Based on a comparison of 30 countries in 2018, Luxembourg ranked the highest in annual emigration as a percentage of total population with 2.52% followed by Malta and Switzerland. On the other end of the scale was Slovakia with 0.061%, Czechia with 0.254% and Italy with 0.262%.
Data for more countries are available at Total Emigration, Annual (As % of Population) indicator page.
| Total Emigration, Annual (As % of Population) | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Austria | % | 0.614% | 0.639% | 0.631% | 0.668% | 0.758% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | 0.677% | 0.928% | 0.854% | 0.809% | 0.832% | |||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.300% | 0.357% | 0.491% | 0.702% | 0.868% | ||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 0.781% | 0.771% | 0.787% | 0.785% | 0.919% | ||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | % | 0.491% | 0.526% | 0.363% | 1.02% | 1.09% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.42% | 1.08% | 0.994% | 1.02% | 1.00% | ||||
| Iceland | % | 1.46% | 1.33% | 1.22% | 1.21% | 1.24% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 1.94% | 1.66% | 1.53% | 1.43% | 1.31% | ||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | % | 1.22% | 1.11% | 0.938% | 0.999% | 1.03% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | % | 1.36% | 1.29% | 1.23% | 1.50% | 1.70% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 2.00% | 2.04% | 2.12% | 2.35% | 2.47% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.939% | 1.12% | 1.19% | 1.66% | 1.94% | |||||||||
| Romania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.844% | 0.806% | 0.866% | 0.980% | 1.05% | ||||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.955% | 1.14% | 0.862% | 0.741% | 0.705% | ||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 1.29% | 1.31% | 1.35% | 1.40% | 1.43% |
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