Egypt vs Singapore
Egypt vs Singapore: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 2.7 per 1,000 people in Egypt and 4.7 per 1,000 people in Singapore, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Singapore, by 2 per 1,000 people, or 1.75 times that in Egypt.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Egypt.
- In 2023, Egypt ranked 58 and Singapore ranked 43 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Egypt at -0.1 per 1,000 people and Singapore at 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Egypt | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.7 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 0.1 | 38 |
| 2021 | 0.1 | -7.9 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | -25.9 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | -0.8 | -1.6 |
| 2016 | -0.7 | 2.5 |
| 2015 | -1.9 | 7.6 |
| 2014 | -1 | 7.4 |
| 2013 | 1.4 | 9.7 |
| 2012 | -0 | 14.8 |
| 2011 | 1.4 | 17.3 |
| 2010 | -2.2 | 14.3 |
| 2009 | -2 | 19.3 |
| 2008 | -2.2 | 36.7 |
| 2007 | -2.1 | 41.8 |
| 2006 | -1.4 | 30.8 |
| 2005 | -0.5 | 21.6 |
| 2004 | -0 | 12.1 |
| 2003 | 0.1 | -7.3 |
| 2002 | 0.1 | -9.7 |
| 2001 | 0 | 10.9 |
| 2000 | 0.4 | 13.7 |
| 1999 | 0.3 | 5 |
| 1998 | 1.1 | 13.3 |
| 1997 | -0.7 | 25.1 |
| 1996 | -0.7 | 27.8 |
| 1995 | -0.6 | 26 |
| 1994 | -0.6 | 20.8 |
| 1993 | -0.6 | 17.7 |
| 1992 | 1.2 | 16.9 |
| 1991 | -0.6 | 18.4 |
| 1990 | 7 | 22 |
| 1989 | 0.9 | 23.2 |
| 1988 | 1.2 | 14.4 |
| 1987 | 1.1 | 9.1 |
| 1986 | 0.6 | -2.9 |
| 1985 | 2.2 | -11.4 |
| 1984 | 2.5 | -1.6 |
| 1983 | 2.7 | 4.4 |
| 1982 | 1.1 | 15.8 |
| 1981 | 0.1 | 33.9 |
| 1980 | 0 | 17.4 |
| 1979 | -1.5 | -1 |
| 1978 | -1.8 | 0.2 |
| 1977 | -1.8 | 1.2 |
| 1976 | -2.9 | 0.4 |
| 1975 | -1.6 | 1.8 |
| 1974 | -1.6 | 1.2 |
| 1973 | -1.5 | -0.2 |
| 1972 | -1.5 | -0.8 |
| 1971 | -1.6 | 0.3 |
| 1970 | -1 | 1.9 |
| 1969 | -0.2 | 3.3 |
| 1968 | -0 | 3.4 |
| 1967 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| 1966 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 1965 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 1964 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 1963 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| 1962 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| 1961 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| 1960 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
| 1959 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
| 1958 | -2.3 | 0.6 |
| 1957 | -1.1 | 8.7 |
| 1956 | -1.2 | 17.5 |
| 1955 | -1.2 | 19 |
| 1954 | -0.7 | 20.1 |
| 1953 | -0.7 | 20.7 |
| 1952 | -0.9 | 21 |
| 1951 | -1.4 | 20.8 |
| 1950 | -1.3 | 20.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Egypt | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.1-3.4–3.9 | 3.4-45–157 |
| 2025 | -0.5-3–2.7 | 2.9-22.2–25.6 |
| 2026 | -0.4-2.9–2.9 | 2.3-26.6–25.9 |
| 2027 | -0.2-2.6–3.8 | 2.6-26.8–28.6 |
| 2028 | -0.2-2.6–4 | 2.4-26.6–30.1 |
| 2029 | -0.2-2.5–4.4 | 1.8-30.1–30.3 |
| 2030 | -0.2-2.5–4.4 | 1.6-30.5–29.1 |
| 2031 | -0.1-2.7–3.9 | 2.2-29–31.2 |
| 2032 | -0.2-2.7–3.8 | 2.1-28.8–31.7 |
| 2033 | -0.2-2.8–3.8 | 2.5-28.2–31.8 |
| 2034 | -0.1-2.6–3.9 | 2.1-28.8–33.6 |
| 2035 | -0.2-2.7–3.9 | 1.6-30.4–32.1 |
| 2036 | -0.1-2.7–4 | 1.3-30.2–30.7 |
| 2037 | -0.1-2.4–3.9 | 1.8-29.3–31.4 |
| 2038 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 | 1.8-29–32.1 |
| 2039 | -0.1-2.7–4 | 1.5-28.7–32 |
| 2040 | -0.1-2.8–3.9 | 1.2-27.7–32 |
| 2041 | -0.1-2.8–3.8 | 1.1-28.6–31.4 |
