EU countries by net migration

Germany had the highest net migration of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 592,338. Spain had the lowest, at -97,870. The median was 6,303. Source: the World Bank.

Highest592,338Germany
Lowest-97,870Spain
Median6,30327 EU countries

All EU countries, 2014

Germany: 592,338 personsGermany592,338Sweden: 77,654 personsSweden77,654Austria: 74,375 personsAustria74,375Italy: 52,679 personsItaly52,679France: 52,342 personsFrance52,342Belgium: 37,472 personsBelgium37,472Netherlands: 36,591 personsNetherlands36,591Denmark: 27,242 personsDenmark27,242Finland: 15,915 personsFinland15,915Cyprus: 11,599 personsCyprus11,599Hungary: 11,581 personsHungary11,581Luxembourg: 11,217 personsLuxembourg11,217Malta: 9,192 personsMalta9,192Czechia: 6,303 personsCzechia6,303Poland: 5,525 personsPoland5,525Ireland: 448 personsIreland448Slovenia: -70 personsSlovenia-70Estonia: -674 personsEstonia-674Slovakia: -1,158 personsSlovakia-1,158Bulgaria: -2,180 personsBulgaria-2,180Latvia: -8,799 personsLatvia-8,799Lithuania: -12,387 personsLithuania-12,387Croatia: -13,127 personsCroatia-13,127Portugal: -26,447 personsPortugal-26,447Romania: -35,448 personsRomania-35,448Greece: -46,678 personsGreece-46,678Spain: -97,870 personsSpain-97,870
persons. Source: World Bank, Net migration (SM.POP.NETM). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2014
persons
Change on 2013
1Germany592,338+28.1%
2Sweden77,654+16.3%
3Austria74,375+31.1%
4Italy52,679-66.7%
5France52,342-55%
6Belgium37,472+33.5%
7Netherlands36,591+83.2%
8Denmark27,242+27.5%
9Finland15,915-12.4%
10Cyprus11,599-2.6%
11Hungary11,581+105.5%
12Luxembourg11,217+6.5%
13Malta9,192+967.6%
14Czechia6,303+16.1%
15Poland5,525-55.5%
16Ireland448+103.6%
17Slovenia-70-111%
18Estonia-674+74.9%
19Slovakia-1,158+1.9%
20Bulgaria-2,180-64.7%
21Latvia-8,799+38.8%
22Lithuania-12,387+26.1%
23Croatia-13,127-110.2%
24Portugal-26,447+27.2%
25Romania-35,448-1.5%
26Greece-46,678+21.3%
27Spain-97,870+61%

Other periods

About this ranking

Immigrants minus emigrants during the year, citizens and noncitizens together. A negative value means more people left than arrived.

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

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Net migration (SM.POP.NETM). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SM.POP.NETM. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest net migration?

Germany, with 592,338 in 2014, according to the World Bank.

Which EU country has the lowest net migration?

Spain, with -97,870 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Net migration (SM.POP.NETM). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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