France vs Iran
France vs Iran: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 1.4 per 1,000 people in France and 2.9 per 1,000 people in Iran, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 1.5 per 1,000 people, or 2.09 times that in France.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher since 2021, when it overtook France.
- In 2023, France ranked 76 and Iran ranked 55 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at 1.4 per 1,000 people and Iran at -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | France | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.4 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | -2.1 |
| 2019 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| 2018 | 2 | -0.3 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 2015 | -0 | -0.6 |
| 2014 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| 2013 | 1.8 | -0.6 |
| 2012 | 1.6 | -0.7 |
| 2011 | 1.1 | -0.8 |
| 2010 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| 2009 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1.3 | -0.2 |
| 2007 | 1.5 | -0.3 |
| 2006 | 2.1 | 8.7 |
| 2005 | 3.1 | 10.7 |
| 2004 | 3.3 | 10.5 |
| 2003 | 3.2 | 10.2 |
| 2002 | 3.2 | -9.8 |
| 2001 | 3 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | 2.9 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 1998 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| 1997 | -0.3 | 1.5 |
| 1996 | -0.4 | -1.5 |
| 1995 | -0.3 | -3.5 |
| 1994 | -0.1 | -4.8 |
| 1993 | 0.3 | -27.6 |
| 1992 | 1.1 | -7.4 |
| 1991 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| 1990 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| 1989 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| 1988 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| 1987 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 1986 | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| 1985 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| 1984 | 1.4 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1.6 | 4.4 |
| 1982 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 1981 | 1.3 | 34.6 |
| 1980 | 1 | 2.6 |
| 1979 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 1978 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| 1977 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| 1976 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| 1975 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| 1974 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 3.3 |
| 1972 | 2 | 3.1 |
| 1971 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 1970 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| 1969 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 1968 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 1967 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| 1966 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 1965 | 1.7 | 5.1 |
| 1964 | 3.4 | 5 |
| 1963 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 1962 | 3 | 4.2 |
| 1961 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| 1960 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| 1959 | 3.2 | 1.6 |
| 1958 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| 1957 | 3.4 | 0.5 |
| 1956 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
| 1955 | 3.8 | 1.3 |
| 1954 | 3.6 | 1.3 |
| 1953 | 4.2 | 1.2 |
| 1952 | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| 1951 | 4.1 | 2.2 |
