Benin vs Ghana

Benin vs Ghana: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0 per 1,000 people in Benin and -0.3 per 1,000 people in Ghana, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Benin, by 0.3 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Benin vs Ghana: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0 per 1,000 people in Benin and -0.3 per 1,000 people in Ghana, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Benin, by 0.3 per 1,000 people.
BeninGhanaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Benin has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Ghana.
  • In 2023, Benin ranked 109 and Ghana ranked 132 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Benin at -0.4 per 1,000 people and Ghana at -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearBeninGhana
2023-0-0.3
2022-0-0.3
20210.1-0.3
20200.1-0
20190.3-0.7
20180.3-0.6
20170.3-0.2
20160.30.2
20150.3-0.5
20140.3-0.2
2013-0.1-0.1
20120.10
20110.4-0
20100.4-0.1
20090.50.9
20080.31.3
200701.4
2006-1.71.2
20053.60.9
20040.51.6
20030.51.4
20020.52
20010.51.8
20000.5-0.2
19990.5-0.9
19980.3-0.9
1997-0.2-0.8
1996-2.6-2.1
1995-7.3-2.4
1994-14-2.8
199326.6-3
1992-0-2.9
19910-3.7
1990-0.1-3
1989-0.1-3.5
1988-0.4-4.4
1987-0.4-5.9
1986-0.4-7
1985-0.4-7.8
1984-0.5-7.9
1983-0.51.2
1982-0.50.6
1981-0.6-1
1980-0.8-1.1
1979-0.91.8
1978-11.6
1977-1.11.4
1976-1.2-0.2
1975-1.3-0
1974-1.4-0.1
1973-1.5-0.1
1972-1.5-0.5
1971-1.6-1.3
1970-1.6-1.1
1969-1.6-3.3
1968-1.6-4.3
1967-1.7-4.3
1966-1.7-4.7
1965-1.7-4.9
1964-1.8-5.7
1963-1.8-6.2
1962-1.9-6.5
1961-1.9-6.8
1960-1.91.8
1959-1.91.6
1958-1.90.6
1957-1.91.4
1956-1.91.6
1955-21.6
1954-21.7
1953-21.6
1952-22.3
1951-22.7
1950-22.8
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBeninGhana
2024-0.5-8.8–6.7-0.4-3.6–3.5
2025-0.5-8.8–7.5-0.5-4.7–3.8
2026-0.4-8.4–7-0.7-5.7–3.9
2027-0.5-9.1–7.1-0.7-6.1–4.3
2028-0.5-8.5–7.6-0.8-6.3–4.2
2029-0.5-9.2–6.9-0.9-6.9–4.8
2030-0.7-9.1–7.1-0.8-6.4–4.9
2031-0.5-8–7.3-0.8-6.9–4.9
2032-0.5-8.8–7.7-0.8-6.9–4.8
2033-0.5-9.2–7.3-0.7-6.7–4.8
2034-0.5-9–7.5-0.8-7–4.9
2035-0.5-8.4–7-0.9-6.9–5
2036-0.5-8.8–7.1-1-7.3–5.1
2037-0.6-9–6.7-0.9-7.3–4.9
2038-0.3-8.1–7.3-1-7.4–5
2039-0.4-8.3–7.5-1-7.5–5.1
2040-0.5-8.8–7.8-1-7.3–5
2041-0.5-8.5–6.8-1-7.9–5.5
2042-0.4-8.5–7.1-1-7.5–5.3
2043-0.5-8.7–7.4-1-7.2–5.2
2044-0.7-8.6–6.9-0.9-7.3–5.5
2045-0.3-8.1–7.5-0.9-7.6–5.3
2046-0.5-9.1–7.3-0.9-7.3–5.8
2047-0.6-8.9–7.2-0.9-7.2–5.6
2048-0.5-8.3–7.1-0.9-7.4–5.5
2049-0.5-8.5–7.4-0.9-7.5–5.4
2050-0.4-8.3–7.3-0.9-7.7–5.3
2051-0.4-8.6–7.8-0.9-7.9–5.4
2052-0.4-8.5–7.6-0.9-8.1–5.1
2053-0.6-8.9–6.7-0.9-7.8–5.4
2054-0.4-8.6–7.5-0.9-7.9–5.7
2055-0.3-8.1–7.9-0.9-7.5–5.8
2056-0.6-8.8–6.8-0.9-7.7–5.3
2057-0.4-8.3–7.3-0.9-7.8–5.8
2058-0.5-9.3–6.7-0.9-7.7–5.7
2059-0.4-8.9–7.2-0.9-7.6–5.9
2060-0.4-8.1–6.6-0.9-7.5–5.2
2061-0.5-8.9–7.5-0.8-7.5–5.4
2062-0.4-9–7.7-0.9-7.8–5.6
2063-0.4-9.2–7.1-0.9-7.8–5.9
2064-0.3-8.6–7.2-0.9-7.8–6
2065-0.3-8.7–7.4-1-7.9–6.1
2066-0.5-9.3–6.7-0.9-7.8–6.1
2067-0.5-8.9–7.3-0.9-7.5–6.1
2068-0.5-9.1–7.2-0.9-8.2–6.1
2069-0.3-8.9–7.7-0.9-7.9–6.1
2070-0.3-8.3–7.3-0.9-8.1–6
2071-0.4-9.2–7.2-0.8-7.6–6.6
2072-0.3-8.6–7.5-0.9-7.6–6.3
2073-0.4-8.8–7-0.9-8.2–6
2074-0.4-8.8–7.5-0.9-8.1–6.1
2075-0.6-9.5–6.7-0.7-8.1–6.1
2076-0.5-9.3–7.1-0.8-7.9–5.8
2077-0.4-9.1–7.2-0.8-8.2–5.8
2078-0.4-9.1–6.8-0.7-7.8–5.7
2079-0.4-8.9–7-0.8-8.2–5.8
2080-0.4-8.6–7.5-0.8-8.1–5.6
2081-0.4-9.2–7-0.8-8.1–6
2082-0.2-8.8–7.1-0.8-8.3–5.8
2083-0.3-9–7-0.8-8–5.8
2084-0.5-9.3–7.1-0.9-8.4–5.8
2085-0.3-8.9–7.2-0.8-8–5.8
2086-0.4-8.8–6.8-0.8-8.4–6.1
2087-0.3-9.2–6.5-0.7-7.6–5.7
2088-0.3-9.2–7.4-0.7-7.4–6.2
2089-0.4-8.8–7.1-0.7-7.5–5.9
2090-0.5-9.2–6.9-0.7-7.5–5.6
2091-0.4-9.6–7.9-0.8-7.8–5.9
2092-0.3-8.9–7.1-0.9-8.1–5.5
2093-0.4-9.5–7.1-0.8-7.9–5.7
2094-0.2-9.5–7.1-0.8-8.3–5.9
2095-0.4-9.3–7.2-0.8-8.4–5.7
2096-0.4-9.4–7.2-0.9-8.3–5.5
2097-0.6-9.1–6.6-0.8-8–5.7
2098-0.4-9.2–7.2-0.8-8.8–5.9
2099-0.4-9.2–7.3-0.8-8.3–5.9
2100-0.4-9.7–7.5-0.8-8.5–6.1

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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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