What is the net migration rate?

A) the number of deaths that can be expected per one thousand people in a given year
B) the average number of births per one thousand people in the total population
C) the average age to which a person can expect to live
D) the number of emigrants subtracted from the number of immigrants

Net Migration Rate

The difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants throughout the year, per 1,000 inhabitants in a given country.

Emigrants

Individuals who leave their own country to settle permanently in another.

Immigrants

Individuals who move from one country to another with the intention of settling permanently or temporarily in the new country.