| 1950 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | France | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.40.2–2.7 | 2.1-9.2–12.1 |
| 2025 | 1.4-0.3–3.1 | 1.3-11–13 |
| 2026 | 1.3-0.7–3.4 | 0.7-12.4–11.7 |
| 2027 | 1.4-0.9–3.6 | 0.3-11.9–11.6 |
| 2028 | 1.4-1.1–3.8 | -0.1-13.1–11.3 |
| 2029 | 1.4-1.2–4 | -0.3-12.6–11.4 |
| 2030 | 1.4-1.4–3.9 | -0.4-13.3–10.5 |
| 2031 | 1.4-1.6–4 | -0.4-13.4–11 |
| 2032 | 1.4-1.5–4.2 | -0.4-12.7–11.2 |
| 2033 | 1.5-1.7–4.3 | -0.4-13.1–10.9 |
| 2034 | 1.5-1.6–4.4 | -0.4-13.8–11.2 |
| 2035 | 1.5-1.9–4.5 | -0.4-13.2–11.8 |
| 2036 | 1.5-1.8–4.6 | -0.4-12.4–11.4 |
| 2037 | 1.5-2–4.7 | -0.4-13.6–11.7 |
| 2038 | 1.5-2.1–4.5 | -0.4-13.1–11.3 |
| 2039 | 1.4-2.1–4.6 | -0.4-12.5–12 |
| 2040 | 1.5-2.2–4.6 | -0.4-12.2–11.1 |
| 2041 | 1.6-2–4.7 | -0.3-12.5–11.3 |
| 2042 | 1.6-1.9–4.8 | -0.3-13.4–11.8 |
| 2043 | 1.6-2.1–4.7 | -0.3-12.7–11.4 |
| 2044 | 1.6-2.2–5 | -0.3-13.3–12.3 |
| 2045 | 1.6-2.3–5 | -0.4-13.6–11.1 |
| 2046 | 1.6-2.3–5 | -0.4-13–12 |
| 2047 | 1.6-2.2–5.1 | -0.3-14.5–11.5 |
| 2048 | 1.6-2.2–5.1 | -0.3-13.3–11.1 |
| 2049 | 1.5-2.4–5.2 | -0.3-13.1–11.5 |
| 2050 | 1.6-2.5–5.1 | -0.3-13–11.7 |
| 2051 | 1.5-2.5–4.9 | -0.3-13.2–12.7 |
| 2052 | 1.6-2.7–5.1 | -0.3-13.1–12.5 |
| 2053 | 1.6-2.7–5.2 | -0.3-13.7–11.8 |
| 2054 | 1.6-2.7–5.1 | -0.3-13.5–11.5 |
| 2055 | 1.5-2.8–5.1 | -0.3-13.3–11.1 |
| 2056 | 1.6-2.7–5.2 | -0.3-12.8–12.3 |
| 2057 | 1.6-2.9–5.3 | -0.3-13.7–12.1 |
| 2058 | 1.6-2.9–5.1 | -0.3-13–11.9 |
| 2059 | 1.6-2.8–5.2 | -0.4-13.8–12 |
| 2060 | 1.6-2.6–5 | -0.3-13.4–11.2 |
| 2061 | 1.6-2.7–5 | -0.3-13.6–11.2 |
| 2062 | 1.6-2.7–5 | -0.3-13.1–11.7 |
| 2063 | 1.6-2.6–5.1 | -0.3-13.2–11.8 |
| 2064 | 1.6-2.7–4.9 | -0.3-13.6–11.1 |
| 2065 | 1.6-2.9–5 | -0.3-12.9–11.7 |
| 2066 | 1.6-2.8–5.1 | -0.3-13.8–11.7 |
| 2067 | 1.6-2.7–5.1 | -0.3-14.1–11.4 |
| 2068 | 1.5-2.8–5.1 | -0.3-13.8–11.9 |
| 2069 | 1.6-3–5.4 | -0.3-13.3–11.9 |
| 2070 | 1.5-3.1–5.3 | -0.3-13.9–12 |
| 2071 | 1.6-2.8–5.3 | -0.3-14.4–11.3 |
| 2072 | 1.5-2.8–5.2 | -0.3-13.8–11.6 |
| 2073 | 1.5-3.1–5 | -0.3-13.7–11.3 |
| 2074 | 1.5-2.8–5.1 | -0.3-14.2–11.7 |
| 2075 | 1.6-2.8–4.9 | -0.3-14.1–12.2 |
| 2076 | 1.6-3–5 | -0.3-13.2–11.8 |
| 2077 | 1.5-3.3–4.9 | -0.3-14.6–11.7 |
| 2078 | 1.5-3.3–4.9 | -0.3-13.5–11.9 |
| 2079 | 1.5-3.1–4.9 | -0.3-14.1–12.6 |
| 2080 | 1.5-3–4.7 | -0.3-14.1–11.8 |
| 2081 | 1.5-3.1–4.9 | -0.3-14–12 |
| 2082 | 1.5-3.2–4.9 | -0.3-14.5–11.1 |
| 2083 | 1.7-3–5.1 | -0.3-14.6–11.7 |
| 2084 | 1.5-3.2–4.9 | -0.3-14.5–11.9 |
| 2085 | 1.5-3.5–4.9 | -0.3-13.3–11.9 |
| 2086 | 1.5-3.4–5 | -0.3-14.4–10.9 |
| 2087 | 1.5-3.2–5.1 | -0.3-13.9–12.2 |
| 2088 | 1.5-3.2–5.2 | -0.3-14.2–12.2 |
| 2089 | 1.5-3.4–5.2 | -0.3-15.1–12.5 |
| 2090 | 1.5-3.4–5.1 | -0.3-14.6–10.8 |
| 2091 | 1.5-3.4–5.2 | -0.3-14.1–12.2 |
| 2092 | 1.4-3.5–5.1 | -0.3-13.7–11.9 |
| 2093 | 1.5-3.3–5.1 | -0.3-14.8–11.3 |
| 2094 | 1.5-3.3–5.4 | -0.3-15.3–11.9 |
| 2095 | 1.4-3.5–5.3 | -0.3-14.9–12.2 |
| 2096 | 1.3-3.6–5 | -0.3-14.3–11.6 |
| 2097 | 1.4-3.1–5.1 | -0.3-14.3–11.1 |
| 2098 | 1.4-3.2–5 | -0.2-14.9–11.9 |
| 2099 | 1.4-3.4–5.3 | -0.3-15.1–11.5 |
| 2100 | 1.4-3.7–5 | -0.3-15.1–11.5 |
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 Iran
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFrance: 99.7% in 2022Iran: 94.2% in 2022
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025