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Related phrases: net migration rate

Definitions of Net Migration on the Web:

* The net effect of immigration and emigration on an area's population in a given time period, expressed as an increase or decrease.
www.planetwire.org/glossarylist/N

* the inflows of people into a region or country minus the outflows. Net migration can be measured in three different ways: as the total flows, short-term flows, or permanent and long-term flows.
www.med.govt.nz/irdev/econ_dev/population/2003/2003-07.html

* the number of immigrants to a country minus the number of emigrants
home.ica.net/~drw/glossn-q.htm

* immigration minus emigration - may be positive or negative
www.naiadonline.ca/book/01Glossary.htm