Country Profile and Demographics: world Net Migration Rate

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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).
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Country	Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)
Afghanistan	21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Albania	-4.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Algeria	-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
American Samoa	-21.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Andorra	6.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Angola	1.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Anguilla	14.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda	-6.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Argentina	0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Armenia	-4.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Aruba	9.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Australia	3.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Austria	1.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Azerbaijan	-1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bahamas, The	-2.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bahrain	0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bangladesh	-0.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Barbados	-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Belarus	0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Belgium	1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Belize	NA (2008 est.)
Benin	0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bermuda	2.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bhutan	NA (2008 est.)
Bolivia	-1.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	6.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Botswana	5.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2008 est.)
Brazil	-0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
British Virgin Islands	8.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Brunei	2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bulgaria	-3.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Burkina Faso	NA (2008 est.)
Burma	NA (2008 est.)
Burundi	5.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cambodia	NA (2008 est.)
Cameroon	NA (2008 est.)
Canada	5.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cape Verde	-11.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cayman Islands	16.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2008 est.)
Central African Republic	NA (2008 est.)
Chad	-3.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Chile	NA (2008 est.)
China	-0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Christmas Island	NA (2008 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	NA (2008 est.)
Colombia	-0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Comoros	NA (2008 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	1.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Congo, Republic of the	-2.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Costa Rica	0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire	NA (2008 est.)
Croatia	1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cuba	-1.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cyprus	0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Czech Republic	0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Denmark	2.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Djibouti	NA (2008 est.)
Dominica	-5.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Dominican Republic	-2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Ecuador	-7.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Egypt	-0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
El Salvador	-3.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Equatorial Guinea	NA (2008 est.)
Eritrea	NA (2008 est.)
Estonia	-3.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Ethiopia	NA 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 (2008 est.)
European Union	1.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	NA (2008 est.)
Faroe Islands	-0.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Fiji	-2.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Finland	0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
France	1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
French Polynesia	2.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Gabon	-3.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Gambia, The	0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Gaza Strip	1.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Georgia	-4.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Germany	2.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Ghana	-0.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Gibraltar	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Greece	2.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Greenland	-8.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Grenada	-11.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Guam	NA (2008 est.)
Guatemala	-2.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Guernsey	3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Guinea	-3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Guinea-Bissau	-2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Guyana	-7.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Haiti	-0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Honduras	-1.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Hong Kong	4.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Hungary	0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Iceland	1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
India	-0.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Indonesia	-1.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Iran	-3.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Iraq	NA (2008 est.)
Ireland	4.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Isle of Man	5.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Israel	2.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Italy	2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Jamaica	-5.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Japan	NA (2008 est.)
Jersey	2.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Jordan	5.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Kazakhstan	-3.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Kenya	-1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Kiribati	NA (2008 est.)
Korea, North	NA (2008 est.)
Korea, South	NA (2008 est.)
Kuwait	16.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Kyrgyzstan	-2.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Laos	NA (2008 est.)
Latvia	-2.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Lebanon	NA (2008 est.)
Lesotho	-0.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Liberia	15.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Libya	NA (2008 est.)
Liechtenstein	4.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Lithuania	-0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Luxembourg	8.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Macau	4.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Macedonia	-0.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Madagascar	NA (2008 est.)
Malawi	NA (2008 est.)
Malaysia	NA note: does not reflect net flow of an unknown number of illegal immigrants from other countries in the region (2008 est.)
Maldives	NA (2008 est.)
Mali	-5.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Malta	2.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Marshall Islands	-5.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mauritania	NA (2008 est.)
Mauritius	-0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mayotte	2.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mexico	-3.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of	-21.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Moldova	-1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Monaco	7.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mongolia	NA (2008 est.)
Montserrat	NA (2008 est.)
Morocco	-0.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mozambique	NA (2008 est.)
Namibia	0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Nauru	NA (2008 est.)
Nepal	NA (2008 est.)
Netherlands	2.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Netherlands Antilles	-0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
New Caledonia	NA note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2008 est.)
New Zealand	2.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Nicaragua	-1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Niger	-0.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Nigeria	0.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Niue	NA (2008 est.)
Norfolk Island	NA (2008 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands	7.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Norway	1.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Oman	0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Pakistan	-1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Palau	0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Panama	-0.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Papua New Guinea	NA (2008 est.)
Paraguay	-0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Peru	-0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Philippines	-1.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Pitcairn Islands	NA (2008 est.)
Poland	-0.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Portugal	3.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Puerto Rico	-1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Qatar	12.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Romania	-0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Russia	0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Rwanda	2.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saint Helena	NA (2008 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	-2.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saint Lucia	-0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	-4.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-7.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Samoa	-9.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
San Marino	10.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe	-1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saudi Arabia	-6.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Senegal	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Seychelles	-5.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sierra Leone	1 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: refugees currently in surrounding countries are slowly returning (2005 est.)
Singapore	6.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Slovakia	0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Slovenia	0.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Solomon Islands	NA (2008 est.)
Somalia	5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
South Africa	-0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2008 est.)
Spain	0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sri Lanka	-1.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sudan	0.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Suriname	-0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Svalbard	NA (2008 est.)
Swaziland	NA (2008 est.)
Sweden	1.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Switzerland	2.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Syria	NA (2008 est.)
Taiwan	0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Tajikistan	-1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Tanzania	-1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Thailand	NA (2008 est.)
Timor-Leste	NA (2008 est.)
Togo	NA (2008 est.)
Tokelau	NA (2008 est.)
Tonga	NA (2008 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago	-11.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Tunisia	-0.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Turkey	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Turkmenistan	-3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands	9.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Tuvalu	NA (2008 est.)
Uganda	0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Ukraine	-0.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
United Arab Emirates	24.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
United Kingdom	2.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
United States	2.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Uruguay	-0.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Uzbekistan	-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Vanuatu	NA (2008 est.)
Venezuela	-0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Vietnam	-0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Virgin Islands	-9.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Wallis and Futuna	NA note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2008 est.)
West Bank	2.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Yemen	NA (2008 est.)
Zambia	-2.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Zimbabwe	NA note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2008 est.)

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