Sri Lanka - Net Migration 1970
-16,299
−6,147 from 1969
Sri Lanka's net migration was -16,299 in 1970, decreased +6,147 from -10,152 in 1969. This was the 42nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1970▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | European Union | -374,042 | -179.7% |
| 2nd | Philippines | -300,923 | -86.3% |
| 3rd | Germany | -273,498 | -146.8% |
| 4th | Russian Federation | -264,464 | -309.1% |
| 5th | Cambodia | -193,008 | -991.9% |
| 6th | Portugal | -191,862 | -19.1% |
| 7th | Mexico | -164,100 | -19.7% |
| 8th | Türkiye | -150,924 | -36.5% |
| 9th | China | -126,510 | -73.7% |
| 10th | Bangladesh | -73,719 | 41.0% |
| 11th | Poland | -66,859 | -150.0% |
| 12th | Colombia | -66,065 | -2.8% |
| 13th | Italy | -62,216 | -37.2% |
| 14th | Spain | -60,580 | -21.3% |
| 15th | Pakistan | -58,281 | -1.5% |
| 16th | Greece | -54,166 | 54.3% |
| 17th | Ukraine | -48,335 | -193.4% |
| 18th | Cuba | -44,466 | 6.3% |
| 19th | Algeria | -37,058 | -29.9% |
| 20th | Finland | -36,579 | 13.3% |
| 21st | Angola | -36,456 | 59.7% |
| 22nd | Chile | -36,079 | 2.4% |
| 23rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -35,064 | -423.1% |
| 24th | Malaysia | -31,839 | 19.2% |
| 25th | West Bank and Gaza | -31,405 | 31.1% |
| 26th | Zambia | -31,370 | -173.5% |
| 27th | Burkina Faso | -28,832 | -1.5% |
| 28th | Korea | -27,999 | -32.2% |
| 29th | Morocco | -26,168 | -7.3% |
| 30th | Uganda | -25,646 | -76.3% |
| 31st | Zimbabwe | -24,102 | -100.4% |
| 32nd | Jamaica | -23,371 | 11.2% |
| 33rd | Yemen, Republic of | -20,966 | -408.8% |
| 34th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -20,714 | 2.4% |
| 35th | Syrian Arab Republic | -19,594 | -4.5% |
| 36th | Brazil | -18,779 | -141.9% |
| 37th | Papua New Guinea | -18,773 | 1.2% |
| 38th | Haiti | -18,425 | -0.5% |
| 39th | Switzerland | -18,326 | -188.3% |
| 40th | Mozambique | -18,197 | 25.0% |
| 41st | Mali | -17,479 | 4.5% |
| 42nd | Sri Lanka | -16,299 | -60.5% |
| 43rd | Botswana | -16,054 | -1.2% |
| 44th | Peru | -15,653 | -22.5% |
| 45th | United Kingdom | -15,254 | 74.9% |
| 46th | Guatemala | -14,755 | -34.9% |
| 47th | Dominican Republic | -14,255 | 1.9% |
| 48th | Kenya | -13,064 | -3,640.4% |
| 49th | Uruguay | -12,727 | -14.2% |
| 50th | Paraguay | -12,579 | 2.2% |
| 51st | Kosovo | -11,776 | 8.6% |
| 52nd | El Salvador | -11,367 | -161.0% |
| 53rd | Bulgaria | -11,315 | -253.2% |
| 54th | Ghana | -10,233 | 64.4% |
| 55th | Tunisia | -10,054 | 0.0% |
| 56th | Czechia | -9,353 | -15.0% |
| 57th | Chad | -8,931 | -2.5% |
| 58th | Ireland | -8,892 | 13.2% |
| 59th | Honduras | -8,751 | -2.4% |
| 60th | Trinidad and Tobago | -8,751 | -3.6% |
| 61st | Belarus | -8,643 | 32.7% |
| 62nd | Guyana | -8,439 | -69.8% |
| 63rd | Guinea | -6,906 | -142.8% |
| 64th | Equatorial Guinea | -6,499 | -190.5% |
| 65th | Puerto Rico (US) | -6,440 | 64.3% |
| 66th | Burundi | -6,346 | 74.9% |
| 67th | Nicaragua | -5,423 | -18.1% |
| 68th | Sierra Leone | -4,957 | -10.5% |
| 69th | Bahrain | -4,939 | -6.5% |
| 70th | Slovak Republic | -4,919 | 45.3% |
| 71st | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -4,915 | -2.7% |
| 72nd | Barbados | -4,852 | -14.5% |
| 73rd | Benin | -4,851 | -1.2% |
