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Net number of migrants

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-001255

The difference between the number of migrants entering and those leaving a country in a year. A positive figure is known as net immigration and a negative figure as net emigration.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-001255
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesU.S. Census Bureau Glossary
See alsoGrowth rate; Net migration rate
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001255",
  "term": "Net number of migrants",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "The difference between the number of migrants entering and those leaving a country in a year. A positive figure is known as net immigration and a negative figure as net emigration.",
  "see_also": [
    "Growth rate",
    "Net migration rate"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/net-number-of-migrants/"
}

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