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People Statistics · Country

Net migration in United States

1950 – 2023 · 74 data points 9 of 43 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · United States

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

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Overview 6 figures People 18 figures Economy 18 figures Housing 6 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2023 3.9per 1,000 −0.0 since 2022
Countries · 2023 9 of 43 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2013 −1.3
vs World +3.9 World: 0.0 · 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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryNet migration
1 Chile 11.9
2 Canada 10.1
3 Colombia 9.0
4 Türkiye 7.9
5 United States 5.6
6 Germany 5.5
7 Netherlands 5.0
8 Spain 4.3
9 United Kingdom 4.1
10 Norway 4.1
11 Ecuador 3.2
12 Russia 2.7
13 Finland 2.4
14 Congo - Kinshasa 2.0
15 South Korea 2.0
16 Gabon 1.9
17 France 1.6
18 Italy 1.6
19 Hong Kong SAR China 1.1
20 Greece 1.0
21 Taiwan 0.7
22 Czechia 0.5
23 Sierra Leone 0.2
24 Argentina 0.1
25 China -0.1
26 Indonesia -0.1
27 India -0.2
28 Algeria -0.3
29 Yemen -0.4
30 Poland -0.6
31 Honduras -0.7
32 Brazil -0.8
33 Egypt -0.8
34 Bulgaria -0.9
35 Romania -1.7
36 Mexico -1.8
37 Congo - Brazzaville -2.2
38 Philippines -2.4
39 Liberia -5.1
40 Bangladesh -6.4
41 Lithuania -9.9
42 Saudi Arabia -29.9
43 Lebanon -41.2

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2017

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.