Belgium vs France

Belgium vs France: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 3.6 per 1,000 people in Belgium and 1.4 per 1,000 people in France, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 2.2 per 1,000 people, or 2.57 times that in France.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Belgium vs France: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 3.6 per 1,000 people in Belgium and 1.4 per 1,000 people in France, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 2.2 per 1,000 people, or 2.57 times that in France.
BelgiumFranceUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher since 2001, when it overtook France.
  • In 2023, Belgium ranked 52 and France ranked 76 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at 2 per 1,000 people and France at 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearBelgiumFrance
20233.61.4
202210.22.7
20212.12
20203.82.2
20195.11.1
20184.42
20173.31.6
20162.50.2
20155.6-0
20143.30.8
20132.51.8
20124.11.6
20114.81.1
20109.60.8
200990.9
20086.21.3
20075.61.5
20065.12.1
20054.83.1
20043.43.3
20033.33.2
20023.83.2
20013.43
20001.42.9
19991.62.9
19981.20.3
19971-0.3
19961.5-0.4
19950.2-0.3
19941.7-0.1
19931.80.3
19922.61.1
19912.70.6
19900.80.8
19890.71.4
19880.41.2
19870.41.1
19860.30.9
19850.21.2
19840.21.4
19830.11.6
19820.11.5
19810.31.3
19801.21
19791.10.6
19781.10.4
19771.10.8
19761.11.1
197510.3
19740.90.5
19730.92
19720.92
19710.82.8
197023.6
19692.13.2
19682.12.3
19672.11.3
196622
19651.91.7
19641.93.4
19631.84
19621.63
19611.22.7
19601.13.1
195913.2
19580.93.1
19570.83.4
19560.73.8
19550.73.8
19540.73.6
19530.64.2
19520.63.5
19510.54.1
19500.53.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBelgiumFrance
20243.1-45.5–49.81.40.2–2.7
20252.7-0.9–6.61.4-0.3–3.1
20262.5-1.5–6.81.3-0.7–3.4
20272.5-1.9–7.21.4-0.9–3.6
20282.4-2–7.11.4-1.1–3.8
20292.4-2–7.31.4-1.2–4
20302.3-2.6–7.21.4-1.4–3.9
20312.2-2.6–7.11.4-1.6–4
20322.2-2.7–7.51.4-1.5–4.2
20332.3-2.6–7.51.5-1.7–4.3
20342.2-2.9–7.31.5-1.6–4.4
20352.2-3–7.61.5-1.9–4.5
20362.2-3–7.81.5-1.8–4.6
20372.2-2.6–7.61.5-2–4.7
20382.2-2.9–7.91.5-2.1–4.5
20392.1-2.9–7.91.4-2.1–4.6
20402.1-2.7–7.51.5-2.2–4.6
20412.2-3–7.61.6-2–4.7
20422.1-3.1–7.51.6-1.9–4.8
20432.2-2.9–7.71.6-2.1–4.7
20442.3-3.2–7.31.6-2.2–5
20452.2-3.4–7.41.6-2.3–5
20462.2-3.1–7.71.6-2.3–5
20472.2-3.2–81.6-2.2–5.1
20482.2-3.3–7.81.6-2.2–5.1
20492.2-3.9–7.81.5-2.4–5.2
20502.2-3.6–7.71.6-2.5–5.1
20512.2-3.2–7.51.5-2.5–4.9
20522.1-3.9–7.51.6-2.7–5.1
20532.1-3.4–7.71.6-2.7–5.2
20542.2-3.1–7.81.6-2.7–5.1
20552.2-3.2–7.81.5-2.8–5.1
20562.2-3.4–7.61.6-2.7–5.2
20572.1-3.2–7.51.6-2.9–5.3
20582.4-3–7.81.6-2.9–5.1
20592.3-3–81.6-2.8–5.2
20602.3-2.5–7.71.6-2.6–5
20612.1-3.3–7.51.6-2.7–5
20622.2-3.4–7.51.6-2.7–5
20632.2-3.3–7.41.6-2.6–5.1
20642.2-3.4–7.71.6-2.7–4.9
20652.2-3.6–7.71.6-2.9–5
20662.2-3.5–7.51.6-2.8–5.1
20672.3-3.6–7.91.6-2.7–5.1
20682.2-3.8–7.61.5-2.8–5.1
20692.2-3.7–81.6-3–5.4
20702.2-3.6–7.81.5-3.1–5.3
20712.3-3.5–7.71.6-2.8–5.3
20722.3-3.9–7.91.5-2.8–5.2
20732.3-3.4–7.71.5-3.1–5
20742.3-3.3–8.11.5-2.8–5.1
20752.4-3–7.91.6-2.8–4.9
20762.4-3.7–7.71.6-3–5
20772.3-3.7–7.71.5-3.3–4.9
20782.1-3.8–7.91.5-3.3–4.9
20792.3-3.4–8.21.5-3.1–4.9
20802.2-3.7–7.71.5-3–4.7
20812.4-3.8–8.21.5-3.1–4.9
20822.2-3.9–7.81.5-3.2–4.9
20832.3-3.6–7.91.7-3–5.1
20842.2-3.5–7.71.5-3.2–4.9
20852.3-3.6–8.31.5-3.5–4.9
20862.2-3.5–81.5-3.4–5
20872.1-3.5–7.71.5-3.2–5.1
20882.1-3.8–7.51.5-3.2–5.2
20892.2-3.7–7.71.5-3.4–5.2
20902.2-3.5–7.81.5-3.4–5.1
20912.2-4.1–81.5-3.4–5.2
20922-4.1–7.71.4-3.5–5.1
20932.1-3.7–7.91.5-3.3–5.1
20942-3.9–81.5-3.3–5.4
20952-4.3–81.4-3.5–5.3
20962.1-4.2–8.11.3-3.6–5
20972-4–8.21.4-3.1–5.1
20981.9-3.9–7.91.4-3.2–5
20992-3.7–7.91.4-3.4–5.3
21002-3.6–7.81.4-3.7–5

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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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