France vs Greece
France vs Greece: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 1.4 per 1,000 people in France and -15.6 per 1,000 people in Greece, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 16.9 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- France has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Greece.
- In 2023, France ranked 76 and Greece ranked 220 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at 1.4 per 1,000 people and Greece at 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | France | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.4 | -15.6 |
| 2022 | 2.7 | -5.2 |
| 2021 | 2 | -15.2 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 1 |
| 2015 | -0 | -4 |
| 2014 | 0.8 | -4.3 |
| 2013 | 1.8 | -5.4 |
| 2012 | 1.6 | -5.9 |
| 2011 | 1.1 | -2.9 |
| 2010 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 2009 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| 2008 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
| 2007 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 2006 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| 2005 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 2003 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| 2002 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 2001 | 3 | 5.6 |
| 2000 | 2.9 | 5.1 |
| 1999 | 2.9 | 4.7 |
| 1998 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 1997 | -0.3 | 4.3 |
| 1996 | -0.4 | 4.1 |
| 1995 | -0.3 | 4.1 |
| 1994 | -0.1 | 4.1 |
| 1993 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 1992 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 1991 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| 1990 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| 1989 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 1988 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 1987 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| 1986 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| 1985 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 1984 | 1.4 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 1982 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 1981 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| 1980 | 1 | 4.9 |
| 1979 | 0.6 | 7.6 |
| 1978 | 0.4 | 6.5 |
| 1977 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| 1976 | 1.1 | 9.8 |
| 1975 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 1974 | 0.5 | -2.5 |
| 1973 | 2 | -4.8 |
| 1972 | 2 | -0.4 |
| 1971 | 2.8 | -1.5 |
| 1970 | 3.6 | -6.2 |
| 1969 | 3.2 | -13.6 |
| 1968 | 2.3 | -0 |
| 1967 | 1.3 | -6.5 |
| 1966 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 1965 | 1.7 | -9.6 |
| 1964 | 3.4 | -9 |
| 1963 | 4 | -9.1 |
| 1962 | 3 | -8.8 |
| 1961 | 2.7 | -7.2 |
| 1960 | 3.1 | -1.9 |
| 1959 | 3.2 | -2 |
| 1958 | 3.1 | -2.5 |
| 1957 | 3.4 | -2.3 |
| 1956 | 3.8 | -2.4 |
| 1955 | 3.8 | -2.8 |
| 1954 | 3.6 | -2.7 |
| 1953 | 4.2 | -2.5 |
| 1952 | 3.5 | -2.8 |
| 1951 | 4.1 | -2.9 |
| 1950 | 3.1 | -2.9 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | France | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.40.2–2.7 | -12.2-17.7–-7.5 |
| 2025 | 1.4-0.3–3.1 | 1.7-3.7–8 |
| 2026 | 1.3-0.7–3.4 | 1.5-5.8–8.6 |
| 2027 | 1.4-0.9–3.6 | 1.5-6.9–9.9 |
| 2028 | 1.4-1.1–3.8 | 1.4-7.8–9.8 |
| 2029 | 1.4-1.2–4 | 1.4-8.6–10.2 |
| 2030 | 1.4-1.4–3.9 | 1.3-9.9–10.3 |
| 2031 | 1.4-1.6–4 | 1.3-10.4–10.3 |
| 2032 | 1.4-1.5–4.2 | 1-11–10 |
| 2033 | 1.5-1.7–4.3 | 1.1-11.7–9.5 |
| 2034 | 1.5-1.6–4.4 | 1.1-12.1–9.7 |
| 2035 | 1.5-1.9–4.5 | 0.9-12.7–9.3 |
| 2036 | 1.5-1.8–4.6 | 1-13.3–9.4 |
| 2037 | 1.5-2–4.7 | 0.9-13.4–9.3 |
| 2038 | 1.5-2.1–4.5 | 0.8-14.1–8.7 |
| 2039 | 1.4-2.1–4.6 | 0.9-13.9–8.6 |
