China - Net migration

Net migration

The value for Net migration in China was -1,741,996 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of -47,004 in 1977 and a minimum value of -2,178,385 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 -1,125,727
1967 -160,002
1972 -1,105,479
1977 -47,004
1982 -200,000
1987 -431,651
1992 -779,982
1997 -382,999
2002 -1,965,578
2007 -2,178,385
2012 -1,552,209
2017 -1,741,996

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Migration