Afghanistan vs Yemen
Afghanistan vs Yemen: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -1.2 per 1,000 people in Afghanistan and -0.1 per 1,000 people in Yemen, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Yemen, by 1 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Yemen has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Afghanistan.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Afghanistan at -0.8 per 1,000 people and Yemen at -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Afghanistan | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -1.2 | -0.1 |
| 2022 | -16 | -0.3 |
| 2021 | -13.7 | -2.2 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | -2.7 |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | -1 | -0.8 |
| 2017 | -2 | -0.4 |
| 2016 | -4.1 | -0.2 |
| 2015 | -8.5 | -0.3 |
| 2014 | 7.1 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 2012 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| 2011 | 13.1 | 1 |
| 2010 | -5.9 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | -2.2 | 1.2 |
| 2008 | 8.1 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | -32.9 | 0.9 |
| 2006 | 2.3 | 0.6 |
| 2005 | 10.3 | 0.7 |
| 2004 | -11.4 | -2.8 |
| 2003 | 10.9 | -3 |
| 2002 | 40.2 | -2.9 |
| 2001 | -10.5 | -2.7 |
| 2000 | -51 | -2.4 |
| 1999 | -1.6 | -2.2 |
| 1998 | 0.4 | -2.1 |
| 1997 | -1.2 | -2.1 |
| 1996 | 0.2 | -2 |
| 1995 | 3.1 | -0.9 |
| 1994 | 19.4 | -0.8 |
| 1993 | 76.9 | -0.9 |
| 1992 | 90.2 | -1 |
| 1991 | 2.7 | -1 |
| 1990 | -38.1 | -1.1 |
| 1989 | 1.5 | -1.3 |
| 1988 | -4.9 | -1.4 |
| 1987 | -30.3 | -0.7 |
| 1986 | -30.1 | -0.9 |
| 1985 | -18.3 | -1.3 |
| 1984 | 22.2 | -1.7 |
| 1983 | -15.8 | -2.1 |
| 1982 | -45.6 | -2.3 |
| 1981 | -167.4 | -2.6 |
| 1980 | -89.2 | -2.8 |
| 1979 | -38.5 | -2.9 |
| 1978 | -8.6 | -3 |
| 1977 | -6.2 | -2.9 |
| 1976 | -6.5 | -2.8 |
| 1975 | -3.5 | -2.9 |
| 1974 | -1.6 | -2.9 |
| 1973 | -0.2 | -2.9 |
| 1972 | -0.3 | -2.9 |
| 1971 | -1.1 | -2.9 |
| 1970 | 0.4 | -3 |
| 1969 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| 1968 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| 1967 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| 1966 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| 1965 | 1.1 | -0.6 |
| 1964 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| 1963 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| 1962 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| 1961 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| 1960 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| 1959 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| 1958 | -2.4 | -0.6 |
| 1957 | -1 | -0.6 |
| 1956 | -0.9 | -0.6 |
| 1955 | -0.9 | -0.6 |
| 1954 | -0.8 | -0.6 |
| 1953 | -1.1 | -0.6 |
| 1952 | 0 | -0.6 |
| 1951 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| 1950 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Afghanistan | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1-51.3–40.8 | -0.3-1.8–1 |
| 2025 | -1.7-57.9–47.1 | -0.4-2.3–1.5 |
| 2026 | -1.2-58.7–46.1 | -0.5-2.7–1.6 |
| 2027 | -1.8-56.7–47.5 | -0.6-3–1.8 |
| 2028 | -1.7-56.6–49.4 | -0.6-3.1–1.9 |
| 2029 | -0.2-56.2–50.9 | -0.6-3.3–2.2 |
| 2030 | 0.4-54.3–51.7 | -0.7-3.5–2.3 |
| 2031 | 0.2-53.9–54.5 | -0.7-3.7–2.2 |
| 2032 | -0.2-55.8–53.3 | -0.8-3.7–2.2 |
| 2033 | -0-58.1–53.3 | -0.8-3.8–2.4 |
| 2034 | -1.5-59.1–49.1 | -0.8-3.9–2.6 |
