Australia vs Switzerland: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 5.3 per 1,000 people in Australia and 5.1 per 1,000 people in Switzerland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Australia, by 0.2 per 1,000 people, or 1.04 times that in Switzerland.
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Watch it change on the mapper 1,000 people · UN · log scale
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 |
| Switzerland | 5.1 2023 | 10.4 | 41 of 229 | 2.4 2100 |
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Switzerland.
- In 2023, Australia ranked 37 and Switzerland ranked 41 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 4.4 per 1,000 people and Switzerland at 2.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Australia | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 5.4 | 11 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 6.4 |
| 2019 | 8.1 | 5.2 |
| 2018 | 9 | 4.8 |
| 2017 | 10.3 | 5.4 |
| 2016 | 10.5 | 8.5 |
| 2015 | 8.9 | 8.7 |
| 2014 | 8.5 | 9.5 |
| 2013 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| 2012 | 10.3 | 8.5 |
| 2011 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 9.8 |
| 2009 | 10.8 | 9 |
| 2008 | 12.9 | 12.4 |
| 2007 | 11.9 | 9.6 |
| 2006 | 9.3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 6.5 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | 5.6 | 6.8 |
| 2001 | 6.1 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | 5.8 | 3.4 |
| 1999 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
| 1998 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| 1997 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| 1996 | 4.5 | -0 |
| 1995 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| 1994 | 2.9 | 4.3 |
| 1993 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 1992 | 2.3 | 6.1 |
| 1991 | 4 | 10.3 |
| 1990 | 5.8 | 8.7 |
| 1989 | 8.5 | 5.2 |
| 1988 | 9.2 | 5.2 |
| 1987 | 8.4 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 7 | 3.6 |
| 1985 | 6.2 | 2.2 |
| 1984 | 5.1 | 1.9 |
| 1983 | 4.8 | 0.9 |
| 1982 | 7.4 | 3.4 |
| 1981 | 8.2 | 3.8 |
| 1980 | 6.1 | 2.8 |
| 1979 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| 1978 | 3.2 | -1 |
| 1977 | 3.2 | -3.6 |
| 1976 | 2.3 | -8.6 |
| 1975 | 1.8 | -9.2 |
| 1974 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| 1973 | 4.7 | 1.3 |
| 1972 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
| 1971 | 17.2 | 0.4 |
| 1970 | 20.3 | -3 |
| 1969 | 8.9 | 3.4 |
| 1968 | 8.4 | 4.3 |
| 1967 | 6.9 | 4.6 |
| 1966 | 9.6 | 2.5 |
| 1965 | 10.5 | -0.2 |
| 1964 | 8.2 | 3.7 |
| 1963 | 6.7 | 10.3 |
| 1962 | 5.4 | 14.9 |
| 1961 | 6.1 | 18.6 |
| 1960 | 8.3 | 4.2 |
| 1959 | 8 | 4.3 |
| 1958 | 7.3 | 4.8 |
| 1957 | 7.8 | 5 |
| 1956 | 10 | 5.4 |
| 1955 | 10.3 | 5.7 |
| 1954 | 8 | 5.9 |
| 1953 | 6 | 6.1 |
| 1952 | 8.9 | 6.2 |
| 1951 | 13.9 | 6.3 |
| 1950 | 17.7 | 2.6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Australia | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.20.4–10.2 | 4.5-1.3–10.4 |
