Algeria vs Iraq
Algeria vs Iraq: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.6 per 1,000 people in Algeria and -0.1 per 1,000 people in Iraq, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iraq, by 0.4 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Iraq has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Algeria.
- In 2023, Algeria ranked 141 and Iraq ranked 115 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Algeria at -0.3 per 1,000 people and Iraq at -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Algeria | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
| 2022 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | -0.6 | -1.1 |
| 2018 | -0.6 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | -0.3 | -0.6 |
| 2016 | -0.2 | -3 |
| 2015 | -0.7 | -0.6 |
| 2014 | -0.8 | -0.1 |
| 2013 | -0.8 | 13.5 |
| 2012 | -0.7 | 22.4 |
| 2011 | -0.5 | 8.1 |
| 2010 | -0.3 | 3 |
| 2009 | -0.1 | 4 |
| 2008 | -0.1 | 13.7 |
| 2007 | -0.7 | -29 |
| 2006 | -1.3 | -42.2 |
| 2005 | -1.6 | 1.8 |
| 2004 | -1.2 | 2.5 |
| 2003 | -1.2 | -1 |
| 2002 | -1.1 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | -0.8 | 0.6 |
| 2000 | -0.5 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | -0.2 | 2.9 |
| 1998 | -0.5 | 2.1 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0.7 |
| 1996 | 2.5 | 0.7 |
| 1995 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| 1994 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 1993 | 0.5 | 30.3 |
| 1992 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| 1991 | -0.3 | -5.4 |
| 1990 | 0.1 | -34.2 |
| 1989 | -0 | 1.1 |
| 1988 | 1 | -4.8 |
| 1987 | 1.1 | -6.6 |
| 1986 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 1985 | 3.4 | -12.7 |
| 1984 | 3.2 | 1.4 |
| 1983 | 3 | 1.6 |
| 1982 | 2.4 | -1.5 |
| 1981 | 2 | -1.7 |
| 1980 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 1979 | 1.3 | -1.6 |
| 1978 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| 1977 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 1976 | 18.5 | -1.2 |
| 1975 | 19.2 | -0.5 |
| 1974 | -1.8 | -0.4 |
| 1973 | -2 | -0.1 |
| 1972 | -2.3 | -0.2 |
| 1971 | -2.5 | -0.6 |
| 1970 | -2.7 | 0.1 |
| 1969 | -2.1 | 0 |
| 1968 | -1.8 | 0.1 |
| 1967 | -1.9 | 0.3 |
| 1966 | -2.4 | 0.2 |
| 1965 | -11.6 | 0.6 |
| 1964 | -8.9 | 0.4 |
| 1963 | -10.4 | 0.4 |
| 1962 | -9.5 | 0.5 |
| 1961 | -10.7 | 0.4 |
| 1960 | -4.8 | 0.2 |
| 1959 | -4.5 | -0.1 |
| 1958 | -4.1 | -1.2 |
| 1957 | -3.6 | -0.4 |
| 1956 | -3.2 | -0.4 |
| 1955 | -2.8 | -0.4 |
| 1954 | -2.3 | -0.3 |
| 1953 | -1.8 | -0.5 |
| 1952 | -1.3 | 0.1 |
| 1951 | -0.7 | 0.4 |
| 1950 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Algeria | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.7-7.7–5.5 | -0.4-18.5–15.7 |
| 2025 | -0.6-8.6–6.8 | -0-18.6–17.9 |
| 2026 | -0.6-10–7.4 | -0.3-19.5–16.2 |
| 2027 | -0.6-10.2–8.7 | -0.6-18.8–16.9 |
| 2028 | -0.5-10.7–9 | -0.8-19.4–16.5 |
| 2029 | -0.7-10.9–8.8 | -0.4-20–16.8 |
| 2030 | -0.7-10.7–8.2 | -0.6-19.3–16.3 |
| 2031 | -0.7-10.5–9.4 | -0.6-19.4–16.4 |
| 2032 | -0.5-9.7–9.5 | 0.1-18.7–17.3 |
| 2033 | -0.6-10.8–8.7 | -0.3-20.7–16.9 |
| 2034 | -0.6-10.9–8.4 | -0.3-21.1–17.4 |
| 2035 | -0.3-9.9–9.6 | -0.5-19–17.1 |
| 2036 | -0.6-10.4–8.8 | 0-18.6–17.6 |
| 2037 | -0.5-10.4–9.6 | -0.5-18.9–16.5 |
| 2038 | -0.6-10.4–9.4 | -0.3-19.4–18 |
| 2039 | -0.5-11–9.2 | 0.3-19–17.7 |
| 2040 | -0.7-11.2–9 | 0-19.2–17.7 |
| 2041 | -0.6-11.5–9.5 | -0.2-20.5–17.6 |
| 2042 | -0.6-11.1–9.3 | -0.1-18.4–18 |
| 2043 | -0.5-10.8–8.7 | -0.4-19.3–18.1 |
| 2044 | -0.5-10.4–8.7 | -0.3-19.3–17.4 |
| 2045 | -0.5-10.9–9.4 | -0.5-19.2–16.9 |
| 2046 | -0.5-10.6–9.8 | -0.5-19.4–16.7 |
| 2047 | -0.6-10.6–9.4 | -0-20.3–16.4 |
| 2048 | -0.4-11.5–8.9 | -0.1-18.4–17.9 |
| 2049 | -0.4-11.1–9.3 | 0.2-19.4–18.8 |
| 2050 | -0.4-10.7–9.2 | -0.4-18.8–17.3 |
| 2051 | -0.4-10.6–9.7 | -0.1-18.6–18.5 |
| 2052 | -0.6-11.4–9.3 | -0.5-18.6–17.2 |
