EU countries by net migration including statistical adjustment

Spain had the highest net migration including statistical adjustment of 27 EU countries in 2020, at 234,560. Poland had the lowest, at -762,735. The median was 17,526 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 143,479. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest234,560Spain
Lowest-762,735Poland
Median17,52627 EU countries
European Union (27)143,479History

All EU countries, 2020

Spain: 234,560 personsSpain234,560Germany: 200,748 personsGermany200,748France: 188,206 personsFrance188,206Netherlands: 67,827 personsNetherlands67,827Belgium: 44,873 personsBelgium44,873Austria: 39,596 personsAustria39,596Sweden: 36,753 personsSweden36,753Portugal: 35,091 personsPortugal35,091Ireland: 30,721 personsIreland30,721Bulgaria: 28,491 personsBulgaria28,491Czechia: 26,927 personsCzechia26,927Lithuania: 20,775 personsLithuania20,775Slovenia: 18,365 personsSlovenia18,365Finland: 17,526 personsFinland17,526Denmark: 10,990 personsDenmark10,990Hungary: 9,604 personsHungary9,604Cyprus: 8,539 personsCyprus8,539Luxembourg: 6,772 personsLuxembourg6,772Slovakia: 4,347 personsSlovakia4,347Estonia: 3,781 personsEstonia3,781Malta: 947 personsMalta947Latvia: -3,150 personsLatvia-3,150Greece: -10,964 personsGreece-10,964Croatia: -19,307 personsCroatia-19,307Romania: -25,954 personsRomania-25,954Italy: -69,850 personsItaly-69,850Poland: -762,735 personsPoland-762,735
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment (demo_gind). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2020
persons
Change on 2019
1Spain234,560-48.6%
2Germany200,748-35%
3France188,206+342.2%
4Netherlands67,827-37%
5Belgium44,873-22.6%
6Austria39,596-2.8%
7Sweden36,753-48.7%
8Portugal35,091-47.8%
9Ireland30,721-30.1%
10Bulgaria28,491+158.9%
11Czechia26,927-39.2%
12Lithuania20,775+87.4%
13Slovenia18,365+13.3%
14Finland17,526+11.6%
15Denmark10,990+16%
16Hungary9,604-62.9%
17Cyprus8,539-4.3%
18Luxembourg6,772-34%
19Slovakia4,347+19.7%
20Estonia3,781-29.6%
21Malta947-95.5%
22Latvia-3,150+6.3%
23Greece-10,964-159%
24Croatia-19,307+1%
25Romania Estimated-25,954-2%
26Italy-69,850-278.4%
27Poland Series break-762,735-3,898.3%

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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?

Spain, with 234,560 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Poland, with -762,735 in 2020.

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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