Canada vs United Kingdom

Canada vs United Kingdom: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 11 per 1,000 people in Canada and 6.5 per 1,000 people in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Canada, by 4.6 per 1,000 people, or 1.7 times that in United Kingdom.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Canada vs United Kingdom: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 11 per 1,000 people in Canada and 6.5 per 1,000 people in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Canada, by 4.6 per 1,000 people, or 1.7 times that in United Kingdom.
CanadaUnited KingdomUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Canada has been higher since 2022, when it overtook United Kingdom.
  • In 2023, Canada ranked 21 and United Kingdom ranked 32 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Canada at 5.3 per 1,000 people and United Kingdom at 1.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearCanadaUnited Kingdom
2023116.5
202211.97.1
20215.26.8
20206.72.1
201910.33.5
201811.33.9
201710.14.1
20169.14.9
20156.25.3
20145.44.7
20136.83.7
201272.7
20116.63.6
20106.64.4
20097.24
20087.14.2
20076.55
20066.24.7
20056.35.1
20046.14.6
20035.83.5
20026.63.4
20017.13
20006.52.6
19995.22.6
19984.72.1
19974.81
19965.20.9
19954.81.1
19944.60.8
19934.60.5
19924.80.3
19914.80.5
19906.51
19899.40.9
19888.80.2
19876.50.1
19864.70.7
19852.71.5
19842.21.3
19832.60.5
19823.6-1.1
19814.6-1.5
19805-0.4
19793.60.2
19782.20.1
19773-0.4
19764.6-0.3
19756-0.7
19746.8-1.2
19735.6-0.6
19724-0
19719.60
197014.2-0.3
19694.4-1.1
19685.3-0.7
19676.5-0.7
19667.2-0.5
19655.7-0.5
19643.5-0.4
19632.70.2
19621.91.4
19611.91
19602.80.4
19593.80.4
19586.40.5
195710.80.3
195610.30.3
19556.10.2
19548.30.3
19539.50.3
195210.20.2
195110.1-1.9
19504.43
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCanadaUnited Kingdom
20249.35–14.164–8.5
20258.13.4–14.45.62.8–8.8
20267.21.8–14.45.21.9–9.2
20276.91.3–14.25.21.5–9.5
20286.80.5–14.34.90.9–9.7
20296.50.3–14.64.70.4–9.7
20306.40–14.94.60.1–10.2
20316.4-0.2–14.64.3-0.6–10.1
20326.1-1.1–14.64.2-0.8–9.9
20335.8-1.7–14.44.2-0.8–10.1
20346-1.7–14.93.9-1.1–10.4
20355.6-2.2–14.23.9-1.2–10.6
20365.8-2.7–14.23.6-1.4–10.6
20375.8-2.5–14.33.5-1.7–10.3
20385.8-2.6–143.5-1.8–10.6
20395.7-3–14.83.3-2.2–10.8
20405.6-3.3–14.23.2-2.3–10.4
20415.7-3.5–14.93.1-2.3–10.5
20425.7-3.4–14.93.1-2.4–11
20435.7-3.2–14.93.1-2.5–10.6
20445.7-3–14.92.9-2.8–11
20455.9-3.4–14.32.9-2.8–10.9
20465.6-3.6–13.92.8-3.1–11.2
20475.6-4–142.8-3.5–11.2
20485.7-4.1–142.7-3.4–11.2
20495.4-4.5–13.62.7-3.7–11.4
20505.7-3.9–14.62.6-3.9–11.2
20515.7-4.1–14.62.6-3.9–10.9
20525.9-3.7–14.72.5-4.2–10.8
20535.6-4.8–142.4-4–11.2
20545.6-5–13.92.5-4–11.4
20555.6-4.7–14.72.2-4.4–11.1
20565.7-4.6–14.62.3-4.3–11.4
20575.8-5.2–14.42.2-4.3–11
20586-5.1–14.32.3-4.3–11.2
20595.9-4.8–14.42.1-4.5–11.3
20605.7-4.6–13.82.1-4.3–11
20615.8-4.4–142.2-4.6–10.8
20625.9-4.2–14.12.3-4.8–11.1
20635.8-4.6–13.92.2-4.8–11
20645.7-5.2–14.32.2-5.2–10.8
20655.7-4.8–14.42.2-5.3–11.1
20665.6-4.9–14.22.2-5.2–11
20675.8-5.6–14.12.2-5.1–11.2
20685.5-5.1–14.12.1-5–10.6
20695.5-5.2–13.52.1-5.5–10.8
20705.5-5.6–13.92.2-5.7–11.1
20715.5-5.8–13.82.2-5.5–11.4
20725.5-5.3–14.12.1-5.2–11.5
20735.3-6.3–13.71.9-4.9–10.8
20745.4-6.3–13.91.9-5.4–11
20755.6-5.6–13.51.9-5.4–10.3
20765.7-5.9–13.52-5.4–10.7
20775.4-5.7–13.51.9-5.8–11
20785.6-5.8–14.11.9-5.6–11.2
20795.5-6.2–13.91.8-5.6–10.7
20805.5-5.7–13.61.8-5.7–10.5
20815.7-5.7–14.11.9-5.8–11
20825.4-6.4–13.31.8-6.1–10.5
20835.6-6–141.7-5.9–10.7
20845.5-5.9–141.8-6.3–10.6
20855.4-5.9–14.31.7-5.7–10.4
20865.4-6–13.71.6-6–10.1
20875.3-6.5–14.11.7-6.1–10.9
20885.9-5.7–14.31.7-6.3–10.6
20895.3-6.1–14.11.6-6.7–10.3
20905.1-6.2–14.21.5-6.2–10.3
20915.5-4.6–15.11.5-6.3–10.5
20925.3-5.7–14.41.5-6.4–10.1
20935.4-5.5–151.5-6.3–9.8
20945.3-5.7–14.81.5-6.3–9.9
20955.3-5.5–14.51.4-6.6–9.9
20965.3-5.5–151.4-6.7–9.9
20975.6-5–14.81.4-6.6–10
20985.5-5.3–151.4-6.8–9.8
20995.3-5.3–14.11.3-6.3–10.1
21005.3-5.5–14.31.3-6.9–10.2

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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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