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United Nations
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Population Division
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Department of Economic and Social Affairs
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World Population Prospects 2019
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File MIGR/2: Net number of migrants (both sexes combined) by region, subregion and country, 1950-2100 (thousands)
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Estimates, 1950 - 2020
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POP/DB/WPP/Rev.2019/MIGR/F02
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© August 2019 by United Nations, made available under a Creative Commons license CC BY 3.0 IGO: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
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Suggested citation: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019). World Population Prospects 2019, Online Edition. Rev. 1.
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Net number of migrants, both sexes combined (thousands)
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IndexVariantRegion, subregion, country or area *NotesCountry codeTypeParent code1950-19551955-19601960-19651965-19701970-19751975-19801980-19851985-19901990-19951995-20002000-20052005-20102010-20152015-2020
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1EstimatesWORLD900World0 00- 00- 0- 00- 0000- 0 0 0
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2EstimatesUN development groupsa1803Label/Separator900..........................................
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3EstimatesMore developed regionsb901Development Group1803 129 142 2 510 3 454 6 525 6 584 5 835 6 978 10 635 13 133 16 452 16 945 14 527 14 010
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4EstimatesLess developed regionsc902Development Group1803- 129- 142- 2 510- 3 454- 6 526- 6 584- 5 835- 6 978- 10 635- 13 133- 16 452- 16 945- 14 527- 14 010
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5EstimatesLeast developed countriesd941Development Group902- 500- 646- 1 006- 1 203- 4 400- 3 896- 6 103- 3 734 871- 4 295- 4 393- 9 562- 7 625- 4 862
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6EstimatesLess developed regions, excluding least developed countriese934Development Group902 372 504- 1 504- 2 251- 2 125- 2 687 268- 3 244- 11 506- 8 837- 12 059- 7 383- 6 902- 9 149
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7EstimatesLess developed regions, excluding China948Development Group1803- 84- 208- 1 627- 3 751- 5 458- 6 707- 5 759- 6 881- 9 883- 12 903- 14 803- 15 149- 13 262- 12 590
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8EstimatesLand-locked Developing Countries (LLDC)f1636Special other1803 489 785 543 379- 1 175- 5 088- 4 957- 3 006- 3 035- 3 993- 2 264- 3 882- 3 803- 1 812
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9EstimatesSmall Island Developing States (SIDS)g1637Special other1803- 504- 542- 763- 918- 833- 870- 841- 793- 516- 620- 844 9- 531- 695
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10EstimatesWorld Bank income groups1802Label/Separator900..........................................
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11EstimatesHigh-income countriesh1503Income Group1802 1 215 2 418 4 096 4 398 7 429 7 160 6 898 8 702 10 710 13 921 18 568 23 278 18 326 16 243
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12EstimatesMiddle-income countriesh1517Income Group1802- 204- 1 952- 3 587- 4 201- 5 792- 4 009- 1 381- 5 162- 11 713- 10 366- 16 540- 19 335- 8 058- 11 760
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13EstimatesUpper-middle-income countriesh1502Income Group1517- 566- 1 514- 3 631- 2 330- 3 770- 2 901- 683- 2 946- 5 843- 3 805- 3 962- 3 997 3 313- 1 472
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14EstimatesLower-middle-income countriesh1501Income Group1517 362- 438 44- 1 871- 2 023- 1 108- 698- 2 216- 5 871- 6 561- 12 577- 15 338- 11 371- 10 288
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15EstimatesLow-income countriesh1500Income Group1802- 1 007- 469- 497- 185- 1 541- 3 149- 5 522- 3 590 985- 3 596- 2 091- 3 912- 10 216- 4 498
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16EstimatesNo income group available1518Income Group1802- 5 3- 12- 13- 95- 1 5 50 19 41 62- 31- 52 15
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17EstimatesGeographic regionsi1840Label/Separator900..........................................
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18EstimatesAfricaj903Region1840- 610- 736- 1 037- 1 313- 1 924- 1 600- 2 079- 1 785- 1 368- 2 464- 2 508- 3 687- 4 261- 2 315
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19EstimatesAsiak935Region1840 994 1 659- 0 892- 1 164- 1 194- 168- 1 437- 4 813- 5 978- 8 234- 9 100- 6 954- 8 646
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20EstimatesEuropel908Region1840- 1 752- 2 885 209- 341 1 827 2 029 1 578 2 406 4 969 3 161 9 179 8 643 6 890 6 805
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21EstimatesLatin America and the Caribbeanm904Region1840- 474- 1 139- 1 624- 2 194- 2 673- 3 515- 3 504- 3 956- 4 304- 4 668- 5 331- 3 793- 2 830- 2 607
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22EstimatesNorthern American905Region1840 1 422 2 689 2 013 2 169 3 647 4 189 3 756 4 225 5 150 9 641 6 385 6 751 6 199 5 982
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23EstimatesOceaniao909Region1840 420 412 438 787 287 92 417 547 366 309 508 1 186 957 781
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24EstimatesSustainable Development Goal (SDG) regionsp1828Label/Separator900..........................................
