Iran vs Vietnam
Iran vs Vietnam: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 2.9 per 1,000 people in Iran and -0.8 per 1,000 people in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 3.7 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Vietnam.
- In 2023, Iran ranked 55 and Vietnam ranked 148 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iran at -0.3 per 1,000 people and Vietnam at -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Iran | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.9 | -0.8 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| 2020 | -2.1 | -0.1 |
| 2019 | -0.4 | -0 |
| 2018 | -0.3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 2015 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
| 2014 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| 2013 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
| 2012 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| 2011 | -0.8 | -0.1 |
| 2010 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| 2009 | 0 | -0.2 |
| 2008 | -0.2 | 6.7 |
| 2007 | -0.3 | 6.3 |
| 2006 | 8.7 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | 10.7 | -2.6 |
| 2004 | 10.5 | -2.7 |
| 2003 | 10.2 | -2.7 |
| 2002 | -9.8 | -2.5 |
| 2001 | 4.3 | -2.3 |
| 2000 | 4.5 | -1.9 |
| 1999 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| 1998 | 3.4 | 1.4 |
| 1997 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| 1996 | -1.5 | -0.7 |
| 1995 | -3.5 | -0.7 |
| 1994 | -4.8 | -0.7 |
| 1993 | -27.6 | -1 |
| 1992 | -7.4 | -1 |
| 1991 | -0.2 | -1.1 |
| 1990 | 3.4 | -0.9 |
| 1989 | 0.2 | -1.6 |
| 1988 | 0.6 | -1.3 |
| 1987 | 4 | -2.1 |
| 1986 | 4.7 | -2.7 |
| 1985 | 3.3 | -2.1 |
| 1984 | 2 | -1.7 |
| 1983 | 4.4 | -1.7 |
| 1982 | 5 | -2 |
| 1981 | 34.6 | -2 |
| 1980 | 2.6 | -1.4 |
| 1979 | 2 | -6.6 |
| 1978 | 1.9 | -0.1 |
| 1977 | 1.9 | 1 |
| 1976 | 0.5 | -0 |
| 1975 | 3.2 | -0 |
| 1974 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| 1973 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| 1972 | 3.1 | -0 |
| 1971 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| 1970 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 1966 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 1965 | 5.1 | -0 |
| 1964 | 5 | -0.2 |
| 1963 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 1962 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 1961 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 1960 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 1958 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 1955 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 1953 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 1952 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 1951 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 1950 | 2.4 | 0 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Iran | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.1-9.2–12.1 | -0.6-3.8–2.5 |
| 2025 | 1.3-11–13 | -0.5-4.3–2.9 |
| 2026 | 0.7-12.4–11.7 | -0.5-4.8–3.3 |
| 2027 | 0.3-11.9–11.6 | -0.4-4.7–3.4 |
| 2028 | -0.1-13.1–11.3 | -0.4-4.6–3.5 |
