Brazil vs China

Brazil vs China: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -1.1 per 1,000 people in Brazil and -0.4 per 1,000 people in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 0.7 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Brazil vs China: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -1.1 per 1,000 people in Brazil and -0.4 per 1,000 people in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 0.7 per 1,000 people.
BrazilChinaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • China has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Brazil.
  • In 2023, Brazil ranked 155 and China ranked 134 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Brazil at -0.1 per 1,000 people and China at -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearBrazilChina
2023-1.1-0.4
2022-1.2-0.2
2021-1-0.3
2020-0.4-0.1
2019-0.6-0.5
2018-1.1-0.1
2017-0.8-0.1
2016-0.5-0.1
2015-0.9-0.5
2014-0.7-0.3
2013-0.8-0.1
2012-0.9-0
2011-1.2-0.3
2010-1.4-0.1
2009-1.1-0.1
2008-0.7-0.6
2007-0.6-0.8
2006-0.5-0.6
2005-0.5-0.1
2004-0.4-0.6
2003-0.3-0.5
2002-0.2-0.6
2001-0.3-0.1
2000-0.3-0
1999-0.1-0.1
19980.1-0
1997-0.4-0.2
1996-0.4-0.2
1995-0.4-0.3
1994-0.4-0.6
1993-0.4-0.3
19920.1-0.1
1991-0.4-0.5
1990-0.2-0
1989-0.4-0.3
1988-0.5-0.3
1987-0.6-0.2
1986-0.7-0.1
1985-0.4-0.1
1984-0.5-0.1
1983-0.6-0
1982-0.7-0
1981-0.5-0
1980-0.3-0
1979-0.3-0
1978-0.2-0
1977-0.2-0
1976-0.2-0.1
1975-0.2-0.1
1974-0.2-0.2
1973-0.2-0.2
1972-0.2-0.3
1971-0.2-0.2
1970-0.2-0.2
1969-0.1-0.1
1968-0.1-0
1967-0.11.6
1966-0.10
1965-0.1-0.2
1964-0.1-1.8
1963-0.1-0
1962-0.1-0
19610-0
19600.1-0
19590.2-0
19580.2-0
19570.2-0
19560.2-0
19550.2-0
19540.2-0
19530.2-0
19520.2-0
19510.2-0
19500.2-0
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBrazilChina
2024-1.1-1.8–-0.2-0.2-0.9–0.9
2025-1-2–-0.1-0.2-0.9–0.9
2026-1-2.3–0-0.2-0.9–0.9
2027-0.9-2.2–0.1-0.2-0.9–0.8
2028-0.8-2.3–0.1-0.2-0.9–0.9
2029-0.7-2.2–0.2-0.2-0.9–0.8
2030-0.7-2.3–0.3-0.1-0.9–0.8
2031-0.6-2.4–0.3-0.2-0.9–0.9
2032-0.6-2.3–0.4-0.2-0.9–0.9
2033-0.5-2.3–0.5-0.2-1–0.8
2034-0.4-2.2–0.6-0.2-0.9–0.8
2035-0.4-2.2–0.7-0.2-1–0.9
2036-0.3-2.2–0.8-0.2-0.9–0.8
2037-0.3-2.2–0.9-0.2-0.9–0.9
2038-0.2-2.3–0.9-0.1-0.9–0.8
2039-0.2-2.2–1-0.2-1–0.8
2040-0.1-2.2–1.1-0.2-0.9–0.9
2041-0.2-2.2–1.1-0.2-0.9–0.9
2042-0.2-2.3–1.1-0.2-0.9–0.8
2043-0.1-2.3–1.2-0.1-1–0.8
2044-0.1-2.3–1.2-0.1-0.9–0.8
2045-0.2-2.4–1.3-0.1-0.9–0.9
2046-0.1-2.3–1.2-0.2-0.9–0.9
2047-0.1-2.3–1.3-0.1-0.9–0.9
2048-0.2-2.5–1.3-0.1-0.9–0.8
2049-0.2-2.4–1.3-0.2-1–0.9
2050-0.1-2.4–1.4-0.1-0.9–0.9
2051-0.1-2.4–1.4-0.2-0.9–0.9
2052-0.1-2.4–1.5-0.2-1–0.9
2053-0.1-2.7–1.4-0.1-1–0.8
2054-0.1-2.6–1.4-0.1-0.9–0.8
2055-0.1-2.7–1.4-0.1-0.9–0.8
2056-0.1-2.7–1.4-0.2-0.9–0.8
2057-0.1-2.7–1.4-0.1-0.9–0.9
2058-0.1-2.7–1.5-0.1-0.9–0.9
2059-0.2-2.6–1.5-0.1-0.9–0.9
2060-0.2-2.6–1.4-0.2-0.9–0.8
2061-0.1-2.8–1.6-0.1-1–0.8
2062-0.2-2.7–1.5-0.1-0.9–0.8
2063-0.2-2.9–1.5-0.1-1–0.8
2064-0.2-2.9–1.6-0.2-1–0.8
2065-0.2-2.9–1.6-0.1-0.9–0.8
2066-0.2-2.9–1.5-0.1-1–0.8
2067-0.1-3–1.5-0.1-0.9–0.8
2068-0.2-3–1.6-0.1-0.9–0.9
2069-0.1-2.9–1.6-0.1-0.9–0.8
2070-0.1-3–1.6-0.1-0.9–0.8
2071-0.1-2.9–1.6-0.1-1–0.9
2072-0.1-3–1.6-0.1-1–0.8
2073-0.2-3.2–1.6-0.1-0.9–0.9
2074-0.2-3.1–1.6-0.1-0.9–0.8
2075-0.2-3.2–1.7-0.1-1–0.9
2076-0.2-3.2–1.7-0.1-1–0.8
2077-0.2-3.3–1.7-0.1-1–0.8
2078-0.2-3.3–1.7-0.1-1–0.8
2079-0.2-3.3–1.7-0.1-1–0.9
2080-0.1-3.2–1.6-0.1-1–0.8
2081-0.2-3.1–1.6-0.1-1–0.8
2082-0.2-3.3–1.7-0.1-1–0.8
2083-0.1-3.3–1.8-0.1-1–0.8
2084-0.1-3.3–1.7-0.1-1–0.9
2085-0.1-3.3–1.7-0.1-0.9–0.8
2086-0.1-3.3–1.6-0.1-0.9–0.8
2087-0.1-3.3–1.7-0.1-1–0.8
2088-0.1-3.3–1.7-0.1-1–0.9
2089-0.1-3.3–1.6-0.1-1–0.8
2090-0.2-3.4–1.8-0.1-1–0.8
2091-0.1-3.4–1.7-0.1-1–0.8
2092-0.1-3.4–1.8-0.1-1–0.8
2093-0.1-3.3–1.7-0.1-1–0.8
2094-0.1-3.4–1.7-0.1-1–0.9
2095-0.1-3.5–1.7-0.1-1–0.8
2096-0.1-3.5–1.8-0.1-1.1–0.8
2097-0.1-3.3–1.8-0.1-1–0.9
2098-0.1-3.4–1.8-0.1-1–0.9
2099-0.1-3.3–1.8-0.1-1–0.9
2100-0.1-3.4–1.8-0.1-1–0.8

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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