Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -1.1 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso and -0.2 per 1,000 people in Cameroon, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 0.9 per 1,000 people.
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Latest figures
per 1,000 people · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | -1.1 2023 | -1.9 | 153 of 229 | -0.9 2100 |
| Cameroon | -0.2 2023 | -0.3 | 122 of 229 | -0.3 2100 |
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
- In 2023, Burkina Faso ranked 153 and Cameroon ranked 122 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burkina Faso at -0.9 per 1,000 people and Cameroon at -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Burkina Faso | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -1.1 | -0.2 |
| 2022 | -1.1 | -0.2 |
| 2021 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
| 2020 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
| 2019 | -1.2 | -0.5 |
| 2018 | -1.2 | -0.4 |
| 2017 | -0.7 | -1.6 |
| 2016 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
| 2015 | -1.1 | 1.8 |
| 2014 | -1 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | -1.9 | -0.3 |
| 2012 | -1.2 | -0.4 |
| 2011 | -2 | -0.6 |
| 2010 | -2.6 | -0.5 |
| 2009 | -2.6 | -0.5 |
| 2008 | -2.7 | -0.6 |
| 2007 | -1.9 | -0.6 |
| 2006 | -0.3 | -1.6 |
| 2005 | 0.7 | -1.6 |
| 2004 | 1.3 | -1.2 |
| 2003 | 1.2 | -1.1 |
| 2002 | 1.3 | -0.7 |
| 2001 | 0.9 | -1.3 |
| 2000 | 0.3 | -1.4 |
| 1999 | -0.2 | -1.2 |
| 1998 | -0.5 | -0.9 |
| 1997 | -3.4 | -1 |
| 1996 | -4.2 | -1 |
| 1995 | -3.7 | -1 |
| 1994 | -3.7 | -0.9 |
| 1993 | -4.4 | -0.8 |
| 1992 | -4.7 | -1.1 |
| 1991 | -5.4 | -1.2 |
| 1990 | -3.6 | -0.7 |
| 1989 | -3.6 | -1 |
| 1988 | -3.5 | -1.5 |
| 1987 | -3.4 | -0.4 |
| 1986 | -3 | -0.4 |
| 1985 | -2.1 | -0.4 |
| 1984 | -1.6 | -0.4 |
| 1983 | -1.5 | -4.1 |
| 1982 | -2.2 | -15.5 |
| 1981 | -2.5 | 3.2 |
| 1980 | -2.2 | 8.3 |
| 1979 | -2.7 | -1.5 |
| 1978 | -2.9 | -0.2 |
| 1977 | -2.9 | -2.6 |
| 1976 | -4.1 | -2.6 |
| 1975 | -5 | -0 |
| 1974 | -5.1 | -0.1 |
| 1973 | -5.8 | -0.1 |
| 1972 | -5.8 | -0.1 |
| 1971 | -6 | -0.1 |
| 1970 | -5.1 | -0.1 |
| 1969 | -5.2 | -0 |
| 1968 | -5.1 | -0 |
| 1967 | -5 | -0 |
| 1966 | -5.2 | -0 |
| 1965 | -4.9 | -0 |
| 1964 | -5.2 | 0 |
| 1963 | -5.3 | 0 |
| 1962 | -5.3 | 0 |
| 1961 | -5.1 | 0 |
| 1960 | -4.9 | 0 |
| 1959 | -4.8 | 0 |
| 1958 | -5.5 | 0 |
| 1957 | -4.8 | 0 |
| 1956 | -4.8 | 0 |
| 1955 | -4.9 | 0 |
| 1954 | -4.9 | 0 |
| 1953 | -5.1 | 0 |
| 1952 | -4.6 | 0 |
| 1951 | -4.3 | 0 |
| 1950 | -4.3 | 0 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Burkina Faso | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.1-2.6–0.3 | -0.5-5.5–4.1 |
| 2025 | -1.1-3.3–0.7 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 |
| 2026 | -1.2-3.6–1.1 | -0.6-5.8–4.1 |
| 2027 | -1.2-3.9–1.3 | -0.5-5.5–4 |
| 2028 | -1.2-4.1–1.5 | -0.6-5.7–4.1 |
