nettoinvandring
Nettoinvandring, or net immigration, is the difference between the number of people who enter a country as immigrants and the number who leave as emigrants during a specified period, typically one year. It represents the international migration balance for that country and period.
Calculation and data: Nettoinvandring = immigrants minus emigrants. Data come from population registers, official migration statistics, censuses,
Interpretation: A positive value indicates that more people arrived than departed, contributing to population growth and
Relation to related measures: Nettoinvandring differs from net migration rate, which expresses the balance per 1,000
Limitations: Differences in definitions (citizenship, residency, or intention), data lags, and undercounting of irregular migrants can
Example: If a country recorded 120,000 immigrants and 95,000 emigrants in a year, the nettoinvandring would