Afghanistan vs Syria
Afghanistan vs Syria: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -1.2 per 1,000 people in Afghanistan and 32.1 per 1,000 people in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 33.3 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Syria has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Afghanistan.
- In 2023, Afghanistan ranked 158 and Syria ranked 2 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Afghanistan at -0.8 per 1,000 people and Syria at -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Afghanistan | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -1.2 | 32.1 |
| 2022 | -16 | 32.7 |
| 2021 | -13.7 | 9.8 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 12.8 |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 24.6 |
| 2018 | -1 | 26.3 |
| 2017 | -2 | -15 |
| 2016 | -4.1 | -6.5 |
| 2015 | -8.5 | -42.6 |
| 2014 | 7.1 | -71.9 |
| 2013 | 0.6 | -96.1 |
| 2012 | 2.2 | -43.9 |
| 2011 | 13.1 | -11.2 |
| 2010 | -5.9 | -2.4 |
| 2009 | -2.2 | -2.4 |
| 2008 | 8.1 | -18.6 |
| 2007 | -32.9 | 38.4 |
| 2006 | 2.3 | 34.8 |
| 2005 | 10.3 | 0.7 |
| 2004 | -11.4 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | 10.9 | -1.9 |
| 2002 | 40.2 | -2 |
| 2001 | -10.5 | -2.1 |
| 2000 | -51 | -2.1 |
| 1999 | -1.6 | -1.9 |
| 1998 | 0.4 | -1.6 |
| 1997 | -1.2 | -2 |
| 1996 | 0.2 | -2 |
| 1995 | 3.1 | -1.9 |
| 1994 | 19.4 | -0.9 |
| 1993 | 76.9 | -0.6 |
| 1992 | 90.2 | -0.3 |
| 1991 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| 1990 | -38.1 | -0.5 |
| 1989 | 1.5 | -0.7 |
| 1988 | -4.9 | -0.7 |
| 1987 | -30.3 | -0.7 |
| 1986 | -30.1 | -0.9 |
| 1985 | -18.3 | -0.6 |
| 1984 | 22.2 | -0.5 |
| 1983 | -15.8 | -1 |
| 1982 | -45.6 | -0.1 |
| 1981 | -167.4 | -2.7 |
| 1980 | -89.2 | -3.7 |
| 1979 | -38.5 | -3.8 |
| 1978 | -8.6 | -3.7 |
| 1977 | -6.2 | -3.5 |
| 1976 | -6.5 | -3.4 |
| 1975 | -3.5 | -3.2 |
| 1974 | -1.6 | -3.3 |
| 1973 | -0.2 | -2.5 |
| 1972 | -0.3 | -2.6 |
| 1971 | -1.1 | -2.3 |
| 1970 | 0.4 | -3.1 |
| 1969 | 0.2 | -3 |
| 1968 | 0.3 | -2.8 |
| 1967 | 0.7 | -2.5 |
| 1966 | 0.3 | -2.4 |
| 1965 | 1.1 | -2.3 |
| 1964 | 0.7 | -2.3 |
| 1963 | 0.7 | -2.3 |
| 1962 | 0.7 | -2.3 |
| 1961 | 0.7 | -2.3 |
| 1960 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 1959 | -0.4 | 0 |
| 1958 | -2.4 | 0 |
| 1957 | -1 | 0 |
| 1956 | -0.9 | 0 |
| 1955 | -0.9 | 0 |
| 1954 | -0.8 | 0 |
| 1953 | -1.1 | 0 |
| 1952 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 1950 | 0.8 | 0 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Afghanistan | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1-51.3–40.8 | 22.2-2.6–46.1 |
| 2025 | -1.7-57.9–47.1 | 16.5-14.9–45.6 |
| 2026 | -1.2-58.7–46.1 | 11.6-23.8–44.9 |
| 2027 | -1.8-56.7–47.5 | 9.5-26.9–45.7 |
| 2028 | -1.7-56.6–49.4 | 6.9-30.3–42 |
| 2029 | -0.2-56.2–50.9 | 6.2-32.2–43 |
| 2030 | 0.4-54.3–51.7 | 3.7-34.4–42 |
| 2031 | 0.2-53.9–54.5 | 3-36.4–42.9 |
| 2032 | -0.2-55.8–53.3 | 1.7-37.3–41.1 |
| 2033 | -0-58.1–53.3 | 1.7-37.4–41.2 |