| 2029 | -1.2-4.4–1.9 | -0.6-6–3.7 |
| 2030 | -1.2-4.6–1.9 | -0.5-5.5–4.2 |
| 2031 | -1.1-4.7–2.1 | -0.5-5.6–3.9 |
| 2032 | -1.2-5–2.3 | -0.4-5.5–4.2 |
| 2033 | -1.2-5.1–2.4 | -0.5-5.3–3.9 |
| 2034 | -1.1-5.1–2.8 | -0.5-5.7–4 |
| 2035 | -1.2-5.4–2.9 | -0.5-5.8–4.2 |
| 2036 | -1.2-5.5–3.1 | -0.4-5.5–4.4 |
| 2037 | -1.2-5.6–3.1 | -0.5-5.9–3.9 |
| 2038 | -1.1-5.7–3.3 | -0.5-5.7–4.1 |
| 2039 | -1.2-5.9–3.5 | -0.4-5.5–4.3 |
| 2040 | -1.2-6.1–3.5 | -0.5-5.4–3.8 |
| 2041 | -1.1-6.2–3.6 | -0.3-5.4–4.2 |
| 2042 | -1.1-6.2–3.6 | -0.4-5.4–4.1 |
| 2043 | -1.2-6.2–3.6 | -0.6-5.8–4.2 |
| 2044 | -1.1-6.2–3.6 | -0.5-5.7–4.2 |
| 2045 | -1.1-6.2–3.8 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 |
| 2046 | -1.2-6.4–3.5 | -0.4-5.1–4.2 |
| 2047 | -1.1-6.5–3.7 | -0.4-5.6–4.1 |
| 2048 | -1.3-6.5–3.6 | -0.5-5.5–4.2 |
| 2049 | -1.2-6.4–3.8 | -0.4-5.5–4.2 |
| 2050 | -1.1-6.7–4 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 |
| 2051 | -1.2-6.6–3.8 | -0.4-5.6–4.1 |
| 2052 | -1.1-6.6–4.1 | -0.4-5.5–4.4 |
| 2053 | -1.1-6.4–4.3 | -0.5-5.6–4 |
| 2054 | -1.2-6.5–4 | -0.4-5.2–4.1 |
| 2055 | -1.1-6.7–3.9 | -0.6-5.6–4.4 |
| 2056 | -1.1-6.5–4.3 | -0.5-5.7–4.1 |
| 2057 | -1.1-6.2–4.3 | -0.4-5.3–4.1 |
| 2058 | -1.1-6.3–4.6 | -0.4-5.7–4.2 |
| 2059 | -1.1-6.6–4.4 | -0.4-5.6–4.2 |
| 2060 | -1.1-6.5–4.2 | -0.4-5.4–4 |
| 2061 | -1-6.4–4.6 | -0.5-5.7–4.5 |
| 2062 | -1.1-6.6–4.6 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 |
| 2063 | -1.1-6.2–4.5 | -0.5-5.5–4.2 |
| 2064 | -1-6.5–4.4 | -0.4-5.5–4.3 |
| 2065 | -1.1-6.9–4.4 | -0.4-5.5–4.3 |
| 2066 | -1-7–4.6 | -0.4-5.4–4.3 |
| 2067 | -1-7–4.7 | -0.4-5.6–4.3 |
| 2068 | -1-6.7–4.7 | -0.5-5.8–4.1 |
| 2069 | -1-6.9–4.7 | -0.4-5.4–4.3 |
| 2070 | -1-6.9–5 | -0.4-5.4–4.4 |
| 2071 | -1-7.2–4.8 | -0.4-5.8–4.4 |
| 2072 | -1-7.3–5 | -0.3-5–4 |
| 2073 | -0.9-7.2–5.1 | -0.4-5.4–3.9 |
| 2074 | -1-7.1–5 | -0.3-5.3–4.1 |
| 2075 | -1-7.3–5 | -0.4-5.6–4.5 |
| 2076 | -0.9-7–5.3 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 |
| 2077 | -0.9-7.2–5.3 | -0.4-5.7–4.1 |
| 2078 | -1-7.4–5.1 | -0.4-5.9–4.3 |
| 2079 | -1-7.3–5.2 | -0.4-5.9–4.1 |
| 2080 | -1-7.2–5.3 | -0.3-5.7–4.6 |
| 2081 | -1-7.2–5.4 | -0.4-5.6–4.7 |
| 2082 | -1-7.1–5.2 | -0.4-5.6–4 |
| 2083 | -1-7.2–5.2 | -0.4-5.7–4 |
| 2084 | -1-7.4–5.1 | -0.4-5.4–4 |
| 2085 | -1-7.3–5.2 | -0.4-5.6–4.2 |
| 2086 | -0.9-7.3–5.3 | -0.4-6–4.1 |
| 2087 | -0.9-7.2–5.5 | -0.4-5.6–3.8 |
| 2088 | -0.9-7.6–5.5 | -0.4-5.7–4.3 |
| 2089 | -0.9-7.7–5.2 | -0.4-5.8–4 |
| 2090 | -0.9-7.8–5.5 | -0.4-5.6–4 |
| 2091 | -1-7.8–5.2 | -0.4-6–4.5 |
| 2092 | -0.9-7.7–5.5 | -0.5-5.7–4.1 |
| 2093 | -0.9-8–5.3 | -0.4-5.6–4.1 |
| 2094 | -0.9-7.7–5.1 | -0.4-5.6–4.2 |
| 2095 | -1-8.1–5.1 | -0.4-5.7–3.9 |
| 2096 | -0.8-8–5.5 | -0.4-5.6–4.3 |
| 2097 | -0.9-8–5.5 | -0.3-5.6–4.3 |
| 2098 | -0.9-8.5–5.5 | -0.4-5.9–4 |
| 2099 | -0.9-8.6–5.5 | -0.3-5.9–4.4 |
| 2100 | -0.9-8.3–5.3 | -0.3-5.7–4.1 |
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