How many people migrate every year within Europe?

Calculating the number of people migrating within Europe is often not as black and white as it might first appear. Figures for 2015, as calculated by the Europa Eurostat group, stated that 4.7 million people immigrated to one of the EU member states. However almost 2.8 million emigrants were reported to have left an EU member state. From the 4.7 million group, 2.4 million were estimated to have arrived from Europe but from a country which is not a member of the EU. Of the member states, 17 reported more immigrants than migrants and Germany had the highest number in both categories. Several countries however, including Bulgaria, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Latvia and Lithuania, reported more migration than immigration. Using the term migrate to mean all the people that moved within Europe, either to or from a European country and irrespective of whether they applied for citizenship, the estimates suggest around 7.5 million people.