Iran vs Israel
Iran vs Israel: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 2.9 per 1,000 people in Iran and 1.1 per 1,000 people in Israel, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 1.8 per 1,000 people, or 2.68 times that in Israel.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Israel.
- In 2023, Iran ranked 55 and Israel ranked 78 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iran at -0.3 per 1,000 people and Israel at 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Iran | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | -2.1 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | -0.4 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | -0.3 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2015 | -0.6 | 3.7 |
| 2014 | -0.7 | 3.2 |
| 2013 | -0.6 | 2.2 |
| 2012 | -0.7 | 2.2 |
| 2011 | -0.8 | 1.4 |
| 2010 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| 2007 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| 2006 | 8.7 | 1.7 |
| 2005 | 10.7 | 1.6 |
| 2004 | 10.5 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 10.2 | 1 |
| 2002 | -9.8 | 2.7 |
| 2001 | 4.3 | 6.2 |
| 2000 | 4.5 | 10.4 |
| 1999 | 2.9 | 13.2 |
| 1998 | 3.4 | 9.1 |
| 1997 | 1.5 | 10.7 |
| 1996 | -1.5 | 12.2 |
| 1995 | -3.5 | 11.5 |
| 1994 | -4.8 | 11 |
| 1993 | -27.6 | 9.7 |
| 1992 | -7.4 | 11.6 |
| 1991 | -0.2 | 32 |
| 1990 | 3.4 | 39.3 |
| 1989 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 1988 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 1987 | 4 | 1.8 |
| 1986 | 4.7 | -0.9 |
| 1985 | 3.3 | -0.9 |
| 1984 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 1983 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| 1982 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 1981 | 34.6 | 4.2 |
| 1980 | 2.6 | 4.4 |
| 1979 | 2 | 4.3 |
| 1978 | 1.9 | 4.4 |
| 1977 | 1.9 | 3.7 |
| 1976 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| 1975 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 1974 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 1973 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| 1972 | 3.1 | 8.9 |
| 1971 | 2.6 | 17.7 |
| 1970 | 3.1 | 19.6 |
| 1969 | 2.8 | 21.8 |
| 1968 | 2.5 | 23 |
| 1967 | 2.9 | 23.4 |
| 1966 | 3.8 | 23.6 |
| 1965 | 5.1 | 23.5 |
| 1964 | 5 | 24.2 |
| 1963 | 4.7 | 25.2 |
| 1962 | 4.2 | 25.6 |
| 1961 | 3.5 | 17.6 |
| 1960 | 2.5 | 5.8 |
| 1959 | 1.6 | 7.9 |
| 1958 | 0.1 | 9.5 |
| 1957 | 0.5 | 11.2 |
| 1956 | 1.2 | 12.5 |
| 1955 | 1.3 | 13.4 |
| 1954 | 1.3 | 15.4 |
| 1953 | 1.2 | 14 |
| 1952 | 1.9 | 14.6 |
| 1951 | 2.2 | 16.4 |
| 1950 | 2.4 | 17.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Iran | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.1-9.2–12.1 | 1.1-9.8–11.6 |
| 2025 | 1.3-11–13 | 1.2-13.4–15.5 |
| 2026 | 0.7-12.4–11.7 | 1.4-15.7–17.6 |
| 2027 | 0.3-11.9–11.6 | 1.4-18.3–18.7 |
| 2028 | -0.1-13.1–11.3 | 1.4-19.9–20.1 |
| 2029 | -0.3-12.6–11.4 | 1.3-20.8–21.2 |
| 2030 | -0.4-13.3–10.5 | 1.6-21.6–22.4 |
| 2031 | -0.4-13.4–11 | 1.7-21.9–22.6 |
| 2032 | -0.4-12.7–11.2 | 1.1-22.8–22.5 |
| 2033 | -0.4-13.1–10.9 | 1.1-23.9–23.7 |
| 2034 | -0.4-13.8–11.2 | 1.2-22.5–24 |
| 2035 | -0.4-13.2–11.8 | 1.4-24.2–24.1 |
| 2036 | -0.4-12.4–11.4 | 1-25.8–24.8 |
| 2037 | -0.4-13.6–11.7 | 1.6-23.5–23.1 |
| 2038 | -0.4-13.1–11.3 | 1.6-24.5–24.9 |
| 2039 | -0.4-12.5–12 | 1.7-24.7–25.8 |
| 2040 | -0.4-12.2–11.1 | 1.4-25.4–25.2 |
| 2041 | -0.3-12.5–11.3 | 1.5-26.1–25.6 |
| 2042 | -0.3-13.4–11.8 | 1.7-25–25.6 |
| 2043 | -0.3-12.7–11.4 | 1.6-27.1–26.2 |
| 2044 | -0.3-13.3–12.3 | 1.7-25.2–26.7 |
| 2045 | -0.4-13.6–11.1 | 1.2-24.5–27.2 |
| 2046 | -0.4-13–12 | 1.3-26.2–27.6 |
| 2047 | -0.3-14.5–11.5 | 1.1-26.1–26.2 |
