El Salvador vs Guatemala

El Salvador vs Guatemala: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -3.7 per 1,000 people in El Salvador and -0.5 per 1,000 people in Guatemala, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 3.2 per 1,000 people.

El SalvadorGuatemala
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Change since 2010, per 1,000 people · UN

All yearsSince 1990Since 2010
ValuesChange
LinearLog
Projection
El Salvador vs Guatemala: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -3.7 per 1,000 people in El Salvador and -0.5 per 1,000 people in Guatemala, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 3.2 per 1,000 people.
El SalvadorGuatemalaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

Latest figures

per 1,000 people · UN

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2023Projected
El Salvador-3.7 2023-8194 of 229-1.1 2100
Guatemala-0.5 2023-2.3139 of 229-0.3 2100

What the numbers say

  • Guatemala has been higher since 1979, when it overtook El Salvador.
  • In 2023, El Salvador ranked 194 and Guatemala ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts El Salvador at -1.1 per 1,000 people and Guatemala at -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearEl SalvadorGuatemala
2023-3.7-0.5
2022-3.7-0.5
2021-4.4-1.7
2020-4-1.4
2019-8.9-3.4
2018-8.7-3.4
2017-8.1-2.6
2016-7.7-1.9
2015-8.3-3
2014-8-2.6
2013-8-2.3
2012-8.3-2.2
2011-8.8-2.2
2010-9-2.5
2009-9.3-3
2008-9.3-3.1
2007-9.5-3
2006-14.3-3.2
2005-14.4-3.8
2004-14.6-3.7
2003-14.9-4.4
2002-15.2-4.5
2001-15.5-5
2000-16-5.6
1999-16.5-4.1
1998-16.9-3.5
1997-16.6-4
1996-16.5-4.1
1995-16.1-3.9
1994-15.3-3.3
1993-14.3-3.8
1992-8.6-3.4
1991-9.2-4.4
1990-7.4-3.1
1989-7.2-3.5
1988-5.9-3.6
1987-6.3-3.8
1986-6.4-3.9
1985-5.9-3.2
1984-6.2-3.3
1983-7.6-4.4
1982-8-6.4
1981-21.3-6.4
1980-15.7-6.3
1979-9.9-7
1978-7.2-7.4
1977-6.7-7.2
1976-7.4-8.1
1975-6.4-6.9
1974-5.7-6
1973-4.9-5.1
1972-4.5-4.5
1971-4.4-4.2
1970-3.1-2.7
1969-1.2-2.1
1968-0.8-1.5
1967-0.9-0.9
1966-1.2-0.8
1965-1.7-0.1
1964-2.6-0.1
1963-3.20.1
1962-3.50.2
1961-1.40.2
1960-1.8-0
1959-2.8-0.3
1958-3.8-1.4
1957-3.2-0.6
1956-3.2-0.5
1955-3.3-0.5
1954-3.4-0.5
1953-3.6-0.6
1952-3-0
1951-2.50.3
1950-2.10.3
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearEl SalvadorGuatemala
2024-3.6-8.6–0.8-0.4-1.4–0.5
2025-3.8-10.5–2.2-0.4-1.7–0.7
