Afghanistan vs Egypt
Afghanistan vs Egypt: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -1.2 per 1,000 people in Afghanistan and 2.7 per 1,000 people in Egypt, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Egypt, by 3.8 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Afghanistan.
- In 2023, Afghanistan ranked 158 and Egypt ranked 58 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Afghanistan at -0.8 per 1,000 people and Egypt at -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Afghanistan | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -1.2 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | -16 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | -13.7 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | -1 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | -2 | -0.8 |
| 2016 | -4.1 | -0.7 |
| 2015 | -8.5 | -1.9 |
| 2014 | 7.1 | -1 |
| 2013 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 2012 | 2.2 | -0 |
| 2011 | 13.1 | 1.4 |
| 2010 | -5.9 | -2.2 |
| 2009 | -2.2 | -2 |
| 2008 | 8.1 | -2.2 |
| 2007 | -32.9 | -2.1 |
| 2006 | 2.3 | -1.4 |
| 2005 | 10.3 | -0.5 |
| 2004 | -11.4 | -0 |
| 2003 | 10.9 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 40.2 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | -10.5 | 0 |
| 2000 | -51 | 0.4 |
| 1999 | -1.6 | 0.3 |
| 1998 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| 1997 | -1.2 | -0.7 |
| 1996 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| 1995 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| 1994 | 19.4 | -0.6 |
| 1993 | 76.9 | -0.6 |
| 1992 | 90.2 | 1.2 |
| 1991 | 2.7 | -0.6 |
| 1990 | -38.1 | 7 |
| 1989 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| 1988 | -4.9 | 1.2 |
| 1987 | -30.3 | 1.1 |
| 1986 | -30.1 | 0.6 |
| 1985 | -18.3 | 2.2 |
| 1984 | 22.2 | 2.5 |
| 1983 | -15.8 | 2.7 |
| 1982 | -45.6 | 1.1 |
| 1981 | -167.4 | 0.1 |
| 1980 | -89.2 | 0 |
| 1979 | -38.5 | -1.5 |
| 1978 | -8.6 | -1.8 |
| 1977 | -6.2 | -1.8 |
| 1976 | -6.5 | -2.9 |
| 1975 | -3.5 | -1.6 |
| 1974 | -1.6 | -1.6 |
| 1973 | -0.2 | -1.5 |
| 1972 | -0.3 | -1.5 |
| 1971 | -1.1 | -1.6 |
| 1970 | 0.4 | -1 |
| 1969 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 1968 | 0.3 | -0 |
| 1967 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| 1966 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1965 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| 1964 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 1963 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 1962 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 1961 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 1960 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| 1959 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
| 1958 | -2.4 | -2.3 |
| 1957 | -1 | -1.1 |
| 1956 | -0.9 | -1.2 |
| 1955 | -0.9 | -1.2 |
| 1954 | -0.8 | -0.7 |
| 1953 | -1.1 | -0.7 |
| 1952 | 0 | -0.9 |
| 1951 | 0.6 | -1.4 |
| 1950 | 0.8 | -1.3 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Afghanistan | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1-51.3–40.8 | 1.1-3.4–3.9 |
| 2025 | -1.7-57.9–47.1 | -0.5-3–2.7 |
| 2026 | -1.2-58.7–46.1 | -0.4-2.9–2.9 |
| 2027 | -1.8-56.7–47.5 | -0.2-2.6–3.8 |
| 2028 | -1.7-56.6–49.4 | -0.2-2.6–4 |
| 2029 | -0.2-56.2–50.9 | -0.2-2.5–4.4 |
| 2030 | 0.4-54.3–51.7 | -0.2-2.5–4.4 |
| 2031 | 0.2-53.9–54.5 | -0.1-2.7–3.9 |
| 2032 | -0.2-55.8–53.3 | -0.2-2.7–3.8 |
| 2033 | -0-58.1–53.3 | -0.2-2.8–3.8 |
| 2034 | -1.5-59.1–49.1 | -0.1-2.6–3.9 |
| 2035 | -1.4-58.9–47.7 | -0.2-2.7–3.9 |
| 2036 | -1-61.2–47.6 | -0.1-2.7–4 |
| 2037 | -0.9-58–51.6 | -0.1-2.4–3.9 |
| 2038 | -1.2-59.7–49.8 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 |
| 2039 | 0.1-55.5–50 | -0.1-2.7–4 |
| 2040 | 0.5-56.3–51.5 | -0.1-2.8–3.9 |
| 2041 | -0.4-56.9–52.2 | -0.1-2.8–3.8 |
| 2042 | -1.7-55.5–50.7 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 |
| 2043 | -0.7-55.9–50.1 | -0.2-2.8–3.6 |
| 2044 | -1.3-57.5–49.1 | -0.1-2.8–3.7 |
| 2045 | -1.1-56.2–48.2 | -0.2-2.8–3.9 |
| 2046 | -0.1-54.8–49.8 | -0.2-2.7–3.8 |
| 2047 | -1-55.6–49.5 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 |
| 2048 | -0.7-54.1–49 | -0.1-2.8–3.7 |
| 2049 | 0.4-52.9–50.4 | -0.1-2.6–3.7 |
