Bulgaria vs Romania

Bulgaria vs Romania: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 0.8 per 1,000 people in Bulgaria and -1.5 per 1,000 people in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 2.2 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Bulgaria vs Romania: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 0.8 per 1,000 people in Bulgaria and -1.5 per 1,000 people in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 2.2 per 1,000 people.
BulgariaRomaniaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Bulgaria has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Romania.
  • In 2023, Bulgaria ranked 81 and Romania ranked 165 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bulgaria at -1 per 1,000 people and Romania at -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearBulgariaRomania
20230.8-1.5
20223.94.6
20211.7-0.9
20204.4-0.7
2019-0.3-1.4
2018-0.6-1.7
2017-0.9-1.7
2016-1.3-1.7
2015-0.6-1.8
2014-0.3-1.8
2013-0.2-1.7
2012-3.6-1.9
2011-3.2-5.1
2010-2.9-6
2009-2.5-6.7
2008-2.3-7
2007-2.2-6.4
2006-2-6.3
2005-1.9-6.2
2004-1.8-5.5
2003-1.7-5
2002-1.6-4.9
2001-3.9-4.2
2000-3.3-4.2
1999-3-3.7
1998-2.9-3.7
1997-2.8-4
1996-2.6-3.1
1995-2.6-3.3
1994-2.5-3.4
1993-2.4-3.2
1992-14.1-2.8
1991-13.7-1.6
1990-13.2-1.7
1989-12.8-1.5
19880-2.1
19870-1.9
19860.1-2.2
1985-2.1-1.2
1984-0.1-1.1
1983-0.20.1
1982-0.2-0.2
1981-0.2-0.9
1980-0.2-0.8
1979-0.1-1.3
1978-7.1-1.4
1977-1.4-1.3
1976-0.30.9
1975-4.40.4
1974-0.20.3
1973-0.62.8
1972-1.33
1971-0.93.7
1970-1.33.6
1969-0.43.8
1968-01.7
1967-0.12
1966-0-1.4
1965-0.2-3.2
19640.1-3.2
19630.1-3.1
19620.1-3
19610-3
1960-0.1-3
19590-3
1958-0-3
1957-0.1-2.9
1956-3.5-0.7
1955-3.6-2.4
1954-3.2-2.1
1953-3.2-1.7
1952-3.5-1.1
1951-3.9-0.1
1950-0.20.5
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBulgariaRomania
20240.1-5.1–4.8-1.5-4.3–1
2025-0.4-6.2–5.4-1.5-5.1–1.8
2026-0.9-7.7–5.3-1.5-6–2.1
2027-1.1-8.4–5.4-1.5-6–2.8
2028-1.3-9–5.7-1.5-6.3–3.3
2029-1.4-9.1–6-1.5-6.5–3.6
2030-1.5-9.6–5.4-1.5-6.7–3.9
2031-1.4-9.4–5.3-1.5-7–4
2032-1.3-8.8–5.5-1.4-7.3–4.1
2033-1.4-9.5–5.4-1.5-7.3–4.3
2034-1.4-9.8–5.7-1.4-7.2–4.7
2035-1.4-9.4–5.8-1.5-7.7–4.3
2036-1.6-9.1–5.8-1.5-7.7–4.2
2037-1.6-9.4–5.7-1.5-7.9–4.7
2038-1.5-9.2–5.7-1.5-8.1–4.3
2039-1.6-9.6–5.8-1.4-8–4.4
2040-1.6-9–6.1-1.4-7.7–4.6
2041-1.6-10–5.6-1.5-8–4.9
2042-1.5-9.3–6.4-1.4-8–4.6
2043-1.4-9.1–6.5-1.4-8.1–5
2044-1.4-9.4–6.1-1.4-7.8–4.8
2045-1.4-9.3–6-1.4-7.7–4.9
2046-1.4-9.2–6.3-1.4-7.8–5.3
2047-1.5-8.9–5.8-1.5-7.9–5.1
2048-1.4-9.2–5.9-1.5-7.9–5.4
2049-1.4-9.7–5.8-1.4-7.9–5.2
2050-1.3-9.2–6.3-1.3-7.7–5.4
2051-1.3-9.2–6.5-1.4-7.7–5.2
2052-1.2-9.2–6.5-1.5-8–5.2
2053-1.3-9.1–5.9-1.3-8.3–5.4
2054-1.3-9.5–5.5-1.4-8.4–5.2
2055-1.2-9.5–6.1-1.5-8.2–5.1
2056-1.2-9.3–6.2-1.5-8–5.4
2057-1.2-9.6–6.3-1.4-8.5–5.2
2058-1.1-9.3–6.4-1.4-8.7–5.5
2059-1.2-9.5–6.1-1.4-8.6–5.3
2060-1.3-9.3–6.6-1.3-8.6–5.4
2061-1.3-9.6–6.2-1.4-8.5–5.2
2062-1.2-9.5–6-1.4-8.7–5.2
2063-1.2-9.4–5.7-1.4-8.7–5.1
2064-1.3-9.5–5.8-1.4-8.7–5.2
2065-1.3-9.9–5.6-1.5-8.8–5.4
2066-1.2-9.5–5.9-1.3-8.9–5.5
2067-1.2-9.7–6.3-1.3-8.6–5.6
2068-1.1-9.3–6.2-1.2-8.1–5.7
2069-1.1-9.5–6-1.3-8.3–5.8
2070-1.2-9.9–6.5-1.3-8.3–5.6
2071-1.2-9.2–6.1-1.3-8.3–6
2072-1.2-9.2–6.1-1.3-8.5–5.9
2073-1.3-9.3–6-1.2-8.8–5.9
2074-1.3-9.7–5.8-1.3-8.7–5.6
2075-1.2-9.9–6-1.3-8.9–5.9
2076-1.1-9.8–6.4-1.3-8.4–6.1
2077-1.2-9.6–6.5-1.3-8.3–5.9
2078-1.2-9.4–6.3-1.3-8.7–5.5
2079-1.3-9.5–6.3-1.3-8.2–5.7
2080-1.3-9.8–6.4-1.4-8.3–6.1
2081-1-9.7–7-1.3-8.5–6
2082-1.1-9.4–6.4-1.2-8.1–6.1
2083-1-9.9–6.2-1.2-8.4–6
2084-1.1-10.1–6.3-1.2-8.7–5.9
2085-1.1-10.1–6.6-1.1-8.8–6
2086-1.1-9.6–6.8-1.2-8.8–5.7
2087-1-9.6–6.6-1.1-8.6–5.6
2088-1-9.9–6.6-1.1-8.9–5.5
2089-1-10.1–6.5-1.2-8.8–5.4
2090-0.9-9.5–6.6-1.2-9–5.4
2091-1-9.8–6.3-1.1-8.8–5.7
2092-1-9.6–6.1-1.2-8.9–5.5
2093-1-10.1–5.9-1.2-9.3–5.4
2094-1-10.1–6.1-1.1-9–5.3
2095-1-9.7–6.5-1.1-9.1–5.6
2096-1.1-10.1–5.6-1.1-9–5.8
2097-1-10.1–5.6-1.1-8.9–5.7
2098-1-9.9–6.2-1.2-9.2–6.2
2099-1-9.7–5.5-1.2-9.5–5.6
2100-1-9.5–5.8-1.2-9.7–5.6

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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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