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25EstimatesSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA947SDG region1828- 187- 345- 380- 445- 573- 697- 1 714- 1 264- 1 115- 887- 955- 1 344- 2 485- 1 566
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26EstimatesEastern Africa910Subregion947- 100- 123- 206- 100- 622- 669- 606- 389- 2 265- 411- 1 034- 1 569- 1 776- 1 312
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27EstimatesBurundi108Country/Area910- 70- 70- 85- 58- 266- 150- 139- 180- 320- 455- 25 30- 70 10
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28EstimatesComoros174Country/Area9100- 6- 8- 6- 6 10- 5- 5- 3- 6- 10- 10- 10- 10
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29EstimatesDjibouti262Country/Area910 1 5 18 25 35 91 10 90- 45 10- 9- 12 6 5
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30EstimatesEritrea232Country/Area910 1 3 7 5 10 10 10- 40- 315- 130 227- 80- 246- 199
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31EstimatesEthiopia231Country/Area910- 20- 20- 20- 42- 60- 2 112 249 766 1 458- 156- 150- 50 400 150
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32EstimatesKenya404Country/Area91000- 20- 20- 18- 3 4 5 222- 21 25- 189- 50- 50
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33EstimatesMadagascar450Country/Area910000- 8- 19- 30- 10- 10- 10- 9- 8- 8- 8- 8
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34EstimatesMalawi454Country/Area9100000- 15 140 877- 862- 59- 59- 59- 80- 80
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35EstimatesMauritius1480Country/Area910 3- 8- 31- 29- 20- 21- 22- 36- 6- 9- 19- 12- 120
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36EstimatesMayotte2175Country/Area910 3 2 2 0 0- 1 4 6 11 5 0- 2- 20
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37EstimatesMozambique508Country/Area910- 24- 24- 24- 24- 24 87- 376- 1 336 642- 50 30- 40- 25- 25
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38EstimatesRéunion2638Country/Area910 3- 4- 2 12- 24- 18 3- 2 10 10- 1- 12- 14- 6
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39EstimatesRwanda646Country/Area91000- 140 20- 20- 20- 50 30- 1 374 1 245- 73- 80- 108- 45
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40EstimatesSeychelles690Country/Area910- 2- 3- 1- 1 0- 0- 3- 5 1- 0 3- 3- 1- 1
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41EstimatesSomalia706Country/Area9100- 1- 1 20 1 796- 455- 411- 82200- 200- 233- 200
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42EstimatesSouth Sudan728Country/Area9100000 25 60 150- 416- 1 097 300 432 847- 100- 871
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43EstimatesUganda800Country/Area91000 125 50- 276- 180- 120 200 110- 180- 250- 500- 300 843
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44EstimatesUnited Republic of Tanzania3834Country/Area910 10 10 25 36 120- 25 35 68 584- 401- 301- 501- 250- 200
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45EstimatesZambia894Country/Area91000- 35- 22- 20- 25 10- 75- 150 20- 150- 175- 50- 40
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46EstimatesZimbabwe716Country/Area910- 5- 8- 15- 42- 46- 152 99 84- 298- 525- 698- 513- 623- 584
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47EstimatesMiddle Africa911Subregion947- 6- 101- 164- 353 56 90- 258 190 1 463- 623 278 441- 29 5
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48EstimatesAngola24Country/Area9110- 173- 297- 587 200 200 234 188 143 200 261 357 166 32
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49EstimatesCameroon120Country/Area911000- 1- 30- 17- 20- 48- 48- 54- 54- 36- 24
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50EstimatesCentral African Republic140Country/Area91100 12 13- 50- 1 40- 80 50 30- 24- 126- 396- 200
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51EstimatesChad148Country/Area9110- 3- 5- 41- 49- 176- 131 1- 10 69 219 75 100 10
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52EstimatesCongo178Country/Area91100000- 7 2 2 23 49 51 92- 60- 20
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53EstimatesDemocratic Republic of the Congo180Country/Area9110 75 123 243 27 101- 450 75 1 287- 958- 242- 43 15 119
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54EstimatesEquatorial Guinea226Country/Area91100 3 5- 70- 30 65 20 20 35 50 80 90 80
