South Asia - Net migration

Net migration

The value for Net migration in South Asia was -6,215,366 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 444,901 in 1992 and a minimum value of -8,781,410 in 2007.

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 -454,118
1967 -787,125
1972 -1,235,735
1977 -776,350
1982 -2,671,138
1987 -1,914,631
1992 444,901
1997 -2,726,443
2002 -4,485,954
2007 -8,781,410
2012 -7,680,665
2017 -6,215,366

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Migration