Canada vs China

Canada vs China: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 11 per 1,000 people in Canada and -0.4 per 1,000 people in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Canada, by 11.4 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Canada vs China: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 11 per 1,000 people in Canada and -0.4 per 1,000 people in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Canada, by 11.4 per 1,000 people.
CanadaChinaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Canada has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Canada ranked 21 and China ranked 134 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Canada at 5.3 per 1,000 people and China at -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearCanadaChina
202311-0.4
202211.9-0.2
20215.2-0.3
20206.7-0.1
201910.3-0.5
201811.3-0.1
201710.1-0.1
20169.1-0.1
20156.2-0.5
20145.4-0.3
20136.8-0.1
20127-0
20116.6-0.3
20106.6-0.1
20097.2-0.1
20087.1-0.6
20076.5-0.8
20066.2-0.6
20056.3-0.1
20046.1-0.6
20035.8-0.5
20026.6-0.6
20017.1-0.1
20006.5-0
19995.2-0.1
19984.7-0
19974.8-0.2
19965.2-0.2
19954.8-0.3
19944.6-0.6
19934.6-0.3
19924.8-0.1
19914.8-0.5
19906.5-0
19899.4-0.3
19888.8-0.3
19876.5-0.2
19864.7-0.1
19852.7-0.1
19842.2-0.1
19832.6-0
19823.6-0
19814.6-0
19805-0
19793.6-0
19782.2-0
19773-0
19764.6-0.1
19756-0.1
19746.8-0.2
19735.6-0.2
19724-0.3
19719.6-0.2
197014.2-0.2
19694.4-0.1
19685.3-0
19676.51.6
19667.20
19655.7-0.2
19643.5-1.8
19632.7-0
19621.9-0
19611.9-0
19602.8-0
19593.8-0
19586.4-0
195710.8-0
195610.3-0
19556.1-0
19548.3-0
19539.5-0
195210.2-0
195110.1-0
19504.4-0
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCanadaChina
20249.35–14.1-0.2-0.9–0.9
20258.13.4–14.4-0.2-0.9–0.9
20267.21.8–14.4-0.2-0.9–0.9
20276.91.3–14.2-0.2-0.9–0.8
20286.80.5–14.3-0.2-0.9–0.9
20296.50.3–14.6-0.2-0.9–0.8
20306.40–14.9-0.1-0.9–0.8
20316.4-0.2–14.6-0.2-0.9–0.9
20326.1-1.1–14.6-0.2-0.9–0.9
20335.8-1.7–14.4-0.2-1–0.8
20346-1.7–14.9-0.2-0.9–0.8
20355.6-2.2–14.2-0.2-1–0.9
20365.8-2.7–14.2-0.2-0.9–0.8
20375.8-2.5–14.3-0.2-0.9–0.9
20385.8-2.6–14-0.1-0.9–0.8
20395.7-3–14.8-0.2-1–0.8
20405.6-3.3–14.2-0.2-0.9–0.9
20415.7-3.5–14.9-0.2-0.9–0.9
20425.7-3.4–14.9-0.2-0.9–0.8
20435.7-3.2–14.9-0.1-1–0.8
20445.7-3–14.9-0.1-0.9–0.8
20455.9-3.4–14.3-0.1-0.9–0.9
20465.6-3.6–13.9-0.2-0.9–0.9
20475.6-4–14-0.1-0.9–0.9
20485.7-4.1–14-0.1-0.9–0.8
20495.4-4.5–13.6-0.2-1–0.9
20505.7-3.9–14.6-0.1-0.9–0.9
20515.7-4.1–14.6-0.2-0.9–0.9
20525.9-3.7–14.7-0.2-1–0.9
20535.6-4.8–14-0.1-1–0.8
20545.6-5–13.9-0.1-0.9–0.8
20555.6-4.7–14.7-0.1-0.9–0.8
20565.7-4.6–14.6-0.2-0.9–0.8
20575.8-5.2–14.4-0.1-0.9–0.9
20586-5.1–14.3-0.1-0.9–0.9
20595.9-4.8–14.4-0.1-0.9–0.9
20605.7-4.6–13.8-0.2-0.9–0.8
20615.8-4.4–14-0.1-1–0.8
20625.9-4.2–14.1-0.1-0.9–0.8
20635.8-4.6–13.9-0.1-1–0.8
20645.7-5.2–14.3-0.2-1–0.8
20655.7-4.8–14.4-0.1-0.9–0.8
20665.6-4.9–14.2-0.1-1–0.8
20675.8-5.6–14.1-0.1-0.9–0.8
20685.5-5.1–14.1-0.1-0.9–0.9
20695.5-5.2–13.5-0.1-0.9–0.8
20705.5-5.6–13.9-0.1-0.9–0.8
20715.5-5.8–13.8-0.1-1–0.9
20725.5-5.3–14.1-0.1-1–0.8
20735.3-6.3–13.7-0.1-0.9–0.9
20745.4-6.3–13.9-0.1-0.9–0.8
20755.6-5.6–13.5-0.1-1–0.9
20765.7-5.9–13.5-0.1-1–0.8
20775.4-5.7–13.5-0.1-1–0.8
20785.6-5.8–14.1-0.1-1–0.8
20795.5-6.2–13.9-0.1-1–0.9
20805.5-5.7–13.6-0.1-1–0.8
20815.7-5.7–14.1-0.1-1–0.8
20825.4-6.4–13.3-0.1-1–0.8
20835.6-6–14-0.1-1–0.8
20845.5-5.9–14-0.1-1–0.9
20855.4-5.9–14.3-0.1-0.9–0.8
20865.4-6–13.7-0.1-0.9–0.8
20875.3-6.5–14.1-0.1-1–0.8
20885.9-5.7–14.3-0.1-1–0.9
20895.3-6.1–14.1-0.1-1–0.8
20905.1-6.2–14.2-0.1-1–0.8
20915.5-4.6–15.1-0.1-1–0.8
20925.3-5.7–14.4-0.1-1–0.8
20935.4-5.5–15-0.1-1–0.8
20945.3-5.7–14.8-0.1-1–0.9
20955.3-5.5–14.5-0.1-1–0.8
20965.3-5.5–15-0.1-1.1–0.8
20975.6-5–14.8-0.1-1–0.9
20985.5-5.3–15-0.1-1–0.9
20995.3-5.3–14.1-0.1-1–0.9
21005.3-5.5–14.3-0.1-1–0.8

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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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