France vs United Kingdom
France vs United Kingdom: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 1.4 per 1,000 people in France and 6.5 per 1,000 people in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 5.1 per 1,000 people, or 4.69 times that in France.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- United Kingdom has been higher since 2021, when it overtook France.
- In 2023, France ranked 76 and United Kingdom ranked 32 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at 1.4 per 1,000 people and United Kingdom at 1.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | France | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.4 | 6.5 |
| 2022 | 2.7 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6.8 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| 2015 | -0 | 5.3 |
| 2014 | 0.8 | 4.7 |
| 2013 | 1.8 | 3.7 |
| 2012 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| 2011 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
| 2010 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| 2009 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1.3 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2.1 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 3.1 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 2002 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 1998 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| 1997 | -0.3 | 1 |
| 1996 | -0.4 | 0.9 |
| 1995 | -0.3 | 1.1 |
| 1994 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| 1993 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 1992 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| 1991 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| 1990 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| 1988 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| 1987 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| 1986 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| 1985 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 1984 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 1983 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| 1982 | 1.5 | -1.1 |
| 1981 | 1.3 | -1.5 |
| 1980 | 1 | -0.4 |
| 1979 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 1978 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 1977 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| 1976 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| 1975 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| 1974 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| 1973 | 2 | -0.6 |
| 1972 | 2 | -0 |
| 1971 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 1970 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| 1969 | 3.2 | -1.1 |
| 1968 | 2.3 | -0.7 |
| 1967 | 1.3 | -0.7 |
| 1966 | 2 | -0.5 |
| 1965 | 1.7 | -0.5 |
| 1964 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 1963 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 1962 | 3 | 1.4 |
| 1961 | 2.7 | 1 |
| 1960 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| 1959 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
| 1958 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
| 1957 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| 1956 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| 1955 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 1954 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| 1953 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| 1952 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| 1951 | 4.1 | -1.9 |
