EU countries by net migration
Germany had the highest net migration of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 517,480. Romania had the lowest, at -33,073. The median was 10,484. Source: the World Bank.
All EU countries, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 517,480 | -56% |
| 2 | Sweden | 119,234 | +48.1% |
| 3 | Spain | 106,474 | +5,480.2% |
| 4 | Netherlands | 88,743 | +59.7% |
| 5 | Italy | 84,568 | +114.7% |
| 6 | Austria | 65,976 | -42.7% |
| 7 | Denmark | 33,391 | -21% |
| 8 | Belgium | 28,090 | -55.8% |
| 9 | Ireland | 18,967 | +41.8% |
| 10 | Finland | 17,321 | +36.9% |
| 11 | France | 15,548 | +4,606.7% |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 12,760 | +12.2% |
| 13 | Cyprus | 10,951 | -2.9% |
| 14 | Greece | 10,484 | +124.1% |
| 15 | Malta | 8,624 | -10.1% |
| 16 | Czechia | 5,465 | +8.5% |
| 17 | Slovakia | 3,487 | +36.8% |
| 18 | Slovenia | 1,195 | +67.8% |
| 19 | Estonia | 1,081 | -74.6% |
| 20 | Hungary | 68 | -99.5% |
| 21 | Portugal | -775 | +75.8% |
| 22 | Poland | -5,675 | -246% |
| 23 | Bulgaria | -9,482 | -124.3% |
| 24 | Latvia | -12,327 | -13.9% |
| 25 | Lithuania | -30,612 | -35.7% |
| 26 | Croatia | -32,144 | -16.9% |
| 27 | Romania | -33,073 | +7.5% |
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.
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World Bank, World Development Indicators. Net migration (SM.POP.NETM). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SM.POP.NETM. Retrieved 2026-10-11.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which EU country has the highest net migration?
Germany, with 517,480 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
Which EU country has the lowest net migration?
Romania, with -33,073 in 2016.
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.