Australia vs South Africa: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 5.3 per 1,000 people in Australia and 3.6 per 1,000 people in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Australia, by 1.7 per 1,000 people, or 1.47 times that in South Africa.
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Latest figures
per 1,000 people · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 5.3 2023 | 9.3 | 37 of 229 | 4.4 2100 |
| South Africa | 3.6 2023 | 4.2 | 51 of 229 | 2.1 2100 |
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher since 2022, when it overtook South Africa.
- In 2023, Australia ranked 37 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 4.4 per 1,000 people and South Africa at 2.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Australia | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.3 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 5.4 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 7.5 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 6.1 |
| 2019 | 8.1 | 5.6 |
| 2018 | 9 | 5.4 |
| 2017 | 10.3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 10.5 | -15.4 |
| 2015 | 8.9 | 11.3 |
| 2014 | 8.5 | 4.9 |
| 2013 | 9.3 | 4.2 |
| 2012 | 10.3 | 4.9 |
| 2011 | 8.8 | 1.2 |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 1.3 |
| 2009 | 10.8 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | 12.9 | 0.7 |
| 2007 | 11.9 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | 9.3 | 0.7 |
| 2005 | 6.5 | 0.6 |
| 2004 | 5.5 | 1.2 |
| 2003 | 5.3 | 1.4 |
| 2002 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 2001 | 6.1 | -1.3 |
| 2000 | 5.8 | -2.9 |
| 1999 | 4.9 | -2.7 |
| 1998 | 4.3 | -1.8 |
| 1997 | 3.7 | -2.2 |
| 1996 | 4.5 | -4.3 |
| 1995 | 4.4 | -2.2 |
| 1994 | 2.9 | -6.1 |
| 1993 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 1992 | 2.3 | -1.7 |
| 1991 | 4 | -0.9 |
| 1990 | 5.8 | 6.4 |
| 1989 | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| 1988 | 9.2 | 6.4 |
| 1987 | 8.4 | 6.2 |
| 1986 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 1985 | 6.2 | 7 |
| 1984 | 5.1 | 8.6 |
| 1983 | 4.8 | 9.5 |
| 1982 | 7.4 | 9.3 |
| 1981 | 8.2 | 9.2 |
| 1980 | 6.1 | 8.7 |
| 1979 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 1978 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| 1977 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 1976 | 2.3 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 1974 | 4.1 | 1.5 |
| 1973 | 4.7 | 1.7 |
| 1972 | 4.1 | 1.6 |
| 1971 | 17.2 | 1.4 |
| 1970 | 20.3 | 2.8 |
| 1969 | 8.9 | 3.4 |
| 1968 | 8.4 | 3.8 |
| 1967 | 6.9 | 4 |
| 1966 | 9.6 | 3.9 |
| 1965 | 10.5 | 4.3 |
| 1964 | 8.2 | 4.1 |
| 1963 | 6.7 | 4.1 |
| 1962 | 5.4 | 4 |
| 1961 | 6.1 | 3.4 |
| 1960 | 8.3 | 1.1 |
| 1959 | 8 | 0.3 |
| 1958 | 7.3 | -0.9 |
| 1957 | 7.8 | -0.2 |
| 1956 | 10 | -0.1 |
| 1955 | 10.3 | -0.2 |
| 1954 | 8 | -0.2 |
| 1953 | 6 | -0.4 |
| 1952 | 8.9 | 0.3 |
| 1951 | 13.9 | 0.6 |
