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EU countries by net migration rate including statistical adjustment, 2025

Malta had the highest net migration rate including statistical adjustment of 27 EU countries in 2025, at 23.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Estonia had the lowest, at -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 5 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest23.9Malta
Lowest-2.1Estonia
Median527 EU countries
European Union (27)4.6History

All EU countries, 2025

Malta: 23.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMalta23.9Spain: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain11.8Cyprus: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus11.3Luxembourg: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg10.1Ireland: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsIreland9.4Belgium: 6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium6.4Portugal: 6.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal6.2Lithuania: 5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania5.8Bulgaria: 5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria5.5Finland: 5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland5.4Romania: 5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania5.4Denmark: 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark5.3Netherlands: 5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands5.2Italy: 5 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly5Croatia: 4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia4.9Greece: 4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece4.8Slovenia: 4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia4Czechia: 3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia3.9France: 3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsFrance3.4Austria: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAustria3.3Germany: 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany2.9Sweden: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden1.2Slovakia: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia0.3Hungary: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary0.1Poland: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland0.1Latvia: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia-0.7Estonia: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia-2.1
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment (demo_gind). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2025
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2024
1Malta23.9+5.2 pts
2Spain Provisional11.8-1 pts
3Cyprus Provisional11.3-2.6 pts
4Luxembourg10.1-1.6 pts
5Ireland9.4-3.7 pts
6Belgium Provisional6.4+0.5 pts
7Portugal6.2-13 pts
8Lithuania5.8-2.2 pts
9Bulgaria5.5-0.6 pts
10Finland5.4-2.9 pts
10Romania Estimated5.4+1.4 pts
12Denmark5.30 pts
13Netherlands Provisional5.2-0.8 pts
14Italy Provisional5+0.7 pts
15Croatia4.9-3.2 pts
16Greece Estimated4.8-0.4 pts
17Slovenia4-1.4 pts
18Czechia3.9+0.5 pts
19France Provisional3.4+0.6 pts
20Austria3.3-2.1 pts
21Germany2.9-2.5 pts
22Sweden1.2-1.5 pts
23Slovakia0.3-0.1 pts
24Hungary0.1-0.3 pts
24Poland0.1-0.8 pts
26Latvia-0.7+1.6 pts
27Estonia-2.1-3.1 pts

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About this ranking

Net migration including statistical adjustment during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment).

Comparable across EU countries and regions. Eurostat derives the net figure as a residual of population change, so it includes census revisions and other statistical adjustments.

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, crude rate of 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 rate including statistical adjustment?

Malta, with 23.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Estonia, with -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.

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, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment (demo_gind). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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