{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"in-net-migration-absolute","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/in-net-migration-absolute","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/in-net-migration-absolute/","title":"India Net Migration (2025)","description":"India's Net Migration: -495,753 persons (net inflows) in 2025, +135,077 YoY. World Bank (SM.POP.NETM), 1976–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","India","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"India","temporal_coverage":"1976/2025","unit":"persons (net inflows)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"India Net Migration","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SM.POP.NETM?locations=IN"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"India"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"India (2025)","value":"-495,753","unit":"persons (net inflows)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+135,077 YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+135,077","unit":"persons (net inflows)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"India Net Migration"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":275984},{"period":"1977","value":590626},{"period":"1978","value":-210444},{"period":"1979","value":774094},{"period":"1980","value":210914},{"period":"1981","value":33243},{"period":"1982","value":-10687},{"period":"1983","value":119694},{"period":"1984","value":-32313},{"period":"1985","value":-89991},{"period":"1986","value":-249545},{"period":"1987","value":-219150},{"period":"1988","value":-155676},{"period":"1989","value":-2907},{"period":"1990","value":125514},{"period":"1991","value":-157911},{"period":"1992","value":35155},{"period":"1993","value":2364},{"period":"1994","value":-375253},{"period":"1995","value":-57297},{"period":"1996","value":-26388},{"period":"1997","value":880},{"period":"1998","value":-1049},{"period":"1999","value":-95320},{"period":"2000","value":-143960},{"period":"2001","value":-70346},{"period":"2002","value":-732419},{"period":"2003","value":-606970},{"period":"2004","value":-206660},{"period":"2005","value":-929454},{"period":"2006","value":-342177},{"period":"2007","value":-1037200},{"period":"2008","value":-1020047},{"period":"2009","value":-312905},{"period":"2010","value":-50905},{"period":"2011","value":-247017},{"period":"2012","value":-198935},{"period":"2013","value":-151372},{"period":"2014","value":-227263},{"period":"2015","value":-655085},{"period":"2016","value":81248},{"period":"2017","value":-251642},{"period":"2018","value":-589794},{"period":"2019","value":-978969},{"period":"2020","value":-73806},{"period":"2021","value":-348916},{"period":"2022","value":-1353478},{"period":"2023","value":-979179},{"period":"2024","value":-630830},{"period":"2025","value":-495753}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"persons (net inflows)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"-495753.0","yoyChange":"+135077"},{"year":"2024","value":"-630830.0","yoyChange":"+348349"},{"year":"2023","value":"-979179.0","yoyChange":"+374299"},{"year":"2022","value":"-1353478.0","yoyChange":"-1004562"},{"year":"2021","value":"-348916.0","yoyChange":"-275110"},{"year":"2020","value":"-73806.0","yoyChange":"+905163"},{"year":"2019","value":"-978969.0","yoyChange":"-389175"},{"year":"2018","value":"-589794.0","yoyChange":"-338152"},{"year":"2017","value":"-251642.0","yoyChange":"-332890"},{"year":"2016","value":"81248.0","yoyChange":"+736333"},{"year":"2015","value":"-655085.0","yoyChange":"-427822"},{"year":"2014","value":"-227263.0","yoyChange":"-75891"},{"year":"2013","value":"-151372.0","yoyChange":"+47563"},{"year":"2012","value":"-198935.0","yoyChange":"+48082"},{"year":"2011","value":"-247017.0","yoyChange":"-196112"},{"year":"2010","value":"-50905.0","yoyChange":"+262000"},{"year":"2009","value":"-312905.0","yoyChange":"+707142"},{"year":"2008","value":"-1020047.0","yoyChange":"+17153"},{"year":"2007","value":"-1037200.0","yoyChange":"-695023"},{"year":"2006","value":"-342177.0","yoyChange":"+587277"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks net migration (immigrants minus emigrants) in India from 1990 to present. Positive values indicate net inflow. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 774,094 persons (net inflows) in 1979 and reached its lowest recorded value of -1,353,478 in 2022. The latest reading of -495,753 in 2025 represents a change of +135,077."}]}