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People Statistics · Country

Net migration in India

1950 – 2023 · 74 data points 31 of 43 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · India

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

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Latest value · 2023 -0.7per 1,000 +0.3 since 2022
Countries · 2023 31 of 43 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2013 −0.6
vs World −0.7 World: 0.0 · 2023
Net migration, 1950 – 2023 per 1,000 people · India · World
−0.6 since 2013
India World

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

Compared with Net migration · per 1,000 people
India
-0.7
World
0.0

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects

The series at a glance India · 1950 – 2023
Latest value -0.7 · 2023
First value -0.2 · 1950
Highest 1.2 · 1979
Lowest -1.9 · 1968
Data points 74

By year

All years · 1950 – 2023

YearIndiaChange World
2023 -0.7 +0.3 0.0
2022 -1.0 −0.7 0.0
2021 -0.2 −0.2 0.0
2020 -0.1 +0.7 0.0
2019 -0.7 −0.3 0.0
2018 -0.4 −0.2 0.0
2017 -0.2 −0.2 0.0
2016 0.1 +0.6 0.0
2015 -0.5 −0.3 0.0
2014 -0.2 −0.1 0.0
2013 -0.1 +0.0 0.0
2012 -0.2 +0.0 0.0
2011 -0.2 −0.2 0.0
2010 -0.0 +0.2 0.0
2009 -0.3 +0.6 0.0
2008 -0.8 +0.0 0.0
2007 -0.9 −0.6 0.0
2006 -0.3 +0.5 0.0
2005 -0.8 −0.6 0.0
2004 -0.2 +0.4 0.0
2003 -0.5 +0.1 0.0
2002 -0.7 −0.6 0.0
2001 -0.1 +0.1 0.0
2000 -0.1 −0.0 0.0
1999 -0.1 −0.1 0.0
1998 -0.0 −0.0 0.0
1997 0.0 +0.0 0.0
1996 -0.0 +0.0 0.0
1995 -0.1 +0.3 0.0
1994 -0.4 −0.4 0.0
1993 0.0 −0.0 0.0
1992 0.0 +0.2 0.0
1991 -0.2 −0.3 0.0
1990 0.1 +0.1 0.0
1989 -0.0 +0.2 0.0
1988 -0.2 +0.1 0.0
1987 -0.3 +0.0 0.0
1986 -0.3 −0.2 0.0
1985 -0.1 −0.1 0.0
1984 -0.0 −0.2 0.0
1983 0.2 +0.2 0.0
1982 -0.0 −0.1 0.0
1981 0.0 −0.3 0.0
1980 0.3 −0.8 0.0
1979 1.2 +1.5 0.0
1978 -0.3 −1.2 0.0
1977 0.9 +0.5 0.0
1976 0.4 −0.3 0.0
1975 0.7 +0.1 0.0
1974 0.6 +1.3 0.0
1973 -0.7 −0.5 0.0
1972 -0.1 +1.6 0.0
1971 -1.7 −2.2 0.0
1970 0.4 +2.0 0.0
1969 -1.6 +0.3 0.0
1968 -1.9 −1.8 0.0
1967 -0.1 +1.0 0.0
1966 -1.1 −0.6 0.0
1965 -0.5 −0.2 0.0
1964 -0.3 −0.3 0.0
1963 0.0 +0.2 0.0
1962 -0.2 −0.8 0.0
1961 0.7 +0.3 0.0
1960 0.3 +0.1 0.0
1959 0.3 −0.4 0.0
1958 0.7 +1.8 0.0
1957 -1.0 −1.5 0.0
1956 0.4 +0.2 0.0
1955 0.2 −0.1 0.0
1954 0.3 +0.5 0.0
1953 -0.2 −0.7 0.0
1952 0.5 +0.1 0.0
1951 0.3 +0.5 0.0
1950 -0.2 0.0

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

Ranking · Countries

2012 · 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
32 Algeria -0.7
25 Argentina 0.1
39 Bangladesh -5.4
33 Brazil -0.9
38 Bulgaria -3.6
5 Canada 7.0
15 Chile 1.8
27 China -0.0
35 Colombia -1.2
40 Congo - Brazzaville -5.6
21 Congo - Kinshasa 0.7
22 Czechia 0.5
30 Ecuador -0.5
26 Egypt -0.0
11 Finland 3.3
16 France 1.6
3 Gabon 10.8
13 Germany 2.5
42 Greece -5.9
31 Honduras -0.7
8 Hong Kong SAR China 4.9
29 India -0.2
28 Indonesia -0.1
9 Italy 4.2
1 Lebanon 23.8
41 Liberia -5.9
43 Lithuania -7.2
34 Mexico -1.1
19 Netherlands 0.9
4 Norway 9.5
18 Philippines 1.0
24 Poland 0.1
36 Romania -1.9
14 Russia 2.0
2 Saudi Arabia 17.7
23 Sierra Leone 0.2
6 South Korea 5.7
37 Spain -3.3
17 Taiwan 1.1
10 Türkiye 3.4
12 United Kingdom 2.7
7 United States 5.1
20 Yemen 0.8

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2012

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.