China vs Kazakhstan
China vs Kazakhstan: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.4 per 1,000 people in China and -0.2 per 1,000 people in Kazakhstan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by 0.2 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Kazakhstan has been higher since 2022, when it overtook China.
- In 2023, China ranked 134 and Kazakhstan ranked 125 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at -0.1 per 1,000 people and Kazakhstan at -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | China | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| 2022 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
| 2020 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| 2019 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| 2017 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| 2015 | -0.5 | -0.1 |
| 2014 | -0.3 | -0.6 |
| 2013 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| 2012 | -0 | -0.3 |
| 2011 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
| 2010 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| 2009 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| 2008 | -0.6 | -2.3 |
| 2007 | -0.8 | -1.6 |
| 2006 | -0.6 | -1.3 |
| 2005 | -0.1 | -1.3 |
| 2004 | -0.6 | -1.4 |
| 2003 | -0.5 | -1 |
| 2002 | -0.6 | -0.5 |
| 2001 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| 2000 | -0 | -0.6 |
| 1999 | -0.1 | -3.9 |
| 1998 | -0 | -31.2 |
| 1997 | -0.2 | -30 |
| 1996 | -0.2 | -28.6 |
| 1995 | -0.3 | -24.7 |
| 1994 | -0.6 | -30.5 |
| 1993 | -0.3 | -16.9 |
| 1992 | -0.1 | -12.4 |
| 1991 | -0.5 | -6 |
| 1990 | -0 | -6 |
| 1989 | -0.3 | -4.2 |
| 1988 | -0.3 | -1.5 |
| 1987 | -0.2 | -2 |
| 1986 | -0.1 | -1.4 |
| 1985 | -0.1 | -6.4 |
| 1984 | -0.1 | -6.1 |
| 1983 | -0 | -5.4 |
| 1982 | -0 | -5 |
| 1981 | -0 | -4.9 |
| 1980 | -0 | -4.5 |
| 1979 | -0 | -4 |
| 1978 | -0 | 8.9 |
| 1977 | -0 | 9.4 |
| 1976 | -0.1 | 9.1 |
| 1975 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| 1974 | -0.2 | 2.1 |
| 1973 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| 1972 | -0.3 | 4.2 |
| 1971 | -0.2 | 5.1 |
| 1970 | -0.2 | 5.8 |
| 1969 | -0.1 | 6.4 |
| 1968 | -0 | 8.9 |
| 1967 | 1.6 | 9.1 |
| 1966 | 0 | 9 |
| 1965 | -0.2 | 9.4 |
| 1964 | -1.8 | 9.2 |
| 1963 | -0 | 9.1 |
| 1962 | -0 | 9 |
| 1961 | -0 | 8.8 |
| 1960 | -0 | 8.9 |
| 1959 | -0 | 9.3 |
| 1958 | -0 | 8.7 |
| 1957 | -0 | 9.7 |
| 1956 | -0 | 10.2 |
| 1955 | -0 | 10.6 |
| 1954 | -0 | 11.1 |
| 1953 | -0 | 11.4 |
| 1952 | -0 | 12.4 |
| 1951 | -0 | 13.2 |
| 1950 | -0 | 13.7 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | China | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 | -0.4-9.1–7.6 |
| 2025 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 | -0.4-11.4–9.9 |
| 2026 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 | -0.6-14.8–11.2 |
| 2027 | -0.2-0.9–0.8 | -0.5-15.7–13.4 |
| 2028 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 | -0.2-16.1–15.8 |
| 2029 | -0.2-0.9–0.8 | -0.3-17.1–15.6 |
| 2030 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 | -0.3-18.7–16.4 |
| 2031 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 | -0.4-19–16.1 |
| 2032 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 | -0.1-19.1–16.9 |
| 2033 | -0.2-1–0.8 | -0.3-18.5–16.9 |
| 2034 | -0.2-0.9–0.8 | -0.4-18.4–17.2 |
| 2035 | -0.2-1–0.9 | -0.5-19.9–16.5 |
| 2036 | -0.2-0.9–0.8 | -0.5-20.7–17.2 |
| 2037 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 | -0.7-20.4–17.5 |
| 2038 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 | -0.6-21.3–18.2 |
| 2039 | -0.2-1–0.8 | -0.7-21.8–18.1 |
| 2040 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 | -0.5-21.5–19.7 |
| 2041 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 | -0.8-22.1–18.9 |
| 2042 | -0.2-0.9–0.8 | -0.7-21.7–19 |
| 2043 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.6-21.3–19.3 |
| 2044 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 | -0.6-21.8–20.3 |
| 2045 | -0.1-0.9–0.9 | -0.6-22–19.9 |
| 2046 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 | -0.6-21.5–20 |
| 2047 | -0.1-0.9–0.9 | -0.4-21.1–19.4 |
| 2048 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 | -0.5-23.6–20.1 |
| 2049 | -0.2-1–0.9 | -0.7-23.5–18.3 |
| 2050 | -0.1-0.9–0.9 | -0.6-22.3–19.6 |
| 2051 | -0.2-0.9–0.9 | -0.5-23.5–19.5 |
| 2052 | -0.2-1–0.9 | -0.4-23.9–19.3 |
| 2053 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.2-23.5–19.7 |
| 2054 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 | -0.5-23.9–19.5 |
| 2055 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 | -0.3-23.8–19.9 |
| 2056 | -0.2-0.9–0.8 | -0.3-23.2–20.1 |
| 2057 | -0.1-0.9–0.9 | -0.8-23.7–18.3 |
