Bulgaria vs North Macedonia

Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 0.8 per 1,000 people in Bulgaria and -3.1 per 1,000 people in North Macedonia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 3.8 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 0.8 per 1,000 people in Bulgaria and -3.1 per 1,000 people in North Macedonia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 3.8 per 1,000 people.
BulgariaNorth MacedoniaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Bulgaria has been higher since 2006, when it overtook North Macedonia.
  • In 2023, Bulgaria ranked 81 and North Macedonia ranked 187 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bulgaria at -1 per 1,000 people and North Macedonia at -1.6 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearBulgariaNorth Macedonia
20230.8-3.1
20223.9-2.9
20211.7-3
20204.4-12.5
2019-0.3-12.8
2018-0.6-13
2017-0.9-12.5
2016-1.3-12.3
2015-0.6-11.6
2014-0.3-11.1
2013-0.2-10.1
2012-3.6-9.4
2011-3.2-8.8
2010-2.9-8.1
2009-2.5-7.5
2008-2.3-8.5
2007-2.2-7.5
2006-2-4.6
2005-1.9-1.1
2004-1.8-1.3
2003-1.7-1.4
2002-1.6-1.4
2001-3.9-0.4
2000-3.3-1.4
1999-3-0.6
1998-2.9-0.3
1997-2.8-0.2
1996-2.6-0.2
1995-2.6-1.8
1994-2.5-10.5
1993-2.4-23.6
1992-14.1-22.9
1991-13.7-22.1
1990-13.2-7.8
1989-12.8-6.6
19880-6.7
19870-6.7
19860.1-6.7
1985-2.1-6.7
1984-0.1-6.6
1983-0.2-6.5
1982-0.2-5.9
1981-0.20
1980-0.2-0.1
1979-0.1-0.2
1978-7.1-0.2
1977-1.4-0.4
1976-0.3-0.5
1975-4.4-0.6
1974-0.2-0.8
1973-0.6-0.9
1972-1.3-1.1
1971-0.9-1.2
1970-1.30
1969-0.40.1
1968-0-0.7
1967-0.1-1.7
1966-0-2.7
1965-0.2-3.5
19640.1-3.9
19630.1-3.9
19620.1-9.3
19610-4.3
1960-0.1-7.1
19590-8.1
1958-0-8.3
1957-0.1-8.4
1956-3.5-8.3
1955-3.6-8.3
1954-3.2-8.5
1953-3.20
1952-3.50
1951-3.90
1950-0.20
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBulgariaNorth Macedonia
20240.1-5.1–4.8-3.1-10.1–2.8
2025-0.4-6.2–5.4-3.1-11.6–5.2
2026-0.9-7.7–5.3-3.2-14–6.2
2027-1.1-8.4–5.4-2.9-14.2–7.6
2028-1.3-9–5.7-2.8-14.4–8.7
2029-1.4-9.1–6-2.8-15.5–9.1
2030-1.5-9.6–5.4-3.1-16.2–9.2
2031-1.4-9.4–5.3-2.9-16.1–9.4
2032-1.3-8.8–5.5-2.7-16.7–9.7
2033-1.4-9.5–5.4-2.5-18–10.3
2034-1.4-9.8–5.7-2.6-18.1–10.8
2035-1.4-9.4–5.8-2.6-17.4–11.8
2036-1.6-9.1–5.8-2.6-18.7–11.6
2037-1.6-9.4–5.7-2.6-18.3–11.5
2038-1.5-9.2–5.7-2.3-17.5–11.3
2039-1.6-9.6–5.8-2.4-17.8–11.9
2040-1.6-9–6.1-2.5-18.2–12
2041-1.6-10–5.6-2.4-18.5–11.6
2042-1.5-9.3–6.4-2.5-18–11.8
2043-1.4-9.1–6.5-2.5-18.6–11.5
2044-1.4-9.4–6.1-2.3-18.1–12.8
2045-1.4-9.3–6-2.3-18.5–12
2046-1.4-9.2–6.3-2.3-18.5–13.1
2047-1.5-8.9–5.8-2-18.2–13.6
2048-1.4-9.2–5.9-2-17.6–13.4
2049-1.4-9.7–5.8-2-17.8–14.1
2050-1.3-9.2–6.3-1.9-17.1–13.8
2051-1.3-9.2–6.5-2.2-17.3–13.5
2052-1.2-9.2–6.5-2-16.6–13.9
2053-1.3-9.1–5.9-2.3-18.8–13.3
2054-1.3-9.5–5.5-2.3-18.1–13.3
2055-1.2-9.5–6.1-2.1-17.7–13.8
2056-1.2-9.3–6.2-2.1-17.7–13.2
2057-1.2-9.6–6.3-1.9-17–14.2
2058-1.1-9.3–6.4-1.7-17.1–14.3
2059-1.2-9.5–6.1-1.7-16.6–14
2060-1.3-9.3–6.6-2-17.5–12.8
2061-1.3-9.6–6.2-2.1-18.1–13.2
2062-1.2-9.5–6-2.1-18–13.1
2063-1.2-9.4–5.7-2-17.6–13.1
2064-1.3-9.5–5.8-1.7-17.3–13.3
2065-1.3-9.9–5.6-1.9-18.8–13.5
2066-1.2-9.5–5.9-1.7-17.3–13.5
2067-1.2-9.7–6.3-2-16.8–12.9
2068-1.1-9.3–6.2-2.1-17.2–12.8
2069-1.1-9.5–6-2.2-17.2–12.6
2070-1.2-9.9–6.5-2.2-16.9–13.9
2071-1.2-9.2–6.1-1.8-16.4–13.7
2072-1.2-9.2–6.1-1.9-16.8–13.7
2073-1.3-9.3–6-2-17.7–13.2
2074-1.3-9.7–5.8-2-17–13.6
2075-1.2-9.9–6-1.9-16.8–13.6
2076-1.1-9.8–6.4-2-16.8–13.5
2077-1.2-9.6–6.5-1.8-17–12.6
2078-1.2-9.4–6.3-1.7-16.5–13.1
2079-1.3-9.5–6.3-1.5-16.8–13.2
2080-1.3-9.8–6.4-1.4-16.4–13.9
2081-1-9.7–7-1.6-16.3–14.2
2082-1.1-9.4–6.4-1.6-16.8–13.8
2083-1-9.9–6.2-1.5-15.8–13.4
2084-1.1-10.1–6.3-1.6-16.1–14
2085-1.1-10.1–6.6-1.4-16.4–13.8
2086-1.1-9.6–6.8-1.6-17.6–13.6
2087-1-9.6–6.6-1.3-16.3–15.2
2088-1-9.9–6.6-1.4-16.2–14.4
2089-1-10.1–6.5-1.4-16–14.5
2090-0.9-9.5–6.6-1.4-16.5–13.8
2091-1-9.8–6.3-1.5-17.2–14.9
2092-1-9.6–6.1-1.5-17.1–14.3
2093-1-10.1–5.9-1.6-17.4–14.8
2094-1-10.1–6.1-1.4-16.9–14.1
2095-1-9.7–6.5-1.2-17.3–14.2
2096-1.1-10.1–5.6-1.5-17.9–15.1
2097-1-10.1–5.6-1.6-19.3–15.2
2098-1-9.9–6.2-1.6-18.5–14.8
2099-1-9.7–5.5-1.6-18.1–15
2100-1-9.5–5.8-1.6-18.4–14.8

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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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