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EU countries by net migration rate including statistical adjustment

Malta had the highest net migration rate including statistical adjustment of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 18.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Croatia had the lowest, at -9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest18.9Malta
Lowest-9.3Croatia
Median0.827 EU countries
European Union (27)1.8History

All EU countries, 2016

Malta: 18.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMalta18.9Luxembourg: 16.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg16.2Sweden: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden11.9Ireland: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsIreland8.3Austria: 7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAustria7.5Denmark: 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark5.7Germany: 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany5.6Netherlands: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands4.6Finland: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland3.1Cyprus: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus2.5Belgium: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium2.4Czechia: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia1.9Spain: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain1.7Estonia: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia0.8Italy: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly0.7Slovakia: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia0.7Slovenia: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia0.5Poland: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland0.3Portugal: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal-0.1Greece: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece-0.2France: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsFrance-0.3Hungary: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary-0.8Romania: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania-3.2Latvia: -6.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia-6.2Bulgaria: -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria-6.8Lithuania: -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania-8.7Croatia: -9.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia-9.3
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 countries2016
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2015
1Malta18.9-3.5 pts
2Luxembourg16.2-3.4 pts
3Sweden11.9+3.8 pts
4Ireland8.3+5.5 pts
5Austria7.5-5.7 pts
6Denmark5.7-1.7 pts
7Germany5.6-8.7 pts
8Netherlands4.6+1.4 pts
9Finland3.1+0.8 pts
10Cyprus2.5+3 pts
11Belgium2.4-3.1 pts
12Czechia1.9+0.4 pts
13Spain1.7+1.8 pts
14Estonia0.8-2.2 pts
15Italy0.7+0.2 pts
15Slovakia0.7+0.1 pts
17Slovenia0.5+0.3 pts
18Poland Estimated0.3+0.6 pts
19Portugal-0.1+0.2 pts
20Greece-0.2+4.7 pts
21France-0.3+0.1 pts
22Hungary-0.8-1.1 pts
23Romania-3.2-0.7 pts
24Latvia-6.2-0.8 pts
25Bulgaria-6.8-0.1 pts
26Lithuania-8.7-2 pts
27Croatia-9.3-1.3 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 18.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Croatia, with -9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants 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, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment (demo_gind). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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