| 74th | Lebanon | -4,508 | - |
| 75th | Fiji | -4,371 | -7.9% |
| 76th | Azerbaijan | -3,847 | 0.0% |
| 77th | Central African Republic | -3,693 | -4,516.3% |
| 78th | Eswatini | -3,230 | -3.3% |
| 79th | Oman | -2,996 | 0.0% |
| 80th | Madagascar | -2,658 | -19.9% |
| 81st | Grenada | -2,566 | 7.0% |
| 82nd | Panama | -2,476 | 1.4% |
| 83rd | Samoa | -2,429 | -1.3% |
| 84th | Croatia | -2,359 | 15.6% |
| 85th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -2,260 | 1.4% |
| 86th | Niger | -2,225 | 0.9% |
| 87th | Malawi | -2,147 | 5.3% |
| 88th | Montenegro | -2,013 | 18.0% |
| 89th | Cyprus | -2,001 | 27.1% |
| 90th | Iceland | -1,754 | -24.0% |
| 91st | St. Lucia | -1,709 | 12.5% |
| 92nd | Solomon Islands | -1,632 | -37.5% |
| 93rd | Brunei Darussalam | -1,538 | -195.6% |
| 94th | Curaçao | -1,392 | -0.6% |
| 95th | Georgia | -1,311 | -103.8% |
| 96th | Belize | -1,297 | -776.4% |
| 97th | Mauritius | -1,281 | -90.1% |
| 98th | St. Kitts and Nevis | -1,227 | 47.6% |
| 99th | Aruba | -1,189 | -2.1% |
| 100th | Malta | -1,123 | -35.8% |
| 101st | Tonga | -1,122 | -1.9% |
| 102nd | Ecuador | -1,091 | -110.6% |
| 103rd | Norway | -1,034 | -146.4% |
| 104th | Antigua and Barbuda | -861 | -217.7% |
| 105th | Mauritania | -855 | -24.3% |
| 106th | Dominica | -847 | -108.6% |
| 107th | Cameroon | -367 | -28.3% |
| 108th | American Samoa | -295 | -255.4% |
| 109th | São Tomé and Principe | -279 | 40.5% |
| 110th | Namibia | -244 | -328.1% |
| 111th | Kiribati | -233 | -5.0% |
| 112th | Micronesia, Federated States of | -192 | 0.0% |
| 113th | Faroe Islands | -155 | 36.0% |
| 114th | Guam | -149 | 48.1% |
| 115th | British Virgin Islands | -101 | -126.0% |
| 116th | Hungary | -96 | 71.2% |
| 117th | Turks and Caicos Islands | -89 | 25.8% |
| 118th | Tuvalu | -71 | -9.2% |
| 119th | Vanuatu | -46 | 13.2% |
| 120th | San Marino | -39 | -34.5% |
| 121st | St. Martin (French part) | -25 | 10.7% |
| 122nd | Congo, Republic of | 0 | - |
| 123rd | Lao PDR | 0 | - |
| 124th | Nauru | 0 | -100.0% |
| 125th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 0 | - |
| 126th | Timor-Leste | 0 | - |
| 127th | Palau | 54 | 125.8% |
| 128th | North Macedonia | 60 | -66.9% |
| 129th | Seychelles | 69 | 60.5% |
| 130th | Albania | 92 | -96.5% |
| 131st | Gibraltar | 108 | -40.7% |
| 132nd | Cabo Verde | 172 | -89.3% |
| 133rd | Marshall Islands | 201 | -70.9% |
| 134th | Bermuda | 222 | -42.9% |
| 135th | Slovenia | 260 | -62.0% |
| 136th | Liechtenstein | 282 | -10.8% |
| 137th | Cayman Islands | 294 | 583.7% |
| 138th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 321 | 0.9% |
| 139th | Maldives | 330 | 5.4% |
| 140th | Monaco | 406 | -9.8% |
| 141st | Northern Mariana Islands | 480 | 155.1% |
| 142nd | Greenland | 518 | 30.8% |
| 143rd | French Polynesia | 542 | 33.2% |
| 144th | South Sudan | 587 | -25.3% |
| 145th | Moldova | 606 | -97.1% |
| 146th | Libya | 745 | 152.5% |
| 147th | Luxembourg | 853 | 2.4% |
| 148th | Comoros | 966 | 25.6% |
| 149th | Channel Islands | 1,034 | 9.5% |
| 150th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 1,104 | 60.0% |
| 151st | Guinea-Bissau | 1,123 | 110.2% |
| 152nd | Costa Rica | 1,137 | 11.8% |
| 153rd | Andorra | 1,145 | 1.9% |