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55EstimatesGabon266Country/Area911 3 3 9 16 3 5 5 5 5 10 25 64 100 16
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56EstimatesSao Tome and Principe678Country/Area911- 9- 3- 9- 1- 3- 1- 6- 2- 6- 10- 8- 3- 8- 8
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57EstimatesSouthern Africa913Subregion947- 26- 50 47 148 188 30 122- 75 829 592 606 767 720 626
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58EstimatesBotswana72Country/Area913- 8- 31- 22- 24 4 18 5 47 24 36 27 27- 73 15
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59EstimatesEswatini748Country/Area913- 6- 8- 12- 4- 11- 10- 9- 2- 23- 26- 48- 38- 42- 42
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60EstimatesLesotho426Country/Area913- 20- 26- 25- 22- 24- 7- 26- 40- 8- 37- 161- 92- 48- 50
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61EstimatesNamibia516Country/Area913000- 1- 3- 44- 29 38- 17- 21- 1 9- 37- 24
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62EstimatesSouth Africa710Country/Area913 7 15 107 199 223 73 181- 118 853 640 789 862 920 727
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63EstimatesWestern Africa914Subregion947- 54- 72- 57- 140- 196- 148- 972- 990- 1 142- 446- 804- 984- 1 399- 885
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64EstimatesBenin204Country/Area914- 23- 23- 24- 24- 25- 19- 11- 9 68- 3 25- 49- 42- 10
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65EstimatesBurkina Faso854Country/Area914- 102- 102- 145- 145- 170- 217- 217- 184- 150- 137- 125- 125- 125- 125
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66EstimatesCabo Verde132Country/Area914- 6- 23- 1 4- 35- 28- 20- 28- 6- 5- 10- 11- 8- 7
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67EstimatesCôte d'Ivoire384Country/Area914 69 101 201 201 393 403 427 319 375 180- 300- 200- 80- 40
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68EstimatesGambia270Country/Area9140 5 5 13 14 15 15 61 3- 5 2- 15- 15- 15
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69EstimatesGhana288Country/Area914 60 60 30- 260- 143- 460- 12- 40- 16- 127 25 150- 50- 50
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70EstimatesGuinea324Country/Area9140000- 88- 157- 830- 135- 181- 350- 311- 294- 20
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71EstimatesGuinea-Bissau624Country/Area914- 10- 10- 20- 7- 15- 79- 30- 28- 30- 41- 28- 18- 7- 7
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72EstimatesLiberia430Country/Area914- 0 8 8 8 11 120- 360- 290 463- 50 176 25- 25
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73EstimatesMali466Country/Area914- 35- 49- 70- 98- 96- 175- 218- 494- 173- 142- 67- 101- 302- 200
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74EstimatesMauritania478Country/Area914- 1- 2- 2- 3- 6- 10- 16- 40- 45- 44- 10 10 25 25
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75EstimatesNiger562Country/Area914 5- 25- 12- 12- 14- 18- 93- 78- 3- 10- 9- 20 19 20
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76EstimatesNigeria566Country/Area914 3 3 1- 43- 39 821- 677- 91- 96- 95- 170- 300- 300- 300
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77EstimatesSenegal686Country/Area914 33 44 50 87 66- 135- 85- 60- 77- 228- 202- 218- 214- 100
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78EstimatesSierra Leone694Country/Area9140000000 63- 450- 150 500 60- 21- 21
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79EstimatesTogo768Country/Area914- 47- 57- 78 139- 50- 100 50- 20- 116 80- 33- 11- 10- 10
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80EstimatesNORTHERN AFRICA AND WESTERN ASIA1833SDG region1828- 160- 79- 311- 803- 1 064- 509 678- 477- 158- 2 460 151 4 010 1 950 225
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81EstimatesNorthern Africa912Subregion1833- 423- 391- 657- 867- 1 351- 904- 365- 520- 254- 1 577- 1 554- 2 343- 1 777- 749
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82EstimatesAlgeria12Country/Area912- 360- 192- 283- 121- 253- 225- 81- 93- 129- 164- 205- 357- 143- 50
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83EstimatesEgypt818Country/Area912- 50- 50- 50- 240- 559- 595- 393- 212- 460- 211- 74- 284- 281- 190