| 1950 | 17.7 | 0.7 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Australia | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.20.4–10.2 | 2.6-5.3–9.8 |
| 2025 | 5.1-1.4–11.4 | 2.3-5.9–10.1 |
| 2026 | 4.8-2.5–11.6 | 2-6.3–9.5 |
| 2027 | 4.9-3.2–12.4 | 2.2-5.5–10.2 |
| 2028 | 4.9-3.9–12.2 | 2.3-5.9–10.5 |
| 2029 | 4.7-4.5–13 | 2.3-6.3–10.1 |
| 2030 | 4.8-4.6–13.2 | 2.1-5.9–10.6 |
| 2031 | 4.8-5–13.5 | 2.2-5.9–10.6 |
| 2032 | 4.8-5.5–13.6 | 2.2-6.3–10.3 |
| 2033 | 4.8-5.6–13.2 | 2.1-6–10.1 |
| 2034 | 4.8-5.5–13.4 | 2.2-6.5–10.3 |
| 2035 | 4.9-5.8–13.6 | 2.3-6.1–10.4 |
| 2036 | 5-5.5–14 | 2.2-6.2–9.6 |
| 2037 | 4.8-5.6–13.5 | 2.3-6–9.9 |
| 2038 | 5-5.9–13.6 | 2.1-5.8–10.1 |
| 2039 | 4.8-6.3–13.7 | 2-6.4–10.2 |
| 2040 | 5-5.8–13.8 | 2.1-6.3–10.2 |
| 2041 | 5.1-5.7–13.4 | 2.2-6.5–10.5 |
| 2042 | 5.2-5.5–13.7 | 2.2-6.4–10.9 |
| 2043 | 5.2-5.7–14.3 | 2.1-6–10.5 |
| 2044 | 5.1-5.5–14.1 | 2.1-6–10.4 |
| 2045 | 5.3-5–14.7 | 2.1-7–10.3 |
| 2046 | 5.5-5.7–14.2 | 2.3-5.5–10.9 |
| 2047 | 5.1-6.3–14.1 | 2.3-6.2–10.6 |
| 2048 | 5.5-6.3–14.8 | 2.1-5.9–10.4 |
| 2049 | 5.2-6.2–14.6 | 2.3-5.7–10.5 |
| 2050 | 5.2-6.9–14.8 | 2.3-6.2–11.1 |
| 2051 | 5.2-6.3–14.3 | 2.5-5.5–10.9 |
| 2052 | 5.1-6.7–14 | 2.2-5.9–10.8 |
| 2053 | 5.1-6.7–13.8 | 2.2-6.4–10.3 |
| 2054 | 5.3-6.9–14.2 | 2.3-6.1–10.2 |
| 2055 | 5.3-6.7–14.7 | 2.3-6.2–10.5 |
| 2056 | 5.1-6.3–15.1 | 2.2-5.9–10.1 |
| 2057 | 5.2-7.3–14.7 | 2.3-6.6–10.3 |
| 2058 | 5.4-6–14.6 | 2.4-6.3–11.1 |
| 2059 | 5-6.8–13.7 | 2.3-6.6–11 |
| 2060 | 5-6.2–14.3 | 2.3-5.8–10.3 |
| 2061 | 5.2-6.5–13.8 | 2.2-6.5–10.5 |
| 2062 | 5.2-6.9–13.9 | 2.3-6.2–10.3 |
| 2063 | 5.3-6.6–14.3 | 2.4-6.5–10.8 |
| 2064 | 4.9-7.2–14.8 | 2.3-6.5–10.6 |
| 2065 | 5.1-6.7–14.6 | 2.1-6.6–10.5 |
| 2066 | 5.3-7.7–14.6 | 2.2-6.1–10.5 |
| 2067 | 5.3-6.9–15 | 2.2-6.2–10.3 |
| 2068 | 5.4-6.7–14.8 | 2.1-6–10.4 |
| 2069 | 5.3-6.8–14.9 | 2.2-6.5–10.4 |
| 2070 | 5.1-6.8–14.6 | 2.5-5.9–11.1 |
| 2071 | 4.9-7.1–14.2 | 2.5-5.8–10.5 |
| 2072 | 4.9-7.5–15 | 2.1-6.6–10 |
| 2073 | 5-7.7–13.9 | 2.1-5.9–10 |
| 2074 | 5.1-7.1–14.8 | 2.2-6.9–11.1 |
| 2075 | 5-7.2–14.5 | 2.1-5.9–10.5 |
| 2076 | 5-8.3–14.7 | 2-6.7–9.9 |
| 2077 | 5.2-7.2–14.2 | 2.2-6.4–10.5 |
| 2078 | 5.1-7.4–13.2 | 2.3-5.9–10.5 |
| 2079 | 5.1-7.4–13.7 | 2.2-6.5–11 |
| 2080 | 5-8.5–13.5 | 2.3-6.8–10.5 |
| 2081 | 5.3-8–15.1 | 2.2-6.1–10.6 |
| 2082 | 5.1-8.1–14.3 | 2.2-6.4–10.3 |
| 2083 | 5.2-7–14.8 | 2.2-6.2–10.3 |
| 2084 | 4.9-6.7–14.3 | 2-6.5–10.6 |
| 2085 | 4.9-6.7–14.3 | 1.9-6.8–9.6 |
| 2086 | 5-6.7–15.2 | 2.1-6.3–10.8 |
| 2087 | 5.1-6.7–14.9 | 2.1-6.5–10.4 |
| 2088 | 5.3-6.7–15 | 2.1-6.6–9.9 |
| 2089 | 5.1-7.2–14.4 | 2.1-6.6–10.5 |
| 2090 | 5.1-7.1–14.9 | 2-7.1–10.2 |
| 2091 | 5.1-6.7–15.1 | 2.2-6.4–10.8 |
| 2092 | 4.9-6.5–14.2 | 2-6.9–10.4 |
| 2093 | 4.8-6.7–14.6 | 2-7.9–10.4 |
| 2094 | 4.4-8.1–14.3 | 2-7.1–10.4 |
| 2095 | 4.5-7.8–13.7 | 1.9-6.5–10.1 |
| 2096 | 4.7-7.6–14.1 | 1.8-6.6–10.1 |
| 2097 | 4.8-7.8–14 | 1.8-7.4–10.4 |
| 2098 | 4.5-7.8–14.4 | 2-6.5–10.1 |
| 2099 | 4.4-7.9–14.4 | 2-5.7–11 |
| 2100 | 4.4-7.8–14.2 | 2.1-6.2–10.8 |
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