Ghana vs South Sudan

Ghana vs South Sudan: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Ghana and 39.6 per 1,000 people in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 39.9 per 1,000 people.

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Change since 1950, per 1,000 people · UN

All yearsSince 1990Since 2010
ValuesChange
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Projection
Ghana vs South Sudan: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Ghana and 39.6 per 1,000 people in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 39.9 per 1,000 people.
GhanaSouth SudanUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

Latest figures

per 1,000 people · UN

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2023Projected
Ghana-0.3 2023-0.1132 of 229-0.8 2100
South Sudan39.6 20235.91 of 2290.7 2100

What the numbers say

  • South Sudan has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Ghana.
  • In 2023, Ghana ranked 132 and South Sudan ranked 1 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ghana at -0.8 per 1,000 people and South Sudan at 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearGhanaSouth Sudan
2023-0.339.6
2022-0.33.7
2021-0.3-14.2
2020-05.9
2019-0.76.3
2018-0.615.6
2017-0.2-65.4
20160.2-60.4
2015-0.5-14.4
2014-0.2-42
2013-0.15.9
2012011.7
2011-018.9
2010-0.130.7
20090.915.1
20081.318.8
20071.420
20061.219.3
20050.917.5
20041.615.2
20031.413.3
2002212.6
20011.812.3
2000-0.212.3
1999-0.912.2
1998-0.911.4
1997-0.88.8
1996-2.13.4
1995-2.43.3
1994-2.83.2
1993-33.2
1992-2.93.1
1991-3.73
1990-32.7
1989-3.5-27.8
1988-4.4-20
1987-5.9-2.4
1986-7-2.2
1985-7.8-2.1
1984-7.9-1.9
19831.2-1.7
19820.6-1.5
1981-1-1.3
1980-1.1-1.2
19791.8-0.9
19781.6-0.7
19771.4-0.5
1976-0.2-0.3
1975-0-0.1
1974-0.1-0.1
1973-0.10
1972-0.50.1
1971-1.30.1
1970-1.10.2
1969-3.30.2
1968-4.30.3
1967-4.30.4
1966-4.70.4
1965-4.90.5
1964-5.70.6
1963-6.20.5
1962-6.50.5
1961-6.80.4
19601.80.3
19591.60.3
19580.60.2
19571.40.1
19561.60.1
19551.60
19541.7-0.1
19531.6-0.2
19522.3-0.2
19512.7-0.3
19502.8-0.4
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearGhanaSouth Sudan
2024-0.4-3.6–3.51.3-28.4–27.4
2025-0.5-4.7–3.80.5-32.2–32.3
2026-0.7-5.7–3.90.6-35.1–33
2027-0.7-6.1–4.30.3-31.4–32.9
2028-0.8-6.3–4.20.3-33.1–31.7
2029-0.9-6.9–4.8-0-35.2–31.3
2030-0.8-6.4–4.90.1-34.8–32.3
2031-0.8-6.9–4.90.8-33.6–33.3
2032-0.8-6.9–4.80.3-34.5–32.5
2033-0.7-6.7–4.8-0.1-33.8–31.6
2034-0.8-7–4.90.5-35.8–34.2
2035-0.9-6.9–51-32.5–32.9
2036-1-7.3–5.10.9-32.8–32.2
2037-0.9-7.3–4.90.6-33.1–31.7
2038-1-7.4–50.7-34.9–32.5
2039-1-7.5–5.10.4-36.8–33.3
2040-1-7.3–50.7-35.5–31.6
2041-1-7.9–5.50.6-35.8–31.5
2042-1-7.5–5.30.6-35.8–32.4
2043-1-7.2–5.20.2-34.6–32.3
2044-0.9-7.3–5.50.4-31.9–32.9
2045-0.9-7.6–5.30.1-34.2–32.5
2046-0.9-7.3–5.80.5-33.6–33.2
2047-0.9-7.2–5.6-0-37.1–33.4
2048-0.9-7.4–5.5-0.1-35.5–32.2
2049-0.9-7.5–5.4-0.3-35.6–30.8
2050-0.9-7.7–5.3-0.4-35.5–31.3
2051-0.9-7.9–5.40.2-35.4–31.8
2052-0.9-8.1–5.11-32.9–33.4
2053-0.9-7.8–5.4-0.1-36.2–31.5
2054-0.9-7.9–5.70.6-34.6–33.2
2055-0.9-7.5–5.80.1-33.5–33.6
2056-0.9-7.7–5.30.2-34.6–34.6
2057-0.9-7.8–5.80.4-35.5–33.8
2058-0.9-7.7–5.70.1-35.6–32.5
2059-0.9-7.6–5.90.7-32.7–32.7
2060-0.9-7.5–5.2-0.1-36.4–32.5
2061-0.8-7.5–5.4-0-37.9–32.1
2062-0.9-7.8–5.60.4-34.4–33.1
2063-0.9-7.8–5.90.4-33.2–32.8
2064-0.9-7.8–60.5-34–33.3
2065-1-7.9–6.10.8-35.8–33.1
2066-0.9-7.8–6.10.3-36.4–32.9
2067-0.9-7.5–6.10.6-34.4–33.9
2068-0.9-8.2–6.11.1-36–32.7
2069-0.9-7.9–6.10.1-37.4–35.3
2070-0.9-8.1–6-0.2-36.4–31.1
2071-0.8-7.6–6.60.7-36.4–33.5
2072-0.9-7.6–6.30.7-35.4–34.7
2073-0.9-8.2–60.9-34.1–34.4
2074-0.9-8.1–6.11.2-34.7–33.2
2075-0.7-8.1–6.10.4-35.5–33.6
2076-0.8-7.9–5.8-0.2-36.5–34.3
2077-0.8-8.2–5.80.6-36.8–30.8
2078-0.7-7.8–5.70.4-31.8–32.8
2079-0.8-8.2–5.80.7-34.6–33.5
2080-0.8-8.1–5.6-0-37.9–31.6
2081-0.8-8.1–60.2-34.7–34.3
2082-0.8-8.3–5.80.6-39.2–32.1
2083-0.8-8–5.80.6-37.9–33.3
2084-0.9-8.4–5.80.9-38.6–32
2085-0.8-8–5.8-0-38.2–30.3
2086-0.8-8.4–6.10.6-39.2–33.8
2087-0.7-7.6–5.70-36.8–34.1
2088-0.7-7.4–6.20.6-36.2–34.2
2089-0.7-7.5–5.90.6-37.2–32.2
2090-0.7-7.5–5.6-0-38.4–31
2091-0.8-7.8–5.90-37.1–30
2092-0.9-8.1–5.50.2-38–33.7
2093-0.8-7.9–5.7-0.1-36.6–30.5
2094-0.8-8.3–5.9-0.4-36.1–30.1
2095-0.8-8.4–5.70.1-36.9–33.2
2096-0.9-8.3–5.50.4-37.4–32.7
2097-0.8-8–5.7-0-37.7–29.6
2098-0.8-8.8–5.90.9-39–33.5
2099-0.8-8.3–5.90.5-38.2–32.2
2100-0.8-8.5–6.10.7-37.3–34.5

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.

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