Finland vs Sweden

Finland vs Sweden: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 6.8 per 1,000 people in Finland and 5.2 per 1,000 people in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Finland, by 1.6 per 1,000 people, or 1.3 times that in Sweden.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Finland vs Sweden: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 6.8 per 1,000 people in Finland and 5.2 per 1,000 people in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Finland, by 1.6 per 1,000 people, or 1.3 times that in Sweden.
FinlandSwedenUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Finland has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Sweden.
  • In 2023, Finland ranked 31 and Sweden ranked 38 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Finland at 1.8 per 1,000 people and Sweden at 2.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearFinlandSweden
20236.85.2
202210.85.6
20214.15
20203.23.6
20192.87.1
20182.18.6
20172.410.2
20163.212
20152.38.2
20142.98
20133.37
20123.35.6
20113.14.9
20102.65.5
20092.86.8
20082.96.1
20072.76
20062.15.7
20051.83
20041.32.9
20031.13.3
200213.5
20011.23.2
20000.52.8
19990.71.6
19980.91.3
199710.7
19960.70.7
19950.81.3
19940.85.9
19931.83.8
19921.92.4
19912.92.9
19901.84.2
19891.25.2
19880.43.6
19870.22.5
19860.31.8
19850.51.4
19840.81
19831.40.3
19821.50.3
19811.10.4
1980-0.51.2
1979-1.41.7
1978-21.7
1977-1.22.9
1976-2.52.5
1975-0.82
19741.31.1
19732.5-1.2
19722.7-1.7
19712.70.3
1970-7.95.9
1969-9.16.1
1968-3.41.1
1967-1.21.4
1966-2.63.2
1965-4.84.2
1964-4.53.1
1963-1.71.4
1962-1.51.3
1961-2.71.9
1960-2.10.1
1959-1.70.3
1958-2.21.3
1957-1.82.4
1956-0.91.8
1955-0.62.4
1954-0.80.9
1953-1.20.2
1952-0.91.4
1951-4.51.6
1950-3.12.2
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearFinlandSweden
20244.83.3–6.54.71.9–7.9
20253.2-12–19.54.40.7–8.8
20262.3-0–4.74-0.2–9
20272-0.5–4.83.9-0.6–9.7
20282-0.8–5.23.7-1.7–9.8
20292-1.1–5.33.6-1.9–10.2
20302-0.9–5.93.5-2–9.7
20312-0.9–63.3-2.5–10
20322.1-0.8–6.23.4-2.9–10.2
20332.1-0.8–6.43.3-3–10.5
20342.1-1–6.53.2-3.5–10
20352.1-1.1–6.83.2-3.7–10.3
20362-1.1–7.13.2-3.8–10
20372-1.1–7.13.1-3.9–10.1
20382.1-1–7.33.1-3.6–10.1
20392.1-1–7.43.1-4.3–10.1
20402.1-0.9–7.43.1-4.5–10.4
20412.1-1.1–7.32.9-4.6–10.6
20422.2-0.9–7.93.1-4.4–10.8
20432.1-1–7.63-4.4–10.6
20442.2-0.9–7.92.9-4.7–10.4
20452.2-1–7.92.8-5.1–9.9
20462.2-1–82.7-5.4–10.4
20472.2-1.2–8.12.7-5.3–10.1
20482.2-1.2–8.32.7-5.4–10.4
20492.2-1.2–8.22.7-5.4–10.5
20502.2-0.9–8.12.7-5.4–10.4
20512.1-1.2–8.22.6-5.3–10.3
20522.1-1.1–8.42.6-5.1–10.5
20532.2-1.3–8.52.5-6–10.6
20542.1-1.5–8.52.4-6–10.1
20552.1-1.6–8.22.5-6.2–10.7
20562.1-1.5–92.5-6.2–11.1
20572.2-1.6–8.42.7-6.1–11
20582.3-1.4–8.82.7-5.8–10.6
20592.2-1.6–8.52.6-6.1–10.9
20602.2-1.5–8.32.6-6–10.8
20612.2-1.6–8.62.8-6.1–11.2
20622.2-1.7–82.6-6.4–10.6
20632.1-1.8–8.32.7-6.9–10.5
20642.1-1.9–8.12.7-6.4–10.3
20652-2–8.22.7-6.8–10.2
20662.2-1.8–8.12.6-6.5–10.4
20672.2-1.8–8.12.6-6.5–10.3
20682.2-1.9–8.12.6-6.3–10.5
20692.2-2.1–8.52.8-6.2–10.5
20702.1-2.1–8.12.7-6.2–10.4
20712.1-2.1–82.7-6.5–10.7
20722.1-2–8.22.6-5.5–10.4
20732.1-2.4–8.12.5-6.2–10.2
20742-2.3–8.12.6-6–10.2
20752.1-2.4–8.12.7-6.2–10.9
20762-2.4–8.22.7-5.9–10.8
20772-2.4–8.22.6-6–10.4
20782.1-2.4–8.32.7-6.2–10.7
20792.1-2.3–8.12.6-6.5–10.5
20802-2.2–82.5-6.7–10.1
20812-2.3–8.32.6-6.5–10.8
20822.1-2.4–8.22.4-6.5–10.3
20832.1-2.5–8.32.6-6.1–9.9
20842.2-2.4–8.52.5-6.6–10.2
20852.1-2.6–82.5-6.7–10.3
20862-2.6–8.22.3-6.9–9.7
20872-2.8–8.22.6-6.8–10.2
20882-2.6–7.92.7-6.4–10.5
20892-2.8–8.32.6-6.6–10.3
20901.9-2.9–8.22.6-6.8–10.1
20911.9-2.6–82.6-6.8–10.4
20922-2.8–8.12.5-7–10.1
20931.9-2.9–8.52.5-7.1–10.2
20941.9-2.6–8.22.4-6.3–10.3
20951.9-2.6–82.4-6.6–10.2
20961.9-3–8.42.5-6.6–10
20971.9-3–8.32.6-6.3–10.3
20981.8-3–8.12.4-6.1–10
20991.9-3.3–8.42.5-6.5–10.5
21001.8-3.3–8.12.4-6.3–10.3

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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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