| 154th | Rwanda | 1,149 | -61.5% |
| 155th | Turkmenistan | 1,376 | -1.5% |
| 156th | Iraq | 1,377 | 341.3% |
| 157th | Isle of Man | 1,440 | 2.2% |
| 158th | Eritrea | 1,480 | 23.4% |
| 159th | Bahamas, The | 1,517 | -50.6% |
| 160th | Virgin Islands (US) | 1,616 | 221.9% |
| 161st | Nepal | 1,847 | 450.5% |
| 162nd | Serbia | 1,861 | -54.7% |
| 163rd | Gabon | 1,882 | -29.0% |
| 164th | Viet Nam | 1,997 | - |
| 165th | New Caledonia | 2,267 | 66.1% |
| 166th | Liberia | 2,285 | 15.3% |
| 167th | Bhutan | 2,700 | 0.0% |
| 168th | Gambia, The | 2,777 | 0.7% |
| 169th | Mongolia | 3,263 | 37.9% |
| 170th | Suriname | 3,791 | 6.0% |
| 171st | Singapore | 4,024 | -40.5% |
| 172nd | Afghanistan | 4,458 | 119.7% |
| 173rd | Sudan | 4,479 | 80.9% |
| 174th | New Zealand | 4,511 | 186.6% |
| 175th | Djibouti | 5,004 | 0.2% |
| 176th | Tajikistan | 5,559 | -37.4% |
| 177th | Macao SAR, China | 5,733 | 239.0% |
| 178th | Estonia | 6,158 | -28.8% |
| 179th | Lithuania | 6,530 | 56.3% |
| 180th | Nigeria | 7,953 | 15.1% |
| 181st | Qatar | 10,579 | 35.8% |
| 182nd | Austria | 10,601 | 79.8% |
| 183rd | Lesotho | 10,605 | 1.3% |
| 184th | Togo | 10,865 | -47.3% |
| 185th | Kyrgyz Republic | 11,295 | -33.0% |
| 186th | Latvia | 12,494 | -8.9% |
| 187th | Armenia | 12,700 | -25.9% |
| 188th | Senegal | 16,168 | -4.3% |
| 189th | Myanmar | 17,997 | 2.9% |
| 190th | Belgium | 19,393 | -3.4% |
| 191st | Denmark | 20,947 | 213.2% |
| 192nd | Jordan | 25,894 | -36.0% |
| 193rd | Kuwait | 26,614 | -19.7% |
| 194th | Saudi Arabia | 31,097 | 22.9% |
| 195th | Netherlands | 32,438 | 48.5% |
| 196th | Japan | 33,731 | -31.8% |
| 197th | Uzbekistan | 37,324 | -43.1% |
| 198th | Argentina | 38,355 | -10.2% |
| 199th | Tanzania | 38,635 | 4.4% |
| 200th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 39,116 | -16.4% |
| 201st | United Arab Emirates | 40,792 | 2.2% |
| 202nd | Sweden | 47,242 | -3.2% |
| 203rd | Thailand | 49,221 | 85.4% |
| 204th | Israel | 56,173 | -6.3% |
| 205th | Côte d'Ivoire | 58,883 | 22.2% |
| 206th | South Africa | 61,514 | -16.0% |
| 207th | Romania | 71,919 | -3.9% |
| 208th | Kazakhstan | 72,000 | -7.5% |
| 209th | Indonesia | 81,368 | -1.9% |
| 210th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 89,757 | 14.8% |
| 211th | France | 182,941 | 14.1% |
| 212th | India | 233,782 | 127.4% |
| 213th | Australia | 256,295 | 135.6% |
| 214th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 302,462 | 0.5% |
| 215th | Canada | 304,627 | 225.5% |
| 216th | United States | 744,902 | 42.2% |
FAQ
What was Sri Lanka's net migration in 1970?▾
Sri Lanka's net migration in 1970 was -16,299. This ranked 42nd globally.
How did Sri Lanka's net migration change in 1970?▾
Sri Lanka's net migration decreased by 60.5% in 1970 compared to 1969.
Which country had the highest net migration in 1970?▾
United States had the highest net migration in 1970 at 744,902.
What is the net migration of Sri Lanka in 1970?▾
The net migration of Sri Lanka in 1970 was -16,299. This ranked 42nd globally.
How does 1970 compare to 1969 for Sri Lanka's net migration?▾
Sri Lanka's net migration went from -10,152 in 1969 to -16,299 in 1970, a 60.5% decrease.
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