Jordan vs Syria
Jordan vs Syria: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -1.5 per 1,000 people in Jordan and 32.1 per 1,000 people in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 33.6 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Syria has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Jordan.
- In 2023, Jordan ranked 166 and Syria ranked 2 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Jordan at 0.6 per 1,000 people and Syria at -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Jordan | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -1.5 | 32.1 |
| 2022 | -1.6 | 32.7 |
| 2021 | 0.6 | 9.8 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 12.8 |
| 2019 | -2.2 | 24.6 |
| 2018 | 3.1 | 26.3 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | -15 |
| 2016 | 3.1 | -6.5 |
| 2015 | 51.4 | -42.6 |
| 2014 | 72.3 | -71.9 |
| 2013 | 76.3 | -96.1 |
| 2012 | -19.3 | -43.9 |
| 2011 | 0.9 | -11.2 |
| 2010 | 0.7 | -2.4 |
| 2009 | -7 | -2.4 |
| 2008 | 0.1 | -18.6 |
| 2007 | -2.7 | 38.4 |
| 2006 | 78.2 | 34.8 |
| 2005 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 2004 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | -2 | -1.9 |
| 2002 | -3.3 | -2 |
| 2001 | -4.2 | -2.1 |
| 2000 | -4.8 | -2.1 |
| 1999 | -5.2 | -1.9 |
| 1998 | -5.2 | -1.6 |
| 1997 | -4.6 | -2 |
| 1996 | -0.5 | -2 |
| 1995 | 5.9 | -1.9 |
| 1994 | 13.5 | -0.9 |
| 1993 | 18.8 | -0.6 |
| 1992 | 20.7 | -0.3 |
| 1991 | 19.4 | -0.8 |
| 1990 | 73.5 | -0.5 |
| 1989 | 15.2 | -0.7 |
| 1988 | 12.5 | -0.7 |
| 1987 | 11.4 | -0.7 |
| 1986 | 10.6 | -0.9 |
| 1985 | 10.1 | -0.6 |
| 1984 | 9.2 | -0.5 |
| 1983 | 8.5 | -1 |
| 1982 | 7 | -0.1 |
| 1981 | 4.2 | -2.7 |
| 1980 | 0.8 | -3.7 |
| 1979 | -3.6 | -3.8 |
| 1978 | -6.6 | -3.7 |
| 1977 | -7.5 | -3.5 |
| 1976 | -8.8 | -3.4 |
| 1975 | -7.8 | -3.2 |
| 1974 | -6.5 | -3.3 |
| 1973 | -4.5 | -2.5 |
| 1972 | -1.5 | -2.6 |
| 1971 | 5.5 | -2.3 |
| 1970 | 16.5 | -3.1 |
| 1969 | 27.5 | -3 |
| 1968 | 36.5 | -2.8 |
| 1967 | 39.7 | -2.5 |
| 1966 | 35.5 | -2.4 |
| 1965 | 27.1 | -2.3 |
| 1964 | 16.4 | -2.3 |
| 1963 | 8.9 | -2.3 |
| 1962 | 8.6 | -2.3 |
| 1961 | 12.4 | -2.3 |
| 1960 | 18.2 | 0 |
| 1959 | 24.6 | 0 |
| 1958 | 29.5 | 0 |
| 1957 | 33.6 | 0 |
| 1956 | 36.7 | 0 |
| 1955 | 39.9 | 0 |
| 1954 | 42.9 | 0 |
| 1953 | 45.4 | 0 |
| 1952 | 47.9 | 0 |
| 1951 | 49 | 0 |
| 1950 | 48.1 | 0 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Jordan | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -13.5-51.9–20.1 | 22.2-2.6–46.1 |
| 2025 | -26.3-67.9–9.4 | 16.5-14.9–45.6 |
| 2026 | 5.2-34.5–40.7 | 11.6-23.8–44.9 |
| 2027 | 2.3-38.6–37.8 | 9.5-26.9–45.7 |
| 2028 | 2.3-38.1–36.5 | 6.9-30.3–42 |
| 2029 | 1.4-37.3–38.7 | 6.2-32.2–43 |
| 2030 | 0.8-44.5–37.2 | 3.7-34.4–42 |
| 2031 | 1.3-42.6–37.1 | 3-36.4–42.9 |
| 2032 | 0.3-42.4–37.2 | 1.7-37.3–41.1 |
| 2033 | 0.1-42.8–36.4 | 1.7-37.4–41.2 |
| 2034 | 0-41.8–38 | 0.9-37.1–39.5 |
| 2035 | 0.3-39.6–39.2 | 0.7-39.3–41.1 |
| 2036 | 0.2-40.7–39.5 | -0.2-39.2–39.8 |
| 2037 | 0.9-37.3–38.1 | 0.4-39.3–39.3 |
| 2038 | 1.1-35.5–36 | -0.1-40.8–39.1 |
| 2039 | 1-39.9–39 | -0.4-42.1–36.6 |
| 2040 | 2.1-37–38.8 | -0.1-42.8–37.6 |
| 2041 | 1-41.1–35.7 | -0.4-41.6–37.5 |
| 2042 | 0.4-37.9–35.5 | -0.3-41.3–40.3 |
| 2043 | 0.7-42.5–37.9 | -0.6-42.6–39.4 |
| 2044 | 1.1-40.7–36.7 | -0.8-42.2–39.2 |