| 1950 | 3.1 | 3 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | France | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.40.2–2.7 | 64–8.5 |
| 2025 | 1.4-0.3–3.1 | 5.62.8–8.8 |
| 2026 | 1.3-0.7–3.4 | 5.21.9–9.2 |
| 2027 | 1.4-0.9–3.6 | 5.21.5–9.5 |
| 2028 | 1.4-1.1–3.8 | 4.90.9–9.7 |
| 2029 | 1.4-1.2–4 | 4.70.4–9.7 |
| 2030 | 1.4-1.4–3.9 | 4.60.1–10.2 |
| 2031 | 1.4-1.6–4 | 4.3-0.6–10.1 |
| 2032 | 1.4-1.5–4.2 | 4.2-0.8–9.9 |
| 2033 | 1.5-1.7–4.3 | 4.2-0.8–10.1 |
| 2034 | 1.5-1.6–4.4 | 3.9-1.1–10.4 |
| 2035 | 1.5-1.9–4.5 | 3.9-1.2–10.6 |
| 2036 | 1.5-1.8–4.6 | 3.6-1.4–10.6 |
| 2037 | 1.5-2–4.7 | 3.5-1.7–10.3 |
| 2038 | 1.5-2.1–4.5 | 3.5-1.8–10.6 |
| 2039 | 1.4-2.1–4.6 | 3.3-2.2–10.8 |
| 2040 | 1.5-2.2–4.6 | 3.2-2.3–10.4 |
| 2041 | 1.6-2–4.7 | 3.1-2.3–10.5 |
| 2042 | 1.6-1.9–4.8 | 3.1-2.4–11 |
| 2043 | 1.6-2.1–4.7 | 3.1-2.5–10.6 |
| 2044 | 1.6-2.2–5 | 2.9-2.8–11 |
| 2045 | 1.6-2.3–5 | 2.9-2.8–10.9 |
| 2046 | 1.6-2.3–5 | 2.8-3.1–11.2 |
| 2047 | 1.6-2.2–5.1 | 2.8-3.5–11.2 |
| 2048 | 1.6-2.2–5.1 | 2.7-3.4–11.2 |
| 2049 | 1.5-2.4–5.2 | 2.7-3.7–11.4 |
| 2050 | 1.6-2.5–5.1 | 2.6-3.9–11.2 |
| 2051 | 1.5-2.5–4.9 | 2.6-3.9–10.9 |
| 2052 | 1.6-2.7–5.1 | 2.5-4.2–10.8 |
| 2053 | 1.6-2.7–5.2 | 2.4-4–11.2 |
| 2054 | 1.6-2.7–5.1 | 2.5-4–11.4 |
| 2055 | 1.5-2.8–5.1 | 2.2-4.4–11.1 |
| 2056 | 1.6-2.7–5.2 | 2.3-4.3–11.4 |
| 2057 | 1.6-2.9–5.3 | 2.2-4.3–11 |
| 2058 | 1.6-2.9–5.1 | 2.3-4.3–11.2 |
| 2059 | 1.6-2.8–5.2 | 2.1-4.5–11.3 |
| 2060 | 1.6-2.6–5 | 2.1-4.3–11 |
| 2061 | 1.6-2.7–5 | 2.2-4.6–10.8 |
| 2062 | 1.6-2.7–5 | 2.3-4.8–11.1 |
| 2063 | 1.6-2.6–5.1 | 2.2-4.8–11 |
| 2064 | 1.6-2.7–4.9 | 2.2-5.2–10.8 |
| 2065 | 1.6-2.9–5 | 2.2-5.3–11.1 |
| 2066 | 1.6-2.8–5.1 | 2.2-5.2–11 |
| 2067 | 1.6-2.7–5.1 | 2.2-5.1–11.2 |
| 2068 | 1.5-2.8–5.1 | 2.1-5–10.6 |
| 2069 | 1.6-3–5.4 | 2.1-5.5–10.8 |
| 2070 | 1.5-3.1–5.3 | 2.2-5.7–11.1 |
| 2071 | 1.6-2.8–5.3 | 2.2-5.5–11.4 |
| 2072 | 1.5-2.8–5.2 | 2.1-5.2–11.5 |
| 2073 | 1.5-3.1–5 | 1.9-4.9–10.8 |
| 2074 | 1.5-2.8–5.1 | 1.9-5.4–11 |
| 2075 | 1.6-2.8–4.9 | 1.9-5.4–10.3 |
| 2076 | 1.6-3–5 | 2-5.4–10.7 |
| 2077 | 1.5-3.3–4.9 | 1.9-5.8–11 |
| 2078 | 1.5-3.3–4.9 | 1.9-5.6–11.2 |
| 2079 | 1.5-3.1–4.9 | 1.8-5.6–10.7 |
| 2080 | 1.5-3–4.7 | 1.8-5.7–10.5 |
| 2081 | 1.5-3.1–4.9 | 1.9-5.8–11 |
| 2082 | 1.5-3.2–4.9 | 1.8-6.1–10.5 |
| 2083 | 1.7-3–5.1 | 1.7-5.9–10.7 |
| 2084 | 1.5-3.2–4.9 | 1.8-6.3–10.6 |
| 2085 | 1.5-3.5–4.9 | 1.7-5.7–10.4 |
| 2086 | 1.5-3.4–5 | 1.6-6–10.1 |
| 2087 | 1.5-3.2–5.1 | 1.7-6.1–10.9 |
| 2088 | 1.5-3.2–5.2 | 1.7-6.3–10.6 |
| 2089 | 1.5-3.4–5.2 | 1.6-6.7–10.3 |
| 2090 | 1.5-3.4–5.1 | 1.5-6.2–10.3 |
| 2091 | 1.5-3.4–5.2 | 1.5-6.3–10.5 |
| 2092 | 1.4-3.5–5.1 | 1.5-6.4–10.1 |
| 2093 | 1.5-3.3–5.1 | 1.5-6.3–9.8 |
| 2094 | 1.5-3.3–5.4 | 1.5-6.3–9.9 |
| 2095 | 1.4-3.5–5.3 | 1.4-6.6–9.9 |
| 2096 | 1.3-3.6–5 | 1.4-6.7–9.9 |
| 2097 | 1.4-3.1–5.1 | 1.4-6.6–10 |
| 2098 | 1.4-3.2–5 | 1.4-6.8–9.8 |
| 2099 | 1.4-3.4–5.3 | 1.3-6.3–10.1 |
| 2100 | 1.4-3.7–5 | 1.3-6.9–10.2 |
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
France vs United Kingdom
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFrance: 99.7% in 2022United Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025