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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 2019, at 42.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Bulgaria had the lowest, at -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 3.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest42.1Malta
Lowest-7.3Bulgaria
Median3.927 EU countries
European Union (27)3History

All EU countries, 2019

Malta: 42.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMalta42.1Luxembourg: 16.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg16.6Cyprus: 10 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus10Spain: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain9.7Ireland: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsIreland8.8Slovenia: 7.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia7.8Sweden: 7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden7Portugal: 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal6.5Netherlands: 6.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands6.2Belgium: 5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium5Austria: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAustria4.6Czechia: 4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia4.1Estonia: 4 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia4Lithuania: 3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania3.9Germany: 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany3.7Finland: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland2.8Hungary: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary2.7Greece: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece1.7Denmark: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark1.6Italy: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly0.7Slovakia: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia0.7France: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsFrance0.6Poland: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland0.5Romania: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania-1.3Latvia: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia-1.8Croatia: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia-4.9Bulgaria: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria-7.3
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 countries2019
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2018
1Malta42.1+6.2 pts
2Luxembourg16.6+0.3 pts
3Cyprus10+0.9 pts
4Spain9.7+2.7 pts
5Ireland8.8-2.4 pts
6Slovenia7.8+0.6 pts
7Sweden7-1.5 pts
8Portugal6.5+4.2 pts
9Netherlands6.2+1.2 pts
10Belgium5+0.7 pts
11Austria4.6+0.6 pts
12Czechia4.1+0.5 pts
13Estonia4-1.3 pts
14Lithuania3.9+4.3 pts
15Germany3.7-1.1 pts
16Finland2.8+0.7 pts
17Hungary2.7+0.2 pts
18Greece1.7+1.5 pts
19Denmark1.6-1.6 pts
20Italy0.7-0.5 pts
20Slovakia0.70 pts
22France0.6-1.1 pts
23Poland Series break0.5-0.1 pts
24Romania Estimated-1.3+1.7 pts
25Latvia-1.8+0.7 pts
26Croatia-4.9+2.6 pts
27Bulgaria-7.3-0.3 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 42.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Bulgaria, with -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.

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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