| 2053 | -0.5-10.7–9 | -0-18.8–16.9 |
| 2054 | -0.5-11.6–8.9 | -0.2-19.3–17.2 |
| 2055 | -0.5-11.1–8.6 | -0.2-18.7–16.8 |
| 2056 | -0.4-10.8–8.9 | -0.1-18.3–17.7 |
| 2057 | -0.5-10.2–8.9 | -0.3-20.7–17.3 |
| 2058 | -0.5-11–9.2 | -0.4-20.5–17.6 |
| 2059 | -0.5-11.2–9.2 | -0.4-19.6–16.2 |
| 2060 | -0.6-10.5–8.9 | 0.2-17.5–17 |
| 2061 | -0.7-10.8–8.9 | -0.2-19.3–16.7 |
| 2062 | -0.4-11.4–8.5 | -0.4-19–18.1 |
| 2063 | -0.6-11.5–8.8 | 0-19.5–17.3 |
| 2064 | -0.4-11.8–8.7 | -0.2-19–16.9 |
| 2065 | -0.5-11.4–8.5 | -0.2-19.9–16.7 |
| 2066 | -0.6-11.3–9.3 | 0.1-20–17.8 |
| 2067 | -0.5-10.2–8.9 | -0.6-20.8–16.3 |
| 2068 | -0.5-10.6–8.9 | -0.6-19.7–17.1 |
| 2069 | -0.5-10.6–9.8 | -0.4-18.9–17.5 |
| 2070 | -0.8-11.4–8.9 | -0.4-18.6–16.6 |
| 2071 | -0.4-10.7–9.4 | -0.4-18.7–17.6 |
| 2072 | -0.4-11.3–9.5 | -0.2-19.7–18.2 |
| 2073 | -0.4-11.6–9.3 | 0-20.7–16.7 |
| 2074 | -0.4-11.3–8.7 | -0.5-19.4–17.6 |
| 2075 | -0.4-10.9–9.1 | -0.9-21.1–16.5 |
| 2076 | -0.5-11.3–9.3 | -0.6-20.2–18.1 |
| 2077 | -0.4-11.9–8.9 | -0.7-20.4–15.8 |
| 2078 | -0.5-11.9–8.8 | -0.2-20.3–16.9 |
| 2079 | -0.4-10.4–9.3 | 0-20.7–17.1 |
| 2080 | -0.5-11.3–9 | -0.3-20.6–16.4 |
| 2081 | -0.6-11.7–8.8 | -0.1-19.3–18.1 |
| 2082 | -0.6-11.3–8.9 | -0.1-20.3–16.5 |
| 2083 | -0.5-11–8.9 | -0.2-21.4–17.8 |
| 2084 | -0.5-11.1–8.7 | -0.4-20.5–17.5 |
| 2085 | -0.4-11.1–8.8 | 0.1-20.2–17.3 |
| 2086 | -0.3-10.9–8.5 | 0.1-21–17.5 |
| 2087 | -0.4-11.1–9 | -0.4-20.6–16 |
| 2088 | -0.4-11.6–8.8 | -0.3-21.7–15.9 |
| 2089 | -0.5-11.8–8.5 | -0.1-19–17.2 |
| 2090 | -0.3-11.5–8.8 | -0.5-20.8–17.9 |
| 2091 | -0.5-11.6–8.8 | -0.2-20.6–16 |
| 2092 | -0.4-11.8–8.8 | 0.1-20.4–18.1 |
| 2093 | -0.2-10.7–8.4 | -0-21.6–17.2 |
| 2094 | -0.5-10.6–9.2 | -0.3-19.5–17.3 |
| 2095 | -0.3-10.7–9.2 | -0.3-21.5–17.9 |
| 2096 | -0.4-11.2–9.2 | -0.1-21.5–17.6 |
| 2097 | -0.3-11.1–9.3 | -0.2-20.6–17.7 |
| 2098 | -0.4-11.3–8.6 | -0.3-22.1–17.2 |
| 2099 | -0.4-10.8–8.9 | -0.2-20.7–17.6 |
| 2100 | -0.3-11.4–8.8 | -0.4-20.7–16.6 |
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
Algeria vs Iraq
Health
- Life expectancyAlgeria: 76.3 years in 2023Iraq: 72.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlgeria: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Iraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlgeria: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAlgeria: 70.6% in 2022Iraq: 59.7% in 2022
- DepressionAlgeria: 3.66% in 2017Iraq: 3.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlgeria: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Iraq: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlgeria: 46.2 million people in 2023Iraq: 45.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlgeria: 1.44% a year in 2023Iraq: 2.15% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlgeria: 2.77 births per woman in 2023Iraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlgeria: 75.8% in 2025Iraq: 69.9% in 2025
- Median ageAlgeria: 28.2 years in 2023Iraq: 20.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlgeria: 6.4% in 2023Iraq: 3.4% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlgeria: 8.83% of GDP in 2025Iraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlgeria: $24.1B in 2025Iraq: $6.4B in 2025
- Military spending per personAlgeria: $540 in 2025Iraq: $139 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlgeria: 24.6% of government spending in 2025Iraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlgeria: 326,000 people in 2020Iraq: 459,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlgeria: 0.51% of world capability in 2022Iraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlgeria: 2.81% of the labour force in 2020Iraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlgeria: 108 million TIV in 2025Iraq: 55 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAlgeria: 12 million TIV in 1984Iraq: 20 million TIV in 1989