Iraq vs Syria

Iraq vs Syria: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0.1 per 1,000 people in Iraq and 32.1 per 1,000 people in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 32.2 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Iraq vs Syria: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0.1 per 1,000 people in Iraq and 32.1 per 1,000 people in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 32.2 per 1,000 people.
IraqSyriaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Syria has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Iraq.
  • In 2023, Iraq ranked 115 and Syria ranked 2 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iraq at -0.4 per 1,000 people and Syria at -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearIraqSyria
2023-0.132.1
20221.732.7
20210.49.8
20200.712.8
2019-1.124.6
20180.426.3
2017-0.6-15
2016-3-6.5
2015-0.6-42.6
2014-0.1-71.9
201313.5-96.1
201222.4-43.9
20118.1-11.2
20103-2.4
20094-2.4
200813.7-18.6
2007-2938.4
2006-42.234.8
20051.80.7
20042.50.6
2003-1-1.9
20025.1-2
20010.6-2.1
20003.6-2.1
19992.9-1.9
19982.1-1.6
19970.7-2
19960.7-2
19951.9-1.9
19942.7-0.9
199330.3-0.6
19921.1-0.3
1991-5.4-0.8
1990-34.2-0.5
19891.1-0.7
1988-4.8-0.7
1987-6.6-0.7
19862.4-0.9
1985-12.7-0.6
19841.4-0.5
19831.6-1
1982-1.5-0.1
1981-1.7-2.7
19801.2-3.7
1979-1.6-3.8
19780.6-3.7
19770.7-3.5
1976-1.2-3.4
1975-0.5-3.2
1974-0.4-3.3
1973-0.1-2.5
1972-0.2-2.6
1971-0.6-2.3
19700.1-3.1
19690-3
19680.1-2.8
19670.3-2.5
19660.2-2.4
19650.6-2.3
19640.4-2.3
19630.4-2.3
19620.5-2.3
19610.4-2.3
19600.20
1959-0.10
1958-1.20
1957-0.40
1956-0.40
1955-0.40
1954-0.30
1953-0.50
19520.10
19510.40
19500.50
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIraqSyria
2024-0.4-18.5–15.722.2-2.6–46.1
2025-0-18.6–17.916.5-14.9–45.6
2026-0.3-19.5–16.211.6-23.8–44.9
2027-0.6-18.8–16.99.5-26.9–45.7
2028-0.8-19.4–16.56.9-30.3–42
2029-0.4-20–16.86.2-32.2–43
2030-0.6-19.3–16.33.7-34.4–42
2031-0.6-19.4–16.43-36.4–42.9
20320.1-18.7–17.31.7-37.3–41.1
2033-0.3-20.7–16.91.7-37.4–41.2
2034-0.3-21.1–17.40.9-37.1–39.5
2035-0.5-19–17.10.7-39.3–41.1
20360-18.6–17.6-0.2-39.2–39.8
2037-0.5-18.9–16.50.4-39.3–39.3
2038-0.3-19.4–18-0.1-40.8–39.1
20390.3-19–17.7-0.4-42.1–36.6
20400-19.2–17.7-0.1-42.8–37.6
2041-0.2-20.5–17.6-0.4-41.6–37.5
2042-0.1-18.4–18-0.3-41.3–40.3
2043-0.4-19.3–18.1-0.6-42.6–39.4
2044-0.3-19.3–17.4-0.8-42.2–39.2
2045-0.5-19.2–16.90.1-41.7–36.9
2046-0.5-19.4–16.7-0.4-38.9–38
2047-0-20.3–16.4-0.8-43.7–37.2
2048-0.1-18.4–17.9-0.3-42.6–37.2
20490.2-19.4–18.80.1-42.5–39.9
2050-0.4-18.8–17.30.2-40.1–40.2
2051-0.1-18.6–18.5-0.1-40.5–39.5
2052-0.5-18.6–17.2-0.3-43.6–39.5
2053-0-18.8–16.90.7-40.9–39.6
2054-0.2-19.3–17.20.4-42–41.4
2055-0.2-18.7–16.8-0.3-42.5–39.3
2056-0.1-18.3–17.7-0.2-42–38.2
2057-0.3-20.7–17.3-0.9-44.3–38.6
2058-0.4-20.5–17.6-0.7-43.2–39.4
2059-0.4-19.6–16.20.1-40.9–40.5
20600.2-17.5–17-0.4-41.8–37.3
2061-0.2-19.3–16.7-0.9-42.9–37.3
2062-0.4-19–18.1-0.8-41.9–37.2
20630-19.5–17.3-0.6-41.9–38.9
2064-0.2-19–16.9-0.2-43.3–37.5
2065-0.2-19.9–16.70.1-41.9–36.8
20660.1-20–17.8-0.5-42.1–37.7
2067-0.6-20.8–16.3-0.5-42–36.6
2068-0.6-19.7–17.1-0.4-41.2–38.1
2069-0.4-18.9–17.5-0.9-45.1–37.8
2070-0.4-18.6–16.6-0.6-47.8–39.2
2071-0.4-18.7–17.6-0.2-42.1–37.1
2072-0.2-19.7–18.2-0.1-42.8–40.2
20730-20.7–16.7-0.5-42.6–39.3
2074-0.5-19.4–17.6-0.4-45.4–37.7
2075-0.9-21.1–16.5-0.2-41.1–38.2
2076-0.6-20.2–18.1-0.1-43.8–39.5
2077-0.7-20.4–15.8-0.8-42.9–36.8
2078-0.2-20.3–16.9-0.7-42.1–35.5
20790-20.7–17.1-0-41.2–39
2080-0.3-20.6–16.41.1-42.3–39.3
2081-0.1-19.3–18.10.6-43.3–38.1
2082-0.1-20.3–16.50.6-42.1–40.4
2083-0.2-21.4–17.80-42.4–37.7
2084-0.4-20.5–17.50.4-43–38.4
20850.1-20.2–17.30.5-41.6–38.3
20860.1-21–17.5-0.5-43.8–37.7
2087-0.4-20.6–16-0.1-43.8–36.9
2088-0.3-21.7–15.90.3-44.5–36.7
2089-0.1-19–17.20.3-43.7–37.3
2090-0.5-20.8–17.9-0.3-46.5–35.9
2091-0.2-20.6–160.3-45.4–35.9
20920.1-20.4–18.1-0-44.3–37.6
2093-0-21.6–17.20.1-44.7–37.7
2094-0.3-19.5–17.3-0.3-43–36.9
2095-0.3-21.5–17.90.3-44.9–36.8
2096-0.1-21.5–17.6-0.2-47.1–40.5
2097-0.2-20.6–17.7-0.3-44.2–39.9
2098-0.3-22.1–17.2-0.2-46.4–37.7
2099-0.2-20.7–17.6-0.4-48–37.9
2100-0.4-20.7–16.6-0.3-46–41.2

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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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