Iran vs Iraq

Iran vs Iraq: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 2.9 per 1,000 people in Iran and -0.1 per 1,000 people in Iraq, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 3 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Iran vs Iraq: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 2.9 per 1,000 people in Iran and -0.1 per 1,000 people in Iraq, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 3 per 1,000 people.
IranIraqUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Iran has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Iraq.
  • In 2023, Iran ranked 55 and Iraq ranked 115 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iran at -0.3 per 1,000 people and Iraq at -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearIranIraq
20232.9-0.1
20224.51.7
20213.80.4
2020-2.10.7
2019-0.4-1.1
2018-0.30.4
20170.4-0.6
20160.8-3
2015-0.6-0.6
2014-0.7-0.1
2013-0.613.5
2012-0.722.4
2011-0.88.1
2010-0.23
200904
2008-0.213.7
2007-0.3-29
20068.7-42.2
200510.71.8
200410.52.5
200310.2-1
2002-9.85.1
20014.30.6
20004.53.6
19992.92.9
19983.42.1
19971.50.7
1996-1.50.7
1995-3.51.9
1994-4.82.7
1993-27.630.3
1992-7.41.1
1991-0.2-5.4
19903.4-34.2
19890.21.1
19880.6-4.8
19874-6.6
19864.72.4
19853.3-12.7
198421.4
19834.41.6
19825-1.5
198134.6-1.7
19802.61.2
19792-1.6
19781.90.6
19771.90.7
19760.5-1.2
19753.2-0.5
19743.1-0.4
19733.3-0.1
19723.1-0.2
19712.6-0.6
19703.10.1
19692.80
19682.50.1
19672.90.3
19663.80.2
19655.10.6
196450.4
19634.70.4
19624.20.5
19613.50.4
19602.50.2
19591.6-0.1
19580.1-1.2
19570.5-0.4
19561.2-0.4
19551.3-0.4
19541.3-0.3
19531.2-0.5
19521.90.1
19512.20.4
19502.40.5
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIranIraq
20242.1-9.2–12.1-0.4-18.5–15.7
20251.3-11–13-0-18.6–17.9
20260.7-12.4–11.7-0.3-19.5–16.2
20270.3-11.9–11.6-0.6-18.8–16.9
2028-0.1-13.1–11.3-0.8-19.4–16.5
2029-0.3-12.6–11.4-0.4-20–16.8
2030-0.4-13.3–10.5-0.6-19.3–16.3
2031-0.4-13.4–11-0.6-19.4–16.4
2032-0.4-12.7–11.20.1-18.7–17.3
2033-0.4-13.1–10.9-0.3-20.7–16.9
2034-0.4-13.8–11.2-0.3-21.1–17.4
2035-0.4-13.2–11.8-0.5-19–17.1
2036-0.4-12.4–11.40-18.6–17.6
2037-0.4-13.6–11.7-0.5-18.9–16.5
2038-0.4-13.1–11.3-0.3-19.4–18
2039-0.4-12.5–120.3-19–17.7
2040-0.4-12.2–11.10-19.2–17.7
2041-0.3-12.5–11.3-0.2-20.5–17.6
2042-0.3-13.4–11.8-0.1-18.4–18
2043-0.3-12.7–11.4-0.4-19.3–18.1
2044-0.3-13.3–12.3-0.3-19.3–17.4
2045-0.4-13.6–11.1-0.5-19.2–16.9
2046-0.4-13–12-0.5-19.4–16.7
2047-0.3-14.5–11.5-0-20.3–16.4
2048-0.3-13.3–11.1-0.1-18.4–17.9
2049-0.3-13.1–11.50.2-19.4–18.8
2050-0.3-13–11.7-0.4-18.8–17.3
2051-0.3-13.2–12.7-0.1-18.6–18.5
2052-0.3-13.1–12.5-0.5-18.6–17.2
2053-0.3-13.7–11.8-0-18.8–16.9
2054-0.3-13.5–11.5-0.2-19.3–17.2
2055-0.3-13.3–11.1-0.2-18.7–16.8
2056-0.3-12.8–12.3-0.1-18.3–17.7
2057-0.3-13.7–12.1-0.3-20.7–17.3
2058-0.3-13–11.9-0.4-20.5–17.6
2059-0.4-13.8–12-0.4-19.6–16.2
2060-0.3-13.4–11.20.2-17.5–17
2061-0.3-13.6–11.2-0.2-19.3–16.7
2062-0.3-13.1–11.7-0.4-19–18.1
2063-0.3-13.2–11.80-19.5–17.3
2064-0.3-13.6–11.1-0.2-19–16.9
2065-0.3-12.9–11.7-0.2-19.9–16.7
2066-0.3-13.8–11.70.1-20–17.8
2067-0.3-14.1–11.4-0.6-20.8–16.3
2068-0.3-13.8–11.9-0.6-19.7–17.1
2069-0.3-13.3–11.9-0.4-18.9–17.5
2070-0.3-13.9–12-0.4-18.6–16.6
2071-0.3-14.4–11.3-0.4-18.7–17.6
2072-0.3-13.8–11.6-0.2-19.7–18.2
2073-0.3-13.7–11.30-20.7–16.7
2074-0.3-14.2–11.7-0.5-19.4–17.6
2075-0.3-14.1–12.2-0.9-21.1–16.5
2076-0.3-13.2–11.8-0.6-20.2–18.1
2077-0.3-14.6–11.7-0.7-20.4–15.8
2078-0.3-13.5–11.9-0.2-20.3–16.9
2079-0.3-14.1–12.60-20.7–17.1
2080-0.3-14.1–11.8-0.3-20.6–16.4
2081-0.3-14–12-0.1-19.3–18.1
2082-0.3-14.5–11.1-0.1-20.3–16.5
2083-0.3-14.6–11.7-0.2-21.4–17.8
2084-0.3-14.5–11.9-0.4-20.5–17.5
2085-0.3-13.3–11.90.1-20.2–17.3
2086-0.3-14.4–10.90.1-21–17.5
2087-0.3-13.9–12.2-0.4-20.6–16
2088-0.3-14.2–12.2-0.3-21.7–15.9
2089-0.3-15.1–12.5-0.1-19–17.2
2090-0.3-14.6–10.8-0.5-20.8–17.9
2091-0.3-14.1–12.2-0.2-20.6–16
2092-0.3-13.7–11.90.1-20.4–18.1
2093-0.3-14.8–11.3-0-21.6–17.2
2094-0.3-15.3–11.9-0.3-19.5–17.3
2095-0.3-14.9–12.2-0.3-21.5–17.9
2096-0.3-14.3–11.6-0.1-21.5–17.6
2097-0.3-14.3–11.1-0.2-20.6–17.7
2098-0.2-14.9–11.9-0.3-22.1–17.2
2099-0.3-15.1–11.5-0.2-20.7–17.6
2100-0.3-15.1–11.5-0.4-20.7–16.6

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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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