Five years cumulative net migration rose 0% to -10,303 persons in Laos in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, five years cumulative net migration in Laos reached an all time high of 138 persons in 1987 and an all time low of -40,174 persons in 2004. When compared to Laos's main peers, five years cumulative net migration in Cambodia amounted to -24,262 persons, -200,194 persons in China, 1,133 persons in Thailand and -992 persons in Vietnam in 2021.
Laos has been ranked 120th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of five years cumulative net migration, 14 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Net Migration (Five Years Cumulative) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | persons | -52,272 | -40,577 | -45,720 | -51,685 | -55,607 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | persons | -155,379 | -153,054 | -180,592 | -296,674 | -302,609 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | persons | -475,094 | 68,119 | -219,656 | -561,563 | -593,495 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | persons | 150,215 | 156,993 | 164,070 | 177,470 | 183,953 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | persons | -12,995 | -11,401 | -10,400 | -10,303 | -10,303 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | persons | 80,603 | 97,737 | 78,257 | 60,604 | 60,824 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | persons | -94,128 | -87,935 | -105,438 | -114,634 | -100,810 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | persons | 384,942 | 373,316 | 350,105 | 336,527 | 333,509 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | persons | 32,595 | 76,693 | 44,063 | 9,304 | 3,758 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | persons | 1,221,849 | 1,449,371 | 1,377,630 | 1,200,796 | 1,158,444 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | persons | -4,761 | -4,432 | -3,847 | -3,080 | -4,028 |
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