Ghana vs Malawi

Ghana vs Malawi: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Ghana and -0.3 per 1,000 people in Malawi, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malawi, by 0 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Ghana vs Malawi: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Ghana and -0.3 per 1,000 people in Malawi, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malawi, by 0 per 1,000 people.
GhanaMalawiUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Malawi has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Ghana.
  • In 2023, Ghana ranked 132 and Malawi ranked 129 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ghana at -0.8 per 1,000 people and Malawi at 0.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearGhanaMalawi
2023-0.3-0.3
2022-0.3-0.3
2021-0.3-0.1
2020-0-0.1
2019-0.7-0.1
2018-0.6-0.2
2017-0.20.1
20160.20.2
2015-0.5-0.4
2014-0.2-0.6
2013-0.1-0.8
20120-0.9
2011-0-0.8
2010-0.1-0.6
20090.9-0.6
20081.3-0.7
20071.4-1.7
20061.2-2.2
20050.9-2.5
20041.6-2.6
20031.4-2.6
20022-2.5
20011.8-2.5
2000-0.2-2.5
1999-0.9-2.9
1998-0.9-3.7
1997-0.8-5.8
1996-2.1-6.4
1995-2.4-6.5
1994-2.8-49.7
1993-3-27.7
1992-2.93.7
1991-3.71.6
1990-37.4
1989-3.519.6
1988-4.423
1987-5.932.8
1986-77.9
1985-7.89.8
1984-7.99.9
19831.29.7
19820.69.2
1981-18.8
1980-1.18.3
19791.87.7
19781.66.2
19771.43.5
1976-0.21.5
1975-01
1974-0.10.7
1973-0.10.3
1972-0.50
1971-1.3-0.1
1970-1.1-0.5
1969-3.3-0.5
1968-4.3-0.2
1967-4.30
1966-4.70
1965-4.90
1964-5.70
1963-6.20
1962-6.50
1961-6.80
19601.80
19591.60
19580.60
19571.40
19561.60
19551.60
19541.70
19531.60
19522.30
19512.70
19502.80
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearGhanaMalawi
2024-0.4-3.6–3.5-0.1-15.2–13.2
2025-0.5-4.7–3.8-0.3-18.3–15.6
2026-0.7-5.7–3.90.1-19.1–17.4
2027-0.7-6.1–4.30.1-18.6–18.8
2028-0.8-6.3–4.20-20.6–18.5
2029-0.9-6.9–4.80.4-20.6–20.1
2030-0.8-6.4–4.90.2-19.7–19.7
2031-0.8-6.9–4.9-0.2-20.7–18.9
2032-0.8-6.9–4.8-0.1-19.7–18.6
2033-0.7-6.7–4.80.2-20.6–18.7
2034-0.8-7–4.90.1-19.1–18.9
2035-0.9-6.9–50.2-19.9–18.6
2036-1-7.3–5.10.2-19–19.3
2037-0.9-7.3–4.90.4-20–20.3
2038-1-7.4–5-0.3-20.8–18.6
2039-1-7.5–5.1-0.2-20.8–18.7
2040-1-7.3–5-0.2-20.6–18.8
2041-1-7.9–5.5-0.2-21.7–18.4
2042-1-7.5–5.3-0.3-21.9–20.2
2043-1-7.2–5.2-0.2-22.3–19.3
2044-0.9-7.3–5.50.3-20.1–19.1
2045-0.9-7.6–5.3-0.1-21.3–17.6
2046-0.9-7.3–5.80-20.7–18.4
2047-0.9-7.2–5.60-20.1–18.4
2048-0.9-7.4–5.5-0.4-19.9–18.1
2049-0.9-7.5–5.4-0-19.5–19.3
2050-0.9-7.7–5.3-0-19.2–17.9
2051-0.9-7.9–5.40.2-19–18.9
2052-0.9-8.1–5.10.2-20.2–18.9
2053-0.9-7.8–5.40.4-19.9–19
2054-0.9-7.9–5.7-0.2-20.7–18.8
2055-0.9-7.5–5.80.2-21–19.2
2056-0.9-7.7–5.3-0.2-19.5–18.6
2057-0.9-7.8–5.8-0-20.6–20.1
2058-0.9-7.7–5.7-0.2-20.8–18.4
2059-0.9-7.6–5.90.4-20.5–19
2060-0.9-7.5–5.2-0-19.6–17.9
2061-0.8-7.5–5.40-20.9–18.8
2062-0.9-7.8–5.6-0.3-22.1–17.7
2063-0.9-7.8–5.9-0.6-21.9–16.9
2064-0.9-7.8–6-0.3-21–17.9
2065-1-7.9–6.1-0.2-20–18.5
2066-0.9-7.8–6.1-0-20.6–19.5
2067-0.9-7.5–6.1-0.1-22.9–18
2068-0.9-8.2–6.1-0-22.5–17.9
2069-0.9-7.9–6.1-0.2-21.7–18.9
2070-0.9-8.1–6-0.2-21.5–17.8
2071-0.8-7.6–6.6-0.1-21.7–17.6
2072-0.9-7.6–6.3-0.4-21.2–18.2
2073-0.9-8.2–6-0.3-22.1–18.5
2074-0.9-8.1–6.1-0.1-21.3–17.5
2075-0.7-8.1–6.10.1-20.9–19.6
2076-0.8-7.9–5.80.4-20.3–19.1
2077-0.8-8.2–5.80.4-21.5–19.4
2078-0.7-7.8–5.7-0.1-22–17.9
2079-0.8-8.2–5.80.1-22.1–18.5
2080-0.8-8.1–5.60.2-23.1–19.1
2081-0.8-8.1–60.2-21.9–18.5
2082-0.8-8.3–5.80.1-22.4–18.9
2083-0.8-8–5.80.2-22.5–17.2
2084-0.9-8.4–5.8-0.4-23.5–17.9
2085-0.8-8–5.8-0.1-23–18.1
2086-0.8-8.4–6.1-0.2-21.5–18.7
2087-0.7-7.6–5.7-0.1-23.2–17.7
2088-0.7-7.4–6.20.1-22–17.9
2089-0.7-7.5–5.9-0.1-23.8–18.3
2090-0.7-7.5–5.6-0-23–18.5
2091-0.8-7.8–5.9-0.2-21.8–18.3
2092-0.9-8.1–5.5-0.1-21.7–19.2
2093-0.8-7.9–5.7-0.2-22.7–18
2094-0.8-8.3–5.9-0.2-23.2–18.9
2095-0.8-8.4–5.7-0.3-24.4–17.8
2096-0.9-8.3–5.50.1-24–19.4
2097-0.8-8–5.7-0.1-23.5–20.2
2098-0.8-8.8–5.90.2-23.5–19.3
2099-0.8-8.3–5.90.4-23.8–19
2100-0.8-8.5–6.10.4-23.2–19.1

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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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