| 2042 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 | 1.4-29.5–31.3 |
| 2043 | -0.2-2.8–3.6 | 1.6-29.5–31.8 |
| 2044 | -0.1-2.8–3.7 | 1.1-29–30.4 |
| 2045 | -0.2-2.8–3.9 | 1.6-28.9–32 |
| 2046 | -0.2-2.7–3.8 | 1.5-27.8–32.4 |
| 2047 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 | 1.2-28.2–32.7 |
| 2048 | -0.1-2.8–3.7 | 2.1-26.3–33.4 |
| 2049 | -0.1-2.6–3.7 | 1.7-28–33 |
| 2050 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 | 1.6-27.3–33.4 |
| 2051 | -0.2-2.7–4 | 1.9-29.5–31.9 |
| 2052 | -0.1-2.5–3.6 | 2.8-27.6–35.1 |
| 2053 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 | 2.3-26.5–34.8 |
| 2054 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 | 1.5-29.8–34.6 |
| 2055 | -0.1-2.6–3.5 | 2-29.5–34 |
| 2056 | -0.1-2.8–3.8 | 2.1-29.1–33.2 |
| 2057 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 | 2.3-29.3–32.8 |
| 2058 | -0.1-2.6–3.8 | 1.6-27.4–33.1 |
| 2059 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 | 1.9-27.9–33.1 |
| 2060 | -0.1-2.8–3.8 | 1.2-29.4–31.7 |
| 2061 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 | 1.7-28.6–32.5 |
| 2062 | -0.1-2.8–3.8 | 1.6-28.3–33.7 |
| 2063 | -0.1-2.5–3.6 | 2.1-29.1–33 |
| 2064 | -0.1-2.6–3.6 | 1.6-29.9–32.3 |
| 2065 | -0.2-2.9–3.6 | 1-30.9–32.6 |
| 2066 | -0.1-2.7–3.4 | 1-32.3–32.2 |
| 2067 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 | 2-29.6–34.1 |
| 2068 | -0.1-2.6–3.9 | 1.8-29.2–34.4 |
| 2069 | -0.1-2.5–3.8 | 1.9-27.6–31.9 |
| 2070 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 | 2.4-28.1–34.9 |
| 2071 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 | 2.3-28.1–35.3 |
| 2072 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 | 2.2-26.5–34.3 |
| 2073 | -0.1-2.6–3.8 | 2-29.9–35 |
| 2074 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 | 1.1-28.9–32.4 |
| 2075 | -0.1-2.5–3.5 | 1.1-28.3–33 |
| 2076 | -0-2.6–3.4 | 2.1-29.1–34 |
| 2077 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 | 1.6-28.8–32.4 |
| 2078 | -0.1-2.8–3.7 | 1.5-28.8–33.9 |
| 2079 | -0-2.6–3.8 | 1.1-26.6–32.6 |
| 2080 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 | 1.2-28.1–33.6 |
| 2081 | -0.1-2.6–3.5 | 1-29.1–33.1 |
| 2082 | -0.1-2.6–3.7 | 1-31.4–33.4 |
| 2083 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 | 1.2-30.9–33.1 |
| 2084 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 | 1.4-32.4–32.9 |
| 2085 | -0.1-2.8–3.8 | 1.2-31.6–32.8 |
| 2086 | -0.1-2.8–3.8 | 1-30.8–32.2 |
| 2087 | -0.1-2.8–3.6 | 1.2-31.3–33.1 |
| 2088 | -0.1-2.8–3.6 | 1.4-30.7–33.2 |
| 2089 | -0.1-2.8–3.7 | 0.8-30.4–33.4 |
| 2090 | -0.1-2.9–3.9 | 1.3-32.7–32.4 |
| 2091 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 | 1.3-31.7–33.2 |
| 2092 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 | 1.9-28.1–36.6 |
| 2093 | -0.1-2.9–3.5 | 1.5-30.1–36.1 |
| 2094 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 | 1-29.5–34.6 |
| 2095 | -0.1-3–3.6 | 1.3-31.7–34.3 |
| 2096 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 | 1.1-31.2–31 |
| 2097 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 | 1.2-30.1–32.5 |
| 2098 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 | 0.9-32.3–31.5 |
| 2099 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 | 1.3-31.1–35.1 |
| 2100 | -0.1-2.6–3.5 | 1.4-28.9–38.2 |
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
Egypt vs Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Singapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025