| 2050 | -1.6-60.8–47.7 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 |
| 2051 | -2.1-56.1–49.5 | -0.2-2.7–4 |
| 2052 | -0.6-54.9–50 | -0.1-2.5–3.6 |
| 2053 | -0.4-60.4–47.6 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 |
| 2054 | -0.3-57.3–49.1 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 |
| 2055 | -0.2-57.3–48.4 | -0.1-2.6–3.5 |
| 2056 | 0.2-54.8–50.5 | -0.1-2.8–3.8 |
| 2057 | 0.1-57.8–49.6 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 |
| 2058 | -0.5-58.2–47.3 | -0.1-2.6–3.8 |
| 2059 | -1.4-56–47.7 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 |
| 2060 | -1-54.1–45.2 | -0.1-2.8–3.8 |
| 2061 | -1.4-58.1–47.3 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 |
| 2062 | -0.1-56.3–48.7 | -0.1-2.8–3.8 |
| 2063 | -0.1-55.4–48.2 | -0.1-2.5–3.6 |
| 2064 | 0.5-56.9–51.2 | -0.1-2.6–3.6 |
| 2065 | 0.5-57.2–47.1 | -0.2-2.9–3.6 |
| 2066 | -0.8-57.9–49.1 | -0.1-2.7–3.4 |
| 2067 | -0.7-56.1–45.7 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 |
| 2068 | 0.3-54.9–50.8 | -0.1-2.6–3.9 |
| 2069 | -0.2-60.1–49 | -0.1-2.5–3.8 |
| 2070 | 0.6-55.6–49.1 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 |
| 2071 | -0.7-55.2–47.1 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 |
| 2072 | -0.2-58.5–48.9 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 |
| 2073 | 0.6-54.9–49.7 | -0.1-2.6–3.8 |
| 2074 | -0.3-60.4–48.9 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 |
| 2075 | -1.3-60.2–45.4 | -0.1-2.5–3.5 |
| 2076 | -0.7-59.3–47.5 | -0-2.6–3.4 |
| 2077 | -0.3-55.6–48.8 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 |
| 2078 | -1-63.8–48.3 | -0.1-2.8–3.7 |
| 2079 | 0.6-59.1–50.7 | -0-2.6–3.8 |
| 2080 | -0.3-57.4–51.1 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 |
| 2081 | -1.4-62–47.4 | -0.1-2.6–3.5 |
| 2082 | -1.3-63.3–46.3 | -0.1-2.6–3.7 |
| 2083 | -1.3-64.1–48.3 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 |
| 2084 | -0-62.8–49.7 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 |
| 2085 | -0.7-64.7–48 | -0.1-2.8–3.8 |
| 2086 | -1.6-65–48.6 | -0.1-2.8–3.8 |
| 2087 | -0.4-59.2–49.1 | -0.1-2.8–3.6 |
| 2088 | -0.9-62.2–49.4 | -0.1-2.8–3.6 |
| 2089 | -0.8-61.9–47.7 | -0.1-2.8–3.7 |
| 2090 | -0-63.4–49.9 | -0.1-2.9–3.9 |
| 2091 | -0.7-58.6–47.8 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 |
| 2092 | -0.7-62.6–49.2 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 |
| 2093 | -0.5-65–46.9 | -0.1-2.9–3.5 |
| 2094 | -0.6-62–47.2 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 |
| 2095 | -0.7-60.9–47.7 | -0.1-3–3.6 |
| 2096 | -0.7-64.6–48.8 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 |
| 2097 | -0.4-62.5–47.4 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 |
| 2098 | -0.3-66.4–49 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 |
| 2099 | -0.2-66.9–50 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 |
| 2100 | -0.8-62.5–49.6 | -0.1-2.6–3.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Afghanistan vs Egypt
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Egypt: 71.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Egypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Egypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Egypt: 3.24% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Egypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Egypt: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Egypt: 1.82% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Egypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Egypt: 42.9% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Egypt: 24 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Egypt: 5% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Egypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAfghanistan: $8.55M in 1977Egypt: $2.26B in 2025
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Egypt: $21 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Egypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Egypt: 836,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Egypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Egypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Egypt: 697 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAfghanistan: 1 million TIV in 1992Egypt: 2 million TIV in 2024