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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 2017, at 31.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Croatia had the lowest, at -11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest31.5Malta
Lowest-11.7Croatia
Median2.427 EU countries
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Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria: -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus: 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany: 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia: 4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain: 3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsFrance: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia: -11.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsIreland: 5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMalta: 31.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands: 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants
  • Under -7
  • -7 to -3.7
  • -3.7 to 0
  • 0 to 2.1
  • 2.1 to 4.8
  • 4.8 and over
per 1,000 inhabitants, 2017. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment (demo_gind). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2017

Malta: 31.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMalta31.5Luxembourg: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg15.8Sweden: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden10.1Cyprus: 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus6.3Ireland: 5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsIreland5.2Austria: 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAustria5.1Germany: 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany5.1Netherlands: 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands4.7Denmark: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark4.2Estonia: 4 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia4Spain: 3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain3.8Belgium: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium3.2Czechia: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia2.7Finland: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland2.4Portugal: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal1.4Hungary: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary1.1Italy: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly1France: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsFrance0.8Slovakia: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia0.7Slovenia: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia0.6Poland: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland0.1Greece: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece-0.4Romania: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania-3Latvia: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia-4Bulgaria: -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria-6.8Lithuania: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania-7.3Croatia: -11.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia-11.7Malta: 31.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMalta31.5Luxembourg: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg15.8Sweden: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden10.1Cyprus: 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus6.3Ireland: 5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsIreland5.2Austria: 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAustria5.1Germany: 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany5.1Netherlands: 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands4.7Denmark: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark4.2Estonia: 4 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia4Spain: 3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain3.8Belgium: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium3.2Czechia: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia2.7Finland: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland2.4Portugal: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal1.4Hungary: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary1.1Italy: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly1France: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsFrance0.8Slovakia: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia0.7Slovenia: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia0.6Poland: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland0.1Greece: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece-0.4Romania: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania-3Latvia: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia-4Bulgaria: -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria-6.8Lithuania: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania-7.3Croatia: -11.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia-11.7
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 countries2017
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2016
1Malta31.5+12.6 pts
2Luxembourg Series break15.8-0.4 pts
3Sweden10.1-1.8 pts
4Cyprus6.3+3.8 pts
5Ireland5.2-3.1 pts
6Austria5.1-2.4 pts
6Germany5.1-0.5 pts
8Netherlands4.7+0.1 pts
9Denmark4.2-1.5 pts
10Estonia4+3.2 pts
11Spain3.8+2.1 pts
12Belgium3.2+0.8 pts
13Czechia2.7+0.8 pts
14Finland2.4-0.7 pts
15Portugal1.4+1.5 pts
16Hungary1.1+1.9 pts
17Italy1+0.3 pts
18France0.8+1.1 pts
19Slovakia0.70 pts
20Slovenia0.6+0.1 pts
21Poland Estimated0.1-0.2 pts
22Greece-0.4-0.2 pts
23Romania-3+0.2 pts
24Latvia-4+2.2 pts
25Bulgaria-6.80 pts
26Lithuania-7.3+1.4 pts
27Croatia-11.7-2.4 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.

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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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment (demo_gind) (EU countries by net migration rate including statistical adjustment, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_gind/default/table

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Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment (demo_gind), EU countries by net migration rate including statistical adjustment, 2017. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_gind/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-migration-rate/eu-countries?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment (demo_gind). EU countries by net migration rate including statistical adjustment, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_gind/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-migration-rate/eu-countries?period=2017.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment (demo_gind), EU countries by net migration rate including statistical adjustment, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_gind/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-migration-rate/eu-countries?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Malta, with 31.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Croatia, with -11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

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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