| 2025 | 5.1-1.4–11.4 | 4.2-3.7–11.7 |
| 2026 | 4.8-2.5–11.6 | 3.8-4.8–12.3 |
| 2027 | 4.9-3.2–12.4 | 3.7-5.9–12.3 |
| 2028 | 4.9-3.9–12.2 | 3.5-6.7–13.2 |
| 2029 | 4.7-4.5–13 | 3.2-6.9–13.6 |
| 2030 | 4.8-4.6–13.2 | 3.3-6.7–14.5 |
| 2031 | 4.8-5–13.5 | 3.3-7.6–14.2 |
| 2032 | 4.8-5.5–13.6 | 3-8.2–13.7 |
| 2033 | 4.8-5.6–13.2 | 3-8.3–13.8 |
| 2034 | 4.8-5.5–13.4 | 3.2-8.4–13.9 |
| 2035 | 4.9-5.8–13.6 | 2.9-8.6–13.9 |
| 2036 | 5-5.5–14 | 2.8-8.8–13.9 |
| 2037 | 4.8-5.6–13.5 | 2.8-9.2–13.9 |
| 2038 | 5-5.9–13.6 | 2.7-9.3–13.8 |
| 2039 | 4.8-6.3–13.7 | 2.7-9.9–14.2 |
| 2040 | 5-5.8–13.8 | 3-10–14.5 |
| 2041 | 5.1-5.7–13.4 | 2.6-9.8–14 |
| 2042 | 5.2-5.5–13.7 | 3-9.4–14.7 |
| 2043 | 5.2-5.7–14.3 | 2.8-9.9–14 |
| 2044 | 5.1-5.5–14.1 | 2.8-10.5–14.3 |
| 2045 | 5.3-5–14.7 | 2.7-10.2–13.3 |
| 2046 | 5.5-5.7–14.2 | 2.9-9.8–13.7 |
| 2047 | 5.1-6.3–14.1 | 3.1-10.3–14 |
| 2048 | 5.5-6.3–14.8 | 3.2-9.6–14.8 |
| 2049 | 5.2-6.2–14.6 | 3-9.9–14.1 |
| 2050 | 5.2-6.9–14.8 | 2.9-10–14 |
| 2051 | 5.2-6.3–14.3 | 2.9-9.7–14.2 |
| 2052 | 5.1-6.7–14 | 3.1-9.5–14.3 |
| 2053 | 5.1-6.7–13.8 | 2.7-10–14 |
| 2054 | 5.3-6.9–14.2 | 2.6-9.3–15 |
| 2055 | 5.3-6.7–14.7 | 2.7-9.4–14.8 |
| 2056 | 5.1-6.3–15.1 | 3-9.1–14.7 |
| 2057 | 5.2-7.3–14.7 | 3.3-9.5–14.7 |
| 2058 | 5.4-6–14.6 | 3.1-9–14.1 |
| 2059 | 5-6.8–13.7 | 3-10.2–15.1 |
| 2060 | 5-6.2–14.3 | 3.2-8.8–14.7 |
| 2061 | 5.2-6.5–13.8 | 3-9.5–14.1 |
| 2062 | 5.2-6.9–13.9 | 3.1-9.4–13.8 |
| 2063 | 5.3-6.6–14.3 | 3.1-9.8–14.5 |
| 2064 | 4.9-7.2–14.8 | 3-10.5–14.2 |
| 2065 | 5.1-6.7–14.6 | 2.9-10.4–14.3 |
| 2066 | 5.3-7.7–14.6 | 2.9-10.5–14.3 |
| 2067 | 5.3-6.9–15 | 3.3-9.7–14.9 |
| 2068 | 5.4-6.7–14.8 | 3.1-10.3–15.1 |
| 2069 | 5.3-6.8–14.9 | 3.1-10.1–14.4 |
| 2070 | 5.1-6.8–14.6 | 2.8-11–14.5 |
| 2071 | 4.9-7.1–14.2 | 2.9-10.8–14.9 |
| 2072 | 4.9-7.5–15 | 3-9.9–15.2 |
| 2073 | 5-7.7–13.9 | 2.8-10.2–14.3 |
| 2074 | 5.1-7.1–14.8 | 2.6-9.6–14 |
| 2075 | 5-7.2–14.5 | 3.1-10.2–14.8 |
| 2076 | 5-8.3–14.7 | 3.1-9.8–14.5 |
| 2077 | 5.2-7.2–14.2 | 2.8-10.4–14.7 |
| 2078 | 5.1-7.4–13.2 | 2.8-10.2–14.2 |
| 2079 | 5.1-7.4–13.7 | 2.7-10.2–14.6 |
| 2080 | 5-8.5–13.5 | 2.8-9.8–14.2 |
| 2081 | 5.3-8–15.1 | 2.7-10–14.7 |
| 2082 | 5.1-8.1–14.3 | 2.7-9.5–14.4 |
| 2083 | 5.2-7–14.8 | 2.7-10.3–14.4 |
| 2084 | 4.9-6.7–14.3 | 2.7-10.7–14.2 |
| 2085 | 4.9-6.7–14.3 | 2.5-10.1–14.3 |
| 2086 | 5-6.7–15.2 | 2.7-9.9–14 |
| 2087 | 5.1-6.7–14.9 | 2.8-9.9–13.9 |
| 2088 | 5.3-6.7–15 | 2.4-10.5–13.2 |
| 2089 | 5.1-7.2–14.4 | 2.5-10.2–13.6 |
| 2090 | 5.1-7.1–14.9 | 2.6-10.3–13.1 |
| 2091 | 5.1-6.7–15.1 | 2.6-10.3–13.7 |
| 2092 | 4.9-6.5–14.2 | 2.4-9.9–14 |
| 2093 | 4.8-6.7–14.6 | 2.3-10.7–13.5 |
| 2094 | 4.4-8.1–14.3 | 2.5-11–14.6 |
| 2095 | 4.5-7.8–13.7 | 2.5-10.4–14.9 |
| 2096 | 4.7-7.6–14.1 | 2.3-11–14.5 |
| 2097 | 4.8-7.8–14 | 2.7-10.8–14.7 |
| 2098 | 4.5-7.8–14.4 | 2.6-10.9–15 |
| 2099 | 4.4-7.9–14.4 | 2.8-10.7–14.8 |
| 2100 | 4.4-7.8–14.2 | 2.4-11.2–14.6 |
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.
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