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Net migration in Liberia

1950 – 2023 · 74 data points 33 of 43 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Net migration, 1950 – 2023 per 1,000 people · Liberia · World
+4.0 since 2013
Liberia World

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Compared with Net migration · per 1,000 people
Liberia
-0.9
World
0.0

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects

The series at a glance Liberia · 1950 – 2023
Latest value -0.9 · 2023
First value -0.7 · 1950
Highest 116.7 · 1997
Lowest -320.4 · 1990
Data points 74

By year

All years · 1950 – 2023

YearLiberiaChange World
2023 -0.9 +0.0 0.0
2022 -0.9 +1.3 0.0
2021 -2.3 −0.3 0.0
2020 -2.0 +1.9 0.0
2019 -3.9 +0.8 0.0
2018 -4.7 +0.4 0.0
2017 -5.1 +0.5 0.0
2016 -5.6 −2.4 0.0
2015 -3.3 +2.6 0.0
2014 -5.8 −0.9 0.0
2013 -4.9 +1.0 0.0
2012 -5.9 −27.7 0.0
2011 21.8 +21.1 0.0
2010 0.7 +0.4 0.0
2009 0.3 −4.3 0.0
2008 4.6 −13.2 0.0
2007 17.8 −4.5 0.0
2006 22.3 −8.3 0.0
2005 30.6 +30.9 0.0
2004 -0.3 +32.9 0.0
2003 -33.2 −25.7 0.0
2002 -7.5 −9.8 0.0
2001 2.4 +3.1 0.0
2000 -0.7 −19.7 0.0
1999 19.0 −18.1 0.0
1998 37.2 −79.5 0.0
1997 116.7 +133.6 0.0
1996 -17.0 −42.1 0.0
1995 25.1 +81.5 0.0
1994 -56.5 −59.9 0.0
1993 3.4 −23.7 0.0
1992 27.1 −12.8 0.0
1991 39.9 +360.3 0.0
1990 -320.4 −323.7 0.0
1989 3.2 +0.1 0.0
1988 3.2 +0.3 0.0
1987 2.9 +0.0 0.0
1986 2.8 −0.5 0.0
1985 3.3 −0.1 0.0
1984 3.5 −0.3 0.0
1983 3.7 +2.5 0.0
1982 1.2 −0.2 0.0
1981 1.4 −0.7 0.0
1980 2.1 +0.2 0.0
1979 1.9 −0.1 0.0
1978 1.9 −0.1 0.0
1977 2.0 +1.3 0.0
1976 0.7 −0.5 0.0
1975 1.2 −0.1 0.0
1974 1.3 −0.2 0.0
1973 1.4 +0.1 0.0
1972 1.3 +0.4 0.0
1971 0.9 −0.7 0.0
1970 1.6 +0.2 0.0
1969 1.4 −0.0 0.0
1968 1.4 −0.2 0.0
1967 1.6 +0.1 0.0
1966 1.5 −0.4 0.0
1965 1.9 +0.1 0.0
1964 1.7 −0.0 0.0
1963 1.8 −0.1 0.0
1962 1.8 +0.0 0.0
1961 1.8 +0.2 0.0
1960 1.7 +0.3 0.0
1959 1.3 +1.0 0.0
1958 0.4 −0.7 0.0
1957 1.0 +0.1 0.0
1956 1.0 +0.3 0.0
1955 0.7 +0.3 0.0
1954 0.4 +0.6 0.0
1953 -0.2 −0.1 0.0
1952 -0.1 +0.2 0.0
1951 -0.3 +0.4 0.0
1950 -0.7 0.0

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Ranking · Countries

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryNet migration
28 Algeria -0.3
24 Argentina 0.1
40 Bangladesh -6.4
32 Brazil -0.8
34 Bulgaria -0.9
2 Canada 10.1
1 Chile 11.9
25 China -0.1
3 Colombia 9.0
37 Congo - Brazzaville -2.2
14 Congo - Kinshasa 2.0
22 Czechia 0.5
11 Ecuador 3.2
33 Egypt -0.8
13 Finland 2.4
17 France 1.6
16 Gabon 1.9
6 Germany 5.5
20 Greece 1.0
31 Honduras -0.7
19 Hong Kong SAR China 1.1
27 India -0.2
26 Indonesia -0.1
18 Italy 1.6
43 Lebanon -41.2
39 Liberia -5.1
41 Lithuania -9.9
36 Mexico -1.8
7 Netherlands 5.0
10 Norway 4.1
38 Philippines -2.4
30 Poland -0.6
35 Romania -1.7
12 Russia 2.7
42 Saudi Arabia -29.9
23 Sierra Leone 0.2
15 South Korea 2.0
8 Spain 4.3
21 Taiwan 0.7
4 Türkiye 7.9
9 United Kingdom 4.1
5 United States 5.6
29 Yemen -0.4

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2017

What it means

People moving in minus people moving out, per 1,000 residents a year.

How it is calculated

Arrivals minus departures in the year (often estimated as the population change not explained by births and deaths), per 1,000 residents.