Afghanistan vs Iraq

Afghanistan vs Iraq: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -1.2 per 1,000 people in Afghanistan and -0.1 per 1,000 people in Iraq, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iraq, by 1.1 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Afghanistan vs Iraq: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -1.2 per 1,000 people in Afghanistan and -0.1 per 1,000 people in Iraq, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iraq, by 1.1 per 1,000 people.
AfghanistanIraqUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Iraq has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Afghanistan.
  • In 2023, Afghanistan ranked 158 and Iraq ranked 115 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Afghanistan at -0.8 per 1,000 people and Iraq at -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearAfghanistanIraq
2023-1.2-0.1
2022-161.7
2021-13.70.4
20203.70.7
20190.2-1.1
2018-10.4
2017-2-0.6
2016-4.1-3
2015-8.5-0.6
20147.1-0.1
20130.613.5
20122.222.4
201113.18.1
2010-5.93
2009-2.24
20088.113.7
2007-32.9-29
20062.3-42.2
200510.31.8
2004-11.42.5
200310.9-1
200240.25.1
2001-10.50.6
2000-513.6
1999-1.62.9
19980.42.1
1997-1.20.7
19960.20.7
19953.11.9
199419.42.7
199376.930.3
199290.21.1
19912.7-5.4
1990-38.1-34.2
19891.51.1
1988-4.9-4.8
1987-30.3-6.6
1986-30.12.4
1985-18.3-12.7
198422.21.4
1983-15.81.6
1982-45.6-1.5
1981-167.4-1.7
1980-89.21.2
1979-38.5-1.6
1978-8.60.6
1977-6.20.7
1976-6.5-1.2
1975-3.5-0.5
1974-1.6-0.4
1973-0.2-0.1
1972-0.3-0.2
1971-1.1-0.6
19700.40.1
19690.20
19680.30.1
19670.70.3
19660.30.2
19651.10.6
19640.70.4
19630.70.4
19620.70.5
19610.70.4
19600.30.2
1959-0.4-0.1
1958-2.4-1.2
1957-1-0.4
1956-0.9-0.4
1955-0.9-0.4
1954-0.8-0.3
1953-1.1-0.5
195200.1
19510.60.4
19500.80.5
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAfghanistanIraq
2024-1-51.3–40.8-0.4-18.5–15.7
2025-1.7-57.9–47.1-0-18.6–17.9
2026-1.2-58.7–46.1-0.3-19.5–16.2
2027-1.8-56.7–47.5-0.6-18.8–16.9
2028-1.7-56.6–49.4-0.8-19.4–16.5
2029-0.2-56.2–50.9-0.4-20–16.8
20300.4-54.3–51.7-0.6-19.3–16.3
20310.2-53.9–54.5-0.6-19.4–16.4
2032-0.2-55.8–53.30.1-18.7–17.3
2033-0-58.1–53.3-0.3-20.7–16.9
2034-1.5-59.1–49.1-0.3-21.1–17.4
2035-1.4-58.9–47.7-0.5-19–17.1
2036-1-61.2–47.60-18.6–17.6
2037-0.9-58–51.6-0.5-18.9–16.5
2038-1.2-59.7–49.8-0.3-19.4–18
20390.1-55.5–500.3-19–17.7
20400.5-56.3–51.50-19.2–17.7
2041-0.4-56.9–52.2-0.2-20.5–17.6
2042-1.7-55.5–50.7-0.1-18.4–18
2043-0.7-55.9–50.1-0.4-19.3–18.1
2044-1.3-57.5–49.1-0.3-19.3–17.4
2045-1.1-56.2–48.2-0.5-19.2–16.9
2046-0.1-54.8–49.8-0.5-19.4–16.7
2047-1-55.6–49.5-0-20.3–16.4
2048-0.7-54.1–49-0.1-18.4–17.9
20490.4-52.9–50.40.2-19.4–18.8
2050-1.6-60.8–47.7-0.4-18.8–17.3
2051-2.1-56.1–49.5-0.1-18.6–18.5
2052-0.6-54.9–50-0.5-18.6–17.2
2053-0.4-60.4–47.6-0-18.8–16.9
2054-0.3-57.3–49.1-0.2-19.3–17.2
2055-0.2-57.3–48.4-0.2-18.7–16.8
20560.2-54.8–50.5-0.1-18.3–17.7
20570.1-57.8–49.6-0.3-20.7–17.3
2058-0.5-58.2–47.3-0.4-20.5–17.6
2059-1.4-56–47.7-0.4-19.6–16.2
2060-1-54.1–45.20.2-17.5–17
2061-1.4-58.1–47.3-0.2-19.3–16.7
2062-0.1-56.3–48.7-0.4-19–18.1
2063-0.1-55.4–48.20-19.5–17.3
20640.5-56.9–51.2-0.2-19–16.9
20650.5-57.2–47.1-0.2-19.9–16.7
2066-0.8-57.9–49.10.1-20–17.8
2067-0.7-56.1–45.7-0.6-20.8–16.3
20680.3-54.9–50.8-0.6-19.7–17.1
2069-0.2-60.1–49-0.4-18.9–17.5
20700.6-55.6–49.1-0.4-18.6–16.6
2071-0.7-55.2–47.1-0.4-18.7–17.6
2072-0.2-58.5–48.9-0.2-19.7–18.2
20730.6-54.9–49.70-20.7–16.7
2074-0.3-60.4–48.9-0.5-19.4–17.6
2075-1.3-60.2–45.4-0.9-21.1–16.5
2076-0.7-59.3–47.5-0.6-20.2–18.1
2077-0.3-55.6–48.8-0.7-20.4–15.8
2078-1-63.8–48.3-0.2-20.3–16.9
20790.6-59.1–50.70-20.7–17.1
2080-0.3-57.4–51.1-0.3-20.6–16.4
2081-1.4-62–47.4-0.1-19.3–18.1
2082-1.3-63.3–46.3-0.1-20.3–16.5
2083-1.3-64.1–48.3-0.2-21.4–17.8
2084-0-62.8–49.7-0.4-20.5–17.5
2085-0.7-64.7–480.1-20.2–17.3
2086-1.6-65–48.60.1-21–17.5
2087-0.4-59.2–49.1-0.4-20.6–16
2088-0.9-62.2–49.4-0.3-21.7–15.9
2089-0.8-61.9–47.7-0.1-19–17.2
2090-0-63.4–49.9-0.5-20.8–17.9
2091-0.7-58.6–47.8-0.2-20.6–16
2092-0.7-62.6–49.20.1-20.4–18.1
2093-0.5-65–46.9-0-21.6–17.2
2094-0.6-62–47.2-0.3-19.5–17.3
2095-0.7-60.9–47.7-0.3-21.5–17.9
2096-0.7-64.6–48.8-0.1-21.5–17.6
2097-0.4-62.5–47.4-0.2-20.6–17.7
2098-0.3-66.4–49-0.3-22.1–17.2
2099-0.2-66.9–50-0.2-20.7–17.6
2100-0.8-62.5–49.6-0.4-20.7–16.6

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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.

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