| 2058 | -0.1-0.9–0.9 | -0.7-22.4–19.4 |
| 2059 | -0.1-0.9–0.9 | -0.5-23.4–19.3 |
| 2060 | -0.2-0.9–0.8 | -0.6-22.7–19.2 |
| 2061 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.6-23.1–19.8 |
| 2062 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 | -0.6-22–19.8 |
| 2063 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.5-22.4–19.7 |
| 2064 | -0.2-1–0.8 | -0.6-23–18.8 |
| 2065 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 | -0.5-22.4–19.2 |
| 2066 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.7-22.1–20.7 |
| 2067 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 | -0.8-23.4–19.1 |
| 2068 | -0.1-0.9–0.9 | -0.7-22.8–18.5 |
| 2069 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 | -0.4-23.4–20.6 |
| 2070 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 | -0.7-22.5–19.9 |
| 2071 | -0.1-1–0.9 | -0.7-23.4–19.2 |
| 2072 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.8-22.3–19.8 |
| 2073 | -0.1-0.9–0.9 | -0.8-22.8–19 |
| 2074 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 | -0.5-23.5–19.7 |
| 2075 | -0.1-1–0.9 | -0.6-23.8–19.4 |
| 2076 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.6-22.6–19.3 |
| 2077 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.5-23.4–19.5 |
| 2078 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.5-22.9–20 |
| 2079 | -0.1-1–0.9 | -0.8-22.6–19 |
| 2080 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.7-22.5–19.5 |
| 2081 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.6-23.7–20.6 |
| 2082 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.9-23.3–19.7 |
| 2083 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.5-22.8–20.2 |
| 2084 | -0.1-1–0.9 | -0.6-23.5–20.7 |
| 2085 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 | -0.6-21.8–20.6 |
| 2086 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 | -0.5-22.6–19 |
| 2087 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.5-22.7–19.3 |
| 2088 | -0.1-1–0.9 | -0.7-22.6–19.2 |
| 2089 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.7-22.1–20.1 |
| 2090 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.6-23.6–19.8 |
| 2091 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.6-23.1–21.2 |
| 2092 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.6-23.7–20.9 |
| 2093 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.3-22.2–20.7 |
| 2094 | -0.1-1–0.9 | -0.3-22.9–20.5 |
| 2095 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.1-23.8–20.6 |
| 2096 | -0.1-1.1–0.8 | -0.2-24.4–21.1 |
| 2097 | -0.1-1–0.9 | -0.4-23.6–20.5 |
| 2098 | -0.1-1–0.9 | -0.3-23.4–21.4 |
| 2099 | -0.1-1–0.9 | -0.2-23.6–20.6 |
| 2100 | -0.1-1–0.8 | -0.2-22.1–22.8 |
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
China vs Kazakhstan
Health
- Life expectancyChina: 78 years in 2023Kazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChina: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Kazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChina: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Kazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChina: 3.31% in 2017Kazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017
- Suicide rateChina: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Kazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChina: 1.42 billion people in 2023Kazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthChina: -0.24% a year in 2023Kazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChina: 1 births per woman in 2023Kazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChina: 66.3% in 2025Kazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025
- Median ageChina: 39.1 years in 2023Kazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChina: 14.3% in 2023Kazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChina: 1.73% of GDP in 2025Kazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChina: $335B in 2025Kazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025
- Military spending per personChina: $237 in 2025Kazakhstan: $63 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChina: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Kazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChina: 2.54 million people in 2020Kazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020
- National powerChina: 23.41% of world capability in 2022Kazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChina: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020Kazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChina: 207 million TIV in 2025Kazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChina: 880 million TIV in 2025Kazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006