Egypt vs Syria
Egypt vs Syria: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 2.7 per 1,000 people in Egypt and 32.1 per 1,000 people in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 29.4 per 1,000 people, or 12 times that in Egypt.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Syria has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Egypt.
- In 2023, Egypt ranked 58 and Syria ranked 2 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Egypt at -0.1 per 1,000 people and Syria at -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Egypt | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.7 | 32.1 |
| 2022 | 0.1 | 32.7 |
| 2021 | 0.1 | 9.8 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 12.8 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 24.6 |
| 2018 | 0.2 | 26.3 |
| 2017 | -0.8 | -15 |
| 2016 | -0.7 | -6.5 |
| 2015 | -1.9 | -42.6 |
| 2014 | -1 | -71.9 |
| 2013 | 1.4 | -96.1 |
| 2012 | -0 | -43.9 |
| 2011 | 1.4 | -11.2 |
| 2010 | -2.2 | -2.4 |
| 2009 | -2 | -2.4 |
| 2008 | -2.2 | -18.6 |
| 2007 | -2.1 | 38.4 |
| 2006 | -1.4 | 34.8 |
| 2005 | -0.5 | 0.7 |
| 2004 | -0 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | 0.1 | -1.9 |
| 2002 | 0.1 | -2 |
| 2001 | 0 | -2.1 |
| 2000 | 0.4 | -2.1 |
| 1999 | 0.3 | -1.9 |
| 1998 | 1.1 | -1.6 |
| 1997 | -0.7 | -2 |
| 1996 | -0.7 | -2 |
| 1995 | -0.6 | -1.9 |
| 1994 | -0.6 | -0.9 |
| 1993 | -0.6 | -0.6 |
| 1992 | 1.2 | -0.3 |
| 1991 | -0.6 | -0.8 |
| 1990 | 7 | -0.5 |
| 1989 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| 1988 | 1.2 | -0.7 |
| 1987 | 1.1 | -0.7 |
| 1986 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| 1985 | 2.2 | -0.6 |
| 1984 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 1983 | 2.7 | -1 |
| 1982 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 1981 | 0.1 | -2.7 |
| 1980 | 0 | -3.7 |
| 1979 | -1.5 | -3.8 |
| 1978 | -1.8 | -3.7 |
| 1977 | -1.8 | -3.5 |
| 1976 | -2.9 | -3.4 |
| 1975 | -1.6 | -3.2 |
| 1974 | -1.6 | -3.3 |
| 1973 | -1.5 | -2.5 |
| 1972 | -1.5 | -2.6 |
| 1971 | -1.6 | -2.3 |
| 1970 | -1 | -3.1 |
| 1969 | -0.2 | -3 |
| 1968 | -0 | -2.8 |
| 1967 | 0.2 | -2.5 |
| 1966 | 0.3 | -2.4 |
| 1965 | 0.6 | -2.3 |
| 1964 | 0.7 | -2.3 |
| 1963 | 0.9 | -2.3 |
| 1962 | 0.9 | -2.3 |
| 1961 | 0.8 | -2.3 |
| 1960 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 1959 | -0.5 | 0 |
| 1958 | -2.3 | 0 |
| 1957 | -1.1 | 0 |
| 1956 | -1.2 | 0 |
| 1955 | -1.2 | 0 |
| 1954 | -0.7 | 0 |
| 1953 | -0.7 | 0 |
| 1952 | -0.9 | 0 |
| 1951 | -1.4 | 0 |
| 1950 | -1.3 | 0 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Egypt | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.1-3.4–3.9 | 22.2-2.6–46.1 |
| 2025 | -0.5-3–2.7 | 16.5-14.9–45.6 |
| 2026 | -0.4-2.9–2.9 | 11.6-23.8–44.9 |
| 2027 | -0.2-2.6–3.8 | 9.5-26.9–45.7 |
| 2028 | -0.2-2.6–4 | 6.9-30.3–42 |
| 2029 | -0.2-2.5–4.4 | 6.2-32.2–43 |
| 2030 | -0.2-2.5–4.4 | 3.7-34.4–42 |
| 2031 | -0.1-2.7–3.9 | 3-36.4–42.9 |
| 2032 | -0.2-2.7–3.8 | 1.7-37.3–41.1 |
| 2033 | -0.2-2.8–3.8 | 1.7-37.4–41.2 |
| 2034 | -0.1-2.6–3.9 | 0.9-37.1–39.5 |
| 2035 | -0.2-2.7–3.9 | 0.7-39.3–41.1 |
| 2036 | -0.1-2.7–4 | -0.2-39.2–39.8 |
| 2037 | -0.1-2.4–3.9 | 0.4-39.3–39.3 |
| 2038 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 | -0.1-40.8–39.1 |
| 2039 | -0.1-2.7–4 | -0.4-42.1–36.6 |
| 2040 | -0.1-2.8–3.9 | -0.1-42.8–37.6 |
