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Country | Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)
Afghanistan | 23.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Albania | -4.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Algeria | -0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
American Samoa | -20.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Andorra | 6.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Angola | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Anguilla | 10.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda | -6.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Argentina | 0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Armenia | -6.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Aruba | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Australia | 3.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Austria | 2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Azerbaijan | -4.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Bahamas, The | -2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Bahrain | 1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Bangladesh | -0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Barbados | -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Belarus | 2.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Belgium | 1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Belize | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Benin | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Bermuda | 2.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Bhutan | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Bolivia | -1.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Botswana | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Brazil | -0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
British Virgin Islands | 10.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Brunei | 3.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Bulgaria | -4.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Burkina Faso | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Burma | -1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Burundi | -0.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Cambodia | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Cameroon | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Canada | 5.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Cape Verde | -12.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Cayman Islands | 18.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2004 est.)
Central African Republic | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Chad | -0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Chile | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
China | -0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Christmas Island | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Colombia | -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Comoros | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -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 (2004 est.)
Congo, Republic of the | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Costa Rica | 0.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire | -0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Croatia | 1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Cuba | -1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Cyprus | 0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Czech Republic | 0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Denmark | 2.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Djibouti | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Dominica | -13.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Dominican Republic | -3.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
East Timor | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Ecuador | -8.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Egypt | -0.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
El Salvador | -3.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Equatorial Guinea | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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 (2004 est.)
Estonia | -3.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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 (2004 est.)
European Union | 1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (July 2004 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Faroe Islands | 1.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Fiji | -3.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Finland | 0.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
France | 0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
French Guiana | 6.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
French Polynesia | 2.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Gabon | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Gambia, The | 1.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Gaza Strip | 1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Georgia | -4.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Germany | 2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Ghana | -0.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Gibraltar | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Greece | 2.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Greenland | -8.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Grenada | -13.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Guadeloupe | -0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Guam | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Guatemala | -1.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Guernsey | 3.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Guinea | -3.06 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 (2004 est.)
Guinea-Bissau | -1.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Guyana | -2.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Haiti | -3.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Honduras | -1.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Hong Kong | 5.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Hungary | 0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Iceland | 2.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
India | -0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Indonesia | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Iran | -0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Iraq | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Ireland | 4.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Israel | 0.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Italy | 2.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Jamaica | -4.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Japan | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Jersey | 2.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Jordan | 6.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Kazakhstan | -3.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Kenya | -0.1 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 (2004 est.)
Kiribati | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Korea, North | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Korea, South | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Kuwait | 14.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Kyrgyzstan | -2.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Laos | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Latvia | -2.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Lebanon | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Lesotho | -0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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 (2004 est.)
Libya | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Liechtenstein | 4.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Lithuania | -0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Luxembourg | 8.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Macau | 4.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Macedonia | -1.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Madagascar | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Malawi | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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 (2004 est.)
Maldives | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Mali | -0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Malta | 2.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Man, Isle of | 5.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Marshall Islands | -6.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Martinique | -0.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Mauritania | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Mauritius | -0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Mayotte | 6.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Mexico | -4.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of | -20.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Moldova | -0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Monaco | 7.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Mongolia | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Montserrat | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Morocco | -0.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Mozambique | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Namibia | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Nauru | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Nepal | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Netherlands | 2.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Netherlands Antilles | -0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
New Caledonia | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
New Zealand | 4.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Nicaragua | -1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Niger | -0.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Nigeria | 0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Niue | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Norfolk Island | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Northern Mariana Islands | 9.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Norway | 1.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Oman | 0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Pakistan | -2.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Palau | 2.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Panama | -0.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Papua New Guinea | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Paraguay | -0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Peru | -1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Philippines | -1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Pitcairn Islands | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Poland | -0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Portugal | 3.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Puerto Rico | -1.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Qatar | 16.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Reunion | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Romania | -0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Russia | 1.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Rwanda | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Saint Helena | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis | -7.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Saint Lucia | -2.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -4.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -7.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Samoa | -11.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
San Marino | 10.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe | -2.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Saudi Arabia | -2.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Senegal | 0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro | -1.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Seychelles | -5.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sierra Leone | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: refugees currently in surrounding countries are slowly returning (2004 est.)
Singapore | 11.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Slovakia | 0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Slovenia | 1.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Solomon Islands | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Somalia | 5.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
South Africa | -0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Spain | 0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sri Lanka | -1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sudan | -0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Suriname | -8.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Svalbard | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Swaziland | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sweden | 1.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Switzerland | 4.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Syria | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Taiwan | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Tajikistan | -2.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Tanzania | -2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Thailand | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Togo | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Tokelau | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Tonga | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago | -10.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Tunisia | -0.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Turkey | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Turkmenistan | -0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Tuvalu | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Uganda | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: according to the UNHCR, by the end of 2001, Uganda was host to 178,815 refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including: Sudan 155,996, Rwanda 14,375, and Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,459 (2004 est.)
Ukraine | -0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
United Arab Emirates | 1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
United Kingdom | 2.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
United States | 3.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Uruguay | -0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Uzbekistan | -1.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Vanuatu | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Venezuela | -0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Vietnam | -0.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Virgin Islands | -8.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Wallis and Futuna | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2004 est.)
West Bank | 2.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Yemen | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Zambia | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Zimbabwe | 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 (2004 est.)
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