Cambodia vs Laos

Cambodia vs Laos: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -1.8 per 1,000 people in Cambodia and -1.3 per 1,000 people in Laos, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Laos, by 0.5 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Cambodia vs Laos: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -1.8 per 1,000 people in Cambodia and -1.3 per 1,000 people in Laos, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Laos, by 0.5 per 1,000 people.
CambodiaLaosUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Laos has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Cambodia.
  • In 2023, Cambodia ranked 171 and Laos ranked 161 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cambodia at -1 per 1,000 people and Laos at -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearCambodiaLaos
2023-1.8-1.3
2022-1.8-1.3
2021-1.6-1.4
20200-1.4
2019-3.5-1.4
2018-5.3-1.4
2017-4.6-1.5
2016-3.2-1.7
2015-3.7-1.9
2014-3.7-4
2013-3.6-4.2
2012-3.5-4.4
2011-3.5-4.8
2010-3.4-4.7
2009-3.5-4.7
2008-3.6-4.6
2007-5-4.5
2006-4.4-4.2
2005-4.5-4.1
2004-4.5-6.9
2003-4.4-6.4
2002-4.3-6
2001-4.3-6.1
2000-4.1-6.3
1999-3.9-6.9
1998-2.8-6.5
199743.6-6.3
199647.1-3.3
199550.2-2.9
199452.9-2.5
199321.8-2
199234-1.6
19917.6-1.2
19907.9-0.7
19897.8-0.3
1988-2.1-0
19876.80
19866.9-0.1
19850.8-0.4
1984-5-0.7
19838.2-1.2
1982-3.7-1.8
1981-4.3-3.3
1980-25.7-5.3
197923.3-7.2
1978-16.3-8.6
1977-9.8-8.6
1976-8.6-7.1
1975-7.3-4.6
1974-6.7-2
1973-6.2-0.3
1972-6.10
1971-12.10
1970-29.10
1969-2.70
1968-2.70
1967-2.70
1966-2.80
1965-2.80
1964-2.80
1963-2.70
1962-0.60
1961-0.90
1960-10
1959-1.20
1958-2.10
1957-1.30
1956-1.10
1955-10
1954-0.90
1953-10
195200
19510.30
19500.40
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCambodiaLaos
2024-1.9-24.8–18-1.3-3.2–0.4
2025-1.8-28.6–21.3-1.4-4–1.2
2026-1.9-31.3–23.9-1.4-4.7–1.4
2027-1.7-31.6–25.8-1.4-4.9–2
2028-1.6-30–25.8-1.4-5.3–2.2
2029-1.6-31.5–26.7-1.4-5.7–2.5
2030-1.6-34.1–28.1-1.3-5.7–2.8
2031-1.5-33.5–26.1-1.3-6–3
2032-1.5-33.1–26.2-1.3-6.3–3.1
2033-1.4-33.2–27.6-1.4-6.4–3.4
2034-1.5-32.6–27.7-1.4-6.6–3.7
2035-1.3-31.1–27.5-1.4-6.2–3.9
2036-1.5-32.3–27.3-1.4-6.5–3.8
2037-1.3-33.3–28.5-1.4-6.5–3.9
2038-1.3-32.9–26-1.3-6.8–4.1
2039-1.4-35.4–26.1-1.5-7.3–4.1
2040-1.4-33.3–27.6-1.5-7.2–4.1
2041-1.4-33.6–26.5-1.4-6.9–4.6
2042-1.3-32.1–28-1.3-7.1–4.6
2043-1.3-33.9–29.4-1.5-7.2–4.8
2044-1.3-32.9–28.5-1.4-7.1–5.1
2045-1.3-34–27.6-1.4-7.3–4.5
2046-1.2-34.7–27.9-1.3-7.5–4.8
2047-1.3-33.4–31-1.3-7.9–5.1
2048-1.2-33.3–29.6-1.2-7.4–5
2049-1.2-33.3–27.9-1.3-7.6–4.8
2050-1.3-31.9–27.1-1.3-7.4–5.2
2051-1.2-32.3–27.1-1.3-7.4–5.1
2052-1.3-33.1–26.4-1.3-7.7–5
2053-1.3-33.3–26.9-1.3-7.7–5.1
2054-1.2-31.1–26.9-1.3-7.8–5.2
2055-1.3-33.1–28.1-1.4-7.7–5.3
2056-1.2-36–27-1.3-7.8–5.4
2057-1.1-32.7–27.8-1.2-7.9–5.7
2058-1.1-32.9–27.2-1.2-8.3–5.7
2059-1.1-31.9–27.9-1.3-7.8–5.9
2060-1.1-34.4–25.3-1.2-8.2–5.4
2061-1.2-32.6–28.4-1.2-7.9–5.8
2062-1.3-34.3–27.1-1.3-8.1–6
2063-1.2-34.9–27.9-1.3-8.3–6.2
2064-1.1-33.9–27.6-1.3-8.4–6.1
2065-1.3-32.7–28-1.2-8.4–6.1
2066-1.1-33.1–30-1.1-8.2–6.5
2067-1.1-32.7–27.7-1.2-8.4–6.1
2068-1.2-34.7–27.5-1.2-8.5–6.4
2069-1.2-32.5–27.7-1.3-8.5–5.9
2070-1.2-34.1–29.3-1.3-8.3–5.9
2071-1.1-34.9–29.8-1.1-8.4–6.3
2072-1.1-33–29-1.2-8.9–6.3
2073-1.2-34.4–29-1.2-8.9–6.4
2074-1-34.1–28.3-1.2-8.6–6.2
2075-1.2-32.9–30.6-1.2-9–6.4
2076-1-33.1–29.2-1.1-9–6.2
2077-1-35.5–28.3-1.2-9.2–6
2078-1.1-35.3–27.7-1.1-9.2–6.2
2079-1.1-35.6–27-1.1-9.1–6.1
2080-1.1-34.4–27-1.1-9.4–6
2081-1-34.2–25.9-1.1-9.4–6
2082-1-34–28.2-1.1-9.4–6.1
2083-1-33.5–28.2-1.1-9.3–6.1
2084-1.1-34.3–29.4-1.1-9.6–6.4
2085-1.1-34.1–27.2-1.2-9.6–6.4
2086-1.1-34–28.2-1.2-9.7–6.6
2087-1.1-32.7–26.9-1.2-9.8–6.4
2088-0.9-33.3–28.4-1.2-9.7–6.1
2089-1.1-36.5–29.5-1.2-9.5–6.3
2090-1-33.1–28.1-1.2-9.3–6.1
2091-0.9-34.3–29-1.2-9.4–6.3
2092-1-34.2–28.2-1.2-9.3–6.5
2093-1-36.6–29.4-1.2-9.9–6.2
2094-1.1-34.5–29.1-1.2-9.5–6.4
2095-0.9-34.6–29.6-1.1-9.4–6.9
2096-1-34.7–28.8-1.1-9.7–7
2097-1.1-34.5–28-1.1-9.5–6.8
2098-1.1-37.6–28.6-1.2-9.9–6.4
2099-0.9-33.8–29.2-1.1-9.1–6.5
2100-1-34.1–30.6-1.1-9.8–7

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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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