Chile vs Mexico
Chile vs Mexico: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 3.2 per 1,000 people in Chile and -0.8 per 1,000 people in Mexico, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Chile, by 4 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Chile has been higher since 1971, when it overtook Mexico.
- In 2023, Chile ranked 53 and Mexico ranked 147 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Chile at 0.1 per 1,000 people and Mexico at -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Chile | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.2 | -0.8 |
| 2022 | 3 | -0.8 |
| 2021 | 3.4 | -1 |
| 2020 | 1.3 | -1.2 |
| 2019 | 9.4 | -1.3 |
| 2018 | 12.6 | -1.4 |
| 2017 | 11.9 | -1.8 |
| 2016 | 7.4 | -2.5 |
| 2015 | 3.1 | -2.4 |
| 2014 | 3 | -1.9 |
| 2013 | 2.1 | -1 |
| 2012 | 1.8 | -1.1 |
| 2011 | 1.6 | -0.3 |
| 2010 | 1.5 | -0.4 |
| 2009 | 1.4 | -0.3 |
| 2008 | 1.3 | -0.5 |
| 2007 | 1.2 | -1 |
| 2006 | 1 | -2.3 |
| 2005 | 0.9 | -2.9 |
| 2004 | 0.7 | -3.3 |
| 2003 | 0.6 | -3.6 |
| 2002 | 0.5 | -3.7 |
| 2001 | 0.4 | -3.8 |
| 2000 | 0.5 | -3.6 |
| 1999 | 0.5 | -3.4 |
| 1998 | 0.7 | -3.4 |
| 1997 | 0.2 | -3.6 |
| 1996 | 0.2 | -3.7 |
| 1995 | 0.2 | -3.7 |
| 1994 | 0.1 | -4 |
| 1993 | 0.1 | -4.1 |
| 1992 | 0 | -4 |
| 1991 | -0.2 | -3.9 |
| 1990 | -0.1 | -3.9 |
| 1989 | -0.5 | -4.8 |
| 1988 | -0.7 | -4.7 |
| 1987 | -0.9 | -5.3 |
| 1986 | -1.4 | -5.9 |
| 1985 | -1.5 | -5.9 |
| 1984 | -1.7 | -5.8 |
| 1983 | -1.9 | -5.6 |
| 1982 | -2.2 | -5.4 |
| 1981 | -2.4 | -5.3 |
| 1980 | -2.4 | -3.7 |
| 1979 | -2.6 | -3.7 |
| 1978 | -2.7 | -3.8 |
| 1977 | -2.7 | -3.8 |
| 1976 | -2.8 | -3.8 |
| 1975 | -2.9 | -3.7 |
| 1974 | -3 | -3.6 |
| 1973 | -3.1 | -3.6 |
| 1972 | -3.2 | -3.6 |
| 1971 | -3.4 | -3.5 |
| 1970 | -3.7 | -3.2 |
| 1969 | -3.8 | -2.8 |
| 1968 | -4 | -2.4 |
| 1967 | -4.1 | -2.1 |
| 1966 | -4 | -2 |
| 1965 | -3.8 | -1.8 |
| 1964 | -3.5 | -1.7 |
| 1963 | -3.4 | -1.6 |
| 1962 | -3.3 | -1.5 |
| 1961 | -3.3 | -1.5 |
| 1960 | -3.3 | -2.3 |
| 1959 | -3.3 | -2.3 |
| 1958 | -3.3 | -2.2 |
| 1957 | -3.3 | -2.1 |
| 1956 | -3.4 | -2.1 |
| 1955 | -3.4 | -2 |
| 1954 | -3.5 | -1.9 |
| 1953 | -3.5 | -1.9 |
| 1952 | -3.6 | -1.9 |
| 1951 | -3.7 | -1.8 |
| 1950 | -3.8 | -1.8 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Chile | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30.6–5.7 | -0.8-1.6–-0 |
| 2025 | 2.6-0.9–6.2 | -0.8-2–0.3 |
| 2026 | 2.4-1.7–6.6 | -0.8-2.3–0.6 |
| 2027 | 2.4-2.5–7.3 | -0.8-2.4–0.8 |
| 2028 | 2.2-2.8–7.5 | -0.8-2.7–0.9 |
| 2029 | 2.1-3.1–7.6 | -0.8-2.7–1 |
| 2030 | 2-3.6–7.9 | -0.8-3–1.1 |
| 2031 | 1.8-3.8–7.8 | -0.8-3–1.4 |
| 2032 | 1.6-4.1–8.3 | -0.8-3–1.6 |
| 2033 | 1.5-4.7–8.1 | -0.7-3.2–1.7 |
| 2034 | 1.5-5.1–8.4 | -0.8-3.2–1.8 |
| 2035 | 1.5-5.3–8.9 | -0.7-3.3–1.9 |
| 2036 | 1.4-5.3–8.5 | -0.8-3.4–2 |
| 2037 | 1.3-5.5–8.8 | -0.7-3.4–2.1 |
| 2038 | 1.3-5.3–8.9 | -0.7-3.6–2.1 |
| 2039 | 1.2-5.7–8.9 | -0.8-3.6–2.1 |
| 2040 | 1.2-5.7–9 | -0.7-3.6–2.1 |
| 2041 | 1.1-6.5–9.1 | -0.7-3.6–2.3 |
| 2042 | 1.2-6.3–9.8 | -0.7-3.8–2.4 |
| 2043 | 1.2-6.7–9.9 | -0.7-3.8–2.5 |
| 2044 | 1.1-7–9.7 | -0.7-3.9–2.5 |
| 2045 | 0.9-6.8–9.1 | -0.7-4–2.5 |
| 2046 | 1-6.8–9.9 | -0.7-4–2.6 |
| 2047 | 1-6.6–9.8 | -0.7-4.2–2.7 |
| 2048 | 0.9-6.9–9.4 | -0.6-4.1–2.9 |
| 2049 | 0.8-7–9.7 | -0.7-4.3–2.7 |
| 2050 | 0.9-7.2–9.7 | -0.7-4.3–2.8 |
| 2051 | 0.8-7.6–9.8 | -0.7-4.5–2.8 |
| 2052 | 0.8-7.6–9.5 | -0.7-4.4–3 |
| 2053 | 0.6-8.1–9.5 | -0.7-4.5–3.1 |
| 2054 | 0.7-8.1–9.3 | -0.7-4.5–3.1 |
