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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 2018, at 35.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Croatia had the lowest, at -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest35.9Malta
Lowest-7.5Croatia
Median3.227 EU countries
European Union (27)2.9History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria: -7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany: 4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia: 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain: 7 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFrance: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia: -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsIreland: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg: 16.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMalta: 35.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands: 5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia: 7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants
  • Under -5.7
  • -5.7 to -2.7
  • -2.7 to 0
  • 0 to 2.5
  • 2.5 to 5.3
  • 5.3 and over
per 1,000 inhabitants, 2018. 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, 2018

Malta: 35.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMalta35.9Luxembourg: 16.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg16.3Ireland: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsIreland11.2Cyprus: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus9.1Sweden: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden8.5Slovenia: 7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia7.2Spain: 7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain7Estonia: 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia5.3Netherlands: 5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands5Germany: 4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany4.8Belgium: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium4.3Austria: 4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAustria4Czechia: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia3.6Denmark: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark3.2Hungary: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary2.5Portugal: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal2.3Finland: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland2.1France: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsFrance1.7Italy: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly1.2Slovakia: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia0.7Poland: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland0.6Greece: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece0.2Lithuania: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania-0.4Latvia: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia-2.5Romania: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania-3Bulgaria: -7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria-7Croatia: -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia-7.5Malta: 35.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMalta35.9Luxembourg: 16.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg16.3Ireland: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsIreland11.2Cyprus: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus9.1Sweden: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden8.5Slovenia: 7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia7.2Spain: 7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain7Estonia: 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia5.3Netherlands: 5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands5Germany: 4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany4.8Belgium: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium4.3Austria: 4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAustria4Czechia: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia3.6Denmark: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark3.2Hungary: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary2.5Portugal: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal2.3Finland: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland2.1France: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsFrance1.7Italy: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly1.2Slovakia: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia0.7Poland: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland0.6Greece: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece0.2Lithuania: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania-0.4Latvia: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia-2.5Romania: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania-3Bulgaria: -7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria-7Croatia: -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia-7.5
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 countries2018
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2017
1Malta35.9+4.4 pts
2Luxembourg16.3+0.5 pts
3Ireland11.2+6 pts
4Cyprus9.1+2.8 pts
5Sweden8.5-1.6 pts
6Slovenia7.2+6.6 pts
7Spain7+3.2 pts
8Estonia5.3+1.3 pts
9Netherlands5+0.3 pts
10Germany4.8-0.3 pts
11Belgium4.3+1.1 pts
12Austria4-1.1 pts
13Czechia3.6+0.9 pts
14Denmark3.2-1 pts
15Hungary2.5+1.4 pts
16Portugal2.3+0.9 pts
17Finland2.1-0.3 pts
18France1.7+0.9 pts
19Italy1.2+0.2 pts
20Slovakia0.70 pts
21Poland Series break0.6+0.5 pts
22Greece0.2+0.6 pts
23Lithuania-0.4+6.9 pts
24Latvia-2.5+1.5 pts
25Romania-30 pts
26Bulgaria-7-0.2 pts
27Croatia-7.5+4.2 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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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Malta, with 35.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Croatia, with -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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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