Greece vs Spain

Greece vs Spain: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -15.6 per 1,000 people in Greece and 2.5 per 1,000 people in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Spain, by 18 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Greece vs Spain: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -15.6 per 1,000 people in Greece and 2.5 per 1,000 people in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Spain, by 18 per 1,000 people.
GreeceSpainUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Spain has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Greece.
  • In 2023, Greece ranked 220 and Spain ranked 64 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Greece at 0.6 per 1,000 people and Spain at 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearGreeceSpain
2023-15.62.5
2022-5.26.3
2021-15.23
20200.65
20193.49.8
20181.77.2
201714.3
201612.3
2015-4-0
2014-4.3-2.1
2013-5.4-5.4
2012-5.9-3.3
2011-2.91.3
20100.21.5
20091.62.8
20082.49.4
20072.317
20062.514.8
2005314.3
20042.715.3
20032.315.5
20022.417.7
20015.64.4
20005.14.3
19994.74.4
19984.54.5
19974.34.1
19964.14
19954.14.1
19944.14
19933.84.1
199244.5
19913.73.1
19902.6-0.8
19891.8-0.7
19882-0.5
19871.9-0.3
19861.9-0.4
19851.6-0
198420.1
19831.90
19822-0.2
19812.60.1
19804.90.5
19797.6-0.2
19786.5-0.1
19772.1-0
19769.80.1
19756.8-0
1974-2.53
1973-4.80.2
1972-0.40.2
1971-1.50.2
1970-6.2-1.8
1969-13.6-1.5
1968-0-1.4
1967-6.5-1.3
19662.5-1.3
1965-9.6-1.3
1964-9-1.3
1963-9.1-1.4
1962-8.8-1.5
1961-7.2-1.5
1960-1.9-5.1
1959-2-3.5
1958-2.5-3.3
1957-2.3-3.1
1956-2.4-3.1
1955-2.8-3
1954-2.7-3.1
1953-2.5-3
1952-2.8-3
1951-2.9-3
1950-2.9-4.6
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearGreeceSpain
2024-12.2-17.7–-7.52.3-2.2–7.4
20251.7-3.7–82-4.3–8.6
20261.5-5.8–8.61.8-6–9.3
20271.5-6.9–9.91.9-6.5–10.4
20281.4-7.8–9.81.8-7.2–10.6
20291.4-8.6–10.21.7-8.3–11.3
20301.3-9.9–10.31.4-8.4–11.4
20311.3-10.4–10.31.3-8.9–11.6
20321-11–101.4-8.8–12.2
20331.1-11.7–9.51.5-9–12.4
20341.1-12.1–9.71.5-9.5–12.1
20350.9-12.7–9.31.4-9.5–12.4
20361-13.3–9.41.3-10.1–12.4
20370.9-13.4–9.31.3-10.3–12
20380.8-14.1–8.71.4-10.1–12.4
20390.9-13.9–8.61.3-10.4–12.6
20400.8-14.2–9.11.2-10.8–12.2
20410.9-14.7–8.91.2-10.5–12.3
20421-13.8–9.21.1-10.9–12.7
20430.9-14.5–8.91.3-10.7–13.1
20440.8-14.3–8.31.2-10.3–12.1
20450.9-14.8–8.11.1-11.1–12.5
20460.9-14.3–8.51.2-10.1–13.6
20470.6-14.2–8.21.2-9.6–13.3
20480.8-13.7–81.4-10.4–13.3
20490.6-13.5–8.11.2-11.2–13.3
20500.8-12.9–8.51.5-10.6–13.8
20510.7-12.6–8.31.6-11.5–13.6
20520.8-12.6–8.11.4-11.5–13.5
20530.8-11.7–8.31.3-11.5–14
20540.7-11.4–8.11.5-11.1–14.1
20550.7-11.2–8.51.5-11.9–14.4
20560.7-11.3–8.21.1-11.9–14
20570.7-11–8.31.3-12–14.2
20580.7-10.6–9.11.5-11.5–14.6
20590.7-10.6–8.71.4-11.5–15
20600.9-10.5–8.11.4-11.7–14.2
20610.8-10.3–8.31.2-11.5–14.5
20620.8-10.3–8.51.1-12.2–13.6
20630.8-10.1–8.61.3-11.3–14.4
20640.8-9.5–8.81.1-11.5–14.4
20650.9-10–8.91.4-10.4–15
20660.7-9.8–8.71.3-10.7–14.3
20670.6-9.8–8.61.4-10.4–14.5
20680.5-9.3–8.71.2-11.3–14.3
20690.5-9.6–8.61.4-11–14.9
20700.6-9.5–8.61.2-10.7–14.4
20710.6-9.8–8.61.3-10.6–14.5
20720.5-9.6–8.51.1-11.7–14.4
20730.6-9.6–91.2-12.1–13.9
20740.7-9.4–9.31.1-11.8–14
20750.7-9.5–9.11.2-11.7–14.3
20760.6-9.3–8.61.2-12–13.2
20770.5-9.5–8.71.3-11.5–12.6
20780.6-9.5–8.91.3-11–13.4
20790.6-8.8–8.91.2-11–13.6
20800.6-8.9–9.11.2-11–12.4
20810.7-8.8–8.61.2-10.9–13.6
20820.6-8.7–9.11.2-11.2–13.8
20830.7-8.8–8.91.1-11–13.6
20840.6-9.1–8.71.1-11.6–14
20850.5-9.1–8.71-10.9–14
20860.5-9.3–8.41.1-11.7–13.9
20870.6-9.2–8.81.1-11.5–14.6
20880.5-9.2–8.40.9-11.4–13.7
20890.4-8.9–8.50.7-12.3–12.7
20900.5-8.8–8.60.8-11.9–14.1
20910.6-9–9.11-11.8–14.4
20920.5-9–8.81-11.5–14.7
20930.5-9.7–8.41-12.4–14.9
20940.5-9.4–8.31-12.6–14.7
20950.4-9–9.10.9-13.1–14.1
20960.4-9.3–91-12.9–14.3
20970.4-9.6–8.80.9-12.6–13.6
20980.5-9.3–9.50.9-12.4–14
20990.6-8.7–9.10.9-13.1–14
21000.6-8.6–9.40.9-12.4–14.1

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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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