Ireland vs Spain

Ireland vs Spain: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 8.4 per 1,000 people in Ireland and 2.5 per 1,000 people in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ireland, by 6 per 1,000 people, or 3.4 times that in Spain.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Ireland vs Spain: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 8.4 per 1,000 people in Ireland and 2.5 per 1,000 people in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ireland, by 6 per 1,000 people, or 3.4 times that in Spain.
IrelandSpainUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Ireland has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Spain.
  • In 2023, Ireland ranked 28 and Spain ranked 64 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ireland at -0 per 1,000 people and Spain at 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearIrelandSpain
20238.42.5
202218.36.3
20215.53
20203.25
201969.8
20186.97.2
201764.3
201642.3
20152.8-0
20140.1-2.1
2013-2.7-5.4
2012-4.9-3.3
2011-5.81.3
2010-5.91.5
2009-4.12.8
20084.29.4
200717.417
200622.114.8
200515.414.3
200412.115.3
20038.115.5
20028.717.7
200110.24.4
20008.24.3
19996.34.4
19984.54.5
19974.74.1
19962.74
19952.84.1
1994-0.94
1993-1.14.1
19920.44.5
19911.43.1
1990-2.3-0.8
1989-8.2-0.7
1988-12.5-0.5
1987-10.9-0.3
1986-6-0.4
1985-4.6-0
1984-4.40.1
1983-4.30
1982-4.2-0.2
1981-3.10.1
1980-0.80.5
19790.4-0.2
19784.7-0.1
19774.4-0
19764.40.1
19754.3-0
19744.33
19734.30.2
19724.20.2
197120.2
1970-3-1.8
1969-3.5-1.5
1968-3.8-1.4
1967-4-1.3
1966-4.1-1.3
1965-4.9-1.3
1964-5.5-1.3
1963-5.8-1.4
1962-6.2-1.5
1961-7.9-1.5
1960-13.6-5.1
1959-14.5-3.5
1958-14.7-3.3
1957-14.8-3.1
1956-14.8-3.1
1955-14.6-3
1954-15.1-3.1
1953-15.6-3
1952-15.2-3
1951-1.6-3
1950-0.5-4.6
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIrelandSpain
20247.40.9–15.52.3-2.2–7.4
20256.7-2.5–172-4.3–8.6
20266-5.7–17.61.8-6–9.3
20275.6-7.6–19.51.9-6.5–10.4
20285.2-8.4–19.81.8-7.2–10.6
20294.5-10.4–201.7-8.3–11.3
20304-11.4–20.31.4-8.4–11.4
20313.8-12.7–20.91.3-8.9–11.6
20323.5-13.1–21.51.4-8.8–12.2
20333.1-14.1–22.41.5-9–12.4
20342.7-14.7–22.21.5-9.5–12.1
20352.3-15–22.61.4-9.5–12.4
20362.2-14.7–22.21.3-10.1–12.4
20372.2-15.6–23.11.3-10.3–12
20382.1-15.9–23.61.4-10.1–12.4
20391.7-16.4–23.31.3-10.4–12.6
20401.8-16.4–23.61.2-10.8–12.2
20411.7-16.8–23.71.2-10.5–12.3
20421.3-17.3–23.71.1-10.9–12.7
20431.1-17.7–24.41.3-10.7–13.1
20441.2-18–22.61.2-10.3–12.1
20451-18.8–221.1-11.1–12.5
20460.7-18.2–21.91.2-10.1–13.6
20470.9-18.1–22.31.2-9.6–13.3
20481-18.8–22.31.4-10.4–13.3
20490.8-18.9–22.11.2-11.2–13.3
20500.6-19.9–21.41.5-10.6–13.8
20510.5-19.9–221.6-11.5–13.6
20520.7-19.6–22.31.4-11.5–13.5
20530.6-18.1–22.91.3-11.5–14
20540.7-19.7–23.11.5-11.1–14.1
20550.4-19.7–22.61.5-11.9–14.4
20560.9-19.6–22.41.1-11.9–14
20570.4-21–21.91.3-12–14.2
20580.3-20.2–21.81.5-11.5–14.6
2059-0-21.1–21.51.4-11.5–15
20600.1-20–19.91.4-11.7–14.2
20610.3-21–22.81.2-11.5–14.5
20620.5-20.9–22.81.1-12.2–13.6
20630.5-20.8–23.21.3-11.3–14.4
20640.2-19.9–231.1-11.5–14.4
20650.2-21.5–22.51.4-10.4–15
20660.2-20.1–22.81.3-10.7–14.3
20670.2-20.3–23.21.4-10.4–14.5
20680.2-19.8–22.61.2-11.3–14.3
20690.1-20–22.31.4-11–14.9
2070-0-20–23.51.2-10.7–14.4
20710-20.4–23.51.3-10.6–14.5
2072-0-19.8–22.31.1-11.7–14.4
2073-0.1-19.2–22.91.2-12.1–13.9
2074-0.2-19.9–23.21.1-11.8–14
2075-0-19.4–24.31.2-11.7–14.3
2076-0.1-20–22.61.2-12–13.2
2077-0.1-19.7–22.51.3-11.5–12.6
2078-0.1-19.5–22.91.3-11–13.4
2079-0.1-19.5–221.2-11–13.6
20800.3-19.5–22.81.2-11–12.4
20810.5-18.5–24.31.2-10.9–13.6
20820.2-19.1–22.61.2-11.2–13.8
2083-0-19.8–22.31.1-11–13.6
2084-0-20.3–22.51.1-11.6–14
2085-0.1-19.6–21.51-10.9–14
20860-19–21.81.1-11.7–13.9
2087-0.1-19–22.11.1-11.5–14.6
2088-0.2-18.5–23.10.9-11.4–13.7
2089-0.2-19.8–23.50.7-12.3–12.7
2090-0.3-19.5–23.10.8-11.9–14.1
2091-0.2-19.3–24.41-11.8–14.4
2092-0.1-18.2–23.71-11.5–14.7
20930-18.1–24.71-12.4–14.9
20940.1-19.1–23.41-12.6–14.7
20950.2-18.4–22.70.9-13.1–14.1
2096-0.1-18.3–23.51-12.9–14.3
2097-0-18.5–24.30.9-12.6–13.6
2098-0-18–23.80.9-12.4–14
2099-0-19.2–23.80.9-13.1–14
2100-0-19.6–24.50.9-12.4–14.1

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.

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