Canada vs Switzerland

Canada vs Switzerland: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 11 per 1,000 people in Canada and 5.1 per 1,000 people in Switzerland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Canada, by 6 per 1,000 people, or 2.17 times that in Switzerland.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Canada vs Switzerland: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 11 per 1,000 people in Canada and 5.1 per 1,000 people in Switzerland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Canada, by 6 per 1,000 people, or 2.17 times that in Switzerland.
CanadaSwitzerlandUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Canada has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Switzerland.
  • In 2023, Canada ranked 21 and Switzerland ranked 41 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Canada at 5.3 per 1,000 people and Switzerland at 2.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearCanadaSwitzerland
2023115.1
202211.911
20215.25.8
20206.76.4
201910.35.2
201811.34.8
201710.15.4
20169.18.5
20156.28.7
20145.49.5
20136.810.4
201278.5
20116.68.5
20106.69.8
20097.29
20087.112.4
20076.59.6
20066.25
20056.34.5
20046.15.3
20035.85.8
20026.66.8
20017.14.9
20006.53.4
19995.23.6
19984.71.6
19974.8-0.3
19965.2-0
19954.83.6
19944.64.3
19934.65.8
19924.86.1
19914.810.3
19906.58.7
19899.45.2
19888.85.2
19876.54.1
19864.73.6
19852.72.2
19842.21.9
19832.60.9
19823.63.4
19814.63.8
198052.8
19793.60.7
19782.2-1
19773-3.6
19764.6-8.6
19756-9.2
19746.80.3
19735.61.3
197243.2
19719.60.4
197014.2-3
19694.43.4
19685.34.3
19676.54.6
19667.22.5
19655.7-0.2
19643.53.7
19632.710.3
19621.914.9
19611.918.6
19602.84.2
19593.84.3
19586.44.8
195710.85
195610.35.4
19556.15.7
19548.35.9
19539.56.1
195210.26.2
195110.16.3
19504.42.6
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCanadaSwitzerland
20249.35–14.14.5-1.3–10.4
20258.13.4–14.44.2-3.7–11.7
20267.21.8–14.43.8-4.8–12.3
20276.91.3–14.23.7-5.9–12.3
20286.80.5–14.33.5-6.7–13.2
20296.50.3–14.63.2-6.9–13.6
20306.40–14.93.3-6.7–14.5
20316.4-0.2–14.63.3-7.6–14.2
20326.1-1.1–14.63-8.2–13.7
20335.8-1.7–14.43-8.3–13.8
20346-1.7–14.93.2-8.4–13.9
20355.6-2.2–14.22.9-8.6–13.9
20365.8-2.7–14.22.8-8.8–13.9
20375.8-2.5–14.32.8-9.2–13.9
20385.8-2.6–142.7-9.3–13.8
20395.7-3–14.82.7-9.9–14.2
20405.6-3.3–14.23-10–14.5
20415.7-3.5–14.92.6-9.8–14
20425.7-3.4–14.93-9.4–14.7
20435.7-3.2–14.92.8-9.9–14
20445.7-3–14.92.8-10.5–14.3
20455.9-3.4–14.32.7-10.2–13.3
20465.6-3.6–13.92.9-9.8–13.7
20475.6-4–143.1-10.3–14
20485.7-4.1–143.2-9.6–14.8
20495.4-4.5–13.63-9.9–14.1
20505.7-3.9–14.62.9-10–14
20515.7-4.1–14.62.9-9.7–14.2
20525.9-3.7–14.73.1-9.5–14.3
20535.6-4.8–142.7-10–14
20545.6-5–13.92.6-9.3–15
20555.6-4.7–14.72.7-9.4–14.8
20565.7-4.6–14.63-9.1–14.7
20575.8-5.2–14.43.3-9.5–14.7
20586-5.1–14.33.1-9–14.1
20595.9-4.8–14.43-10.2–15.1
20605.7-4.6–13.83.2-8.8–14.7
20615.8-4.4–143-9.5–14.1
20625.9-4.2–14.13.1-9.4–13.8
20635.8-4.6–13.93.1-9.8–14.5
20645.7-5.2–14.33-10.5–14.2
20655.7-4.8–14.42.9-10.4–14.3
20665.6-4.9–14.22.9-10.5–14.3
20675.8-5.6–14.13.3-9.7–14.9
20685.5-5.1–14.13.1-10.3–15.1
20695.5-5.2–13.53.1-10.1–14.4
20705.5-5.6–13.92.8-11–14.5
20715.5-5.8–13.82.9-10.8–14.9
20725.5-5.3–14.13-9.9–15.2
20735.3-6.3–13.72.8-10.2–14.3
20745.4-6.3–13.92.6-9.6–14
20755.6-5.6–13.53.1-10.2–14.8
20765.7-5.9–13.53.1-9.8–14.5
20775.4-5.7–13.52.8-10.4–14.7
20785.6-5.8–14.12.8-10.2–14.2
20795.5-6.2–13.92.7-10.2–14.6
20805.5-5.7–13.62.8-9.8–14.2
20815.7-5.7–14.12.7-10–14.7
20825.4-6.4–13.32.7-9.5–14.4
20835.6-6–142.7-10.3–14.4
20845.5-5.9–142.7-10.7–14.2
20855.4-5.9–14.32.5-10.1–14.3
20865.4-6–13.72.7-9.9–14
20875.3-6.5–14.12.8-9.9–13.9
20885.9-5.7–14.32.4-10.5–13.2
20895.3-6.1–14.12.5-10.2–13.6
20905.1-6.2–14.22.6-10.3–13.1
20915.5-4.6–15.12.6-10.3–13.7
20925.3-5.7–14.42.4-9.9–14
20935.4-5.5–152.3-10.7–13.5
20945.3-5.7–14.82.5-11–14.6
20955.3-5.5–14.52.5-10.4–14.9
20965.3-5.5–152.3-11–14.5
20975.6-5–14.82.7-10.8–14.7
20985.5-5.3–152.6-10.9–15
20995.3-5.3–14.12.8-10.7–14.8
21005.3-5.5–14.32.4-11.2–14.6

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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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