Bhutan vs China: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 0.4 per 1,000 people in Bhutan and -0.4 per 1,000 people in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bhutan, by 0.8 per 1,000 people.
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Latest figures
per 1,000 people · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | 0.4 2023 | 0.4 | 90 of 229 | -0.2 2100 |
| China | -0.4 2023 | -0.1 | 134 of 229 | -0.1 2100 |
What the numbers say
- Bhutan has been higher since 2012, when it overtook China.
- In 2023, Bhutan ranked 90 and China ranked 134 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bhutan at -0.2 per 1,000 people and China at -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Bhutan | China |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 2022 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| 2021 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| 2018 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| 2017 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| 2016 | 1.5 | -0.1 |
| 2015 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| 2014 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| 2013 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| 2012 | 0 | -0 |
| 2011 | -0.7 | -0.3 |
| 2010 | -1.3 | -0.1 |
| 2009 | -1.9 | -0.1 |
| 2008 | -2.2 | -0.6 |
| 2007 | -2.3 | -0.8 |
| 2006 | -1.9 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 1.3 | -0.1 |
| 2004 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| 2003 | 6.1 | -0.5 |
| 2002 | 6.4 | -0.6 |
| 2001 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| 2000 | 6.6 | -0 |
| 1999 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| 1998 | 0.9 | -0 |
| 1997 | -3.6 | -0.2 |
| 1996 | -3.6 | -0.2 |
| 1995 | -39.2 | -0.3 |
| 1994 | -32.5 | -0.6 |
| 1993 | -17.7 | -0.3 |
| 1992 | -114.1 | -0.1 |
| 1991 | -15.9 | -0.5 |
| 1990 | -1.7 | -0 |
| 1989 | 2.1 | -0.3 |
| 1988 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| 1987 | 2.7 | -0.2 |
| 1986 | 3 | -0.1 |
| 1985 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| 1984 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| 1983 | 4 | -0 |
| 1982 | 4.1 | -0 |
| 1981 | 4.7 | -0 |
| 1980 | 5.3 | -0 |
| 1979 | 5.9 | -0 |
| 1978 | 6.7 | -0 |
| 1977 | 6.9 | -0 |
| 1976 | 7.1 | -0.1 |
| 1975 | 7.4 | -0.1 |
| 1974 | 7.6 | -0.2 |
| 1973 | 7.9 | -0.2 |
| 1972 | 8.2 | -0.3 |
| 1971 | 8.5 | -0.2 |
| 1970 | 8.8 | -0.2 |
| 1969 | 9.1 | -0.1 |
| 1968 | 9 | -0 |
| 1967 | 8.9 | 1.6 |
| 1966 | 8.9 | 0 |
| 1965 | 8.8 | -0.2 |
| 1964 | 8.7 | -1.8 |
| 1963 | 8.6 | -0 |
| 1962 | 8.8 | -0 |
| 1961 | 6.9 | -0 |
| 1960 | 6.6 | -0 |
| 1959 | 6.8 | -0 |
| 1958 | 6.5 | -0 |
| 1957 | 6.7 | -0 |
| 1956 | 6.4 | -0 |
| 1955 | 6.6 | -0 |
| 1954 | 6.2 | -0 |
| 1953 | 6.4 | -0 |
| 1952 | 6 | -0 |
| 1951 | 6.2 | -0 |
| 1950 | 5.7 | -0 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Bhutan | China |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.4-31.4–26.5 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 |
| 2025 | 0.6-32–30.4 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 |
| 2026 | 0.8-35.8–32 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 |
| 2027 | -0.5-34.1–29.5 | -0.2-0.9–0.8 |
| 2028 | -0.2-35.1–31.3 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 |
| 2029 | -0.6-35–31.1 | -0.2-0.9–0.8 |
| 2030 | -0-35.5–32.3 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 |
| 2031 | 0.5-33.6–32.7 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 |
| 2032 | 0.5-35–34.3 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 |
| 2033 | 0.2-32.8–31.1 | -0.2-1–0.8 |
| 2034 | -0.7-35.4–30.5 | -0.2-0.9–0.8 |
| 2035 | 0.7-33.9–33.7 | -0.2-1–0.9 |
| 2036 | 0.5-34.4–30.2 | -0.2-0.9–0.8 |
| 2037 | 0.2-36.5–32.9 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 |
| 2038 | -0.1-35.9–32.9 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 |
