Belgium vs China

Belgium vs China: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 3.6 per 1,000 people in Belgium and -0.4 per 1,000 people in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 4 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Belgium vs China: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 3.6 per 1,000 people in Belgium and -0.4 per 1,000 people in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 4 per 1,000 people.
BelgiumChinaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Belgium ranked 52 and China ranked 134 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at 2 per 1,000 people and China at -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearBelgiumChina
20233.6-0.4
202210.2-0.2
20212.1-0.3
20203.8-0.1
20195.1-0.5
20184.4-0.1
20173.3-0.1
20162.5-0.1
20155.6-0.5
20143.3-0.3
20132.5-0.1
20124.1-0
20114.8-0.3
20109.6-0.1
20099-0.1
20086.2-0.6
20075.6-0.8
20065.1-0.6
20054.8-0.1
20043.4-0.6
20033.3-0.5
20023.8-0.6
20013.4-0.1
20001.4-0
19991.6-0.1
19981.2-0
19971-0.2
19961.5-0.2
19950.2-0.3
19941.7-0.6
19931.8-0.3
19922.6-0.1
19912.7-0.5
19900.8-0
19890.7-0.3
19880.4-0.3
19870.4-0.2
19860.3-0.1
19850.2-0.1
19840.2-0.1
19830.1-0
19820.1-0
19810.3-0
19801.2-0
19791.1-0
19781.1-0
19771.1-0
19761.1-0.1
19751-0.1
19740.9-0.2
19730.9-0.2
19720.9-0.3
19710.8-0.2
19702-0.2
19692.1-0.1
19682.1-0
19672.11.6
196620
19651.9-0.2
19641.9-1.8
19631.8-0
19621.6-0
19611.2-0
19601.1-0
19591-0
19580.9-0
19570.8-0
19560.7-0
19550.7-0
19540.7-0
19530.6-0
19520.6-0
19510.5-0
19500.5-0
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBelgiumChina
20243.1-45.5–49.8-0.2-0.9–0.9
20252.7-0.9–6.6-0.2-0.9–0.9
20262.5-1.5–6.8-0.2-0.9–0.9
20272.5-1.9–7.2-0.2-0.9–0.8
20282.4-2–7.1-0.2-0.9–0.9
20292.4-2–7.3-0.2-0.9–0.8
20302.3-2.6–7.2-0.1-0.9–0.8
20312.2-2.6–7.1-0.2-0.9–0.9
20322.2-2.7–7.5-0.2-0.9–0.9
20332.3-2.6–7.5-0.2-1–0.8
20342.2-2.9–7.3-0.2-0.9–0.8
20352.2-3–7.6-0.2-1–0.9
20362.2-3–7.8-0.2-0.9–0.8
20372.2-2.6–7.6-0.2-0.9–0.9
20382.2-2.9–7.9-0.1-0.9–0.8
20392.1-2.9–7.9-0.2-1–0.8
20402.1-2.7–7.5-0.2-0.9–0.9
20412.2-3–7.6-0.2-0.9–0.9
20422.1-3.1–7.5-0.2-0.9–0.8
20432.2-2.9–7.7-0.1-1–0.8
20442.3-3.2–7.3-0.1-0.9–0.8
20452.2-3.4–7.4-0.1-0.9–0.9
20462.2-3.1–7.7-0.2-0.9–0.9
20472.2-3.2–8-0.1-0.9–0.9
20482.2-3.3–7.8-0.1-0.9–0.8
20492.2-3.9–7.8-0.2-1–0.9
20502.2-3.6–7.7-0.1-0.9–0.9
20512.2-3.2–7.5-0.2-0.9–0.9
20522.1-3.9–7.5-0.2-1–0.9
20532.1-3.4–7.7-0.1-1–0.8
20542.2-3.1–7.8-0.1-0.9–0.8
20552.2-3.2–7.8-0.1-0.9–0.8
20562.2-3.4–7.6-0.2-0.9–0.8
20572.1-3.2–7.5-0.1-0.9–0.9
20582.4-3–7.8-0.1-0.9–0.9
20592.3-3–8-0.1-0.9–0.9
20602.3-2.5–7.7-0.2-0.9–0.8
20612.1-3.3–7.5-0.1-1–0.8
20622.2-3.4–7.5-0.1-0.9–0.8
20632.2-3.3–7.4-0.1-1–0.8
20642.2-3.4–7.7-0.2-1–0.8
20652.2-3.6–7.7-0.1-0.9–0.8
20662.2-3.5–7.5-0.1-1–0.8
20672.3-3.6–7.9-0.1-0.9–0.8
20682.2-3.8–7.6-0.1-0.9–0.9
20692.2-3.7–8-0.1-0.9–0.8
20702.2-3.6–7.8-0.1-0.9–0.8
20712.3-3.5–7.7-0.1-1–0.9
20722.3-3.9–7.9-0.1-1–0.8
20732.3-3.4–7.7-0.1-0.9–0.9
20742.3-3.3–8.1-0.1-0.9–0.8
20752.4-3–7.9-0.1-1–0.9
20762.4-3.7–7.7-0.1-1–0.8
20772.3-3.7–7.7-0.1-1–0.8
20782.1-3.8–7.9-0.1-1–0.8
20792.3-3.4–8.2-0.1-1–0.9
20802.2-3.7–7.7-0.1-1–0.8
20812.4-3.8–8.2-0.1-1–0.8
20822.2-3.9–7.8-0.1-1–0.8
20832.3-3.6–7.9-0.1-1–0.8
20842.2-3.5–7.7-0.1-1–0.9
20852.3-3.6–8.3-0.1-0.9–0.8
20862.2-3.5–8-0.1-0.9–0.8
20872.1-3.5–7.7-0.1-1–0.8
20882.1-3.8–7.5-0.1-1–0.9
20892.2-3.7–7.7-0.1-1–0.8
20902.2-3.5–7.8-0.1-1–0.8
20912.2-4.1–8-0.1-1–0.8
20922-4.1–7.7-0.1-1–0.8
20932.1-3.7–7.9-0.1-1–0.8
20942-3.9–8-0.1-1–0.9
20952-4.3–8-0.1-1–0.8
20962.1-4.2–8.1-0.1-1.1–0.8
20972-4–8.2-0.1-1–0.9
20981.9-3.9–7.9-0.1-1–0.9
20992-3.7–7.9-0.1-1–0.9
21002-3.6–7.8-0.1-1–0.8

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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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