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  Field Listing - Net migration rate


Country
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)
Afghanistan 0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Albania -4.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Algeria -0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
American Samoa -21.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Andorra 6.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Angola 3.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Anguilla 6.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda -6.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Argentina 0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Armenia -5.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Aruba 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Australia 3.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Austria 1.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Azerbaijan -4.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bahamas, The -2.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bahrain 0.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bangladesh -0.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Barbados -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Belarus 2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Belgium 1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Belize 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Benin 0.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bermuda 2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bhutan 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bolivia -1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Botswana 6.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2006 est.)
Brazil -0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
British Virgin Islands 9.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Brunei 3.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bulgaria -4.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Burkina Faso 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Burma 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Burundi 8.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cambodia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cameroon 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Canada 5.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cape Verde -11.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cayman Islands 17.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2006 est.)
Central African Republic 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Chad -0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Chile 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
China -0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Christmas Island NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA
Colombia -0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Comoros 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: fighting between the Congolese Government and Uganda- and Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels spawned a regional war in DRC in August 1998, which left 2.33 million Congolese internally displaced and caused 412,000 Congolese refugees to flee to surrounding countries (2006 est.)
Congo, Republic of the -3.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Costa Rica 0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Croatia 1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cuba -1.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cyprus 0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Czech Republic 0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Denmark 2.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Djibouti 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Dominica -9.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Dominican Republic -2.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
East Timor 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ecuador -3.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Egypt -0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
El Salvador -3.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Eritrea 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Estonia -3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ethiopia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: repatriation of Ethiopian refugees residing in Sudan is expected to continue for several years; some Sudanese, Somali, and Eritrean refugees, who fled to Ethiopia from the fighting or famine in their own countries, continue to return to their homes (2006 est.)
European Union 1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA
Faroe Islands 0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Fiji -2.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Finland 0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
France 0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
French Polynesia 2.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Gabon -2.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Gambia, The 1.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Gaza Strip 1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Georgia -4.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Germany 2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ghana -0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Gibraltar 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Greece 2.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Greenland -8.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Grenada -12.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guam 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guatemala -1.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guernsey 3.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guinea 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: as a result of conflict in neighboring countries, Guinea is host to approximately 141,500 refugees from Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone (2006 est.)
Guinea-Bissau 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guyana -7.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Haiti -1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Honduras -1.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Hong Kong 4.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Hungary 0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Iceland 1.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
India -0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Indonesia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Iran -0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Iraq 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ireland 4.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Isle of Man 5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Israel 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Italy 2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Jamaica -6.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Japan 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Jersey 2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Jordan 6.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Kazakhstan -3.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Kenya 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: according to the UNHCR, by the end of 2005 Kenya was host to 233,778 refugees from neighboring countries, including Somalia 153,627, Sudan 67,556, Ethiopia 12,595 (2006 est.)
Kiribati 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Korea, North 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Korea, South 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Kuwait 15.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Kyrgyzstan -2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Laos 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Latvia -2.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Lebanon 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Lesotho -0.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Liberia 27.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: at least 238,500 Liberian refugees are in surrounding countries; the uncertain security situation has hindered their ability to return (2006 est.)
Libya 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Liechtenstein 4.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Lithuania -0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Luxembourg 8.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Macau 4.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Macedonia -0.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Madagascar 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Malawi 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Malaysia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: does not reflect net flow of an unknown number of illegal immigrants from other countries in the region (2006 est.)
Maldives 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mali -6.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Malta 2.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Marshall Islands -5.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mauritania 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mauritius -0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mayotte 4.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mexico -4.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of -21.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Moldova -0.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Monaco 7.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mongolia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Montserrat 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Morocco -0.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mozambique 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Namibia 0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Nauru 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Nepal 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Netherlands 2.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Netherlands Antilles -0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
New Caledonia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2006 est.)
New Zealand 3.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Nicaragua -1.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Niger -0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Nigeria 0.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Niue NA
Norfolk Island NA
Northern Mariana Islands 8.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Norway 1.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Oman 0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Pakistan -0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Palau 1.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Panama -0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Papua New Guinea 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Paraguay -0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Peru -1.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Philippines -1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Pitcairn Islands NA
Poland -0.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Portugal 3.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Puerto Rico -1.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Qatar 14.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Romania -0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Russia 1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Rwanda 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Helena 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis -4.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Lucia -1.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon -4.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -7.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Samoa -11.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
San Marino 10.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe -2.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saudi Arabia -4.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Senegal 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Seychelles -5.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sierra Leone 0.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: refugees currently in surrounding countries are slowly returning (2006 est.)
Singapore 9.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Slovakia 0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Slovenia 0.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Solomon Islands 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Somalia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
South Africa -0.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2006 est.)
Spain 0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sri Lanka -1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sudan -0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Suriname -8.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Svalbard NA
Swaziland 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sweden 1.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Switzerland 3.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Syria 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Taiwan 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Tajikistan -2.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Tanzania -3.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Thailand 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Togo 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Tokelau NA
Tonga 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago -11.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Tunisia -0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Turkey 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Turkmenistan -0.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands 10.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Tuvalu 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Uganda -1.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ukraine -0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
United Arab Emirates 0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
United Kingdom 2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
United States 3.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Uruguay -0.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Uzbekistan -1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Vanuatu 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Venezuela 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Vietnam -0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Virgin Islands -8.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Wallis and Futuna NA
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia
West Bank 2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Yemen 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Zambia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Zimbabwe 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2006 est.)

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