| 2034 | -1.5-59.1–49.1 | 0.9-37.1–39.5 |
| 2035 | -1.4-58.9–47.7 | 0.7-39.3–41.1 |
| 2036 | -1-61.2–47.6 | -0.2-39.2–39.8 |
| 2037 | -0.9-58–51.6 | 0.4-39.3–39.3 |
| 2038 | -1.2-59.7–49.8 | -0.1-40.8–39.1 |
| 2039 | 0.1-55.5–50 | -0.4-42.1–36.6 |
| 2040 | 0.5-56.3–51.5 | -0.1-42.8–37.6 |
| 2041 | -0.4-56.9–52.2 | -0.4-41.6–37.5 |
| 2042 | -1.7-55.5–50.7 | -0.3-41.3–40.3 |
| 2043 | -0.7-55.9–50.1 | -0.6-42.6–39.4 |
| 2044 | -1.3-57.5–49.1 | -0.8-42.2–39.2 |
| 2045 | -1.1-56.2–48.2 | 0.1-41.7–36.9 |
| 2046 | -0.1-54.8–49.8 | -0.4-38.9–38 |
| 2047 | -1-55.6–49.5 | -0.8-43.7–37.2 |
| 2048 | -0.7-54.1–49 | -0.3-42.6–37.2 |
| 2049 | 0.4-52.9–50.4 | 0.1-42.5–39.9 |
| 2050 | -1.6-60.8–47.7 | 0.2-40.1–40.2 |
| 2051 | -2.1-56.1–49.5 | -0.1-40.5–39.5 |
| 2052 | -0.6-54.9–50 | -0.3-43.6–39.5 |
| 2053 | -0.4-60.4–47.6 | 0.7-40.9–39.6 |
| 2054 | -0.3-57.3–49.1 | 0.4-42–41.4 |
| 2055 | -0.2-57.3–48.4 | -0.3-42.5–39.3 |
| 2056 | 0.2-54.8–50.5 | -0.2-42–38.2 |
| 2057 | 0.1-57.8–49.6 | -0.9-44.3–38.6 |
| 2058 | -0.5-58.2–47.3 | -0.7-43.2–39.4 |
| 2059 | -1.4-56–47.7 | 0.1-40.9–40.5 |
| 2060 | -1-54.1–45.2 | -0.4-41.8–37.3 |
| 2061 | -1.4-58.1–47.3 | -0.9-42.9–37.3 |
| 2062 | -0.1-56.3–48.7 | -0.8-41.9–37.2 |
| 2063 | -0.1-55.4–48.2 | -0.6-41.9–38.9 |
| 2064 | 0.5-56.9–51.2 | -0.2-43.3–37.5 |
| 2065 | 0.5-57.2–47.1 | 0.1-41.9–36.8 |
| 2066 | -0.8-57.9–49.1 | -0.5-42.1–37.7 |
| 2067 | -0.7-56.1–45.7 | -0.5-42–36.6 |
| 2068 | 0.3-54.9–50.8 | -0.4-41.2–38.1 |
| 2069 | -0.2-60.1–49 | -0.9-45.1–37.8 |
| 2070 | 0.6-55.6–49.1 | -0.6-47.8–39.2 |
| 2071 | -0.7-55.2–47.1 | -0.2-42.1–37.1 |
| 2072 | -0.2-58.5–48.9 | -0.1-42.8–40.2 |
| 2073 | 0.6-54.9–49.7 | -0.5-42.6–39.3 |
| 2074 | -0.3-60.4–48.9 | -0.4-45.4–37.7 |
| 2075 | -1.3-60.2–45.4 | -0.2-41.1–38.2 |
| 2076 | -0.7-59.3–47.5 | -0.1-43.8–39.5 |
| 2077 | -0.3-55.6–48.8 | -0.8-42.9–36.8 |
| 2078 | -1-63.8–48.3 | -0.7-42.1–35.5 |
| 2079 | 0.6-59.1–50.7 | -0-41.2–39 |
| 2080 | -0.3-57.4–51.1 | 1.1-42.3–39.3 |
| 2081 | -1.4-62–47.4 | 0.6-43.3–38.1 |
| 2082 | -1.3-63.3–46.3 | 0.6-42.1–40.4 |
| 2083 | -1.3-64.1–48.3 | 0-42.4–37.7 |
| 2084 | -0-62.8–49.7 | 0.4-43–38.4 |
| 2085 | -0.7-64.7–48 | 0.5-41.6–38.3 |
| 2086 | -1.6-65–48.6 | -0.5-43.8–37.7 |
| 2087 | -0.4-59.2–49.1 | -0.1-43.8–36.9 |
| 2088 | -0.9-62.2–49.4 | 0.3-44.5–36.7 |
| 2089 | -0.8-61.9–47.7 | 0.3-43.7–37.3 |
| 2090 | -0-63.4–49.9 | -0.3-46.5–35.9 |
| 2091 | -0.7-58.6–47.8 | 0.3-45.4–35.9 |
| 2092 | -0.7-62.6–49.2 | -0-44.3–37.6 |
| 2093 | -0.5-65–46.9 | 0.1-44.7–37.7 |
| 2094 | -0.6-62–47.2 | -0.3-43–36.9 |
| 2095 | -0.7-60.9–47.7 | 0.3-44.9–36.8 |
| 2096 | -0.7-64.6–48.8 | -0.2-47.1–40.5 |
| 2097 | -0.4-62.5–47.4 | -0.3-44.2–39.9 |
| 2098 | -0.3-66.4–49 | -0.2-46.4–37.7 |
| 2099 | -0.2-66.9–50 | -0.4-48–37.9 |
| 2100 | -0.8-62.5–49.6 | -0.3-46–41.2 |
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 Syria
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAfghanistan: 1 million TIV in 1992Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010