Canada vs Iran
Canada vs Iran: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 11 per 1,000 people in Canada and 2.9 per 1,000 people in Iran, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Canada, by 8.1 per 1,000 people, or 3.82 times that in Iran.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Canada has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Iran.
- In 2023, Canada ranked 21 and Iran ranked 55 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Canada at 5.3 per 1,000 people and Iran at -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Canada | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 11.9 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
| 2020 | 6.7 | -2.1 |
| 2019 | 10.3 | -0.4 |
| 2018 | 11.3 | -0.3 |
| 2017 | 10.1 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 9.1 | 0.8 |
| 2015 | 6.2 | -0.6 |
| 2014 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| 2013 | 6.8 | -0.6 |
| 2012 | 7 | -0.7 |
| 2011 | 6.6 | -0.8 |
| 2010 | 6.6 | -0.2 |
| 2009 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 7.1 | -0.2 |
| 2007 | 6.5 | -0.3 |
| 2006 | 6.2 | 8.7 |
| 2005 | 6.3 | 10.7 |
| 2004 | 6.1 | 10.5 |
| 2003 | 5.8 | 10.2 |
| 2002 | 6.6 | -9.8 |
| 2001 | 7.1 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | 6.5 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | 5.2 | 2.9 |
| 1998 | 4.7 | 3.4 |
| 1997 | 4.8 | 1.5 |
| 1996 | 5.2 | -1.5 |
| 1995 | 4.8 | -3.5 |
| 1994 | 4.6 | -4.8 |
| 1993 | 4.6 | -27.6 |
| 1992 | 4.8 | -7.4 |
| 1991 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| 1990 | 6.5 | 3.4 |
| 1989 | 9.4 | 0.2 |
| 1988 | 8.8 | 0.6 |
| 1987 | 6.5 | 4 |
| 1986 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 1985 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| 1984 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 1983 | 2.6 | 4.4 |
| 1982 | 3.6 | 5 |
| 1981 | 4.6 | 34.6 |
| 1980 | 5 | 2.6 |
| 1979 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 1978 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 1977 | 3 | 1.9 |
| 1976 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| 1975 | 6 | 3.2 |
| 1974 | 6.8 | 3.1 |
| 1973 | 5.6 | 3.3 |
| 1972 | 4 | 3.1 |
| 1971 | 9.6 | 2.6 |
| 1970 | 14.2 | 3.1 |
| 1969 | 4.4 | 2.8 |
| 1968 | 5.3 | 2.5 |
| 1967 | 6.5 | 2.9 |
| 1966 | 7.2 | 3.8 |
| 1965 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 1964 | 3.5 | 5 |
| 1963 | 2.7 | 4.7 |
| 1962 | 1.9 | 4.2 |
| 1961 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
| 1960 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 1959 | 3.8 | 1.6 |
| 1958 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| 1957 | 10.8 | 0.5 |
| 1956 | 10.3 | 1.2 |
| 1955 | 6.1 | 1.3 |
| 1954 | 8.3 | 1.3 |
| 1953 | 9.5 | 1.2 |
| 1952 | 10.2 | 1.9 |
| 1951 | 10.1 | 2.2 |
| 1950 | 4.4 | 2.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Canada | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.35–14.1 | 2.1-9.2–12.1 |
| 2025 | 8.13.4–14.4 | 1.3-11–13 |
| 2026 | 7.21.8–14.4 | 0.7-12.4–11.7 |
| 2027 | 6.91.3–14.2 | 0.3-11.9–11.6 |
| 2028 | 6.80.5–14.3 | -0.1-13.1–11.3 |
| 2029 | 6.50.3–14.6 | -0.3-12.6–11.4 |
| 2030 | 6.40–14.9 | -0.4-13.3–10.5 |
| 2031 | 6.4-0.2–14.6 | -0.4-13.4–11 |
| 2032 | 6.1-1.1–14.6 | -0.4-12.7–11.2 |
| 2033 | 5.8-1.7–14.4 | -0.4-13.1–10.9 |
| 2034 | 6-1.7–14.9 | -0.4-13.8–11.2 |
| 2035 | 5.6-2.2–14.2 | -0.4-13.2–11.8 |
| 2036 | 5.8-2.7–14.2 | -0.4-12.4–11.4 |
| 2037 | 5.8-2.5–14.3 | -0.4-13.6–11.7 |
| 2038 | 5.8-2.6–14 | -0.4-13.1–11.3 |
| 2039 | 5.7-3–14.8 | -0.4-12.5–12 |
| 2040 | 5.6-3.3–14.2 | -0.4-12.2–11.1 |
| 2041 | 5.7-3.5–14.9 | -0.3-12.5–11.3 |
| 2042 | 5.7-3.4–14.9 | -0.3-13.4–11.8 |
| 2043 | 5.7-3.2–14.9 | -0.3-12.7–11.4 |
| 2044 | 5.7-3–14.9 | -0.3-13.3–12.3 |
