The CIA World Factbook Edition 2005 People

Net migration rate In 36 editions of 36.

Net migration rate was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2005 edition carries it in 234 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2005 edition
234
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Net migration rate” (1990 to 2025).

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Africa

56 entries

Algeria

-0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Angola

0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Benin

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Botswana

6.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Burkina Faso

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Burundi

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

-11.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Cameroon

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Central African Republic

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Chad

-0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Comoros

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

-0.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population

note: fighting between the Congolese Government and Uganda- and Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels spawned a regional war in DROC in August 1998, which left 1.8 million Congolese internally displaced and caused 300,000 Congolese refugees to flee to surrounding countries (2005 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Djibouti

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Egypt

-0.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Eritrea

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population

note: UNHCR began repatriating about 150,000 Eritrean refugees from Sudan in 2001 following the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2000 (2005 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Ethiopia

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population

note: repatriation of Ethiopians who fled to Sudan for refuge from war and famine in earlier years is expected to continue for several years; some Sudanese and Somali refugees, who fled to Ethiopia from the fighting or famine in their own countries, continue to return to their homes (2005 est.)

Gabon

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Ghana

-0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Guinea

-2.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population

note: as a result of conflict in neighboring countries, Guinea is host to approximately 150,000 Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees (2005 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

-1.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Kenya

0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population

note: according to UNHCR, by the end of 2001 Kenya was host to 220,000 refugees from neighboring countries, including: Somalia 145,000 and Sudan 68,000 (2005 est.)

Lesotho

-0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Liberia

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population

note: at least 200,000 Liberian refugees are in surrounding countries; the uncertain security situation has hindered their ability to return (2005 est.)

Libya

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Madagascar

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Malawi

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Mali

-0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Mauritania

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Mauritius

-0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Mayotte

5.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Morocco

-0.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Mozambique

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Namibia

0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Niger

-0.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Nigeria

0.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Reunion

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Rwanda

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

-2.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Senegal

0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Seychelles

-5.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sierra Leone

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population

note: refugees currently in surrounding countries are slowly returning (2005 est.)

Somalia

5.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

South Africa

-0.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sudan

-0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Tanzania

-3.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Togo

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Tunisia

-0.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Uganda

-1.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Zambia

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Zimbabwe

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population negligible migrant(s)/1,000 population

note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2005 est.)

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

-8.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Iceland

2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Svalbard

NA migrant(s)/1,000 population

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

21.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Armenia

-6.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Azerbaijan

-4.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Bangladesh

-0.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Bhutan

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

China

-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Georgia

-4.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

India

-0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Japan

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Kazakhstan

-3.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

-2.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Maldives

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Mongolia

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Nepal

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Pakistan

-1.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Russia

1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sri Lanka

-1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Tajikistan

-2.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Turkmenistan

-0.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Uzbekistan

-1.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

-6.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Aruba

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

-2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Barbados

-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Belize

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

British Virgin Islands

10.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Cayman Islands

18.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population

note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2005 est.)

Costa Rica

0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Cuba

-1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Dominica

-11.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Dominican Republic

-3.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

El Salvador

-3.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Grenada

-13.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Guadeloupe

-0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Guatemala

-1.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Haiti

-1.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Honduras

-1.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Jamaica

-4.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Martinique

-0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Montserrat

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Netherlands Antilles

-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Nicaragua

-1.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Panama

-0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Puerto Rico

-1.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

-5.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Saint Lucia

-2.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

-7.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

-10.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

11.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Virgin Islands

-8.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Europe

46 entries

Albania

-4.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Andorra

6.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Austria

1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Belarus

2.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Belgium

1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Bulgaria

-4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Croatia

1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Denmark

2.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Estonia

-3.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

European Union

1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (July 2005 est.)

Faroe Islands

0.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Finland

0.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

France

0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Germany

2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Gibraltar

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Greece

2.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Guernsey

3.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Hungary

0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Ireland

4.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Man, Isle of now Isle of Man

5.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Italy

2.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Jersey

2.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Latvia

-2.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Liechtenstein

4.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Lithuania

-0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Luxembourg

8.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Malta

2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Moldova

-0.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Monaco

7.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Netherlands

2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Norway

1.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Poland

-0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Portugal

3.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Romania

-0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

San Marino

10.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro

-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Slovakia

0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Slovenia

1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Spain

0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sweden

1.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Switzerland

3.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Ukraine

-0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

United Kingdom

2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

1.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Cyprus

0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Gaza Strip

1.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Iran

-2.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Iraq

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Israel

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Jordan

6.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Kuwait

14.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Lebanon

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Oman

0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Qatar

15.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Saudi Arabia

-3.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Syria

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

United Arab Emirates

0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

West Bank

2.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Yemen

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

2.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Canada

5.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Mexico

-4.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

-4.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

United States

3.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Oceania

24 entries

American Samoa

-20.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Australia

3.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Fiji

-3.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

French Polynesia

2.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Guam

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Kiribati

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Marshall Islands

-5.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

-21.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Nauru

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

New Caledonia

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

New Zealand

3.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Niue

NA migrant(s)/1,000 population

Norfolk Island

NA

Northern Mariana Islands

8.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Palau

2.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Papua New Guinea

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

NA

Samoa

-11.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Solomon Islands

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Tokelau

NA

Tonga

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Tuvalu

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Vanuatu

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

NA migrant(s)/1,000 population

note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2005 est.)

South America

14 entries

Argentina

0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Bolivia

-1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Brazil

-0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Chile

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Colombia

-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Ecuador

-6.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

  • NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

French Guiana

5.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Guyana

-7.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Paraguay

-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Peru

-1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Suriname

-8.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Uruguay

-0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Venezuela

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

3.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

-1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Cambodia

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Christmas Island

NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

NA

Hong Kong

5.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Indonesia

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Laos

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Macau

4.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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 (2005 est.)

Philippines

-1.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Singapore

10.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Taiwan

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Thailand

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

East Timor now Timor-Leste

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Vietnam

-0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2005, “Net migration rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/net-migration-rate/2005.

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