Brazil vs South Africa
Brazil vs South Africa: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -1.1 per 1,000 people in Brazil and 3.6 per 1,000 people in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 4.7 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- South Africa has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Brazil.
- In 2023, Brazil ranked 155 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Brazil at -0.1 per 1,000 people and South Africa at 2.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Brazil | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -1.1 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | -1.2 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | -1 | 7.5 |
| 2020 | -0.4 | 6.1 |
| 2019 | -0.6 | 5.6 |
| 2018 | -1.1 | 5.4 |
| 2017 | -0.8 | 6 |
| 2016 | -0.5 | -15.4 |
| 2015 | -0.9 | 11.3 |
| 2014 | -0.7 | 4.9 |
| 2013 | -0.8 | 4.2 |
| 2012 | -0.9 | 4.9 |
| 2011 | -1.2 | 1.2 |
| 2010 | -1.4 | 1.3 |
| 2009 | -1.1 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| 2007 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | -0.5 | 0.7 |
| 2005 | -0.5 | 0.6 |
| 2004 | -0.4 | 1.2 |
| 2003 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| 2002 | -0.2 | 1 |
| 2001 | -0.3 | -1.3 |
| 2000 | -0.3 | -2.9 |
| 1999 | -0.1 | -2.7 |
| 1998 | 0.1 | -1.8 |
| 1997 | -0.4 | -2.2 |
| 1996 | -0.4 | -4.3 |
| 1995 | -0.4 | -2.2 |
| 1994 | -0.4 | -6.1 |
| 1993 | -0.4 | 4.5 |
| 1992 | 0.1 | -1.7 |
| 1991 | -0.4 | -0.9 |
| 1990 | -0.2 | 6.4 |
| 1989 | -0.4 | 6.5 |
| 1988 | -0.5 | 6.4 |
| 1987 | -0.6 | 6.2 |
| 1986 | -0.7 | 6.5 |
| 1985 | -0.4 | 7 |
| 1984 | -0.5 | 8.6 |
| 1983 | -0.6 | 9.5 |
| 1982 | -0.7 | 9.3 |
| 1981 | -0.5 | 9.2 |
| 1980 | -0.3 | 8.7 |
| 1979 | -0.3 | 2 |
| 1978 | -0.2 | 2.2 |
| 1977 | -0.2 | 2.4 |
| 1976 | -0.2 | 1 |
| 1975 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| 1974 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| 1973 | -0.2 | 1.7 |
| 1972 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| 1971 | -0.2 | 1.4 |
| 1970 | -0.2 | 2.8 |
| 1969 | -0.1 | 3.4 |
| 1968 | -0.1 | 3.8 |
| 1967 | -0.1 | 4 |
| 1966 | -0.1 | 3.9 |
| 1965 | -0.1 | 4.3 |
| 1964 | -0.1 | 4.1 |
| 1963 | -0.1 | 4.1 |
| 1962 | -0.1 | 4 |
| 1961 | 0 | 3.4 |
| 1960 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 1959 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 1958 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| 1957 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 1956 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| 1955 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 1954 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 1953 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| 1952 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 1951 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 1950 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Brazil | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.1-1.8–-0.2 | 2.6-5.3–9.8 |
| 2025 | -1-2–-0.1 | 2.3-5.9–10.1 |
| 2026 | -1-2.3–0 | 2-6.3–9.5 |
| 2027 | -0.9-2.2–0.1 | 2.2-5.5–10.2 |
| 2028 | -0.8-2.3–0.1 | 2.3-5.9–10.5 |
