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  Field Listing - Net migration rate


Country
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)
Afghanistan 21.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Albania -4.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Algeria -0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
American Samoa -20.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Andorra 6.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Angola 0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Anguilla 8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda -6.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Argentina 0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Armenia -6.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Aruba 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Australia 3.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Austria 1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Azerbaijan -4.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Bahamas, The -2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Bahrain 1.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Bangladesh -0.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Barbados -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Belarus 2.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Belgium 1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Belize 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Benin 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Bermuda 2.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Bhutan 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Bolivia -1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Botswana 6.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Brazil -0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
British Virgin Islands 10.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Brunei 3.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Bulgaria -4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Burkina Faso 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Burma -1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Burundi 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Cambodia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Cameroon 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Canada 5.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Cape Verde -11.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Cayman Islands 18.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2005 est.)
Central African Republic 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Chad -0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Chile 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
China -0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Christmas Island NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA
Colombia -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Comoros 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the -0.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: fighting between the Congolese Government and Uganda- and Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels spawned a regional war in DROC in August 1998, which left 1.8 million Congolese internally displaced and caused 300,000 Congolese refugees to flee to surrounding countries (2005 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Costa Rica 0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Croatia 1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Cuba -1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Cyprus 0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Czech Republic 0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Denmark 2.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Djibouti 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Dominica -11.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Dominican Republic -3.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
East Timor 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Ecuador -6.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Egypt -0.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
El Salvador -3.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Eritrea 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: UNHCR began repatriating about 150,000 Eritrean refugees from Sudan in 2001 following the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2000 (2005 est.)
Estonia -3.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Ethiopia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: repatriation of Ethiopians who fled to Sudan for refuge from war and famine in earlier years is expected to continue for several years; some Sudanese and Somali refugees, who fled to Ethiopia from the fighting or famine in their own countries, continue to return to their homes (2005 est.)
European Union 1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (July 2005 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Faroe Islands 0.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Fiji -3.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Finland 0.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
France 0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
French Guiana 5.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
French Polynesia 2.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Gabon 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Gambia, The 1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Gaza Strip 1.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Georgia -4.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Germany 2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Ghana -0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Gibraltar 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Greece 2.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Greenland -8.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Grenada -13.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Guadeloupe -0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Guam 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Guatemala -1.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Guernsey 3.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Guinea -2.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: as a result of conflict in neighboring countries, Guinea is host to approximately 150,000 Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees (2005 est.)
Guinea-Bissau -1.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Guyana -7.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Haiti -1.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Honduras -1.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Hong Kong 5.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Hungary 0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Iceland 2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
India -0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Indonesia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Iran -2.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Iraq 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Ireland 4.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Israel 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Italy 2.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Jamaica -4.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Japan 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Jersey 2.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Jordan 6.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Kazakhstan -3.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Kenya 0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: according to UNHCR, by the end of 2001 Kenya was host to 220,000 refugees from neighboring countries, including: Somalia 145,000 and Sudan 68,000 (2005 est.)
Kiribati 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Korea, North 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Korea, South 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Kuwait 14.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Kyrgyzstan -2.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Laos 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Latvia -2.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Lebanon 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Lesotho -0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Liberia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: at least 200,000 Liberian refugees are in surrounding countries; the uncertain security situation has hindered their ability to return (2005 est.)
Libya 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Liechtenstein 4.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Lithuania -0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Luxembourg 8.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Macau 4.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Macedonia -0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Madagascar 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Malawi 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Malaysia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: does not reflect net flow of an unknown number of illegal immigrants from other countries in the region (2005 est.)
Maldives 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Mali -0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Malta 2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Man, Isle of 5.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Marshall Islands -5.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Martinique -0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Mauritania 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Mauritius -0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Mayotte 5.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Mexico -4.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of -21.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Moldova -0.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Monaco 7.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Mongolia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Montserrat 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Morocco -0.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Mozambique 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Namibia 0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Nauru 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Nepal 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Netherlands 2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Netherlands Antilles -0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
New Caledonia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
New Zealand 3.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Nicaragua -1.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Niger -0.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Nigeria 0.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Niue NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Norfolk Island NA
Northern Mariana Islands 8.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Norway 1.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Oman 0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Pakistan -1.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Palau 2.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Panama -0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Papua New Guinea 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Paraguay -0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Peru -1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Philippines -1.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Pitcairn Islands NA
Poland -0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Portugal 3.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Puerto Rico -1.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Qatar 15.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Reunion 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Romania -0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Russia 1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Rwanda 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Saint Helena 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis -5.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Saint Lucia -2.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon -4.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -7.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Samoa -11.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
San Marino 10.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe -2.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Saudi Arabia -3.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Senegal 0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro -1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Seychelles -5.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sierra Leone 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: refugees currently in surrounding countries are slowly returning (2005 est.)
Singapore 10.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Slovakia 0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Slovenia 1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Solomon Islands 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Somalia 5.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
South Africa -0.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Spain 0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sri Lanka -1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sudan -0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Suriname -8.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Svalbard NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Swaziland 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sweden 1.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Switzerland 3.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Syria 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Taiwan 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Tajikistan -2.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Tanzania -3.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Thailand 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Togo 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Tokelau NA
Tonga 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago -10.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Tunisia -0.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Turkey 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Turkmenistan -0.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands 11.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Tuvalu 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Uganda -1.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Ukraine -0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
United Arab Emirates 0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
United Kingdom 2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
United States 3.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Uruguay -0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Uzbekistan -1.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Vanuatu 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Venezuela 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Vietnam -0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Virgin Islands -8.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Wallis and Futuna NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2005 est.)
West Bank 2.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Yemen 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Zambia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Zimbabwe 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population negligible migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2005 est.)

This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005


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