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Net migration
Immigrants minus emigrants over the reported period.
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Data insight
Global perspective
The world estimate was 59,175 in 2025, down 68.9% from 2015. Across the longer period from 2005, the global estimate changed by +137,427 (+175.6%). Latest country observations range from -1.24 million in Pakistan (2025) to 1.7 million in Ukraine (2025), with the middle country observation at -1,051; observation years may differ. Across the derived regional aggregates, Europe reports 1.5 million, while Asia reports -2.35 million. Over roughly a decade, Europe changed by -675,101; Asia changed by +741,728. Among countries with sufficient history, the largest absolute decade increase was +1.72 million in Ukraine, while the largest decrease was -1.51 million in Germany. Coverage includes 213 countries; their latest observation years span 2025-2025, with a median latest year of 2025.
Belgium over time
Belgium reports 31.99K people in 2025. From 2015 to 2025, Belgium decreased by 31.55K people (49.7%). From 2005 to 2025, Belgium decreased by 18.59K people (36.8%). The latest decade changed by −31.55K people, versus +12.96K people in the preceding decade, indicating a reversal in direction.
Europe and world context
This is 1.46M people below Europe (2025). This is 27.19K people below the world estimate (2025). From 2015 to 2025, Europe decreased by 675.1K people (31.1%). The latest decade changed by −675.1K people, versus +610.89K people in the preceding decade, indicating a reversal in direction.
Belgium has the 27th-highest latest observation among 213 countries and 10th among 46 countries in Europe. Latest observation years span 2025-2025, so ranks are descriptive rather than perfectly synchronized.
- Regional spread: Europe is at 1.5 million (2025), compared with -2.35 million in Asia (2025).
- Largest observed decade increase: Ukraine changed by +1.72 million.
- Largest observed decade decrease: Germany changed by -1.51 million.
- Coverage: 213 countries; the median latest observation is 2025, with latest country observations spanning 2025-2025.
Source
World Bank
Source series SM.POP.NETM. World and continent values are derived from available countries using totals.