Dominican Republic vs Mexico
Dominican Republic vs Mexico: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -3.1 per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic and -0.8 per 1,000 people in Mexico, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mexico, by 2.3 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Dominican Republic.
- In 2023, Dominican Republic ranked 188 and Mexico ranked 147 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Dominican Republic at -1.2 per 1,000 people and Mexico at -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Dominican Republic | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -3.1 | -0.8 |
| 2022 | -3.1 | -0.8 |
| 2021 | -1.6 | -1 |
| 2020 | -1.6 | -1.2 |
| 2019 | -3.3 | -1.3 |
| 2018 | -3.3 | -1.4 |
| 2017 | -3.4 | -1.8 |
| 2016 | -3.4 | -2.5 |
| 2015 | -3.5 | -2.4 |
| 2014 | -3.5 | -1.9 |
| 2013 | -3.6 | -1 |
| 2012 | -3.6 | -1.1 |
| 2011 | -3.7 | -0.3 |
| 2010 | -3.7 | -0.4 |
| 2009 | -3.8 | -0.3 |
| 2008 | -3.8 | -0.5 |
| 2007 | -3.9 | -1 |
| 2006 | -4 | -2.3 |
| 2005 | -4 | -2.9 |
| 2004 | -4 | -3.3 |
| 2003 | -4.1 | -3.6 |
| 2002 | -4.1 | -3.7 |
| 2001 | -4.2 | -3.8 |
| 2000 | -3.9 | -3.6 |
| 1999 | -3.6 | -3.4 |
| 1998 | -3.6 | -3.4 |
| 1997 | -3.7 | -3.6 |
| 1996 | -3.7 | -3.7 |
| 1995 | -3.8 | -3.7 |
| 1994 | -3.8 | -4 |
| 1993 | -4 | -4.1 |
| 1992 | -4.1 | -4 |
| 1991 | -4 | -3.9 |
| 1990 | -3.8 | -3.9 |
| 1989 | -3.9 | -4.8 |
| 1988 | -3.9 | -4.7 |
| 1987 | -3.9 | -5.3 |
| 1986 | -3.8 | -5.9 |
| 1985 | -3.6 | -5.9 |
| 1984 | -3.5 | -5.8 |
| 1983 | -3.5 | -5.6 |
| 1982 | -3.5 | -5.4 |
| 1981 | -3.4 | -5.3 |
| 1980 | -3.1 | -3.7 |
| 1979 | -2.9 | -3.7 |
| 1978 | -3.1 | -3.8 |
| 1977 | -3.2 | -3.8 |
| 1976 | -3.3 | -3.8 |
| 1975 | -3.3 | -3.7 |
| 1974 | -3.1 | -3.6 |
| 1973 | -3.1 | -3.6 |
| 1972 | -3.1 | -3.6 |
| 1971 | -3.1 | -3.5 |
| 1970 | -3.2 | -3.2 |
| 1969 | -3.4 | -2.8 |
| 1968 | -3.6 | -2.4 |
| 1967 | -3.8 | -2.1 |
| 1966 | -4 | -2 |
| 1965 | -4.2 | -1.8 |
| 1964 | -4.3 | -1.7 |
| 1963 | -4.4 | -1.6 |
| 1962 | -4.4 | -1.5 |
| 1961 | -4.3 | -1.5 |
| 1960 | -4.1 | -2.3 |
| 1959 | -3.8 | -2.3 |
| 1958 | -3.5 | -2.2 |
| 1957 | -3.1 | -2.1 |
| 1956 | -2.9 | -2.1 |
| 1955 | -2.7 | -2 |
| 1954 | -2.5 | -1.9 |
| 1953 | -2.5 | -1.9 |
| 1952 | -2.5 | -1.9 |
| 1951 | -2.6 | -1.8 |
| 1950 | -2.6 | -1.8 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Dominican Republic | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -3-4–-2.2 | -0.8-1.6–-0 |
| 2025 | -3.1-4.3–-2 | -0.8-2–0.3 |
| 2026 | -3-4.5–-1.8 | -0.8-2.3–0.6 |
| 2027 | -2.9-4.5–-1.6 | -0.8-2.4–0.8 |
| 2028 | -2.8-4.4–-1.4 | -0.8-2.7–0.9 |
| 2029 | -2.8-4.4–-1.3 | -0.8-2.7–1 |
| 2030 | -2.7-4.3–-1.1 | -0.8-3–1.1 |
| 2031 | -2.6-4.4–-1.1 | -0.8-3–1.4 |
| 2032 | -2.5-4.3–-0.8 | -0.8-3–1.6 |
| 2033 | -2.5-4.3–-0.7 | -0.7-3.2–1.7 |
| 2034 | -2.4-4.3–-0.6 | -0.8-3.2–1.8 |
| 2035 | -2.3-4.3–-0.5 | -0.7-3.3–1.9 |
| 2036 | -2.2-4.1–-0.4 | -0.8-3.4–2 |
| 2037 | -2.2-3.9–-0.3 | -0.7-3.4–2.1 |
| 2038 | -2.1-3.9–-0.1 | -0.7-3.6–2.1 |
| 2039 | -2.1-4–-0.1 | -0.8-3.6–2.1 |
| 2040 | -2-4–0 | -0.7-3.6–2.1 |
| 2041 | -1.9-3.9–0.2 | -0.7-3.6–2.3 |
| 2042 | -1.8-3.7–0.3 | -0.7-3.8–2.4 |
| 2043 | -1.8-3.8–0.3 | -0.7-3.8–2.5 |
| 2044 | -1.7-3.6–0.4 | -0.7-3.9–2.5 |
| 2045 | -1.6-3.5–0.5 | -0.7-4–2.5 |
| 2046 | -1.6-3.5–0.5 | -0.7-4–2.6 |
| 2047 | -1.5-3.5–0.6 | -0.7-4.2–2.7 |
| 2048 | -1.4-3.4–0.7 | -0.6-4.1–2.9 |
