Kenya vs Sweden: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.2 per 1,000 people in Kenya and 5.2 per 1,000 people in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sweden, by 5.4 per 1,000 people.
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Latest figures
per 1,000 people · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | -0.2 2023 | -1.3 | 123 of 229 | -0.9 2100 |
| Sweden | 5.2 2023 | 7 | 38 of 229 | 2.4 2100 |
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher since 1961, when it overtook Kenya.
- In 2023, Kenya ranked 123 and Sweden ranked 38 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kenya at -0.9 per 1,000 people and Sweden at 2.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Kenya | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.2 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | -0.2 | 5.6 |
| 2021 | -1 | 5 |
| 2020 | -0.3 | 3.6 |
| 2019 | -1.2 | 7.1 |
| 2018 | -2.3 | 8.6 |
| 2017 | -1.4 | 10.2 |
| 2016 | -0.6 | 12 |
| 2015 | -2 | 8.2 |
| 2014 | -1.6 | 8 |
| 2013 | -1.3 | 7 |
| 2012 | -1 | 5.6 |
| 2011 | -1 | 4.9 |
| 2010 | -0.5 | 5.5 |
| 2009 | 0.2 | 6.8 |
| 2008 | 0.8 | 6.1 |
| 2007 | -0.3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| 2003 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 2002 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 2001 | 1.7 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | -0.4 | 1.6 |
| 1998 | -2.4 | 1.3 |
| 1997 | -2.9 | 0.7 |
| 1996 | -2.9 | 0.7 |
| 1995 | -2.8 | 1.3 |
| 1994 | -1.6 | 5.9 |
| 1993 | -2.4 | 3.8 |
| 1992 | -1.8 | 2.4 |
| 1991 | -2.5 | 2.9 |
| 1990 | -0.5 | 4.2 |
| 1989 | -1.1 | 5.2 |
| 1988 | -1.5 | 3.6 |
| 1987 | -2.4 | 2.5 |
| 1986 | -2.7 | 1.8 |
| 1985 | -1.8 | 1.4 |
| 1984 | -1.8 | 1 |
| 1983 | -1.3 | 0.3 |
| 1982 | -2.5 | 0.3 |
| 1981 | -3.2 | 0.4 |
| 1980 | -2.5 | 1.2 |
| 1979 | -3.6 | 1.7 |
| 1978 | -4.1 | 1.7 |
| 1977 | -4 | 2.9 |
| 1976 | -6.5 | 2.5 |
| 1975 | -5.3 | 2 |
| 1974 | -4.8 | 1.1 |
| 1973 | -4.1 | -1.2 |
| 1972 | -4 | -1.7 |
| 1971 | -4.2 | 0.3 |
| 1970 | -1.1 | 5.9 |
| 1969 | 0 | 6.1 |
| 1968 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| 1967 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| 1966 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 1965 | 0.9 | 4.2 |
| 1964 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| 1963 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| 1962 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 1961 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| 1960 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 1959 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1958 | -2.3 | 1.3 |
| 1957 | -0.8 | 2.4 |
| 1956 | -0.7 | 1.8 |
| 1955 | -0.7 | 2.4 |
| 1954 | -0.6 | 0.9 |
| 1953 | -0.9 | 0.2 |
| 1952 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| 1951 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| 1950 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Kenya | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.4-2.3–1.4 | 4.71.9–7.9 |
| 2025 | -0.5-3–1.9 | 4.40.7–8.8 |
| 2026 | -0.6-3.7–2.1 | 4-0.2–9 |
| 2027 | -0.7-4.1–2.4 | 3.9-0.6–9.7 |
