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Country | Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)
Afghanistan | 21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Albania | -4.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Algeria | -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
American Samoa | -21.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Andorra | 6.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Angola | 1.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Anguilla | 14.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda | -6.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Argentina | 0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Armenia | -4.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Aruba | 9.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Australia | 3.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Austria | 1.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Azerbaijan | -1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bahamas, The | -2.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bahrain | 0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bangladesh | -0.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Barbados | -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Belarus | 0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Belgium | 1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Belize | NA
Benin | 0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bermuda | 2.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bhutan | NA
Bolivia | -1.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Botswana | 5.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2008 est.)
Brazil | -0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
British Virgin Islands | 8.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Brunei | 2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bulgaria | -3.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Burkina Faso | NA
Burma | NA
Burundi | 5.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cambodia | NA
Cameroon | NA
Canada | 5.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cape Verde | -11.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cayman Islands | 16.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2008 est.)
Central African Republic | NA
Chad | -3.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Chile | NA
China | -0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Christmas Island | NA (2008 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA
Colombia | -0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Comoros | NA
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Congo, Republic of the | -2.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Costa Rica | 0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire | NA
Croatia | 1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cuba | -1.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cyprus | 0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Czech Republic | 0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Denmark | 2.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Djibouti | NA
Dominica | -5.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Dominican Republic | -2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Ecuador | -7.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Egypt | -0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
El Salvador | -3.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Equatorial Guinea | NA
Eritrea | NA
Estonia | -3.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Ethiopia | NA 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 (2008 est.)
European Union | 1.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | NA
Faroe Islands | -0.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Fiji | -2.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Finland | 0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
France | 1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
French Polynesia | 2.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Gabon | -3.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Gambia, The | 0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Gaza Strip | 1.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Georgia | -4.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Germany | 2.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Ghana | -0.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Gibraltar | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Greece | 2.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Greenland | -8.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Grenada | -11.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Guam | NA
Guatemala | -2.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Guernsey | 3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Guinea | -3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Guinea-Bissau | -2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Guyana | -7.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Haiti | -0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Honduras | -1.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Hong Kong | 4.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Hungary | 0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Iceland | 1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
India | -0.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Indonesia | -1.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Iran | -3.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Iraq | NA
Ireland | 4.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Isle of Man | 5.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Israel | 2.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Italy | 2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Jamaica | -5.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Japan | NA
Jersey | 2.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Jordan | 5.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Kazakhstan | -3.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Kenya | -1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Kiribati | NA
Korea, North | NA
Korea, South | NA
Kuwait | 16.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Kyrgyzstan | -2.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Laos | NA
Latvia | -2.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Lebanon | NA
Lesotho | -0.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Liberia | 15.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Libya | NA
Liechtenstein | 4.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Lithuania | -0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Luxembourg | 8.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Macau | 4.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Macedonia | -0.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Madagascar | NA
Malawi | NA
Malaysia | NA note: does not reflect net flow of an unknown number of illegal immigrants from other countries in the region (2008 est.)
Maldives | NA
Mali | -5.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Malta | 2.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Marshall Islands | -5.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mauritania | NA
Mauritius | -0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mayotte | 2.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mexico | -3.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of | -21.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Moldova | -1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Monaco | 7.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mongolia | NA
Montserrat | NA
Morocco | -0.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mozambique | NA
Namibia | 0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Nauru | NA
Nepal | NA
Netherlands | 2.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Netherlands Antilles | -0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
New Caledonia | NA note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2008 est.)
New Zealand | 2.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Nicaragua | -1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Niger | -0.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Nigeria | 0.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Niue | NA
Norfolk Island | NA
Northern Mariana Islands | 7.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Norway | 1.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Oman | 0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Pakistan | -1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Palau | 0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Panama | -0.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Papua New Guinea | NA
Paraguay | -0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Peru | -0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Philippines | -1.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Pitcairn Islands | NA
Poland | -0.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Portugal | 3.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Puerto Rico | -1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Qatar | 12.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Romania | -0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Russia | 0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Rwanda | 2.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saint Helena | NA
Saint Kitts and Nevis | -2.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saint Lucia | -0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -4.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -7.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Samoa | -9.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
San Marino | 10.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe | -1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saudi Arabia | -6.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Senegal | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Seychelles | -5.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sierra Leone | 1 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: refugees currently in surrounding countries are slowly returning (2005 est.)
Singapore | 6.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Slovakia | 0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Slovenia | 0.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Solomon Islands | NA
Somalia | 5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
South Africa | -0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2008 est.)
Spain | 0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sri Lanka | -1.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sudan | 0.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Suriname | -0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Svalbard | NA
Swaziland | NA
Sweden | 1.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Switzerland | 2.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Syria | NA
Taiwan | 0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Tajikistan | -1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Tanzania | -1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Thailand | NA
Timor-Leste | NA
Togo | NA
Tokelau | NA
Tonga | NA
Trinidad and Tobago | -11.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Tunisia | -0.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Turkey | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Turkmenistan | -3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands | 9.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Tuvalu | NA
Uganda | 0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Ukraine | -0.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
United Arab Emirates | 24.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
United Kingdom | 2.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
United States | 2.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Uruguay | -0.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Uzbekistan | -1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Vanuatu | NA
Venezuela | -0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Vietnam | -0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Virgin Islands | -9.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Wallis and Futuna | NA note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2008 est.)
West Bank | 2.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Yemen | NA
Zambia | -2.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Zimbabwe | NA note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2008 est.)
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