Indonesia vs South Korea
Indonesia vs South Korea: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.1 per 1,000 people in Indonesia and 1.7 per 1,000 people in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Korea, by 1.8 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Indonesia.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Indonesia at -0.1 per 1,000 people and South Korea at -0 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Indonesia | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | -0 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | -0.1 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | -0.1 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | -0.1 | 2 |
| 2016 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| 2015 | -0.1 | 5.4 |
| 2014 | -0.1 | 6.1 |
| 2013 | -0.1 | 6 |
| 2012 | -0.1 | 5.7 |
| 2011 | -0.2 | 5.5 |
| 2010 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| 2009 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | -0.3 | -0.9 |
| 2006 | -0.3 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | -0.3 | -1 |
| 2004 | -0.3 | -0.9 |
| 2003 | -0.4 | -0.7 |
| 2002 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| 2001 | -0.3 | -0.6 |
| 2000 | -0.2 | -1.8 |
| 1999 | -0.1 | -2.3 |
| 1998 | -0.1 | -2.1 |
| 1997 | -0 | -2.4 |
| 1996 | -0 | -2.5 |
| 1995 | -0 | -4.6 |
| 1994 | -0 | -4.6 |
| 1993 | -0 | -5 |
| 1992 | -0 | -6 |
| 1991 | 0 | -6.1 |
| 1990 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 1989 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| 1988 | 0.1 | 4.5 |
| 1987 | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| 1986 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| 1985 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 1984 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 1983 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| 1982 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 1981 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 1980 | 0.3 | -3.9 |
| 1979 | 0.3 | -3.7 |
| 1978 | 0.3 | -2.3 |
| 1977 | 0.3 | -2.5 |
| 1976 | 0.4 | -2.5 |
| 1975 | 0.4 | -1.5 |
| 1974 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 1973 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 1972 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 1971 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| 1970 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| 1969 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| 1968 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 1967 | -0.8 | -0.5 |
| 1966 | -0.7 | -0.6 |
| 1965 | -0.6 | -5 |
| 1964 | 1.5 | -3.6 |
| 1963 | 1.1 | -2.9 |
| 1962 | 1.1 | -3.4 |
| 1961 | 1.1 | -3.5 |
| 1960 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 1959 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
| 1958 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| 1957 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
| 1956 | 1.2 | 6.1 |
| 1955 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| 1954 | 1.2 | 7.6 |
| 1953 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| 1952 | 1.3 | 8.6 |
| 1951 | 1.3 | 8.4 |
| 1950 | 1.3 | 7.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Indonesia | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.1-0.5–0.5 | 1.5-2–4.6 |
| 2025 | -0.1-0.7–0.6 | 1.3-3.2–5.6 |
| 2026 | -0.1-0.7–0.7 | 1.2-3.7–6.4 |
| 2027 | -0.1-0.8–0.8 | 1.1-4.6–7.2 |
| 2028 | -0.2-0.8–0.9 | 1.1-5.3–7.4 |
| 2029 | -0.2-0.8–1 | 1-5.6–7.1 |
| 2030 | -0.1-0.8–1 | 0.9-6.4–7.5 |
| 2031 | -0.1-0.9–1.1 | 0.9-6.5–8 |
| 2032 | -0.2-0.9–1.1 | 0.8-6.6–8.3 |
| 2033 | -0.1-0.9–1.1 | 0.7-6.5–7.8 |
| 2034 | -0.2-1–1.2 | 0.7-6.7–8.1 |
| 2035 | -0.2-1–1.2 | 0.6-7.3–8.4 |
| 2036 | -0.2-1.1–1.3 | 0.6-7.8–8.5 |
| 2037 | -0.2-1.1–1.3 | 0.5-7.5–8.3 |