| 2035 | -1.4-58.9–47.7 | -0.8-3.8–2.6 |
| 2036 | -1-61.2–47.6 | -0.8-3.8–2.7 |
| 2037 | -0.9-58–51.6 | -0.8-4.1–2.6 |
| 2038 | -1.2-59.7–49.8 | -0.8-4.1–2.6 |
| 2039 | 0.1-55.5–50 | -0.8-4–2.5 |
| 2040 | 0.5-56.3–51.5 | -0.9-4.2–2.5 |
| 2041 | -0.4-56.9–52.2 | -0.8-4.2–2.6 |
| 2042 | -1.7-55.5–50.7 | -0.8-4.2–2.6 |
| 2043 | -0.7-55.9–50.1 | -0.8-4.3–2.8 |
| 2044 | -1.3-57.5–49.1 | -0.8-4.3–2.8 |
| 2045 | -1.1-56.2–48.2 | -0.8-4.4–2.7 |
| 2046 | -0.1-54.8–49.8 | -0.8-4.2–3 |
| 2047 | -1-55.6–49.5 | -0.8-4.4–2.9 |
| 2048 | -0.7-54.1–49 | -0.8-4.4–2.9 |
| 2049 | 0.4-52.9–50.4 | -0.8-4.2–2.9 |
| 2050 | -1.6-60.8–47.7 | -0.8-4.4–2.9 |
| 2051 | -2.1-56.1–49.5 | -0.8-4.5–3 |
| 2052 | -0.6-54.9–50 | -0.8-4.4–2.9 |
| 2053 | -0.4-60.4–47.6 | -0.9-4.6–3 |
| 2054 | -0.3-57.3–49.1 | -0.8-4.2–3 |
| 2055 | -0.2-57.3–48.4 | -0.8-4.3–2.8 |
| 2056 | 0.2-54.8–50.5 | -0.8-4.3–2.9 |
| 2057 | 0.1-57.8–49.6 | -0.8-4.4–2.9 |
| 2058 | -0.5-58.2–47.3 | -0.7-4.3–3 |
| 2059 | -1.4-56–47.7 | -0.7-4.2–3.2 |
| 2060 | -1-54.1–45.2 | -0.7-4.5–2.9 |
| 2061 | -1.4-58.1–47.3 | -0.8-4.5–3.3 |
| 2062 | -0.1-56.3–48.7 | -0.7-4.6–3.1 |
| 2063 | -0.1-55.4–48.2 | -0.8-4.3–3.1 |
| 2064 | 0.5-56.9–51.2 | -0.8-4.8–3 |
| 2065 | 0.5-57.2–47.1 | -0.8-4.6–3.1 |
| 2066 | -0.8-57.9–49.1 | -0.8-4.7–3.2 |
| 2067 | -0.7-56.1–45.7 | -0.8-4.6–3.2 |
| 2068 | 0.3-54.9–50.8 | -0.8-4.6–3.3 |
| 2069 | -0.2-60.1–49 | -0.8-4.7–3.3 |
| 2070 | 0.6-55.6–49.1 | -0.8-4.5–3.1 |
| 2071 | -0.7-55.2–47.1 | -0.7-4.6–3.2 |
| 2072 | -0.2-58.5–48.9 | -0.8-4.7–3.2 |
| 2073 | 0.6-54.9–49.7 | -0.8-4.7–3.2 |
| 2074 | -0.3-60.4–48.9 | -0.8-4.9–3.3 |
| 2075 | -1.3-60.2–45.4 | -0.8-4.8–3.1 |
| 2076 | -0.7-59.3–47.5 | -0.8-4.8–3.3 |
| 2077 | -0.3-55.6–48.8 | -0.8-5–3.4 |
| 2078 | -1-63.8–48.3 | -0.7-4.9–3.4 |
| 2079 | 0.6-59.1–50.7 | -0.7-4.7–3.2 |
| 2080 | -0.3-57.4–51.1 | -0.8-5.1–3.2 |
| 2081 | -1.4-62–47.4 | -0.7-5.2–3.4 |
| 2082 | -1.3-63.3–46.3 | -0.8-5.1–3.1 |
| 2083 | -1.3-64.1–48.3 | -0.7-5–3.4 |
| 2084 | -0-62.8–49.7 | -0.7-4.8–3.2 |
| 2085 | -0.7-64.7–48 | -0.7-4.7–3.5 |
| 2086 | -1.6-65–48.6 | -0.7-5–3.3 |
| 2087 | -0.4-59.2–49.1 | -0.7-5.1–3.5 |
| 2088 | -0.9-62.2–49.4 | -0.7-4.8–3.4 |
| 2089 | -0.8-61.9–47.7 | -0.7-5–3.3 |
| 2090 | -0-63.4–49.9 | -0.7-5.1–3.1 |
| 2091 | -0.7-58.6–47.8 | -0.7-5–3.4 |
| 2092 | -0.7-62.6–49.2 | -0.7-4.9–3.4 |
| 2093 | -0.5-65–46.9 | -0.7-4.9–3.4 |
| 2094 | -0.6-62–47.2 | -0.7-5.1–3.3 |
| 2095 | -0.7-60.9–47.7 | -0.7-5.2–3.4 |
| 2096 | -0.7-64.6–48.8 | -0.7-5–3.3 |
| 2097 | -0.4-62.5–47.4 | -0.7-5.2–3.1 |
| 2098 | -0.3-66.4–49 | -0.6-5.3–3.2 |
| 2099 | -0.2-66.9–50 | -0.7-5.1–3.2 |
| 2100 | -0.8-62.5–49.6 | -0.7-5.1–3.2 |
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 Yemen
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Yemen: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Yemen: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Yemen: 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Yemen: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Yemen: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Yemen: 37% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsAfghanistan: $8.55M in 1977Yemen: $12.3B in 2014
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Yemen: 0.24% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsAfghanistan: 1 million TIV in 1992Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986