 Russia 2.3
40 Saudi Arabia -2.4
21 Sierra Leone 0.2
11 South Korea 2.2
3 Spain 5.0
37 Taiwan -0.9
19 Türkiye 0.4
12 United Kingdom 2.1
16 United States 1.0
41 Yemen -2.7

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2020

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.