| 2029 | -0.3-12.6–11.4 | -0.4-4.6–3.6 |
| 2030 | -0.4-13.3–10.5 | -0.2-4.6–3.7 |
| 2031 | -0.4-13.4–11 | -0.3-4.2–3.6 |
| 2032 | -0.4-12.7–11.2 | -0.3-4.7–3.9 |
| 2033 | -0.4-13.1–10.9 | -0.4-4.6–3.6 |
| 2034 | -0.4-13.8–11.2 | -0.3-4.5–3.6 |
| 2035 | -0.4-13.2–11.8 | -0.3-4.5–3.3 |
| 2036 | -0.4-12.4–11.4 | -0.4-4.6–3.5 |
| 2037 | -0.4-13.6–11.7 | -0.3-4.5–3.4 |
| 2038 | -0.4-13.1–11.3 | -0.3-4.7–3.6 |
| 2039 | -0.4-12.5–12 | -0.3-4.6–3.6 |
| 2040 | -0.4-12.2–11.1 | -0.3-4.6–3.6 |
| 2041 | -0.3-12.5–11.3 | -0.3-4.7–3.6 |
| 2042 | -0.3-13.4–11.8 | -0.3-4.3–3.6 |
| 2043 | -0.3-12.7–11.4 | -0.3-4.4–3.4 |
| 2044 | -0.3-13.3–12.3 | -0.3-4.5–3.6 |
| 2045 | -0.4-13.6–11.1 | -0.3-4.3–3.7 |
| 2046 | -0.4-13–12 | -0.3-4.4–3.9 |
| 2047 | -0.3-14.5–11.5 | -0.3-4.6–3.9 |
| 2048 | -0.3-13.3–11.1 | -0.3-4.6–3.8 |
| 2049 | -0.3-13.1–11.5 | -0.3-4.7–3.6 |
| 2050 | -0.3-13–11.7 | -0.3-4.5–3.6 |
| 2051 | -0.3-13.2–12.7 | -0.4-4.5–3.7 |
| 2052 | -0.3-13.1–12.5 | -0.3-4.7–3.8 |
| 2053 | -0.3-13.7–11.8 | -0.3-4.5–3.7 |
| 2054 | -0.3-13.5–11.5 | -0.3-4.7–3.7 |
| 2055 | -0.3-13.3–11.1 | -0.3-4.4–3.9 |
| 2056 | -0.3-12.8–12.3 | -0.2-4.4–3.8 |
| 2057 | -0.3-13.7–12.1 | -0.3-4.5–3.3 |
| 2058 | -0.3-13–11.9 | -0.3-4.6–3.3 |
| 2059 | -0.4-13.8–12 | -0.3-4.6–3.6 |
| 2060 | -0.3-13.4–11.2 | -0.2-4.5–3.6 |
| 2061 | -0.3-13.6–11.2 | -0.3-4.8–3.7 |
| 2062 | -0.3-13.1–11.7 | -0.3-4.5–3.5 |
| 2063 | -0.3-13.2–11.8 | -0.3-4.6–3.5 |
| 2064 | -0.3-13.6–11.1 | -0.2-4.5–3.7 |
| 2065 | -0.3-12.9–11.7 | -0.3-4.4–3.7 |
| 2066 | -0.3-13.8–11.7 | -0.3-4.6–3.6 |
| 2067 | -0.3-14.1–11.4 | -0.3-4.5–3.6 |
| 2068 | -0.3-13.8–11.9 | -0.2-4.7–3.7 |
| 2069 | -0.3-13.3–11.9 | -0.2-4.7–3.8 |
| 2070 | -0.3-13.9–12 | -0.2-4.5–3.9 |
| 2071 | -0.3-14.4–11.3 | -0.2-4.8–3.8 |
| 2072 | -0.3-13.8–11.6 | -0.3-4.6–3.8 |
| 2073 | -0.3-13.7–11.3 | -0.3-4.8–3.7 |
| 2074 | -0.3-14.2–11.7 | -0.2-4.5–3.7 |
| 2075 | -0.3-14.1–12.2 | -0.2-4.6–3.8 |
| 2076 | -0.3-13.2–11.8 | -0.2-4.4–4 |
| 2077 | -0.3-14.6–11.7 | -0.3-4.8–3.6 |
| 2078 | -0.3-13.5–11.9 | -0.2-4.8–3.9 |
| 2079 | -0.3-14.1–12.6 | -0.3-4.7–4 |
| 2080 | -0.3-14.1–11.8 | -0.3-4.7–3.9 |
| 2081 | -0.3-14–12 | -0.3-4.8–3.8 |
| 2082 | -0.3-14.5–11.1 | -0.3-4.8–3.7 |
| 2083 | -0.3-14.6–11.7 | -0.2-5–3.9 |
| 2084 | -0.3-14.5–11.9 | -0.2-4.9–3.9 |
| 2085 | -0.3-13.3–11.9 | -0.2-4.7–4 |
| 2086 | -0.3-14.4–10.9 | -0.2-4.9–3.9 |
| 2087 | -0.3-13.9–12.2 | -0.3-5–3.7 |
| 2088 | -0.3-14.2–12.2 | -0.2-4.7–3.9 |
| 2089 | -0.3-15.1–12.5 | -0.3-4.8–3.6 |
| 2090 | -0.3-14.6–10.8 | -0.3-4.7–3.7 |
| 2091 | -0.3-14.1–12.2 | -0.3-4.7–3.6 |
| 2092 | -0.3-13.7–11.9 | -0.2-4.7–3.8 |
| 2093 | -0.3-14.8–11.3 | -0.2-4.7–3.6 |
| 2094 | -0.3-15.3–11.9 | -0.2-4.7–3.8 |
| 2095 | -0.3-14.9–12.2 | -0.2-5–3.7 |
| 2096 | -0.3-14.3–11.6 | -0.3-5.1–3.6 |
| 2097 | -0.3-14.3–11.1 | -0.3-4.8–3.5 |
| 2098 | -0.2-14.9–11.9 | -0.4-5–3.6 |
| 2099 | -0.3-15.1–11.5 | -0.3-5.1–3.5 |
| 2100 | -0.3-15.1–11.5 | -0.3-5.3–3.8 |
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 Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIran: 94.2% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018