| 2040 | 1.5-2.2–4.6 | 0.8-14.2–9.1 |
| 2041 | 1.6-2–4.7 | 0.9-14.7–8.9 |
| 2042 | 1.6-1.9–4.8 | 1-13.8–9.2 |
| 2043 | 1.6-2.1–4.7 | 0.9-14.5–8.9 |
| 2044 | 1.6-2.2–5 | 0.8-14.3–8.3 |
| 2045 | 1.6-2.3–5 | 0.9-14.8–8.1 |
| 2046 | 1.6-2.3–5 | 0.9-14.3–8.5 |
| 2047 | 1.6-2.2–5.1 | 0.6-14.2–8.2 |
| 2048 | 1.6-2.2–5.1 | 0.8-13.7–8 |
| 2049 | 1.5-2.4–5.2 | 0.6-13.5–8.1 |
| 2050 | 1.6-2.5–5.1 | 0.8-12.9–8.5 |
| 2051 | 1.5-2.5–4.9 | 0.7-12.6–8.3 |
| 2052 | 1.6-2.7–5.1 | 0.8-12.6–8.1 |
| 2053 | 1.6-2.7–5.2 | 0.8-11.7–8.3 |
| 2054 | 1.6-2.7–5.1 | 0.7-11.4–8.1 |
| 2055 | 1.5-2.8–5.1 | 0.7-11.2–8.5 |
| 2056 | 1.6-2.7–5.2 | 0.7-11.3–8.2 |
| 2057 | 1.6-2.9–5.3 | 0.7-11–8.3 |
| 2058 | 1.6-2.9–5.1 | 0.7-10.6–9.1 |
| 2059 | 1.6-2.8–5.2 | 0.7-10.6–8.7 |
| 2060 | 1.6-2.6–5 | 0.9-10.5–8.1 |
| 2061 | 1.6-2.7–5 | 0.8-10.3–8.3 |
| 2062 | 1.6-2.7–5 | 0.8-10.3–8.5 |
| 2063 | 1.6-2.6–5.1 | 0.8-10.1–8.6 |
| 2064 | 1.6-2.7–4.9 | 0.8-9.5–8.8 |
| 2065 | 1.6-2.9–5 | 0.9-10–8.9 |
| 2066 | 1.6-2.8–5.1 | 0.7-9.8–8.7 |
| 2067 | 1.6-2.7–5.1 | 0.6-9.8–8.6 |
| 2068 | 1.5-2.8–5.1 | 0.5-9.3–8.7 |
| 2069 | 1.6-3–5.4 | 0.5-9.6–8.6 |
| 2070 | 1.5-3.1–5.3 | 0.6-9.5–8.6 |
| 2071 | 1.6-2.8–5.3 | 0.6-9.8–8.6 |
| 2072 | 1.5-2.8–5.2 | 0.5-9.6–8.5 |
| 2073 | 1.5-3.1–5 | 0.6-9.6–9 |
| 2074 | 1.5-2.8–5.1 | 0.7-9.4–9.3 |
| 2075 | 1.6-2.8–4.9 | 0.7-9.5–9.1 |
| 2076 | 1.6-3–5 | 0.6-9.3–8.6 |
| 2077 | 1.5-3.3–4.9 | 0.5-9.5–8.7 |
| 2078 | 1.5-3.3–4.9 | 0.6-9.5–8.9 |
| 2079 | 1.5-3.1–4.9 | 0.6-8.8–8.9 |
| 2080 | 1.5-3–4.7 | 0.6-8.9–9.1 |
| 2081 | 1.5-3.1–4.9 | 0.7-8.8–8.6 |
| 2082 | 1.5-3.2–4.9 | 0.6-8.7–9.1 |
| 2083 | 1.7-3–5.1 | 0.7-8.8–8.9 |
| 2084 | 1.5-3.2–4.9 | 0.6-9.1–8.7 |
| 2085 | 1.5-3.5–4.9 | 0.5-9.1–8.7 |
| 2086 | 1.5-3.4–5 | 0.5-9.3–8.4 |
| 2087 | 1.5-3.2–5.1 | 0.6-9.2–8.8 |
| 2088 | 1.5-3.2–5.2 | 0.5-9.2–8.4 |
| 2089 | 1.5-3.4–5.2 | 0.4-8.9–8.5 |
| 2090 | 1.5-3.4–5.1 | 0.5-8.8–8.6 |
| 2091 | 1.5-3.4–5.2 | 0.6-9–9.1 |
| 2092 | 1.4-3.5–5.1 | 0.5-9–8.8 |
| 2093 | 1.5-3.3–5.1 | 0.5-9.7–8.4 |
| 2094 | 1.5-3.3–5.4 | 0.5-9.4–8.3 |
| 2095 | 1.4-3.5–5.3 | 0.4-9–9.1 |
| 2096 | 1.3-3.6–5 | 0.4-9.3–9 |
| 2097 | 1.4-3.1–5.1 | 0.4-9.6–8.8 |
| 2098 | 1.4-3.2–5 | 0.5-9.3–9.5 |
| 2099 | 1.4-3.4–5.3 | 0.6-8.7–9.1 |
| 2100 | 1.4-3.7–5 | 0.6-8.6–9.4 |
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
France vs Greece
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023Greece: 81.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Greece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Greece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFrance: 99.7% in 2022Greece: 98.9% in 2022
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017Greece: 4.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Greece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023Greece: 10.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023Greece: -2.08% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Greece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025Greece: 79.2% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023Greece: 45.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023Greece: 23.5% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Greece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025Greece: $7.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025Greece: $842 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Greece: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020Greece: 147,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022Greece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020Greece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025Greece: 574 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025Greece: 2 million TIV in 2025