Belgium vs Portugal

Belgium vs Portugal: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 3.6 per 1,000 people in Belgium and 2.8 per 1,000 people in Portugal, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.8 per 1,000 people, or 1.28 times that in Portugal.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Belgium vs Portugal: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 3.6 per 1,000 people in Belgium and 2.8 per 1,000 people in Portugal, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.8 per 1,000 people, or 1.28 times that in Portugal.
BelgiumPortugalUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Portugal.
  • In 2023, Belgium ranked 52 and Portugal ranked 57 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at 2 per 1,000 people and Portugal at 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearBelgiumPortugal
20233.62.8
202210.26.6
20212.16.7
20203.85.2
20195.16.1
20184.42.2
20173.31.4
20162.5-0.1
20155.6-0.3
20143.3-2.5
20132.5-3.5
20124.1-3.5
20114.8-3
20109.6-0.5
200991.4
20086.20.9
20075.62
20065.11.6
20054.81.5
20043.41.3
20033.32.4
20023.84.1
20013.45.4
20001.45.9
19991.64.9
19981.24
199713.7
19961.53.2
19950.22.7
19941.72.1
19931.80.9
19922.6-1.2
19912.7-3.8
19900.8-3.5
19890.7-3.1
19880.4-2.7
19870.4-2.3
19860.3-2
19850.2-1.9
19840.2-1.7
19830.1-1.7
19820.1-1.5
19810.3-0.8
19801.23.1
19791.13.4
19781.13.6
19771.14
19761.14.3
197514.6
19740.94.6
19730.94.4
19720.94.4
19710.85.6
19702-22.1
19692.1-18.4
19682.1-16.5
19672.1-15.4
19662-14.6
19651.9-13.9
19641.9-13.4
19631.8-13.1
19621.6-12.8
19611.2-12.7
19601.1-10.8
19591-8.5
19580.9-7.8
19570.8-7.5
19560.7-7.4
19550.7-7.1
19540.7-7.1
19530.6-7
19520.6-6.8
19510.5-6.8
19500.5-4.3
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBelgiumPortugal
20243.1-45.5–49.82-3.3–7
20252.7-0.9–6.61.6-4.2–7.6
20262.5-1.5–6.81.6-4.5–7.3
20272.5-1.9–7.21.6-4.6–7.9
20282.4-2–7.11.4-4.2–7.2
20292.4-2–7.31.6-4.5–7.3
20302.3-2.6–7.21.8-4.3–8.1
20312.2-2.6–7.11.7-4.3–7.8
20322.2-2.7–7.51.5-4.3–7.4
20332.3-2.6–7.51.6-4–7.6
20342.2-2.9–7.31.5-4.3–7.7
20352.2-3–7.61.6-4.5–7.8
20362.2-3–7.81.6-4.8–7.7
20372.2-2.6–7.61.7-4–8.2
20382.2-2.9–7.91.6-4.7–7.7
20392.1-2.9–7.91.5-4.2–7.2
20402.1-2.7–7.51.5-4.7–7.6
20412.2-3–7.61.8-4.4–7.6
20422.1-3.1–7.51.8-4.2–7.7
20432.2-2.9–7.71.6-4.4–7.9
20442.3-3.2–7.31.7-4.3–7.7
20452.2-3.4–7.41.6-4.1–7.8
20462.2-3.1–7.71.6-4.3–8
20472.2-3.2–81.7-4.7–8
20482.2-3.3–7.81.8-4.2–7.7
20492.2-3.9–7.81.6-4.3–7.5
20502.2-3.6–7.71.7-4.5–7.2
20512.2-3.2–7.51.8-4.4–8.1
20522.1-3.9–7.51.6-4.2–7.6
20532.1-3.4–7.71.6-4.2–7.2
20542.2-3.1–7.81.7-4.5–8.1
20552.2-3.2–7.81.6-4.5–8
20562.2-3.4–7.61.8-4.2–8.2
20572.1-3.2–7.51.8-3.9–8.2
20582.4-3–7.81.5-4.2–7.7
20592.3-3–81.7-4.4–8.1
20602.3-2.5–7.71.7-4–8.1
20612.1-3.3–7.51.9-3.9–8.3
20622.2-3.4–7.51.7-4.1–7.9
20632.2-3.3–7.41.7-4.6–7.3
20642.2-3.4–7.71.6-4.5–7.6
20652.2-3.6–7.71.8-4.5–8
20662.2-3.5–7.51.9-4.1–7.6
20672.3-3.6–7.91.9-3.7–7.8
20682.2-3.8–7.61.7-4.4–7.7
20692.2-3.7–81.8-4.4–8.1
20702.2-3.6–7.81.8-4.3–8.1
20712.3-3.5–7.71.8-4–8.2
20722.3-3.9–7.92-4.2–8.4
20732.3-3.4–7.71.7-4.2–8
20742.3-3.3–8.11.6-4.4–7.9
20752.4-3–7.91.8-4.3–7.9
20762.4-3.7–7.71.6-4.8–7.6
20772.3-3.7–7.71.8-4.1–7.8
20782.1-3.8–7.91.7-4.3–7.9
20792.3-3.4–8.21.7-4.5–8
20802.2-3.7–7.71.7-4.8–7.8
20812.4-3.8–8.21.6-4.3–8
20822.2-3.9–7.81.7-4.5–7.8
20832.3-3.6–7.91.8-4.2–7.9
20842.2-3.5–7.71.7-4.3–7.9
20852.3-3.6–8.31.8-4.4–8.1
20862.2-3.5–81.7-4.3–7.8
20872.1-3.5–7.71.5-5.3–7.8
20882.1-3.8–7.51.7-4.5–7.4
20892.2-3.7–7.71.7-4.4–7.8
20902.2-3.5–7.81.7-4.3–8
20912.2-4.1–81.7-4.5–7.8
20922-4.1–7.71.6-4.9–7.9
20932.1-3.7–7.91.7-4.4–7.7
20942-3.9–81.7-4.4–7.3
20952-4.3–81.4-5.1–7.6
20962.1-4.2–8.11.5-5–7.6
20972-4–8.21.6-4.6–8
20981.9-3.9–7.91.7-4.3–8
20992-3.7–7.91.6-4.7–7.8
21002-3.6–7.81.7-4.4–8

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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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