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Net migration rate (Country profile category: People) |
Afghanistan:
11.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Albania:
-10.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Algeria:
-0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
American Samoa:
3.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Andorra:
6.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Angola:
-0.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Anguilla:
19.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda:
-6.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Argentina:
0.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Armenia:
-4.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Aruba:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Australia:
4.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Austria:
2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Azerbaijan:
-5.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Bahamas, The:
-2.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Bahrain:
1.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Bangladesh:
-0.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Barbados:
-0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Belarus:
3.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Belgium:
0.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Belize:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Benin:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Bermuda:
2.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Bhutan:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Bolivia:
-1.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
25.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Botswana:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Brazil:
-0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
British Virgin Islands:
12.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Brunei:
4.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Bulgaria:
-5.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Burkina Faso:
-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Burma:
-1.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Burundi:
7.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Cambodia:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Cameroon:
NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Canada:
6.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Cape Verde:
-12.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Cayman Islands:
13.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
note:
major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US
Central African Republic:
-1.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Chad:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Chile:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
China:
-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Christmas Island:
NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Colombia:
-0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Comoros:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
0.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
note:
in 1994, about a million refugees fled into Zaire (now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo or DROC), to escape the fighting between the Hutus and the Tutsis in Rwanda and Burundi; the outbreak of widespread fighting in the DROC between rebels and government forces in October 1996 spurred about 875,000 refugees to return to Rwanda in late 1996 and early 1997; an additional 173,000 Rwandan refugees disappeared in early 1997 and are assumed to have been killed by DROC forces; fighting renewed in August 1998 and has continued sporadically into 2000 resulting in further internal displacement and refugee movements within the Great Lakes region
Congo, Republic of the:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Cook Islands:
-0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Costa Rica:
0.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire:
1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
note:
after Liberia's civil war started in 1990, more than 350,000 refugees fled to Cote d'Ivoire; by the end of 1999 all Liberian refugees were assumed to have returned; the 2000 rate reflects labor in migration
Croatia:
7.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Cuba:
-1.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Cyprus:
0.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Czech Republic:
0.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Denmark:
1.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Djibouti:
-11.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Dominica:
-22.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Dominican Republic:
-4.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Ecuador:
-0.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Egypt:
-0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
El Salvador:
-4.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Equatorial Guinea:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Eritrea:
8.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
note:
according to the UNHCR, about 150,000 Eritrean refugees in Sudan have registered for voluntary repatriation, following the restoration of diplomatic relations between Eritrea and Sudan in January 2000
Estonia:
-0.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Ethiopia:
0.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
note:
repatriation of Ethiopians who fled to Sudan for refuge from war and famine in earlier years is expected to continue for several years; small numbers of Sudanese and Somali refugees, who fled to Ethiopia from the fighting or famine in their own countries, continue to return to their homes
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Faroe Islands:
3.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Fiji:
-3.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Finland:
0.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
France:
0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
French Guiana:
11.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
French Polynesia:
3.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Gabon:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Gambia, The:
2.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Gaza Strip:
0.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Georgia:
-2.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Germany:
4.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Ghana:
-0.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Gibraltar:
3.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Greece:
1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Greenland:
-8.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Grenada:
-16.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Guadeloupe:
-0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Guam:
-5.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Guatemala:
-1.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Guernsey:
3.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Guinea:
-2.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
note:
over the years Guinea has received several hundred thousand refugees from the civil wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone; by the end of 1999 all Liberian refugees were assumed to have returned; refugees from Sierra Leone are assumed to be returning
Guinea-Bissau:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Guyana:
-10.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Haiti:
-2.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Honduras:
-2.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Hong Kong:
8.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Hungary:
0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Iceland:
-2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
India:
-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Indonesia:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Iran:
-4.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Iraq:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Ireland:
5.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Israel:
3.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Italy:
1.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Jamaica:
-8.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Japan:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Jersey:
2.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Jordan:
7.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Kazakhstan:
-6.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Kenya:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Kiribati:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Korea, North:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Korea, South:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Kuwait:
14.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Kyrgyzstan:
-2.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Laos:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Latvia:
-1.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Lebanon:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Lesotho:
-0.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Liberia:
-11.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
note:
by the end of 1999, all Liberian refugees, who had fled the domestic strife, were assumed to have returned
Libya:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Liechtenstein:
5.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Lithuania:
0.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Luxembourg:
9.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Macau:
9.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
-5.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Madagascar:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Malawi:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Malaysia:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
note:
does not reflect net flow of an unknown number of illegal immigrants from other countries in the region
Maldives:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Mali:
-0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Malta:
2.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Man, Isle of:
5.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Marshall Islands:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Martinique:
-0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Mauritania:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Mauritius:
-0.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Mayotte:
11.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Mexico:
-2.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of:
11.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Moldova:
-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Monaco:
7.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Mongolia:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Montserrat:
195.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Morocco:
-1.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Mozambique:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Namibia:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Nauru:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Nepal:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Netherlands:
2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Netherlands Antilles:
-0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
New Caledonia:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
New Zealand:
4.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Nicaragua:
-1.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Niger:
-0.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Nigeria:
0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Niue:
NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Norfolk Island:
NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Northern Mariana Islands:
19.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Norway:
2.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Oman:
0.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Pakistan:
-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Palau:
5.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Panama:
-1.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Papua New Guinea:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Paraguay:
-0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Peru:
-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Philippines:
-1.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Pitcairn Islands:
NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Poland:
-0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Portugal:
0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Puerto Rico:
-2.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Qatar:
21.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Reunion:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Romania:
-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Russia:
1.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Rwanda:
-2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Saint Helena:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis:
-11.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Saint Lucia:
-4.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
-4.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
-7.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Samoa:
-11.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
San Marino:
11.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe:
-3.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Saudi Arabia:
1.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Senegal:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro:
Serbia - 6.26 migrants/1,000 population; Montenegro - -29.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Seychelles:
-6.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sierra Leone:
10.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
note:
by the end of 1999 refugees from Sierra Leone are assumed to be returning
Singapore:
26.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Slovakia:
0.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Slovenia:
1.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Solomon Islands:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Somalia:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
South Africa:
-1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Spain:
0.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sri Lanka:
-1.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sudan:
0.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Suriname:
-8.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Svalbard:
NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Swaziland:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sweden:
0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Switzerland:
1.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Syria:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Tajikistan:
-3.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Tanzania:
-1.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Thailand:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Togo:
0.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Tokelau:
NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Tonga:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago:
-9.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Tunisia:
-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Turkey:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Turkmenistan:
-1.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands:
14.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Tuvalu:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Uganda:
-2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
note:
according to the UNHCR, by the end of 1998, Uganda was host to 205,000 refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including: Sudan 190,000, Rwanda 7,500, and Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,400; refugees began returning to their countries of origin in 2000
Ukraine:
-0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
United Arab Emirates:
1.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
United Kingdom:
1.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
United States:
3.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Uruguay:
-0.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Uzbekistan:
-2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Vanuatu:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Venezuela:
-0.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Vietnam:
-0.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Virgin Islands:
0.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Wallis and Futuna:
NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
West Bank:
1.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Western Sahara:
-6.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Yemen:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Zambia:
-0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Zimbabwe:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
note:
there is a small but steady flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa in search of better paid employment
Taiwan:
-0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)