China vs Germany: Net migration

China
-268,126
in 2025
Germany
-334,072
in 2025
China rank
208th
Germany rank
211th

Net migration over time

  • China
  • Germany
-1.5M-1.0M-500.0k0500.0k1.0M196019922025

How they compare

China currently reports -268,126 against -334,072 in Germany, a difference of 65,946.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, China ranks 208th and Germany ranks 211th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Net migration
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,424 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.