EU countries by net migration including statistical adjustment

Germany had the highest net migration including statistical adjustment of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 464,730. Romania had the lowest, at -64,005. The median was 8,606 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 807,875. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest464,730Germany
Lowest-64,005Romania
Median8,60627 EU countries
European Union (27)807,875History

All EU countries, 2016

Germany: 464,730 personsGermany464,730Sweden: 117,693 personsSweden117,693Netherlands: 78,864 personsNetherlands78,864Spain: 78,006 personsSpain78,006Austria: 65,388 personsAustria65,388Italy: 44,845 personsItaly44,845Ireland: 39,697 personsIreland39,697Denmark: 32,728 personsDenmark32,728Belgium: 26,811 personsBelgium26,811Czechia: 20,064 personsCzechia20,064Finland: 17,098 personsFinland17,098Poland: 11,507 personsPoland11,507Luxembourg: 9,446 personsLuxembourg9,446Malta: 8,606 personsMalta8,606Slovakia: 3,885 personsSlovakia3,885Cyprus: 2,130 personsCyprus2,130Slovenia: 1,051 personsSlovenia1,051Estonia: 1,030 personsEstonia1,030Portugal: -629 personsPortugal-629Greece: -1,998 personsGreece-1,998Hungary: -8,058 personsHungary-8,058Latvia: -12,229 personsLatvia-12,229France: -18,895 personsFrance-18,895Lithuania: -24,904 personsLithuania-24,904Croatia: -38,341 personsCroatia-38,341Bulgaria: -46,645 personsBulgaria-46,645Romania: -64,005 personsRomania-64,005
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment (demo_gind). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2016
persons
Change on 2015
1Germany464,730-60.1%
2Sweden117,693+47.7%
3Netherlands78,864+43.3%
4Spain78,006+1,704.4%
5Austria65,388-42.8%
6Italy44,845+49.5%
7Ireland39,697+199.6%
8Denmark32,728-21.9%
9Belgium26,811-56.8%
10Czechia20,064+25.6%
11Finland17,098+36%
12Poland Estimated11,507+190%
13Luxembourg9,446-15.4%
14Malta8,606-13.5%
15Slovakia3,885+24.2%
16Cyprus2,130+642%
17Slovenia1,051+107.3%
18Estonia1,030-74.3%
19Portugal-629+82.2%
20Greece-1,998+96.3%
21Hungary-8,058-349.2%
22Latvia-12,229-14.9%
23France-18,895+26.3%
24Lithuania-24,904-28.6%
25Croatia-38,341-15.8%
26Bulgaria-46,645+0.3%
27Romania-64,005-29%

Other periods

About this ranking

Population change during the year minus natural change (live births minus deaths), including statistical adjustment. A negative value means the population fell by more than natural change explains (Eurostat demographic balance).

Eurostat calculates this as a residual, not by counting immigrants and emigrants, so it also absorbs census revisions and other statistical adjustments. For the EU it reflects migration to and from countries outside the EU. net_migration (World Bank, UN estimate) uses a different method, so the two series differ.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment (demo_gind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_gind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest net migration including statistical adjustment?

Germany, with 464,730 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest net migration including statistical adjustment?

Romania, with -64,005 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment (demo_gind). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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