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Net migration in United States

1950 – 2023 · 74 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated Oct 21, 2026

section.source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Net migration, 1950 – 2023 per 1,000 people · United States · section.levels.world
−1.3 section.change_since
United States section.levels.world

section.source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

section.compare Net migration · per 1,000 people
United States
3.9
section.levels.world
0.0

section.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

section.all_years · 1950 – 2023

YearUnited StatesChange section.levels.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

section.source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Ranking · Countries

2012 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryNet migration
1 Lebanon 23.8
2 Saudi Arabia 17.7
3 Gabon 10.8
4 Norway 9.5
5 Canada 7.0
6 South Korea 5.7
7 United States 5.1
8 Hong Kong SAR China 4.9
9 Italy 4.2
10 Türkiye 3.4
11 Finland 3.3
12 United Kingdom 2.7
13 Germany 2.5
14 Russia 2.0
15 Chile 1.8
16 France 1.6
17 Taiwan 1.1
18 Philippines 1.0
19 Netherlands 0.9
20 Yemen 0.8
21 Congo - Kinshasa 0.7
22 Czechia 0.5
23 Sierra Leone 0.2
24 Poland 0.1
25 Argentina 0.1
26 Egypt -0.0
27 China -0.0
28 Indonesia -0.1
29 India -0.2
30 Ecuador -0.5
31 Honduras -0.7
32 Algeria -0.7
33 Brazil -0.9
34 Mexico -1.1
35 Colombia -1.2
36 Romania -1.9
37 Spain -3.3
38 Bulgaria -3.6
39 Bangladesh -5.4
40 Congo - Brazzaville -5.6
41 Liberia -5.9
42 Greece -5.9
43 Lithuania -7.2

section.source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2012

section.what

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

section.how

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