{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pk-net-migration-absolute","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pk-net-migration-absolute","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pk-net-migration-absolute/","title":"Pakistan Net Migration (2025)","description":"Pakistan's Net Migration: -1,235,336 persons (net inflows) in 2025, +165,837 YoY. World Bank (SM.POP.NETM), 1976–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Pakistan","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Pakistan","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":"Pakistan 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=PK"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Pakistan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Pakistan (2025)","value":"-1,235,336","unit":"persons (net inflows)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+165,837 YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+165,837","unit":"persons (net inflows)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Pakistan Net Migration"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":48238},{"period":"1977","value":85250},{"period":"1978","value":111386},{"period":"1979","value":450003},{"period":"1980","value":1078229},{"period":"1981","value":555032},{"period":"1982","value":294252},{"period":"1983","value":-4753},{"period":"1984","value":-319242},{"period":"1985","value":68860},{"period":"1986","value":111045},{"period":"1987","value":146364},{"period":"1988","value":38139},{"period":"1989","value":-17164},{"period":"1990","value":275242},{"period":"1991","value":-19668},{"period":"1992","value":-718387},{"period":"1993","value":-139493},{"period":"1994","value":-277100},{"period":"1995","value":11534},{"period":"1996","value":-60855},{"period":"1997","value":-55539},{"period":"1998","value":-112191},{"period":"1999","value":-134510},{"period":"2000","value":252869},{"period":"2001","value":-54727},{"period":"2002","value":-653758},{"period":"2003","value":-219118},{"period":"2004","value":-64669},{"period":"2005","value":-189899},{"period":"2006","value":-183933},{"period":"2007","value":576349},{"period":"2008","value":-140746},{"period":"2009","value":-18298},{"period":"2010","value":-431902},{"period":"2011","value":-890633},{"period":"2012","value":-1647989},{"period":"2013","value":-1906319},{"period":"2014","value":-2037920},{"period":"2015","value":-2172162},{"period":"2016","value":-2290411},{"period":"2017","value":-1574585},{"period":"2018","value":-1309611},{"period":"2019","value":-1177220},{"period":"2020","value":-559291},{"period":"2021","value":-565673},{"period":"2022","value":-1322625},{"period":"2023","value":-1619557},{"period":"2024","value":-1401173},{"period":"2025","value":-1235336}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"persons (net inflows)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"-1235336.0","yoyChange":"+165837"},{"year":"2024","value":"-1401173.0","yoyChange":"+218384"},{"year":"2023","value":"-1619557.0","yoyChange":"-296932"},{"year":"2022","value":"-1322625.0","yoyChange":"-756952"},{"year":"2021","value":"-565673.0","yoyChange":"-6382"},{"year":"2020","value":"-559291.0","yoyChange":"+617929"},{"year":"2019","value":"-1177220.0","yoyChange":"+132391"},{"year":"2018","value":"-1309611.0","yoyChange":"+264974"},{"year":"2017","value":"-1574585.0","yoyChange":"+715826"},{"year":"2016","value":"-2290411.0","yoyChange":"-118249"},{"year":"2015","value":"-2172162.0","yoyChange":"-134242"},{"year":"2014","value":"-2037920.0","yoyChange":"-131601"},{"year":"2013","value":"-1906319.0","yoyChange":"-258330"},{"year":"2012","value":"-1647989.0","yoyChange":"-757356"},{"year":"2011","value":"-890633.0","yoyChange":"-458731"},{"year":"2010","value":"-431902.0","yoyChange":"-413604"},{"year":"2009","value":"-18298.0","yoyChange":"+122448"},{"year":"2008","value":"-140746.0","yoyChange":"-717095"},{"year":"2007","value":"576349.0","yoyChange":"+760282"},{"year":"2006","value":"-183933.0","yoyChange":"+5966"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks net migration (immigrants minus emigrants) in Pakistan 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 1,078,229 persons (net inflows) in 1980 and reached its lowest recorded value of -2,290,411 in 2016. The latest reading of -1,235,336 in 2025 represents a change of +165,837."}]}