| 2038 | -0.2-1.2–1.4 | 0.4-7.5–8.6 |
| 2039 | -0.2-1.2–1.4 | 0.4-7.6–8 |
| 2040 | -0.2-1.2–1.3 | 0.4-7.5–8.2 |
| 2041 | -0.2-1.3–1.3 | 0.3-8.2–8.1 |
| 2042 | -0.2-1.3–1.4 | 0.4-7.7–8.3 |
| 2043 | -0.1-1.3–1.4 | 0.4-7.7–8.3 |
| 2044 | -0.2-1.3–1.5 | 0.3-7.9–8.1 |
| 2045 | -0.2-1.3–1.4 | 0.4-7.8–8.6 |
| 2046 | -0.2-1.3–1.5 | 0.5-7.9–8.6 |
| 2047 | -0.2-1.4–1.5 | 0.3-7.7–8.7 |
| 2048 | -0.1-1.4–1.5 | 0.4-7.7–9.5 |
| 2049 | -0.2-1.4–1.5 | 0.3-7.7–8.8 |
| 2050 | -0.1-1.5–1.5 | 0.4-7.7–8.8 |
| 2051 | -0.2-1.5–1.5 | 0.3-7.7–8.8 |
| 2052 | -0.2-1.5–1.5 | 0.2-7.7–8.7 |
| 2053 | -0.2-1.5–1.6 | 0.3-7.5–9.2 |
| 2054 | -0.1-1.6–1.5 | 0.5-7.2–9.2 |
| 2055 | -0.1-1.6–1.6 | 0.4-6.9–9.3 |
| 2056 | -0.1-1.6–1.6 | 0.3-7.2–9.4 |
| 2057 | -0.2-1.6–1.6 | 0.1-7.3–9.1 |
| 2058 | -0.2-1.7–1.7 | -0-7.9–8.7 |
| 2059 | -0.2-1.6–1.7 | 0.1-7.3–8.9 |
| 2060 | -0.2-1.6–1.7 | 0-7.6–8.3 |
| 2061 | -0.2-1.6–1.8 | 0.2-7.5–8.8 |
| 2062 | -0.2-1.6–1.8 | 0-7.9–8.4 |
| 2063 | -0.2-1.7–1.8 | 0.1-7.6–8.7 |
| 2064 | -0.2-1.8–1.8 | 0.1-8.1–8.5 |
| 2065 | -0.2-1.7–1.8 | 0.2-7.8–8.2 |
| 2066 | -0.2-1.7–1.8 | 0.2-7.7–8.5 |
| 2067 | -0.2-1.7–1.8 | 0.2-7.7–8.9 |
| 2068 | -0.2-1.7–1.8 | 0.3-7.6–8.5 |
| 2069 | -0.2-1.7–1.8 | 0.1-7.7–8.8 |
| 2070 | -0.2-1.8–1.8 | 0.1-8–8.4 |
| 2071 | -0.2-1.7–1.8 | 0.1-8.2–8.4 |
| 2072 | -0.1-1.8–1.9 | 0.1-7.7–8.6 |
| 2073 | -0.2-1.9–1.9 | 0.2-7.8–8.8 |
| 2074 | -0.2-1.8–1.9 | 0.1-7.5–8.7 |
| 2075 | -0.2-1.7–1.9 | 0.1-7.7–8.5 |
| 2076 | -0.1-1.8–2 | 0.1-7.4–8.4 |
| 2077 | -0.2-1.8–1.9 | 0.1-7.7–8.7 |
| 2078 | -0.1-1.8–2 | 0.1-7.6–8.9 |
| 2079 | -0.2-1.9–2.1 | 0.2-7.3–8.8 |
| 2080 | -0.1-1.8–2 | 0.1-7.3–8.6 |
| 2081 | -0.1-1.9–2 | 0-7.5–8.9 |
| 2082 | -0.1-1.9–2.1 | 0.1-7.3–8.9 |
| 2083 | -0.1-1.9–2 | 0-7.6–8.4 |
| 2084 | -0.1-2–2 | 0.1-7.2–8.6 |
| 2085 | -0.1-1.9–2 | 0-7–8.6 |
| 2086 | -0.1-2–2.2 | 0.1-7.4–8.8 |
| 2087 | -0.1-1.9–2.1 | -0-7.3–8.7 |
| 2088 | -0.1-2–2 | 0-6.9–8.7 |
| 2089 | -0.1-2–2 | 0-7.3–8.3 |
| 2090 | -0.1-2–2.2 | -0-7.7–9 |
| 2091 | -0.1-2–2.2 | -0-7.8–9.4 |
| 2092 | -0.1-2–2.1 | -0-7.4–8.7 |
| 2093 | -0.1-2–2.2 | -0-8.2–8.9 |
| 2094 | -0.1-2–2.2 | 0-7.9–8.9 |
| 2095 | -0.1-2–2.2 | -0-7.4–9.1 |
| 2096 | -0.1-2.1–2.2 | 0.1-7.5–8.9 |
| 2097 | -0.1-2–2.2 | 0.1-7.4–8.3 |
| 2098 | -0.1-2.2–2.1 | 0.1-7.6–8.6 |
| 2099 | -0.1-2.1–2.2 | 0.1-7.3–8.4 |
| 2100 | -0.1-2.1–2.1 | -0-7.7–8.4 |
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
Indonesia vs South Korea
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023South Korea: 84.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024South Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022South Korea: 99.3% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017South Korea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017South Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023South Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023South Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023South Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025South Korea: 81.2% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023South Korea: 44.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023South Korea: 18.3% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025South Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025South Korea: $48.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025South Korea: $924 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025South Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020South Korea: 569,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022South Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020South Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025South Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021South Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025