Costa Rica vs Nicaragua

Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 0.2 per 1,000 people in Costa Rica and -1.2 per 1,000 people in Nicaragua, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Costa Rica, by 1.4 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 0.2 per 1,000 people in Costa Rica and -1.2 per 1,000 people in Nicaragua, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Costa Rica, by 1.4 per 1,000 people.
Costa RicaNicaraguaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Costa Rica has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Costa Rica ranked 92 and Nicaragua ranked 157 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Costa Rica at 0.2 per 1,000 people and Nicaragua at -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearCosta RicaNicaragua
20230.2-1.2
20220.2-1.2
20210.2-1.6
20200.2-1.6
20190.3-3
20180.3-3.2
20170.3-3.5
20160.3-3.7
20150.3-4
20140.3-4.2
20130.3-4.4
20120.3-4.6
20110.4-4.9
20100.5-5.1
20090.8-5.3
20080.9-5.5
20070.9-5.7
20061-6
20051.1-6.2
20041.2-8.4
20031.3-8.6
20021.4-8.7
20011.8-8.6
20002.2-8.4
19993.4-8.1
19984.1-7.8
19974.6-7.7
19964.8-7.4
19954.7-5.6
19944.5-5.4
19934.3-5.4
19924-5.5
19913.4-5.6
19902.5-5.8
19891.2-6
19880.8-6.2
19870.8-6.5
19860.8-6.5
19850.9-6.4
19840.9-6.2
19830.9-5.8
19821-5.6
19811-5.2
19801-4.7
19791-4.5
19781-4
19771-3.7
19761-3.5
19751-3.3
19740.9-3.2
19730.7-3
19720.7-2.8
19710.7-2.5
19700.6-2.2
19690.6-2
19680.5-1.7
19670.5-1.7
19660.6-1.6
19650.6-1.6
19640.6-1.5
19630.6-1.5
19620.7-1.4
19610.7-1.4
19600.7-1.4
19590.7-1.3
19580.7-1.3
19570.7-1.4
19560.7-1.4
19550.7-1.4
19540.6-1.5
19530.6-1.5
19520.5-1.5
19510.5-1.6
19500.4-1.6
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCosta RicaNicaragua
20240.2-0.4–0.8-1.2-2.2–-0.2
20250.2-0.7–1-1.2-2.6–0.1
20260.2-0.9–1.2-1.2-3–0.4
20270.2-1–1.3-1.2-3.1–0.7
20280.2-1.2–1.5-1.1-3.2–0.9
20290.2-1.3–1.7-1.2-3.4–1
20300.2-1.4–1.7-1.2-3.7–1
20310.2-1.4–1.8-1.1-3.7–1.3
20320.2-1.5–1.9-1.1-3.8–1.4
20330.2-1.6–2.1-1.1-3.9–1.5
20340.2-1.7–2.1-1.1-4.2–1.7
20350.2-1.8–2.2-1.1-4.2–1.7
20360.2-2–2.2-1.1-4.4–1.7
20370.2-2–2.2-1.1-4.5–1.9
20380.2-2–2.3-1.1-4.6–2
20390.2-2.2–2.3-1.1-4.7–2
20400.2-2.4–2.4-1.1-4.8–2.1
20410.2-2.4–2.5-1.1-5–2.2
20420.2-2.5–2.5-1.1-5.1–2.3
20430.2-2.5–2.4-1.1-5.1–2.5
20440.2-2.6–2.6-1-5–2.6
20450.2-2.8–2.6-1-5.2–2.7
20460.2-2.6–2.6-1-5.2–2.8
20470.2-2.6–2.7-1-5.4–2.7
20480.2-2.6–2.8-1-5.4–2.9
20490.2-2.7–2.7-1-5.5–2.8
20500.2-2.7–2.9-1-5.3–2.9
20510.2-2.7–2.8-1-5.3–3.1
20520.2-2.9–2.8-1-5.7–3
20530.2-2.9–3-1-5.5–3.1
20540.2-2.9–2.9-1-5.7–3.3
20550.2-2.8–3-1-5.8–3.4
20560.2-2.9–3-1-5.8–3.4
20570.2-3–3.1-1-5.9–3.4
20580.2-3–3.1-0.9-6–3.6
20590.2-3–3-0.9-5.9–3.6
20600.2-3–2.9-1-5.9–3.4
20610.2-2.9–3.2-1-5.9–3.6
20620.2-3–3.3-0.9-6.1–3.8
20630.2-3.2–3.2-1-5.9–3.8
20640.2-3.3–3.2-1-6.1–3.8
20650.2-3.3–3.1-1-6.1–3.7
20660.2-3.3–3.4-0.9-6–4
20670.2-3.3–3.4-1-6–3.8
20680.2-3.3–3.5-0.9-6.1–4
20690.2-3.3–3.4-0.9-6.3–3.9
20700.2-3.3–3.5-1-6.6–4.1
20710.2-3.3–3.4-0.9-6.4–4.3
20720.2-3.3–3.4-0.9-6.5–4.2
20730.2-3.4–3.5-0.9-6.8–4.2
20740.2-3.3–3.3-1-7–4.4
20750.2-3.3–3.4-0.8-7.1–4.4
20760.2-3.4–3.4-0.9-6.9–4.5
20770.2-3.5–3.4-0.9-6.8–4.3
20780.2-3.5–3.5-0.8-6.9–4.4
20790.2-3.6–3.4-0.9-6.9–4.5
20800.2-3.5–3.4-0.9-7.2–4.5
20810.2-3.5–3.6-0.9-6.8–4.6
20820.2-3.6–3.4-0.9-6.8–4.8
20830.2-3.7–3.5-0.8-7.1–4.6
20840.2-3.7–3.4-0.9-7–4.7
20850.2-3.7–3.5-0.9-6.9–4.7
20860.2-3.7–3.7-0.9-7.1–4.5
20870.2-3.8–3.5-0.8-7.1–4.7
20880.2-3.7–3.5-0.8-7.3–4.7
20890.2-3.8–3.4-0.9-7.3–4.9
20900.2-4–3.5-0.8-7.4–5.2
20910.2-3.9–3.7-0.9-7.7–4.8
20920.2-4.1–3.5-0.8-7.5–4.8
20930.2-4–3.4-0.9-7.9–4.9
20940.2-4–3.6-0.8-7.5–4.8
20950.2-4.1–3.5-0.8-7.1–5.3
20960.2-4.2–3.5-0.8-7.2–5.2
20970.2-4–3.5-0.8-7.6–5.1
20980.2-4.1–3.5-0.9-7.4–5.1
20990.2-4.3–3.5-0.9-7.3–5
21000.2-4.2–3.8-0.9-7.3–5

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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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