| 2049 | -1.4-3.4–0.8 | -0.7-4.3–2.7 |
| 2050 | -1.3-3.3–0.9 | -0.7-4.3–2.8 |
| 2051 | -1.3-3.3–0.9 | -0.7-4.5–2.8 |
| 2052 | -1.3-3.3–1.1 | -0.7-4.4–3 |
| 2053 | -1.3-3.5–0.9 | -0.7-4.5–3.1 |
| 2054 | -1.3-3.5–1 | -0.7-4.5–3.1 |
| 2055 | -1.3-3.3–1 | -0.7-4.4–3.1 |
| 2056 | -1.3-3.3–1.1 | -0.6-4.6–3.2 |
| 2057 | -1.3-3.4–1.2 | -0.6-4.4–3.2 |
| 2058 | -1.2-3.3–1.3 | -0.6-4.7–3.3 |
| 2059 | -1.3-3.5–1.4 | -0.6-4.7–3.3 |
| 2060 | -1.3-3.5–1.2 | -0.6-4.5–3.2 |
| 2061 | -1.3-3.6–1.3 | -0.6-4.4–3.3 |
| 2062 | -1.3-3.5–1.4 | -0.6-4.7–3.6 |
| 2063 | -1.3-3.5–1.4 | -0.6-4.6–3.5 |
| 2064 | -1.3-3.5–1.5 | -0.6-4.5–3.5 |
| 2065 | -1.3-3.7–1.4 | -0.6-4.7–3.6 |
| 2066 | -1.2-3.4–1.5 | -0.6-4.8–3.5 |
| 2067 | -1.2-3.5–1.5 | -0.6-4.8–3.6 |
| 2068 | -1.2-3.4–1.5 | -0.6-5.1–3.6 |
| 2069 | -1.2-3.5–1.6 | -0.6-4.9–3.7 |
| 2070 | -1.2-3.4–1.7 | -0.6-5.1–3.7 |
| 2071 | -1.2-3.5–1.8 | -0.6-5.2–3.8 |
| 2072 | -1.2-3.5–1.6 | -0.6-5–3.9 |
| 2073 | -1.2-3.5–1.7 | -0.6-5.2–3.8 |
| 2074 | -1.2-3.6–1.7 | -0.6-5.2–4.1 |
| 2075 | -1.2-3.4–1.7 | -0.6-5.2–4 |
| 2076 | -1.2-3.5–1.8 | -0.6-5.2–3.9 |
| 2077 | -1.2-3.7–1.8 | -0.6-5.3–3.9 |
| 2078 | -1.2-3.7–1.9 | -0.6-5.3–4 |
| 2079 | -1.2-3.6–1.9 | -0.6-5.1–3.9 |
| 2080 | -1.2-3.6–1.9 | -0.6-5.2–3.9 |
| 2081 | -1.2-3.6–1.9 | -0.6-5.1–4.1 |
| 2082 | -1.2-3.6–1.8 | -0.5-5.2–3.9 |
| 2083 | -1.1-3.5–2 | -0.5-5.6–4.1 |
| 2084 | -1.2-3.5–1.9 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 |
| 2085 | -1.2-3.5–2 | -0.6-5.2–3.9 |
| 2086 | -1.2-3.5–2 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 |
| 2087 | -1.1-3.6–2 | -0.5-5.5–4.1 |
| 2088 | -1.1-3.5–2.1 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 |
| 2089 | -1.2-3.5–2 | -0.5-5.5–4.1 |
| 2090 | -1.2-3.7–2 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 |
| 2091 | -1.1-3.6–2.1 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 |
| 2092 | -1.1-3.6–2.1 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 |
| 2093 | -1.2-3.6–2.1 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 |
| 2094 | -1.1-3.6–2.1 | -0.5-5.6–4.2 |
| 2095 | -1.2-3.6–2.1 | -0.5-5.7–4.3 |
| 2096 | -1.1-3.6–2.1 | -0.5-5.7–4.6 |
| 2097 | -1.1-3.7–2.3 | -0.5-5.6–4.3 |
| 2098 | -1.2-3.8–2.3 | -0.5-5.8–4.3 |
| 2099 | -1.1-3.8–2.1 | -0.5-5.9–4.3 |
| 2100 | -1.2-3.9–2.1 | -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
Dominican Republic vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyDominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterDominican Republic: 44.9% in 2022Mexico: 43% in 2022
- DepressionDominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateDominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthDominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageDominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personDominican Republic: $9,287 in 2025Mexico: $10,260 in 2025
- GDP growthDominican Republic: 2.1% a year in 2025Mexico: 0.5% a year in 2025
- InflationDominican Republic: 3.9% a year in 2025Mexico: 3.8% a year in 2025
- Government debtDominican Republic: 59% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 61.7% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDominican Republic: $1.04B in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personDominican Republic: $90 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerDominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsDominican Republic: 0 TIV in 2022Mexico: 1 million TIV in 2019