Kenya vs Uganda

Kenya vs Uganda: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0.2 per 1,000 people in Kenya and -2.6 per 1,000 people in Uganda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kenya, by 2.4 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Kenya vs Uganda: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0.2 per 1,000 people in Kenya and -2.6 per 1,000 people in Uganda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kenya, by 2.4 per 1,000 people.
KenyaUgandaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Uganda.
  • In 2023, Kenya ranked 123 and Uganda ranked 180 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kenya at -0.9 per 1,000 people and Uganda at -1.6 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearKenyaUganda
2023-0.2-2.6
2022-0.2-2.5
2021-10.9
2020-0.31
2019-1.22.5
2018-2.31.5
2017-1.42.3
2016-0.63.2
2015-2-1.7
2014-1.6-2.5
2013-1.3-5
2012-1-5.1
2011-1-5.2
2010-0.5-5.2
20090.2-5.2
20080.8-5.2
2007-0.3-5.2
20060.4-5.4
20050.2-5.4
20040.9-5.1
20030.7-3.7
20020.3-1.4
20011.7-3.9
20000.2-2.2
1999-0.4-1.7
1998-2.40.3
1997-2.9-7.1
1996-2.9-1.1
1995-2.8-11.7
1994-1.6-0.8
1993-2.40.9
1992-1.81.3
1991-2.50.2
1990-0.5-1.2
1989-1.1-0.7
1988-1.5-1.2
1987-2.4-1.4
1986-2.7-1.3
1985-1.8-2.9
1984-1.8-0.6
1983-1.3-3.2
1982-2.5-3.9
1981-3.2-6.1
1980-2.5-8
1979-3.6-7.6
1978-4.1-2.7
1977-4-3
1976-6.5-3.5
1975-5.3-4
1974-4.8-4.5
1973-4.1-6.6
1972-4-7.9
1971-4.2-4
1970-1.1-2.5
19690-1.5
19680.2-0.3
19670.5-0.4
19660.2-0.3
19650.9-0.4
19640.5-0.4
19630.5-0.4
19620.5-0.8
19610.5-1
19600.3-1
1959-0.30
1958-2.30
1957-0.80
1956-0.70
1955-0.70
1954-0.60
1953-0.90
19520.30
19510.90
19501.10
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearKenyaUganda
2024-0.4-2.3–1.4-2.4-7.5–2.3
2025-0.5-3–1.9-2.3-8–3.2
2026-0.6-3.7–2.1-2.3-8.6–3.6
2027-0.7-4.1–2.4-2.2-8.7–4
2028-0.8-4.3–2.4-2.2-9.2–3.8
2029-0.8-4.7–2.7-2.1-8.9–3.8
2030-0.8-4.5–2.6-2.1-9.4–3.9
2031-0.8-4.6–2.8-2-8.4–4.1
2032-0.9-4.9–2.8-2-8.4–3.8
2033-0.9-5–2.9-2.1-8.8–3.5
2034-1-4.9–3.1-2-8.6–3.9
2035-1-5.1–3.2-1.9-8.4–4
2036-1-5.1–3.3-2-8.8–3.9
2037-1-5.2–3.2-1.8-8.5–4.2
2038-0.9-5.1–3.1-1.9-8.6–4
2039-1-5.3–3.2-2.1-8.9–4.2
2040-0.9-5.3–3.5-2-8.2–4.1
2041-0.9-5.5–3.5-1.9-8.7–4.1
2042-0.9-5.3–3.3-1.8-8–4.2
2043-1-5.4–3.6-1.7-8.1–4.4
2044-1-5.5–3.4-1.7-8.2–4.2
2045-1-5.5–3.4-1.8-8.5–4.3
2046-1-5.2–3.4-1.7-8.1–4.2
2047-1-5.2–3.3-1.6-7.8–4.2
2048-1-5.5–3.4-1.6-7.7–4.5
2049-1-5.2–3.5-1.7-8.1–4
2050-1-5.4–3.8-1.7-8.2–4.3
2051-1-5.5–3.7-1.7-8.2–4.6
2052-1-5.3–3.9-1.6-8.3–4.4
2053-1-5.5–3.7-1.6-8.3–4.2
2054-1.1-5.6–3.6-1.7-8.1–4.5
2055-1-5.6–3.8-1.7-8.1–4.2
2056-1-5.6–3.6-1.7-8.2–4.2
2057-0.9-5.6–3.8-1.7-8.3–4.6
2058-0.9-5.9–3.6-1.7-8.5–4.5
2059-0.9-5.7–3.7-1.7-8.6–4.6
2060-0.9-5.5–3.3-1.7-8.5–4.1
2061-0.8-5.8–3.7-1.6-8.8–4.2
2062-0.8-5.7–3.9-1.6-8.6–4.4
2063-0.9-5.6–3.6-1.7-8.7–4.4
2064-0.9-5.6–3.7-1.6-8.3–4.2
2065-1-5.6–3.8-1.7-8.8–4.6
2066-0.9-5.6–3.7-1.6-8.9–4.4
2067-0.9-5.7–3.9-1.6-8.4–4.2
2068-0.9-5.8–3.8-1.6-8.4–4.1
2069-0.9-5.9–3.6-1.7-8.7–4
2070-0.9-5.5–3.8-1.5-8.3–4.3
2071-0.9-5.9–3.6-1.6-8.5–4.1
2072-0.9-5.7–3.4-1.6-8.2–4.3
2073-1-6–3.4-1.7-9.1–4.4
2074-1-6–3.5-1.6-8–4.7
2075-1-6–3.4-1.5-8.1–4.3
2076-0.9-5.9–3.3-1.5-8.7–4.2
2077-1-6–3.3-1.6-8.5–4.6
2078-1-6.5–3.4-1.4-8.3–4.8
2079-0.9-5.8–3.4-1.6-8.6–4.1
2080-0.9-5.8–3.5-1.4-8.6–4.4
2081-0.9-5.8–3.7-1.6-8.3–4.4
2082-0.9-5.8–3.5-1.5-8.4–4.3
2083-0.9-5.8–3.6-1.5-8.5–4.2
2084-0.9-5.7–3.5-1.5-8.7–4.7
2085-0.9-5.8–3.5-1.6-8.3–4.7
2086-0.9-5.8–3.6-1.6-8.7–4.4
2087-0.8-6–3.6-1.5-8.1–4.7
2088-0.8-5.8–3.7-1.5-8.8–4.2
2089-0.8-5.7–3.8-1.5-8.8–4.4
2090-0.8-5.6–3.7-1.5-9–4.6
2091-0.8-5.9–3.8-1.6-8.8–4.2
2092-0.9-5.8–3.5-1.5-8.9–4.6
2093-0.9-5.8–3.5-1.5-9.2–4.7
2094-0.9-5.9–3.7-1.6-9.3–4.6
2095-0.8-6.1–3.7-1.4-8.7–4.6
2096-0.8-6–3.6-1.6-9.3–4.4
2097-0.9-6.4–3.6-1.6-9.3–4.4
2098-0.8-5.9–3.4-1.6-9.3–4.9
2099-0.9-6.1–3.6-1.4-9.2–4.8
2100-0.9-6.3–3.4-1.6-8.8–4.6

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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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