Belgium vs Luxembourg

Belgium vs Luxembourg: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 3.6 per 1,000 people in Belgium and 8.9 per 1,000 people in Luxembourg, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Luxembourg, by 5.3 per 1,000 people, or 2.5 times that in Belgium.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Belgium vs Luxembourg: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 3.6 per 1,000 people in Belgium and 8.9 per 1,000 people in Luxembourg, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Luxembourg, by 5.3 per 1,000 people, or 2.5 times that in Belgium.
BelgiumLuxembourgUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Luxembourg has been higher since 1961, when it overtook Belgium.
  • In 2023, Belgium ranked 52 and Luxembourg ranked 27 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at 2 per 1,000 people and Luxembourg at 1.2 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearBelgiumLuxembourg
20233.68.9
202210.220.2
20212.113.6
20203.811.1
20195.116.9
20184.416.7
20173.316.2
20162.521.9
20155.620
20143.320.2
20132.519.4
20124.119.4
20114.821.1
20109.615.6
2009913.8
20086.216.3
20075.613
20065.111.8
20054.813.6
20043.410
20033.312.4
20023.86.2
20013.47.8
20001.410.4
19991.610.9
19981.29.1
199718.9
19961.58.7
19950.210.7
19941.79.7
19931.810.2
19922.610.5
19912.710.5
19900.810.5
19890.77.9
19880.47.8
19870.45.9
19860.35.8
19850.22.9
19840.20.9
19830.11
19820.10.9
19810.31.2
19801.22.3
19791.11.8
19781.18.7
19771.17.9
19761.17.9
197517.9
19740.97.8
19730.97.7
19720.912
19710.812.5
197022.5
19692.12.5
19682.12.5
19672.12.2
196626.7
19651.96.7
19641.96.7
19631.86.4
19621.66.3
19611.26.2
19601.10.2
195912.9
19580.91.3
19570.81.3
19560.71.3
19550.71.4
19540.71.5
19530.61.7
19520.62
19510.52.3
19500.52.8
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBelgiumLuxembourg
20243.1-45.5–49.88.42.8–14.6
20252.7-0.9–6.67.7-0–16.2
20262.5-1.5–6.87.2-1.8–16.9
20272.5-1.9–7.27.3-2.8–18.6
20282.4-2–7.17.2-3.7–19.9
20292.4-2–7.36.6-5.9–20.2
20302.3-2.6–7.26.3-7.1–20.4
20312.2-2.6–7.16.1-7.4–22
20322.2-2.7–7.56.2-8.4–21.9
20332.3-2.6–7.55.9-9.5–22.4
20342.2-2.9–7.35.7-9.5–22
20352.2-3–7.65.7-10.2–22
20362.2-3–7.85.4-10.8–23
20372.2-2.6–7.65.2-12.1–23.2
20382.2-2.9–7.95.4-11.1–23.9
20392.1-2.9–7.95.3-11.7–23.5
20402.1-2.7–7.54.8-12.8–23.6
20412.2-3–7.64.8-12.9–24.2
20422.1-3.1–7.54.7-13.2–25.1
20432.2-2.9–7.74.3-14.1–23.3
20442.3-3.2–7.34.2-14.4–24.2
20452.2-3.4–7.44.2-15.3–24.4
20462.2-3.1–7.74-15.5–25.7
20472.2-3.2–83.9-15.1–25.9
20482.2-3.3–7.84-15.1–26.2
20492.2-3.9–7.83.6-16.7–26.8
20502.2-3.6–7.73.5-16.2–26.9
20512.2-3.2–7.53.7-14.9–26.4
20522.1-3.9–7.53.3-15.9–26.2
20532.1-3.4–7.73.3-15.1–27
20542.2-3.1–7.83.4-15.7–27.8
20552.2-3.2–7.83.4-16.2–27.9
20562.2-3.4–7.62.6-16.7–26.8
20572.1-3.2–7.52.8-15.8–26.9
20582.4-3–7.82.9-15.9–26.1
20592.3-3–82.8-16.3–27.1
20602.3-2.5–7.72.8-15.8–26.5
20612.1-3.3–7.53-16.3–27.4
20622.2-3.4–7.52.6-16.4–25.4
20632.2-3.3–7.42.7-16.7–27.3
20642.2-3.4–7.72.7-17.3–26.4
20652.2-3.6–7.72.8-16.8–27
20662.2-3.5–7.52.8-16–26.9
20672.3-3.6–7.92.6-16.3–27.4
20682.2-3.8–7.62.6-16.5–27.7
20692.2-3.7–82.4-16.9–26.6
20702.2-3.6–7.82-17.6–26.1
20712.3-3.5–7.72.5-17.5–26.3
20722.3-3.9–7.92.1-18.2–24.9
20732.3-3.4–7.72.1-17.2–25.3
20742.3-3.3–8.12.3-17.8–25.3
20752.4-3–7.92.4-18.1–25.2
20762.4-3.7–7.72.3-18.3–27.2
20772.3-3.7–7.72.2-17.6–26.3
20782.1-3.8–7.92.4-18–26.7
20792.3-3.4–8.22.2-18.7–26.2
20802.2-3.7–7.72.1-18.9–26.1
20812.4-3.8–8.21.9-18.5–27
20822.2-3.9–7.81.8-20–26.5
20832.3-3.6–7.92.3-19.2–25.9
20842.2-3.5–7.71.8-19.8–25.4
20852.3-3.6–8.31.8-18.3–26.4
20862.2-3.5–81.7-19–25.2
20872.1-3.5–7.71.6-18.4–24.6
20882.1-3.8–7.51.7-18.4–25.6
20892.2-3.7–7.71.8-18.9–26.5
20902.2-3.5–7.81.8-17.9–26.9
20912.2-4.1–81.5-18.9–27.1
20922-4.1–7.71.8-19–26.6
20932.1-3.7–7.91.6-19.3–25.3
20942-3.9–81.5-19.3–25.5
20952-4.3–81.8-17.4–26.1
20962.1-4.2–8.11.4-17.9–26.4
20972-4–8.21.1-18.7–24.7
20981.9-3.9–7.91.2-17.2–25.6
20992-3.7–7.91.1-17.1–26.7
21002-3.6–7.81.2-18.3–25.7

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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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