North America - Net migration

Net migration

The value for Net migration in North America was 5,984,188 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,643,489 in 1997 and a minimum value of 2,014,419 in 1962.

Definition: Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1962 2,014,419
1967 2,167,171
1972 3,647,450
1977 4,191,514
1982 3,756,399
1987 4,226,070
1992 5,154,309
1997 9,643,489
2002 6,386,906
2007 6,755,187
2012 6,203,132
2017 5,984,188

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Migration