| 2045 | 1.5-39–38.6 | 0.1-41.7–36.9 |
| 2046 | 0.5-41.1–39 | -0.4-38.9–38 |
| 2047 | 0.6-39.6–36.4 | -0.8-43.7–37.2 |
| 2048 | 1.2-39.3–38 | -0.3-42.6–37.2 |
| 2049 | 0.7-37.6–38.5 | 0.1-42.5–39.9 |
| 2050 | 0.9-40.1–40.1 | 0.2-40.1–40.2 |
| 2051 | -0.2-43.2–37.5 | -0.1-40.5–39.5 |
| 2052 | 0.7-40.8–36 | -0.3-43.6–39.5 |
| 2053 | -0.5-41.2–37.5 | 0.7-40.9–39.6 |
| 2054 | -0.3-42–35.1 | 0.4-42–41.4 |
| 2055 | 0.6-39.8–37.7 | -0.3-42.5–39.3 |
| 2056 | 0.1-40.4–38.6 | -0.2-42–38.2 |
| 2057 | 1.1-38.1–38.4 | -0.9-44.3–38.6 |
| 2058 | 1-40.9–39.8 | -0.7-43.2–39.4 |
| 2059 | 1.1-40.5–38.9 | 0.1-40.9–40.5 |
| 2060 | 0.9-37.7–34.9 | -0.4-41.8–37.3 |
| 2061 | 1.1-40–39 | -0.9-42.9–37.3 |
| 2062 | 1.6-39.4–37.4 | -0.8-41.9–37.2 |
| 2063 | 0.8-42.9–36.1 | -0.6-41.9–38.9 |
| 2064 | 0.3-43.4–35.6 | -0.2-43.3–37.5 |
| 2065 | 1.1-39–37.4 | 0.1-41.9–36.8 |
| 2066 | 1.1-43.2–38.4 | -0.5-42.1–37.7 |
| 2067 | 0.2-42.7–36 | -0.5-42–36.6 |
| 2068 | 1.5-39.2–36.9 | -0.4-41.2–38.1 |
| 2069 | -0.1-40.7–39.6 | -0.9-45.1–37.8 |
| 2070 | 0.9-42.4–37.9 | -0.6-47.8–39.2 |
| 2071 | 0.6-43–37.4 | -0.2-42.1–37.1 |
| 2072 | 0.4-43.7–36.2 | -0.1-42.8–40.2 |
| 2073 | 0.4-41.3–37.8 | -0.5-42.6–39.3 |
| 2074 | 0.1-41.8–37.1 | -0.4-45.4–37.7 |
| 2075 | 0.8-43.1–39 | -0.2-41.1–38.2 |
| 2076 | 0.3-44.2–37.1 | -0.1-43.8–39.5 |
| 2077 | 0.4-44.8–38.4 | -0.8-42.9–36.8 |
| 2078 | 0.3-42.3–37.4 | -0.7-42.1–35.5 |
| 2079 | 0.7-43.5–37.7 | -0-41.2–39 |
| 2080 | 0.6-42.2–37.3 | 1.1-42.3–39.3 |
| 2081 | 1.3-41.2–37.3 | 0.6-43.3–38.1 |
| 2082 | 0.9-43.7–37.3 | 0.6-42.1–40.4 |
| 2083 | -0.2-46.4–36.6 | 0-42.4–37.7 |
| 2084 | 0.3-45.3–35.2 | 0.4-43–38.4 |
| 2085 | 1-44.9–40.2 | 0.5-41.6–38.3 |
| 2086 | 0.4-42.4–38.6 | -0.5-43.8–37.7 |
| 2087 | 0.9-46.7–38.7 | -0.1-43.8–36.9 |
| 2088 | 1-42.9–39.3 | 0.3-44.5–36.7 |
| 2089 | 1.7-44.9–40.3 | 0.3-43.7–37.3 |
| 2090 | 1-46–37.3 | -0.3-46.5–35.9 |
| 2091 | 2-45.2–39.5 | 0.3-45.4–35.9 |
| 2092 | 0.4-44.1–40 | -0-44.3–37.6 |
| 2093 | 0.5-43.9–40.2 | 0.1-44.7–37.7 |
| 2094 | -0.2-46.9–38 | -0.3-43–36.9 |
| 2095 | 1.2-46–38 | 0.3-44.9–36.8 |
| 2096 | 0.1-44.4–39.7 | -0.2-47.1–40.5 |
| 2097 | 0.5-42.8–39.6 | -0.3-44.2–39.9 |
| 2098 | 0.7-45.8–39.9 | -0.2-46.4–37.7 |
| 2099 | 0.2-46.4–39.6 | -0.4-48–37.9 |
| 2100 | 0.6-46.5–37.1 | -0.3-46–41.2 |
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
Jordan vs Syria
Health
- Life expectancyJordan: 77.8 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionJordan: 3.56% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide rateJordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJordan: 11.4 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthJordan: 1.6% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJordan: 93.2% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageJordan: 24.3 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJordan: 4.3% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personJordan: $221 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingJordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelJordan: 116,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerJordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJordan: 34 million TIV in 2024Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsJordan: 226 million TIV in 2024Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010