Kosovo vs North Macedonia

Kosovo vs North Macedonia: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -16.9 per 1,000 people in Kosovo and -3.1 per 1,000 people in North Macedonia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in North Macedonia, by 13.9 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Kosovo vs North Macedonia: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -16.9 per 1,000 people in Kosovo and -3.1 per 1,000 people in North Macedonia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in North Macedonia, by 13.9 per 1,000 people.
KosovoNorth MacedoniaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • North Macedonia has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Kosovo.
  • In 2023, Kosovo ranked 221 and North Macedonia ranked 187 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kosovo at -0.5 per 1,000 people and North Macedonia at -1.6 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearKosovoNorth Macedonia
2023-16.9-3.1
2022-16.6-2.9
2021-22.2-3
20201.6-12.5
2019-16.4-12.8
2018-12.1-13
2017-3.1-12.5
2016-5.1-12.3
2015-31.2-11.6
2014-21.9-11.1
2013-9-10.1
2012-1.9-9.4
2011-5.1-8.8
2010-16.5-8.1
2009-17.6-7.5
2008-17.8-8.5
2007-17.5-7.5
2006-17.2-4.6
2005-17.1-1.1
2004-16.2-1.3
2003-15.1-1.4
2002-14.9-1.4
2001-1.1-0.4
2000-5.1-1.4
1999-90-0.6
1998-141.8-0.3
1997-2.1-0.2
1996-1.9-0.2
1995-0.4-1.8
19940.2-10.5
19930.3-23.6
19920.4-22.9
1991-1.7-22.1
1990-8-7.8
1989-7.5-6.6
1988-8.3-6.7
19870.2-6.7
1986-0.2-6.7
1985-0.6-6.7
1984-2.1-6.6
1983-2.8-6.5
1982-2.6-5.9
1981-0.70
19804.5-0.1
19794.9-0.2
19784.5-0.2
19773.3-0.4
19762.2-0.5
19750.9-0.6
1974-0.3-0.8
1973-1.4-0.9
1972-2.2-1.1
1971-1.3-1.2
1970-9.40
1969-10.50.1
1968-12.5-0.7
19674.8-1.7
19663.6-2.7
19652.1-3.5
19641.1-3.9
1963-0-3.9
19620.3-9.3
19610.4-4.3
19603.3-7.1
19592.6-8.1
19581.6-8.3
19571.2-8.4
19560.4-8.3
1955-0-8.3
19540-8.5
195300
195200
195100
195000
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearKosovoNorth Macedonia
2024-13.2-34.6–6.2-3.1-10.1–2.8
2025-11-39.6–14.4-3.1-11.6–5.2
2026-8.4-41–16.1-3.2-14–6.2
2027-6.6-41.6–18.8-2.9-14.2–7.6
2028-5.1-42.1–23-2.8-14.4–8.7
2029-5-40.8–23.7-2.8-15.5–9.1
2030-4.4-41.6–26.3-3.1-16.2–9.2
2031-3.7-42.8–26.2-2.9-16.1–9.4
2032-3.2-41–25.9-2.7-16.7–9.7
2033-3.1-41.4–28.7-2.5-18–10.3
2034-2.9-40.4–27.9-2.6-18.1–10.8
2035-3-40.9–28.1-2.6-17.4–11.8
2036-2.2-39–29.4-2.6-18.7–11.6
2037-2.5-38.3–29.4-2.6-18.3–11.5
2038-2.8-40.3–32.1-2.3-17.5–11.3
2039-2.3-38–32.3-2.4-17.8–11.9
2040-2.1-41.2–32.6-2.5-18.2–12
2041-2.5-40.1–30.1-2.4-18.5–11.6
2042-2-38.6–34.6-2.5-18–11.8
2043-1.9-38.7–33.5-2.5-18.6–11.5
2044-2-39–32.8-2.3-18.1–12.8
2045-2.2-37.2–31.1-2.3-18.5–12
2046-2-35.2–33.1-2.3-18.5–13.1
2047-1.7-36–32.4-2-18.2–13.6
2048-2.1-34.7–31.9-2-17.6–13.4
2049-1.7-33.3–33.5-2-17.8–14.1
2050-1.9-33.7–33-1.9-17.1–13.8
2051-2-34–31.5-2.2-17.3–13.5
2052-1.5-33.9–33.8-2-16.6–13.9
2053-2.1-33.2–33.4-2.3-18.8–13.3
2054-1.8-33.5–33.8-2.3-18.1–13.3
2055-1.6-32.9–34-2.1-17.7–13.8
2056-2.1-32–32.1-2.1-17.7–13.2
2057-1.9-30.7–32.7-1.9-17–14.2
2058-1.7-32.1–32.4-1.7-17.1–14.3
2059-1.1-32.4–32.2-1.7-16.6–14
2060-1.7-32.4–31.9-2-17.5–12.8
2061-1.4-31.4–33.2-2.1-18.1–13.2
2062-1.3-32.9–31.2-2.1-18–13.1
2063-1.6-32.7–30.5-2-17.6–13.1
2064-1.4-31.5–32-1.7-17.3–13.3
2065-1.7-32.1–32.1-1.9-18.8–13.5
2066-1.1-32.8–32.1-1.7-17.3–13.5
2067-1.2-31.1–30.4-2-16.8–12.9
2068-1.4-34.3–30.7-2.1-17.2–12.8
2069-1.4-33.3–31.3-2.2-17.2–12.6
2070-1.1-34.5–32.2-2.2-16.9–13.9
2071-1-35–33.3-1.8-16.4–13.7
2072-1.3-33.4–32.6-1.9-16.8–13.7
2073-1.6-31.9–31.2-2-17.7–13.2
2074-1.5-33.3–33.1-2-17–13.6
2075-1.1-32.2–35.3-1.9-16.8–13.6
2076-1-34.9–33-2-16.8–13.5
2077-1.1-32–30.2-1.8-17–12.6
2078-0.9-34.2–31.9-1.7-16.5–13.1
2079-1.2-31–33.1-1.5-16.8–13.2
2080-1-30.7–32.3-1.4-16.4–13.9
2081-0.8-31.7–32.8-1.6-16.3–14.2
2082-0.8-31.7–30.8-1.6-16.8–13.8
2083-1.1-29.6–31.8-1.5-15.8–13.4
2084-0.9-33.1–32.9-1.6-16.1–14
2085-0.8-30.4–32.9-1.4-16.4–13.8
2086-1-31.9–32.5-1.6-17.6–13.6
2087-0.7-33.4–33.3-1.3-16.3–15.2
2088-1-32.1–33.8-1.4-16.2–14.4
2089-0.9-31.2–33.6-1.4-16–14.5
2090-0.8-34.7–32.2-1.4-16.5–13.8
2091-0.8-32.5–32.4-1.5-17.2–14.9
2092-0.5-31.1–32.7-1.5-17.1–14.3
2093-0.7-30.5–33.6-1.6-17.4–14.8
2094-0.6-30.9–36.2-1.4-16.9–14.1
2095-0.9-29.2–36.8-1.2-17.3–14.2
2096-0.6-31.3–33.3-1.5-17.9–15.1
2097-0.5-29.9–34.9-1.6-19.3–15.2
2098-0.4-31.2–38.3-1.6-18.5–14.8
2099-0.4-29.6–38.8-1.6-18.1–15
2100-0.5-29.2–36.2-1.6-18.4–14.8

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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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