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Net migration in China

1950 – 2023 · 74 data points 26 of 43 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026

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

Net migration, 1950 – 2023 per 1,000 people · China · World
−0.3 since 2013
China World

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

Compared with Net migration · per 1,000 people
China
-0.4
World
0.0

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects

The series at a glance China · 1950 – 2023
Latest value -0.4 · 2023
First value -0.0 · 1950
Highest 1.6 · 1967
Lowest -1.8 · 1964
Data points 74

By year

All years · 1950 – 2023

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

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

Ranking · Countries

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryNet migration
32 Algeria -0.8
24 Argentina 0.1
42 Bangladesh -5.6
31 Brazil -0.7
29 Bulgaria -0.3
8 Canada 5.4
11 Chile 3.0
28 China -0.3
34 Colombia -1.4
41 Congo - Brazzaville -4.3
21 Congo - Kinshasa 0.5
18 Czechia 0.6
23 Ecuador 0.1
33 Egypt -1.0
12 Finland 2.9
17 France 0.8
4 Gabon 8.4
6 Germany 7.3
40 Greece -4.3
30 Honduras -0.7
13 Hong Kong SAR China 2.8
27 India -0.2
26 Indonesia -0.1
16 Italy 0.9
1 Lebanon 47.4
43 Liberia -5.8
39 Lithuania -4.2
37 Mexico -1.9
14 Netherlands 2.1
5 Norway 7.5
36 Philippines -1.9
22 Poland 0.1
35 Romania -1.8
15 Russia 1.8
2 Saudi Arabia 16.2
25 Sierra Leone 0.1
7 South Korea 6.1
38 Spain -2.1
19 Taiwan 0.6
3 Türkiye 13.2
10 United Kingdom 4.7
9 United States 5.2
20 Yemen 0.5

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2014

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.