| 2045 | 5.9-3.4–14.3 | -0.4-13.6–11.1 |
| 2046 | 5.6-3.6–13.9 | -0.4-13–12 |
| 2047 | 5.6-4–14 | -0.3-14.5–11.5 |
| 2048 | 5.7-4.1–14 | -0.3-13.3–11.1 |
| 2049 | 5.4-4.5–13.6 | -0.3-13.1–11.5 |
| 2050 | 5.7-3.9–14.6 | -0.3-13–11.7 |
| 2051 | 5.7-4.1–14.6 | -0.3-13.2–12.7 |
| 2052 | 5.9-3.7–14.7 | -0.3-13.1–12.5 |
| 2053 | 5.6-4.8–14 | -0.3-13.7–11.8 |
| 2054 | 5.6-5–13.9 | -0.3-13.5–11.5 |
| 2055 | 5.6-4.7–14.7 | -0.3-13.3–11.1 |
| 2056 | 5.7-4.6–14.6 | -0.3-12.8–12.3 |
| 2057 | 5.8-5.2–14.4 | -0.3-13.7–12.1 |
| 2058 | 6-5.1–14.3 | -0.3-13–11.9 |
| 2059 | 5.9-4.8–14.4 | -0.4-13.8–12 |
| 2060 | 5.7-4.6–13.8 | -0.3-13.4–11.2 |
| 2061 | 5.8-4.4–14 | -0.3-13.6–11.2 |
| 2062 | 5.9-4.2–14.1 | -0.3-13.1–11.7 |
| 2063 | 5.8-4.6–13.9 | -0.3-13.2–11.8 |
| 2064 | 5.7-5.2–14.3 | -0.3-13.6–11.1 |
| 2065 | 5.7-4.8–14.4 | -0.3-12.9–11.7 |
| 2066 | 5.6-4.9–14.2 | -0.3-13.8–11.7 |
| 2067 | 5.8-5.6–14.1 | -0.3-14.1–11.4 |
| 2068 | 5.5-5.1–14.1 | -0.3-13.8–11.9 |
| 2069 | 5.5-5.2–13.5 | -0.3-13.3–11.9 |
| 2070 | 5.5-5.6–13.9 | -0.3-13.9–12 |
| 2071 | 5.5-5.8–13.8 | -0.3-14.4–11.3 |
| 2072 | 5.5-5.3–14.1 | -0.3-13.8–11.6 |
| 2073 | 5.3-6.3–13.7 | -0.3-13.7–11.3 |
| 2074 | 5.4-6.3–13.9 | -0.3-14.2–11.7 |
| 2075 | 5.6-5.6–13.5 | -0.3-14.1–12.2 |
| 2076 | 5.7-5.9–13.5 | -0.3-13.2–11.8 |
| 2077 | 5.4-5.7–13.5 | -0.3-14.6–11.7 |
| 2078 | 5.6-5.8–14.1 | -0.3-13.5–11.9 |
| 2079 | 5.5-6.2–13.9 | -0.3-14.1–12.6 |
| 2080 | 5.5-5.7–13.6 | -0.3-14.1–11.8 |
| 2081 | 5.7-5.7–14.1 | -0.3-14–12 |
| 2082 | 5.4-6.4–13.3 | -0.3-14.5–11.1 |
| 2083 | 5.6-6–14 | -0.3-14.6–11.7 |
| 2084 | 5.5-5.9–14 | -0.3-14.5–11.9 |
| 2085 | 5.4-5.9–14.3 | -0.3-13.3–11.9 |
| 2086 | 5.4-6–13.7 | -0.3-14.4–10.9 |
| 2087 | 5.3-6.5–14.1 | -0.3-13.9–12.2 |
| 2088 | 5.9-5.7–14.3 | -0.3-14.2–12.2 |
| 2089 | 5.3-6.1–14.1 | -0.3-15.1–12.5 |
| 2090 | 5.1-6.2–14.2 | -0.3-14.6–10.8 |
| 2091 | 5.5-4.6–15.1 | -0.3-14.1–12.2 |
| 2092 | 5.3-5.7–14.4 | -0.3-13.7–11.9 |
| 2093 | 5.4-5.5–15 | -0.3-14.8–11.3 |
| 2094 | 5.3-5.7–14.8 | -0.3-15.3–11.9 |
| 2095 | 5.3-5.5–14.5 | -0.3-14.9–12.2 |
| 2096 | 5.3-5.5–15 | -0.3-14.3–11.6 |
| 2097 | 5.6-5–14.8 | -0.3-14.3–11.1 |
| 2098 | 5.5-5.3–15 | -0.2-14.9–11.9 |
| 2099 | 5.3-5.3–14.1 | -0.3-15.1–11.5 |
| 2100 | 5.3-5.5–14.3 | -0.3-15.1–11.5 |
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
Canada vs Iran
Health
- Life expectancyCanada: 82.6 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCanada: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCanada: 4.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCanada: 99% in 2022Iran: 94.2% in 2022
- DepressionCanada: 3.99% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateCanada: 10.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCanada: 39.3 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthCanada: 1.22% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCanada: 1.35 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCanada: 82.9% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageCanada: 40.3 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCanada: 19.4% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCanada: 1.63% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCanada: $37.5B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personCanada: $939 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCanada: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCanada: 72,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerCanada: 0.81% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCanada: 0.35% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCanada: 83 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsCanada: 312 million TIV in 2025Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025