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China vs India: Net migration

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , China's Net migration was -268,126.00, compared to India's -495,753.00. That makes China's value 45.9% higher than India's.

China

Rank #210 of 217 globally

China trend
Latest (2025)
-268,126.00
Year-over-year
+15.9%
10-year change
+58.6%
Peak
-58,864.00 (2012)
Trough
-1.04M (2007)

India

Rank #216 of 217 globally

India trend
Latest (2025)
-495,753.00
Year-over-year
+21.4%
10-year change
+24.3%
Peak
81,248.00 (2016)
Trough
-1.35M (2022)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SM.POP.NETM), CC BY 4.0.