Denmark vs Germany

Denmark vs Germany: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 5.2 per 1,000 people in Denmark and 7.2 per 1,000 people in Germany, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Germany, by 2 per 1,000 people, or 1.38 times that in Denmark.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Denmark vs Germany: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 5.2 per 1,000 people in Denmark and 7.2 per 1,000 people in Germany, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Germany, by 2 per 1,000 people, or 1.38 times that in Denmark.
DenmarkGermanyUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Germany has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Denmark.
  • In 2023, Denmark ranked 39 and Germany ranked 30 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Denmark at 1.5 per 1,000 people and Germany at 2 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearDenmarkGermany
20235.27.2
202210.211.7
20214.63.7
20201.92.4
20191.63.8
20183.34.8
20174.35.5
20165.86.3
20157.414.3
20144.87.3
20133.85.7
201232.5
20112.43.7
20103.21.6
20092.80.6
20084.7-0.3
20073.8-0.3
20061.9-6
20051.31
200411
20031.31.7
20021.82.7
20012.33.3
200022.1
19991.82.7
19982.1-9.2
19972.31.1
19963.33.4
19955.54.9
19942.13.9
19932.25.7
19922.310
19912.17.5
19901.78.5
19890.79.6
19880.16.6
19871.22.2
19862.22.7
19851.91.3
19840.8-1.9
19830.4-1
19820-0.7
1981-0.31.7
19800.24.1
19791.13
19781.11.5
19771.10.4
19760.6-1
1975-2.1-2.6
1974-0.1-0.2
19731.44.9
19721.44.3
1971-0.25.7
19704.3-3.5
19691.47.5
1968-0.73.8
19670.3-2.3
19660.41.8
1965-0.44.5
19640.30.9
19630.12.8
19620.83.7
19610.70.4
1960-0.92.9
19590.61.5
1958-0.32.8
1957-2.64.1
1956-2.8-0.6
1955-1.9-1.2
1954-0.5-2.1
19530.2-3.2
1952-0.9-4.4
1951-2.1-6.1
1950-1.5-9
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearDenmarkGermany
20244.31.4–7.30.4-6.3–6.7
20253.70.1–8-4-11.4–11.2
20263-0.7–7.71.9-5.4–9.5
20272.8-1.3–7.91.8-6–9.7
20282.5-2–7.51.8-6–9.5
20292.3-2.3–7.71.8-6.1–9.9
20302.2-2.6–8.12-6–10
20312.2-2.5–7.71.8-6.1–9.2
20322-2.9–7.62-6.2–9.9
20332.1-2.9–7.72-5.9–10
20342.1-2.8–7.62.2-6.6–10.2
20352-2.9–7.32-6–9.8
20361.9-2.9–7.61.8-5.8–9.9
20371.8-3.4–7.42-6.1–10.2
20382-3.2–7.41.9-5.8–10.1
20391.8-3.4–72-5.9–10.2
20401.9-3.4–6.92.1-5.4–10.5
20411.8-3.4–7.32.3-5.8–10.6
20421.8-3.5–7.52.3-5.9–10.7
20431.8-3.4–7.32.1-6.3–10.4
20441.8-3.3–7.22.1-5.9–10
20451.9-3.4–7.72.1-6.5–9.9
20461.8-3.4–7.52.2-5.9–10.5
20471.8-3.5–7.52.2-6.4–10.2
20481.8-3.2–7.52-6.3–10.6
20491.8-3.3–7.52.2-5.9–10.5
20501.7-3.5–7.42.3-5.8–10.7
20511.7-3.8–7.12.3-5.9–10
20521.8-3.7–7.12.4-5.1–11.1
20531.7-3.7–7.22.1-5.9–10.2
20541.7-3.9–7.32-5.8–9.7
20551.6-3.9–7.12-5.9–10.3
20561.7-3.9–72.1-7–10.5
20571.7-3.8–72.1-6.5–9.8
20581.8-3.7–7.32.1-6.1–10.4
20591.8-3.9–72.3-5.5–10.2
20601.7-3.4–72.2-5.8–10.1
20611.7-3.9–7.32.4-5.5–10.4
20621.7-3.9–7.22.2-6.2–10.4
20631.7-4.1–72.3-6–10.1
20641.6-3.8–72.3-5.7–10.6
20651.6-4.1–7.22.2-5.8–10.3
20661.7-4.1–7.12.1-6–10.1
20671.7-3.5–7.32-5.7–9.9
20681.7-3.9–7.42.2-6.1–9.8
20691.7-3.8–7.52.1-6.6–10.2
20701.7-4–7.32.3-5.8–11
20711.8-4–7.32-6.4–10.3
20721.8-3.9–7.32.1-6.3–10.2
20731.6-4.1–7.12-6.2–9.8
20741.7-4–7.12-6–9.8
20751.7-4.3–7.12.2-6.4–10.2
20761.6-4.5–6.81.9-6.8–10.1
20771.7-3.9–71.9-6.5–10
20781.7-4.2–72.1-5.6–9.2
20791.7-3.8–7.22.1-6–9.7
20801.7-3.9–6.82.1-6–10.3
20811.8-4–7.32.2-5.7–9.9
20821.7-4.2–7.22.3-6.5–10.2
20831.6-4.1–7.22.1-6.2–9.9
20841.6-3.9–7.12.1-6.3–10.2
20851.6-4.1–6.72-6.2–9.8
20861.6-4.2–6.81.8-6.4–9.7
20871.6-4.4–6.61.9-6.4–9.8
20881.7-4.4–6.92.1-6.3–9.9
20891.5-5–7.12.1-6.5–10
20901.5-5.2–6.41.9-6.9–9.8
20911.5-4.6–7.32-6.2–9.7
20921.6-4.5–7.22.2-5.9–10.2
20931.6-4.3–72.2-5.7–10.6
20941.5-4.7–7.32.2-6.9–10
20951.6-4.2–7.42.1-6.6–9.8
20961.6-4.6–7.22-6.9–10.5
20971.5-4.8–7.21.8-7.3–10
20981.5-4.8–6.82.2-6.6–10.4
20991.5-4.4–6.92.1-7–10.2
21001.5-4.3–7.32-6.6–10.6

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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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