| 2048 | -0.3-13.3–11.1 | 1.1-26.8–26.7 |
| 2049 | -0.3-13.1–11.5 | 1.4-26.9–25.8 |
| 2050 | -0.3-13–11.7 | 1.5-26.6–27.4 |
| 2051 | -0.3-13.2–12.7 | 1.4-26.3–25.8 |
| 2052 | -0.3-13.1–12.5 | 1.5-28.1–26.3 |
| 2053 | -0.3-13.7–11.8 | 1.7-26.4–26.4 |
| 2054 | -0.3-13.5–11.5 | 2.1-25.1–27.1 |
| 2055 | -0.3-13.3–11.1 | 1.8-26.9–26 |
| 2056 | -0.3-12.8–12.3 | 1.5-26.1–25.1 |
| 2057 | -0.3-13.7–12.1 | 1.6-27.3–25.4 |
| 2058 | -0.3-13–11.9 | 1.5-26.6–25.2 |
| 2059 | -0.4-13.8–12 | 1.4-26.8–25.7 |
| 2060 | -0.3-13.4–11.2 | 1.8-24.7–26.4 |
| 2061 | -0.3-13.6–11.2 | 1.4-24.9–26.1 |
| 2062 | -0.3-13.1–11.7 | 1.3-26–28.5 |
| 2063 | -0.3-13.2–11.8 | 1.7-27–27.4 |
| 2064 | -0.3-13.6–11.1 | 1-27.1–26 |
| 2065 | -0.3-12.9–11.7 | 1.4-27.6–26.1 |
| 2066 | -0.3-13.8–11.7 | 1-29.6–27.6 |
| 2067 | -0.3-14.1–11.4 | 1.2-27.8–27.2 |
| 2068 | -0.3-13.8–11.9 | 1.2-24.8–27.4 |
| 2069 | -0.3-13.3–11.9 | 1.5-26.3–27.4 |
| 2070 | -0.3-13.9–12 | 1.4-24.8–27.5 |
| 2071 | -0.3-14.4–11.3 | 1.1-26.3–26.4 |
| 2072 | -0.3-13.8–11.6 | 0.3-28.8–26 |
| 2073 | -0.3-13.7–11.3 | 0.7-28.3–26 |
| 2074 | -0.3-14.2–11.7 | 0.9-28.3–27.5 |
| 2075 | -0.3-14.1–12.2 | 1.1-27.4–27.2 |
| 2076 | -0.3-13.2–11.8 | 1-26.4–26.6 |
| 2077 | -0.3-14.6–11.7 | 1.6-27.7–27.2 |
| 2078 | -0.3-13.5–11.9 | 1.5-26.1–28.3 |
| 2079 | -0.3-14.1–12.6 | 1.3-27.1–26.2 |
| 2080 | -0.3-14.1–11.8 | 1.6-29.3–26.5 |
| 2081 | -0.3-14–12 | 1.2-28.1–26.9 |
| 2082 | -0.3-14.5–11.1 | 1-28.6–26.8 |
| 2083 | -0.3-14.6–11.7 | 1.2-28.6–26.8 |
| 2084 | -0.3-14.5–11.9 | 1.4-27.1–27.5 |
| 2085 | -0.3-13.3–11.9 | 1.2-27.2–27.7 |
| 2086 | -0.3-14.4–10.9 | 1.1-26.7–27.3 |
| 2087 | -0.3-13.9–12.2 | 0.9-28.6–25 |
| 2088 | -0.3-14.2–12.2 | 0.8-28.7–26.6 |
| 2089 | -0.3-15.1–12.5 | 0.5-28.9–26.2 |
| 2090 | -0.3-14.6–10.8 | 1-29.1–27.5 |
| 2091 | -0.3-14.1–12.2 | 1.1-26.5–26.7 |
| 2092 | -0.3-13.7–11.9 | 1.1-28.2–27.2 |
| 2093 | -0.3-14.8–11.3 | 1.1-28.1–26.3 |
| 2094 | -0.3-15.3–11.9 | 0.8-28.8–25.7 |
| 2095 | -0.3-14.9–12.2 | 0.7-26.4–25.3 |
| 2096 | -0.3-14.3–11.6 | 0.8-26.1–27.8 |
| 2097 | -0.3-14.3–11.1 | 0.5-26.8–26.4 |
| 2098 | -0.2-14.9–11.9 | 0.5-26.2–24.2 |
| 2099 | -0.3-15.1–11.5 | 0.8-26.3–25.3 |
| 2100 | -0.3-15.1–11.5 | 0.6-27.3–25 |
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
Iran vs Israel
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Israel: 82.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Israel: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Israel: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIran: 94.2% in 2022Israel: 99.5% in 2022
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Israel: 3.83% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Israel: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Israel: 9.26 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Israel: 1.42% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Israel: 2.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Israel: 91.6% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Israel: 29.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Israel: 12.4% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Israel: 7.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Israel: $43.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Israel: $5,108 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Israel: 17.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Israel: 178,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Israel: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Israel: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Israel: 537 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Israel: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025