| 2028 | -0.8-4.3–2.4 | 3.7-1.7–9.8 |
| 2029 | -0.8-4.7–2.7 | 3.6-1.9–10.2 |
| 2030 | -0.8-4.5–2.6 | 3.5-2–9.7 |
| 2031 | -0.8-4.6–2.8 | 3.3-2.5–10 |
| 2032 | -0.9-4.9–2.8 | 3.4-2.9–10.2 |
| 2033 | -0.9-5–2.9 | 3.3-3–10.5 |
| 2034 | -1-4.9–3.1 | 3.2-3.5–10 |
| 2035 | -1-5.1–3.2 | 3.2-3.7–10.3 |
| 2036 | -1-5.1–3.3 | 3.2-3.8–10 |
| 2037 | -1-5.2–3.2 | 3.1-3.9–10.1 |
| 2038 | -0.9-5.1–3.1 | 3.1-3.6–10.1 |
| 2039 | -1-5.3–3.2 | 3.1-4.3–10.1 |
| 2040 | -0.9-5.3–3.5 | 3.1-4.5–10.4 |
| 2041 | -0.9-5.5–3.5 | 2.9-4.6–10.6 |
| 2042 | -0.9-5.3–3.3 | 3.1-4.4–10.8 |
| 2043 | -1-5.4–3.6 | 3-4.4–10.6 |
| 2044 | -1-5.5–3.4 | 2.9-4.7–10.4 |
| 2045 | -1-5.5–3.4 | 2.8-5.1–9.9 |
| 2046 | -1-5.2–3.4 | 2.7-5.4–10.4 |
| 2047 | -1-5.2–3.3 | 2.7-5.3–10.1 |
| 2048 | -1-5.5–3.4 | 2.7-5.4–10.4 |
| 2049 | -1-5.2–3.5 | 2.7-5.4–10.5 |
| 2050 | -1-5.4–3.8 | 2.7-5.4–10.4 |
| 2051 | -1-5.5–3.7 | 2.6-5.3–10.3 |
| 2052 | -1-5.3–3.9 | 2.6-5.1–10.5 |
| 2053 | -1-5.5–3.7 | 2.5-6–10.6 |
| 2054 | -1.1-5.6–3.6 | 2.4-6–10.1 |
| 2055 | -1-5.6–3.8 | 2.5-6.2–10.7 |
| 2056 | -1-5.6–3.6 | 2.5-6.2–11.1 |
| 2057 | -0.9-5.6–3.8 | 2.7-6.1–11 |
| 2058 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 | 2.7-5.8–10.6 |
| 2059 | -0.9-5.7–3.7 | 2.6-6.1–10.9 |
| 2060 | -0.9-5.5–3.3 | 2.6-6–10.8 |
| 2061 | -0.8-5.8–3.7 | 2.8-6.1–11.2 |
| 2062 | -0.8-5.7–3.9 | 2.6-6.4–10.6 |
| 2063 | -0.9-5.6–3.6 | 2.7-6.9–10.5 |
| 2064 | -0.9-5.6–3.7 | 2.7-6.4–10.3 |
| 2065 | -1-5.6–3.8 | 2.7-6.8–10.2 |
| 2066 | -0.9-5.6–3.7 | 2.6-6.5–10.4 |
| 2067 | -0.9-5.7–3.9 | 2.6-6.5–10.3 |
| 2068 | -0.9-5.8–3.8 | 2.6-6.3–10.5 |
| 2069 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 | 2.8-6.2–10.5 |
| 2070 | -0.9-5.5–3.8 | 2.7-6.2–10.4 |
| 2071 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 | 2.7-6.5–10.7 |
| 2072 | -0.9-5.7–3.4 | 2.6-5.5–10.4 |
| 2073 | -1-6–3.4 | 2.5-6.2–10.2 |
| 2074 | -1-6–3.5 | 2.6-6–10.2 |
| 2075 | -1-6–3.4 | 2.7-6.2–10.9 |
| 2076 | -0.9-5.9–3.3 | 2.7-5.9–10.8 |
| 2077 | -1-6–3.3 | 2.6-6–10.4 |
| 2078 | -1-6.5–3.4 | 2.7-6.2–10.7 |
| 2079 | -0.9-5.8–3.4 | 2.6-6.5–10.5 |
| 2080 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 2.5-6.7–10.1 |
| 2081 | -0.9-5.8–3.7 | 2.6-6.5–10.8 |
| 2082 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 2.4-6.5–10.3 |
| 2083 | -0.9-5.8–3.6 | 2.6-6.1–9.9 |
| 2084 | -0.9-5.7–3.5 | 2.5-6.6–10.2 |
| 2085 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 2.5-6.7–10.3 |
| 2086 | -0.9-5.8–3.6 | 2.3-6.9–9.7 |
| 2087 | -0.8-6–3.6 | 2.6-6.8–10.2 |
| 2088 | -0.8-5.8–3.7 | 2.7-6.4–10.5 |
| 2089 | -0.8-5.7–3.8 | 2.6-6.6–10.3 |
| 2090 | -0.8-5.6–3.7 | 2.6-6.8–10.1 |
| 2091 | -0.8-5.9–3.8 | 2.6-6.8–10.4 |
| 2092 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 2.5-7–10.1 |
| 2093 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 2.5-7.1–10.2 |
| 2094 | -0.9-5.9–3.7 | 2.4-6.3–10.3 |
| 2095 | -0.8-6.1–3.7 | 2.4-6.6–10.2 |
| 2096 | -0.8-6–3.6 | 2.5-6.6–10 |
| 2097 | -0.9-6.4–3.6 | 2.6-6.3–10.3 |
| 2098 | -0.8-5.9–3.4 | 2.4-6.1–10 |
| 2099 | -0.9-6.1–3.6 | 2.5-6.5–10.5 |
| 2100 | -0.9-6.3–3.4 | 2.4-6.3–10.3 |
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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