| 2055 | 0.6-8.1–9.4 | -0.7-4.4–3.1 |
| 2056 | 0.6-8.2–9.8 | -0.6-4.6–3.2 |
| 2057 | 0.6-8.1–10.1 | -0.6-4.4–3.2 |
| 2058 | 0.7-8.4–9.6 | -0.6-4.7–3.3 |
| 2059 | 0.5-8.5–9.5 | -0.6-4.7–3.3 |
| 2060 | 0.6-8–9.6 | -0.6-4.5–3.2 |
| 2061 | 0.5-8.5–9.8 | -0.6-4.4–3.3 |
| 2062 | 0.5-8.6–10 | -0.6-4.7–3.6 |
| 2063 | 0.3-8.9–9.8 | -0.6-4.6–3.5 |
| 2064 | 0.2-8.9–9.4 | -0.6-4.5–3.5 |
| 2065 | 0.3-8.9–10 | -0.6-4.7–3.6 |
| 2066 | 0.2-9–9.7 | -0.6-4.8–3.5 |
| 2067 | 0.2-8.9–9.5 | -0.6-4.8–3.6 |
| 2068 | 0.2-9.5–9.5 | -0.6-5.1–3.6 |
| 2069 | 0.3-9.3–9.2 | -0.6-4.9–3.7 |
| 2070 | 0.3-9.3–9.5 | -0.6-5.1–3.7 |
| 2071 | 0.3-8.8–9.9 | -0.6-5.2–3.8 |
| 2072 | 0.4-9–10.1 | -0.6-5–3.9 |
| 2073 | 0.5-8.7–9.7 | -0.6-5.2–3.8 |
| 2074 | 0.4-8.6–9.8 | -0.6-5.2–4.1 |
| 2075 | 0.3-8.6–9.5 | -0.6-5.2–4 |
| 2076 | 0.4-8.3–9.5 | -0.6-5.2–3.9 |
| 2077 | 0.3-8.7–9.4 | -0.6-5.3–3.9 |
| 2078 | 0.3-8.3–9.4 | -0.6-5.3–4 |
| 2079 | 0.3-8.7–9.3 | -0.6-5.1–3.9 |
| 2080 | 0.3-9.1–9.5 | -0.6-5.2–3.9 |
| 2081 | 0.4-8.5–9.6 | -0.6-5.1–4.1 |
| 2082 | 0.5-8.2–9.6 | -0.5-5.2–3.9 |
| 2083 | 0.4-8.6–8.7 | -0.5-5.6–4.1 |
| 2084 | 0.4-8.6–9.7 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 |
| 2085 | 0.2-9.1–9 | -0.6-5.2–3.9 |
| 2086 | 0.2-9.2–9.1 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 |
| 2087 | 0.2-8.9–9.4 | -0.5-5.5–4.1 |
| 2088 | 0-9.1–9.1 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 |
| 2089 | 0-7.9–9.4 | -0.5-5.5–4.1 |
| 2090 | 0.1-9.5–9.2 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 |
| 2091 | 0.1-9.6–9.4 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 |
| 2092 | 0.3-8.9–9.6 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 |
| 2093 | 0.2-9.3–9.1 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 |
| 2094 | 0.2-9.4–9.3 | -0.5-5.6–4.2 |
| 2095 | 0.2-9.5–9 | -0.5-5.7–4.3 |
| 2096 | 0.2-9.1–9.2 | -0.5-5.7–4.6 |
| 2097 | 0.3-9.2–10 | -0.5-5.6–4.3 |
| 2098 | 0.2-9.6–9.6 | -0.5-5.8–4.3 |
| 2099 | 0.2-9.5–9.8 | -0.5-5.9–4.3 |
| 2100 | 0.1-9.6–10.4 | -0.5-5.8–4.5 |
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
Chile vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyChile: 81.2 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChile: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChile: 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterChile: 98.8% in 2022Mexico: 43% in 2022
- DepressionChile: 4.06% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateChile: 10.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChile: 19.7 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthChile: 0.57% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChile: 1.17 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChile: 89.2% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageChile: 36 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChile: 13.7% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChile: 1.52% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChile: $5.15B in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personChile: $269 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChile: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChile: 114,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerChile: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChile: 1.28% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChile: 14 million TIV in 2025Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChile: 8 million TIV in 2022Mexico: 1 million TIV in 2019