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Net migration in India

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

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryNet migration
1 Lithuania 7.1
2 Canada 6.7
3 Spain 5.0
4 Colombia 4.5
5 Bulgaria 4.4
6 Netherlands 3.8
7 Finland 3.2
8 Germany 2.4
9 Russia 2.3
10 France 2.2
11 South Korea 2.2
12 United Kingdom 2.1
13 Norway 2.1
14 Italy 1.4
15 Chile 1.3
16 United States 1.0
17 Gabon 0.6
18 Greece 0.6
19 Türkiye 0.4
20 Czechia 0.4
21 Sierra Leone 0.2
22 Poland 0.1
23 Egypt 0.1
24 Argentina 0.0
25 Congo - Kinshasa -0.0
26 India -0.1
27 China -0.1
28 Indonesia -0.1
29 Hong Kong SAR China -0.2
30 Algeria -0.2
31 Brazil -0.4
32 Philippines -0.4
33 Ecuador -0.6
34 Honduras -0.6
35 Romania -0.7
36 Congo - Brazzaville -0.8
37 Taiwan -0.9
38 Mexico -1.2
39 Liberia -2.0
40 Saudi Arabia -2.4
41 Yemen -2.7
42 Bangladesh -6.0
43 Lebanon -8.4

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2020

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.