Total net migration (2026)

The United States is projected to lead the world in total net migration at 1.2M people in 2026, followed by the United Kingdom (364.1K people) and Russia (324.9K people). Syria (305.8K people) and Canada (291.4K people) close out the top 5. Next up, Sudan (252K people) and Malaysia (159K people). Germany (158.4K people), Australia (131.7K people), and South Africa (131.7K people) round out the top ten. The gap across the top ten is wide: the United States would have 8.9× the value of South Africa (131.7K people). Three of the top ten are in Europe. Among these countries, Syria is projected to see the largest year-over-year change at -27.5%.