Australia vs India

Australia vs India: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 5.3 per 1,000 people in Australia and -0.7 per 1,000 people in India, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Australia, by 6 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Australia vs India: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 5.3 per 1,000 people in Australia and -0.7 per 1,000 people in India, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Australia, by 6 per 1,000 people.
AustraliaIndiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Australia ranked 37 and India ranked 146 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 4.4 per 1,000 people and India at -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearAustraliaIndia
20235.3-0.7
20225.4-1
20214.5-0.2
20201.7-0.1
20198.1-0.7
20189-0.4
201710.3-0.2
201610.50.1
20158.9-0.5
20148.5-0.2
20139.3-0.1
201210.3-0.2
20118.8-0.2
20107.5-0
200910.8-0.3
200812.9-0.8
200711.9-0.9
20069.3-0.3
20056.5-0.8
20045.5-0.2
20035.3-0.5
20025.6-0.7
20016.1-0.1
20005.8-0.1
19994.9-0.1
19984.3-0
19973.70
19964.5-0
19954.4-0.1
19942.9-0.4
19931.30
19922.30
19914-0.2
19905.80.1
19898.5-0
19889.2-0.2
19878.4-0.3
19867-0.3
19856.2-0.1
19845.1-0
19834.80.2
19827.4-0
19818.20
19806.10.3
19793.61.2
19783.2-0.3
19773.20.9
19762.30.4
19751.80.7
19744.10.6
19734.7-0.7
19724.1-0.1
197117.2-1.7
197020.30.4
19698.9-1.6
19688.4-1.9
19676.9-0.1
19669.6-1.1
196510.5-0.5
19648.2-0.3
19636.70
19625.4-0.2
19616.10.7
19608.30.3
195980.3
19587.30.7
19577.8-1.1
1956100.4
195510.30.2
195480.3
19536-0.2
19528.90.5
195113.90.3
195017.7-0.2
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAustraliaIndia
20245.20.4–10.2-0.4-1.1–0.2
20255.1-1.4–11.4-0.3-1–0.4
20264.8-2.5–11.6-0.3-1–0.4
20274.9-3.2–12.4-0.3-1–0.5
20284.9-3.9–12.2-0.3-1–0.5
20294.7-4.5–13-0.2-0.9–0.5
20304.8-4.6–13.2-0.3-1–0.6
20314.8-5–13.5-0.3-1–0.5
20324.8-5.5–13.6-0.2-1–0.6
20334.8-5.6–13.2-0.2-1–0.6
20344.8-5.5–13.4-0.2-1–0.6
20354.9-5.8–13.6-0.2-1–0.6
20365-5.5–14-0.2-1–0.6
20374.8-5.6–13.5-0.2-1–0.6
20385-5.9–13.6-0.2-1–0.6
20394.8-6.3–13.7-0.2-1–0.6
20405-5.8–13.8-0.2-1.1–0.6
20415.1-5.7–13.4-0.2-1.1–0.6
20425.2-5.5–13.7-0.2-1–0.6
20435.2-5.7–14.3-0.2-1.1–0.6
20445.1-5.5–14.1-0.2-1–0.6
20455.3-5–14.7-0.2-1–0.6
20465.5-5.7–14.2-0.2-1–0.7
20475.1-6.3–14.1-0.2-1.1–0.6
20485.5-6.3–14.8-0.2-1.1–0.6
20495.2-6.2–14.6-0.2-1–0.6
20505.2-6.9–14.8-0.2-1–0.6
20515.2-6.3–14.3-0.2-1–0.7
20525.1-6.7–14-0.2-1–0.6
20535.1-6.7–13.8-0.2-1–0.6
20545.3-6.9–14.2-0.2-1–0.6
20555.3-6.7–14.7-0.2-1–0.6
20565.1-6.3–15.1-0.2-1–0.6
20575.2-7.3–14.7-0.2-1–0.7
20585.4-6–14.6-0.2-1–0.6
20595-6.8–13.7-0.2-1–0.6
20605-6.2–14.3-0.2-1.1–0.6
20615.2-6.5–13.8-0.2-1–0.6
20625.2-6.9–13.9-0.2-1–0.6
20635.3-6.6–14.3-0.2-1–0.6
20644.9-7.2–14.8-0.2-1.1–0.6
20655.1-6.7–14.6-0.2-1–0.6
20665.3-7.7–14.6-0.2-1–0.6
20675.3-6.9–15-0.2-1–0.7
20685.4-6.7–14.8-0.2-1–0.6
20695.3-6.8–14.9-0.2-1–0.6
20705.1-6.8–14.6-0.2-1–0.6
20714.9-7.1–14.2-0.2-1–0.6
20724.9-7.5–15-0.2-1–0.6
20735-7.7–13.9-0.2-1–0.6
20745.1-7.1–14.8-0.2-1–0.6
20755-7.2–14.5-0.2-1–0.6
20765-8.3–14.7-0.2-1.1–0.7
20775.2-7.2–14.2-0.2-1–0.7
20785.1-7.4–13.2-0.2-1–0.7
20795.1-7.4–13.7-0.2-1–0.6
20805-8.5–13.5-0.2-1.1–0.6
20815.3-8–15.1-0.2-1–0.6
20825.1-8.1–14.3-0.2-1–0.7
20835.2-7–14.8-0.2-1–0.7
20844.9-6.7–14.3-0.2-1–0.6
20854.9-6.7–14.3-0.2-1–0.6
20865-6.7–15.2-0.2-1–0.6
20875.1-6.7–14.9-0.2-1–0.6
20885.3-6.7–15-0.2-1–0.6
20895.1-7.2–14.4-0.2-1.1–0.6
20905.1-7.1–14.9-0.2-1.1–0.6
20915.1-6.7–15.1-0.2-1.1–0.7
20924.9-6.5–14.2-0.2-1–0.6
20934.8-6.7–14.6-0.2-1.1–0.6
20944.4-8.1–14.3-0.2-1.1–0.7
20954.5-7.8–13.7-0.2-1.1–0.7
20964.7-7.6–14.1-0.2-1–0.7
20974.8-7.8–14-0.2-1.1–0.6
20984.5-7.8–14.4-0.2-1.1–0.6
20994.4-7.9–14.4-0.2-1.1–0.7
21004.4-7.8–14.2-0.2-1.1–0.6

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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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