2026-3.7-12.3–3.4-0.4-1.8–0.8
2027-3.5-12.9–4.2-0.4-2–0.9
2028-3.5-13.3–4.9-0.4-2.1–1
2029-3.4-14.5–5.6-0.4-2.2–1.2
2030-3.6-15.4–6.4-0.4-2.2–1.2
2031-3.4-15.9–6.9-0.4-2.3–1.3
2032-3.3-16.1–7.5-0.3-2.4–1.4
2033-3.1-15.9–8.1-0.3-2.5–1.4
2034-3.2-16.6–8.8-0.3-2.4–1.5
2035-3-16.4–9.7-0.3-2.6–1.6
2036-2.9-16.7–9.5-0.3-2.6–1.6
2037-2.9-16.7–9.7-0.3-2.6–1.7
2038-2.6-16.5–10.9-0.3-2.6–1.7
2039-2.8-17.2–10.7-0.3-2.7–1.7
2040-2.6-17.5–11.9-0.3-2.7–1.6
2041-2.6-18.1–11.7-0.3-2.7–1.7
2042-2.7-17.5–12.1-0.3-2.7–1.8
2043-2.5-18.4–12.8-0.3-2.7–1.7
2044-2.7-17.4–12.3-0.3-2.8–1.8
2045-2.6-17.6–12.7-0.3-2.8–1.8
2046-2.5-18.1–13.5-0.3-2.8–1.7
2047-2.4-17.4–13.3-0.3-2.8–1.7
2048-2.4-18.1–14.4-0.3-2.8–1.8
2049-2.5-18–14.5-0.3-2.7–1.9
2050-2.2-18.1–14.7-0.3-2.9–1.9
2051-2.4-18.5–14.5-0.3-2.7–1.9
2052-2.2-18.7–14.4-0.3-2.9–1.9
2053-2.2-18.5–14.3-0.3-2.9–1.8
2054-2.4-20.1–14-0.3-2.9–1.9
2055-2.4-18.3–13.7-0.3-2.9–1.8
2056-2.4-18.7–15.2-0.3-2.9–2
2057-2.3-18.5–14.5-0.3-2.9–2
2058-2-19.2–14.7-0.3-3–1.9
2059-2.1-19.2–14.9-0.3-3.1–1.8
2060-2.1-18.6–14.5-0.3-3.2–1.7
2061-2-18.7–15-0.3-3.1–2
2062-2-19.6–15.1-0.3-3.1–1.8
2063-2.1-19.2–14.9-0.3-3.1–1.9
2064-2.1-19.2–14.5-0.3-3.1–1.9
2065-2.1-19.1–14.9-0.3-3.2–2
2066-1.9-19.1–15.7-0.3-3.1–2.1
2067-1.8-19.5–15.8-0.3-3–2.1
2068-1.9-18.8–15.7-0.3-3–2.1
2069-1.7-19.8–16-0.3-3.1–2.1
2070-1.7-19.2–16.3-0.3-3–2.2
2071-1.5-19.1–15.9-0.3-3.2–2.2
2072-1.4-19–16.2-0.3-3.3–2.1
2073-1.8-19–15.7-0.3-3.3–2.1
2074-1.4-18.7–16.2-0.3-3.4–2
2075-1.4-18.8–16.7-0.3-3.2–2
2076-1.6-19–16.1-0.2-3.2–2.1
2077-1.5-19.8–16.9-0.2-3.3–2
2078-1.5-19.1–16.4-0.2-3.2–2
2079-1.5-19.6–16.8-0.3-3.4–2
2080-1.5-19.6–16.5-0.2-3.5–2
2081-1.4-18.7–16.9-0.3-3.5–1.9
2082-1.3-18.3–17.8-0.3-3.7–2
2083-1.3-18.4–17.3-0.3-3.4–1.9
2084-1.4-18.5–17.8-0.3-3.2–1.9
2085-1.4-18.1–17.7-0.2-3.5–2.1
2086-1.3-18.9–17.3-0.3-3.4–2
2087-1.3-18.8–17.7-0.2-3.5–2
2088-1.2-17.8–17.7-0.2-3.3–2
2089-1.3-17.8–17.2-0.2-3.2–2.1
2090-1.2-18.7–17.3-0.2-3.2–2.1
2091-1.2-17.9–18.2-0.3-3.3–2
2092-1.2-17.9–17.6-0.3-3.3–2.2
2093-1.2-18.8–16.5-0.3-3.4–2
2094-1.3-17.9–16.4-0.3-3.4–2
2095-1.3-18.1–17.4-0.3-3.7–2
2096-1.3-18–17-0.3-3.3–1.9
2097-1.1-18.5–17.7-0.3-3.1–1.9
2098-1.1-19.1–16-0.2-3.3–2
2099-1.1-19–17-0.2-3.2–1.8
2100-1.1-19–17.2-0.3-3.2–2

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.

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