Australia vs Belgium

Australia vs Belgium: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 5.3 per 1,000 people in Australia and 3.6 per 1,000 people in Belgium, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Australia, by 1.7 per 1,000 people, or 1.49 times that in Belgium.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Australia vs Belgium: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 5.3 per 1,000 people in Australia and 3.6 per 1,000 people in Belgium, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Australia, by 1.7 per 1,000 people, or 1.49 times that in Belgium.
AustraliaBelgiumUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Belgium.
  • In 2023, Australia ranked 37 and Belgium ranked 52 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 4.4 per 1,000 people and Belgium at 2 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearAustraliaBelgium
20235.33.6
20225.410.2
20214.52.1
20201.73.8
20198.15.1
201894.4
201710.33.3
201610.52.5
20158.95.6
20148.53.3
20139.32.5
201210.34.1
20118.84.8
20107.59.6
200910.89
200812.96.2
200711.95.6
20069.35.1
20056.54.8
20045.53.4
20035.33.3
20025.63.8
20016.13.4
20005.81.4
19994.91.6
19984.31.2
19973.71
19964.51.5
19954.40.2
19942.91.7
19931.31.8
19922.32.6
199142.7
19905.80.8
19898.50.7
19889.20.4
19878.40.4
198670.3
19856.20.2
19845.10.2
19834.80.1
19827.40.1
19818.20.3
19806.11.2
19793.61.1
19783.21.1
19773.21.1
19762.31.1
19751.81
19744.10.9
19734.70.9
19724.10.9
197117.20.8
197020.32
19698.92.1
19688.42.1
19676.92.1
19669.62
196510.51.9
19648.21.9
19636.71.8
19625.41.6
19616.11.2
19608.31.1
195981
19587.30.9
19577.80.8
1956100.7
195510.30.7
195480.7
195360.6
19528.90.6
195113.90.5
195017.70.5
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAustraliaBelgium
20245.20.4–10.23.1-45.5–49.8
20255.1-1.4–11.42.7-0.9–6.6
20264.8-2.5–11.62.5-1.5–6.8
20274.9-3.2–12.42.5-1.9–7.2
20284.9-3.9–12.22.4-2–7.1
20294.7-4.5–132.4-2–7.3
20304.8-4.6–13.22.3-2.6–7.2
20314.8-5–13.52.2-2.6–7.1
20324.8-5.5–13.62.2-2.7–7.5
20334.8-5.6–13.22.3-2.6–7.5
20344.8-5.5–13.42.2-2.9–7.3
20354.9-5.8–13.62.2-3–7.6
20365-5.5–142.2-3–7.8
20374.8-5.6–13.52.2-2.6–7.6
20385-5.9–13.62.2-2.9–7.9
20394.8-6.3–13.72.1-2.9–7.9
20405-5.8–13.82.1-2.7–7.5
20415.1-5.7–13.42.2-3–7.6
20425.2-5.5–13.72.1-3.1–7.5
20435.2-5.7–14.32.2-2.9–7.7
20445.1-5.5–14.12.3-3.2–7.3
20455.3-5–14.72.2-3.4–7.4
20465.5-5.7–14.22.2-3.1–7.7
20475.1-6.3–14.12.2-3.2–8
20485.5-6.3–14.82.2-3.3–7.8
20495.2-6.2–14.62.2-3.9–7.8
20505.2-6.9–14.82.2-3.6–7.7
20515.2-6.3–14.32.2-3.2–7.5
20525.1-6.7–142.1-3.9–7.5
20535.1-6.7–13.82.1-3.4–7.7
20545.3-6.9–14.22.2-3.1–7.8
20555.3-6.7–14.72.2-3.2–7.8
20565.1-6.3–15.12.2-3.4–7.6
20575.2-7.3–14.72.1-3.2–7.5
20585.4-6–14.62.4-3–7.8
20595-6.8–13.72.3-3–8
20605-6.2–14.32.3-2.5–7.7
20615.2-6.5–13.82.1-3.3–7.5
20625.2-6.9–13.92.2-3.4–7.5
20635.3-6.6–14.32.2-3.3–7.4
20644.9-7.2–14.82.2-3.4–7.7
20655.1-6.7–14.62.2-3.6–7.7
20665.3-7.7–14.62.2-3.5–7.5
20675.3-6.9–152.3-3.6–7.9
20685.4-6.7–14.82.2-3.8–7.6
20695.3-6.8–14.92.2-3.7–8
20705.1-6.8–14.62.2-3.6–7.8
20714.9-7.1–14.22.3-3.5–7.7
20724.9-7.5–152.3-3.9–7.9
20735-7.7–13.92.3-3.4–7.7
20745.1-7.1–14.82.3-3.3–8.1
20755-7.2–14.52.4-3–7.9
20765-8.3–14.72.4-3.7–7.7
20775.2-7.2–14.22.3-3.7–7.7
20785.1-7.4–13.22.1-3.8–7.9
20795.1-7.4–13.72.3-3.4–8.2
20805-8.5–13.52.2-3.7–7.7
20815.3-8–15.12.4-3.8–8.2
20825.1-8.1–14.32.2-3.9–7.8
20835.2-7–14.82.3-3.6–7.9
20844.9-6.7–14.32.2-3.5–7.7
20854.9-6.7–14.32.3-3.6–8.3
20865-6.7–15.22.2-3.5–8
20875.1-6.7–14.92.1-3.5–7.7
20885.3-6.7–152.1-3.8–7.5
20895.1-7.2–14.42.2-3.7–7.7
20905.1-7.1–14.92.2-3.5–7.8
20915.1-6.7–15.12.2-4.1–8
20924.9-6.5–14.22-4.1–7.7
20934.8-6.7–14.62.1-3.7–7.9
20944.4-8.1–14.32-3.9–8
20954.5-7.8–13.72-4.3–8
20964.7-7.6–14.12.1-4.2–8.1
20974.8-7.8–142-4–8.2
20984.5-7.8–14.41.9-3.9–7.9
20994.4-7.9–14.42-3.7–7.9
21004.4-7.8–14.22-3.6–7.8

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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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