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Top Countries by Net Migration Gain (2025)
Percentage of net migration relative to total population for leading countries.
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The Consequences of Net Negative Migration in 2025: Implications ...
You can find a PDF version of this paper by clicking here. Introduction In 2025, the United States experienced a historic shift in migration patterns. For the first time since the Great Depression, more people left the United States than those who came in. This phenomenon is known as net negative migration. According to recent estimates, the U.S. lost an estimated 150,000 people due to 2025’s reduced immigration and increased emigration rates. This reversal reflects a sharp decline in new arrivals, combined with an increase in emigration by U.S. citizens and noncitizens. Negative net migration in 2025 is expected to have a negative impact on the economy and the labor market in the future. Broader economic literature shows that reduced immigration could undermine economic growth, weaken tax revenues, strain Social Security, and exacerbate workforce shortages. It also poses risks to national security by diminishing the United States’ ability to compete with other global powers. The challenges posed by net negative migration reinforce the arguments advanced by the National Immigration Forum in recent years. Since 2021, we have extensively highlighted that immigration is essential to sustaining population growth and economic vitality. We have repeatedly emphasized that increasing immigration levels can offset demographic decline, strengthen the workforce, and fortify public finances. Net negative migration in 2025 illustrates what happens when immigration falls below what the economy and society require. It underscores the urgency of implementing policy reforms that expand legal pathways, modernize visa systems, and align immigration policy with long-term national interests. This paper examines the social, economic, and demographic implications of net negative migration in 2025. It also situates this development within the Forum’s longstanding argument that expanding robust legal immigration pathways is essential to sustaining U.S. prosperity, demographic stability, and global leadership. Understanding Net Negative Migration in 2025 Recent Census data confirms a dramatic decline in U.S. net migration, driven by both reduced inflows and increased outflows. In 2025, only 2.6 million people immigrated to the United States, a sharp decline from the 5.8 million who entered in 2023 and the 4.6 million who entered in 2024. At the same time, U.S. citizens relocated abroad at record numbers. In addition, over 2.2 million noncitizens self-deported from the U.S. ...
Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, March 2026
Key statisticsIn March 2026:Short-term visitor arrivals: 818,990 – an increase of 7.6% on one year earlier.Short-term resident returns: 910,450 – an increase of 8.4% on one year earlier.Total arrivals: 1,826,980 – an increase of 8.2% on one year earlier.Total departures: 1,882,430 – an increase of 12.8% on one year earlier.These statistics report on the number of international border crossings rather than the number of people. Most data in this release are rounded to the nearest 10. As a result, sums of components may not add exactly to totals.Overseas migration statisticsThis release presents statistics on all overseas arrivals and departures, which is not the same as overseas migration statistics. Overseas arrivals and departures (OAD) data, including permanent and long-term movements, should not be used as a measure of overseas migration. This data does not reflect the official ABS definition of migration and may lead to inaccurate interpretations. For instance, OAD permanent and long-term arrivals may be increasing while actual overseas migrant arrivals are decreasing for the same period.For accurate insights into overseas migration, please refer to the ABS’s official overseas migration statistics:Overseas Migration;National, state and territory population.Provisional data for the most recent month has not had the full quality assurance methods applied as is done for the earlier months. Provisional estimates will be revised in the next issue of this publication.For further information about categories of travel, see the Glossary section of the Methodology page.Category of travel data is not available from provisional estimates.Compares international visitor arrivals each month by source country and change at the state and territory level. Analysis in this section is undertaken on short-term trips (less than 1 year).For short-term visitor arrivals to Australia in March 2026:A total of 818,990 trips were recorded, an increase of 57,760 (7.6%) compared with the corresponding month of the previous year.The number of trips was 2.1% lower than the pre-COVID level in March 2019.New Zealand was the largest source country, accounting for 14.1% of all visitor arrivals.Countries where visitors came fromThe three leading source countries where visitors came from were:New Zealand (115,760 trips)China (87,560)The USA (85,750).Top 10 source countries for March 2026.Excludes SARs and Taiwan.State or territory of stayAll travellers are asked their intended address in A...
The Impact of Migration on UK Population Growth
In the UK statistical system, long-term international migrants are defined as people who move into or out of the country for at least 12 months. Net migration ...
Brookings Institution research confirmed that net international ...
16 hours ago ... Net migration is projected to fall further to just 321,000 in 2026 — down from over a million just two years ago. Americans leaving are not a single demographic ...
