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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

2022 · 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
29 Algeria -0.3
22 Argentina 0.1
40 Bangladesh -3.2
37 Brazil -1.2
14 Bulgaria 3.9
6 Canada 11.8
18 Chile 3.0
27 China -0.2
17 Colombia 3.5
26 Congo - Brazzaville -0.2
25 Congo - Kinshasa -0.1
1 Czechia 30.9
38 Ecuador -1.3
23 Egypt 0.1
8 Finland 10.8
19 France 2.7
21 Gabon 0.4
7 Germany 11.7
43 Greece -5.2
32 Honduras -0.5
30 Hong Kong SAR China -0.5
35 India -1.0
24 Indonesia -0.1
15 Italy 3.9
42 Lebanon -4.8
34 Liberia -0.9
3 Lithuania 25.6
33 Mexico -0.8
5 Netherlands 12.5
9 Norway 10.6
39 Philippines -1.9
4 Poland 25.2
13 Romania 4.6
12 Russia 5.3
2 Saudi Arabia 30.4
31 Sierra Leone -0.5
20 South Korea 1.7
11 Spain 6.3
36 Taiwan -1.1
41 Türkiye -3.5
10 United Kingdom 7.1
16 United States 3.9
28 Yemen -0.3

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2022

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.