| 2029 | -0.7-2.2–0.2 | 2.3-6.3–10.1 |
| 2030 | -0.7-2.3–0.3 | 2.1-5.9–10.6 |
| 2031 | -0.6-2.4–0.3 | 2.2-5.9–10.6 |
| 2032 | -0.6-2.3–0.4 | 2.2-6.3–10.3 |
| 2033 | -0.5-2.3–0.5 | 2.1-6–10.1 |
| 2034 | -0.4-2.2–0.6 | 2.2-6.5–10.3 |
| 2035 | -0.4-2.2–0.7 | 2.3-6.1–10.4 |
| 2036 | -0.3-2.2–0.8 | 2.2-6.2–9.6 |
| 2037 | -0.3-2.2–0.9 | 2.3-6–9.9 |
| 2038 | -0.2-2.3–0.9 | 2.1-5.8–10.1 |
| 2039 | -0.2-2.2–1 | 2-6.4–10.2 |
| 2040 | -0.1-2.2–1.1 | 2.1-6.3–10.2 |
| 2041 | -0.2-2.2–1.1 | 2.2-6.5–10.5 |
| 2042 | -0.2-2.3–1.1 | 2.2-6.4–10.9 |
| 2043 | -0.1-2.3–1.2 | 2.1-6–10.5 |
| 2044 | -0.1-2.3–1.2 | 2.1-6–10.4 |
| 2045 | -0.2-2.4–1.3 | 2.1-7–10.3 |
| 2046 | -0.1-2.3–1.2 | 2.3-5.5–10.9 |
| 2047 | -0.1-2.3–1.3 | 2.3-6.2–10.6 |
| 2048 | -0.2-2.5–1.3 | 2.1-5.9–10.4 |
| 2049 | -0.2-2.4–1.3 | 2.3-5.7–10.5 |
| 2050 | -0.1-2.4–1.4 | 2.3-6.2–11.1 |
| 2051 | -0.1-2.4–1.4 | 2.5-5.5–10.9 |
| 2052 | -0.1-2.4–1.5 | 2.2-5.9–10.8 |
| 2053 | -0.1-2.7–1.4 | 2.2-6.4–10.3 |
| 2054 | -0.1-2.6–1.4 | 2.3-6.1–10.2 |
| 2055 | -0.1-2.7–1.4 | 2.3-6.2–10.5 |
| 2056 | -0.1-2.7–1.4 | 2.2-5.9–10.1 |
| 2057 | -0.1-2.7–1.4 | 2.3-6.6–10.3 |
| 2058 | -0.1-2.7–1.5 | 2.4-6.3–11.1 |
| 2059 | -0.2-2.6–1.5 | 2.3-6.6–11 |
| 2060 | -0.2-2.6–1.4 | 2.3-5.8–10.3 |
| 2061 | -0.1-2.8–1.6 | 2.2-6.5–10.5 |
| 2062 | -0.2-2.7–1.5 | 2.3-6.2–10.3 |
| 2063 | -0.2-2.9–1.5 | 2.4-6.5–10.8 |
| 2064 | -0.2-2.9–1.6 | 2.3-6.5–10.6 |
| 2065 | -0.2-2.9–1.6 | 2.1-6.6–10.5 |
| 2066 | -0.2-2.9–1.5 | 2.2-6.1–10.5 |
| 2067 | -0.1-3–1.5 | 2.2-6.2–10.3 |
| 2068 | -0.2-3–1.6 | 2.1-6–10.4 |
| 2069 | -0.1-2.9–1.6 | 2.2-6.5–10.4 |
| 2070 | -0.1-3–1.6 | 2.5-5.9–11.1 |
| 2071 | -0.1-2.9–1.6 | 2.5-5.8–10.5 |
| 2072 | -0.1-3–1.6 | 2.1-6.6–10 |
| 2073 | -0.2-3.2–1.6 | 2.1-5.9–10 |
| 2074 | -0.2-3.1–1.6 | 2.2-6.9–11.1 |
| 2075 | -0.2-3.2–1.7 | 2.1-5.9–10.5 |
| 2076 | -0.2-3.2–1.7 | 2-6.7–9.9 |
| 2077 | -0.2-3.3–1.7 | 2.2-6.4–10.5 |
| 2078 | -0.2-3.3–1.7 | 2.3-5.9–10.5 |
| 2079 | -0.2-3.3–1.7 | 2.2-6.5–11 |
| 2080 | -0.1-3.2–1.6 | 2.3-6.8–10.5 |
| 2081 | -0.2-3.1–1.6 | 2.2-6.1–10.6 |
| 2082 | -0.2-3.3–1.7 | 2.2-6.4–10.3 |
| 2083 | -0.1-3.3–1.8 | 2.2-6.2–10.3 |
| 2084 | -0.1-3.3–1.7 | 2-6.5–10.6 |
| 2085 | -0.1-3.3–1.7 | 1.9-6.8–9.6 |
| 2086 | -0.1-3.3–1.6 | 2.1-6.3–10.8 |
| 2087 | -0.1-3.3–1.7 | 2.1-6.5–10.4 |
| 2088 | -0.1-3.3–1.7 | 2.1-6.6–9.9 |
| 2089 | -0.1-3.3–1.6 | 2.1-6.6–10.5 |
| 2090 | -0.2-3.4–1.8 | 2-7.1–10.2 |
| 2091 | -0.1-3.4–1.7 | 2.2-6.4–10.8 |
| 2092 | -0.1-3.4–1.8 | 2-6.9–10.4 |
| 2093 | -0.1-3.3–1.7 | 2-7.9–10.4 |
| 2094 | -0.1-3.4–1.7 | 2-7.1–10.4 |
| 2095 | -0.1-3.5–1.7 | 1.9-6.5–10.1 |
| 2096 | -0.1-3.5–1.8 | 1.8-6.6–10.1 |
| 2097 | -0.1-3.3–1.8 | 1.8-7.4–10.4 |
| 2098 | -0.1-3.4–1.8 | 2-6.5–10.1 |
| 2099 | -0.1-3.3–1.8 | 2-5.7–11 |
| 2100 | -0.1-3.4–1.8 | 2.1-6.2–10.8 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brazil vs South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023South Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025South Africa: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025South Africa: $49 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025South Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025