| 2041 | -0.1-2.8–3.8 | -0.4-41.6–37.5 |
| 2042 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 | -0.3-41.3–40.3 |
| 2043 | -0.2-2.8–3.6 | -0.6-42.6–39.4 |
| 2044 | -0.1-2.8–3.7 | -0.8-42.2–39.2 |
| 2045 | -0.2-2.8–3.9 | 0.1-41.7–36.9 |
| 2046 | -0.2-2.7–3.8 | -0.4-38.9–38 |
| 2047 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 | -0.8-43.7–37.2 |
| 2048 | -0.1-2.8–3.7 | -0.3-42.6–37.2 |
| 2049 | -0.1-2.6–3.7 | 0.1-42.5–39.9 |
| 2050 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 | 0.2-40.1–40.2 |
| 2051 | -0.2-2.7–4 | -0.1-40.5–39.5 |
| 2052 | -0.1-2.5–3.6 | -0.3-43.6–39.5 |
| 2053 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 | 0.7-40.9–39.6 |
| 2054 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 | 0.4-42–41.4 |
| 2055 | -0.1-2.6–3.5 | -0.3-42.5–39.3 |
| 2056 | -0.1-2.8–3.8 | -0.2-42–38.2 |
| 2057 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 | -0.9-44.3–38.6 |
| 2058 | -0.1-2.6–3.8 | -0.7-43.2–39.4 |
| 2059 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 | 0.1-40.9–40.5 |
| 2060 | -0.1-2.8–3.8 | -0.4-41.8–37.3 |
| 2061 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 | -0.9-42.9–37.3 |
| 2062 | -0.1-2.8–3.8 | -0.8-41.9–37.2 |
| 2063 | -0.1-2.5–3.6 | -0.6-41.9–38.9 |
| 2064 | -0.1-2.6–3.6 | -0.2-43.3–37.5 |
| 2065 | -0.2-2.9–3.6 | 0.1-41.9–36.8 |
| 2066 | -0.1-2.7–3.4 | -0.5-42.1–37.7 |
| 2067 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 | -0.5-42–36.6 |
| 2068 | -0.1-2.6–3.9 | -0.4-41.2–38.1 |
| 2069 | -0.1-2.5–3.8 | -0.9-45.1–37.8 |
| 2070 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 | -0.6-47.8–39.2 |
| 2071 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 | -0.2-42.1–37.1 |
| 2072 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 | -0.1-42.8–40.2 |
| 2073 | -0.1-2.6–3.8 | -0.5-42.6–39.3 |
| 2074 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 | -0.4-45.4–37.7 |
| 2075 | -0.1-2.5–3.5 | -0.2-41.1–38.2 |
| 2076 | -0-2.6–3.4 | -0.1-43.8–39.5 |
| 2077 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 | -0.8-42.9–36.8 |
| 2078 | -0.1-2.8–3.7 | -0.7-42.1–35.5 |
| 2079 | -0-2.6–3.8 | -0-41.2–39 |
| 2080 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 | 1.1-42.3–39.3 |
| 2081 | -0.1-2.6–3.5 | 0.6-43.3–38.1 |
| 2082 | -0.1-2.6–3.7 | 0.6-42.1–40.4 |
| 2083 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 | 0-42.4–37.7 |
| 2084 | -0.1-2.7–3.7 | 0.4-43–38.4 |
| 2085 | -0.1-2.8–3.8 | 0.5-41.6–38.3 |
| 2086 | -0.1-2.8–3.8 | -0.5-43.8–37.7 |
| 2087 | -0.1-2.8–3.6 | -0.1-43.8–36.9 |
| 2088 | -0.1-2.8–3.6 | 0.3-44.5–36.7 |
| 2089 | -0.1-2.8–3.7 | 0.3-43.7–37.3 |
| 2090 | -0.1-2.9–3.9 | -0.3-46.5–35.9 |
| 2091 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 | 0.3-45.4–35.9 |
| 2092 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 | -0-44.3–37.6 |
| 2093 | -0.1-2.9–3.5 | 0.1-44.7–37.7 |
| 2094 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 | -0.3-43–36.9 |
| 2095 | -0.1-3–3.6 | 0.3-44.9–36.8 |
| 2096 | -0.1-2.7–3.6 | -0.2-47.1–40.5 |
| 2097 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 | -0.3-44.2–39.9 |
| 2098 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 | -0.2-46.4–37.7 |
| 2099 | -0.1-2.7–3.8 | -0.4-48–37.9 |
| 2100 | -0.1-2.6–3.5 | -0.3-46–41.2 |
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 Syria
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010