| 2039 | -0.1-34.1–32.7 | -0.2-1–0.8 |
| 2040 | 0.1-37.6–31 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 |
| 2041 | -0-35.9–32.5 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 |
| 2042 | 0.6-34.4–31.8 | -0.2-0.9–0.8 |
| 2043 | 0.4-35.2–33 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2044 | 0.5-35.5–32.8 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 |
| 2045 | 0.6-32.8–32.4 | -0.1-0.9–0.9 |
| 2046 | 0.1-32.7–33.3 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 |
| 2047 | -0.3-35.9–31.4 | -0.1-0.9–0.9 |
| 2048 | 0.1-37.6–30.9 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 |
| 2049 | 0.1-35.9–32.3 | -0.2-1–0.9 |
| 2050 | 0.6-36.5–32.3 | -0.1-0.9–0.9 |
| 2051 | 1-35–32.7 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 |
| 2052 | -0.1-34.5–30.5 | -0.2-1–0.9 |
| 2053 | -0.4-35.5–33.1 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2054 | 1.2-35.1–32.6 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 |
| 2055 | 0.2-34.3–31.6 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 |
| 2056 | -0.3-33.2–32.3 | -0.2-0.9–0.8 |
| 2057 | 1.2-35.2–33.4 | -0.1-0.9–0.9 |
| 2058 | 0-35.8–31.9 | -0.1-0.9–0.9 |
| 2059 | 0.3-34–31.2 | -0.1-0.9–0.9 |
| 2060 | -0.1-34.1–29.2 | -0.2-0.9–0.8 |
| 2061 | -0.1-34.4–31.9 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2062 | -0.1-37.5–30.8 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 |
| 2063 | 0.6-34.3–33.2 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2064 | 0.5-34.4–32.3 | -0.2-1–0.8 |
| 2065 | -0.4-34.1–32.7 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 |
| 2066 | -0.5-35.3–31.4 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2067 | -0.1-35.8–32.2 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 |
| 2068 | 0.1-36–33.2 | -0.1-0.9–0.9 |
| 2069 | -0.1-36.7–33.2 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 |
| 2070 | 0.4-34.7–32.8 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 |
| 2071 | -0.2-38.3–31.1 | -0.1-1–0.9 |
| 2072 | -0.2-37–32.8 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2073 | -0.6-37.7–30.9 | -0.1-0.9–0.9 |
| 2074 | -0.4-35.3–31.9 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 |
| 2075 | 0.3-32.8–32.6 | -0.1-1–0.9 |
| 2076 | 0.6-40–30.9 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2077 | 0.8-36.4–32.5 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2078 | 0.1-38–34.2 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2079 | -0.2-38.8–33.4 | -0.1-1–0.9 |
| 2080 | -0-37.4–32.6 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2081 | -0.2-35.1–32.7 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2082 | 0.3-36.2–33.2 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2083 | -0.2-38.2–30.8 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2084 | 0.6-37.4–34.1 | -0.1-1–0.9 |
| 2085 | 0.4-37–37.2 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 |
| 2086 | 0.3-35.3–32.2 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 |
| 2087 | -0.6-37.9–32.7 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2088 | -0.2-38.8–31.6 | -0.1-1–0.9 |
| 2089 | -0.5-39.5–31.5 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2090 | -0.3-37.2–30.5 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2091 | -0.5-36.8–33.3 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2092 | -0-35.5–32.9 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2093 | 0.5-36.4–32.1 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2094 | 0.2-35.9–34 | -0.1-1–0.9 |
| 2095 | 0.2-37.8–32.4 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
| 2096 | 0.8-35.8–33.8 | -0.1-1.1–0.8 |
| 2097 | 0.6-36.1–32.1 | -0.1-1–0.9 |
| 2098 | 0.9-38.1–31.4 | -0.1-1–0.9 |
| 2099 | 0.2-35.1–32.4 | -0.1-1–0.9 |
| 2100 | -0.2-41.7–32.4 | -0.1-1–0.8 |
Each country on its own
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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