Laos vs Myanmar (Burma)

Laos vs Myanmar (Burma): Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -1.3 per 1,000 people in Laos and -0.6 per 1,000 people in Myanmar (Burma), by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 0.7 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Laos vs Myanmar (Burma): Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -1.3 per 1,000 people in Laos and -0.6 per 1,000 people in Myanmar (Burma), by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 0.7 per 1,000 people.
LaosMyanmar (Burma)UN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Myanmar (Burma) has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Laos.
  • In 2023, Laos ranked 161 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 144 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Laos at -1.1 per 1,000 people and Myanmar (Burma) at -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearLaosMyanmar (Burma)
2023-1.3-0.6
2022-1.3-0.7
2021-1.4-0.7
2020-1.4-1.2
2019-1.4-1.9
2018-1.4-2.2
2017-1.5-2
2016-1.7-1.7
2015-1.9-1.8
2014-4-1.5
2013-4.2-1.3
2012-4.4-1.2
2011-4.8-1.7
2010-4.7-2.4
2009-4.7-3.3
2008-4.6-3.7
2007-4.5-3.8
2006-4.2-3.9
2005-4.1-3.9
2004-6.9-3.6
2003-6.4-3.6
2002-6-3.2
2001-6.1-2.9
2000-6.3-2.4
1999-6.9-1.8
1998-6.5-1.4
1997-6.3-1.3
1996-3.3-1.5
1995-2.9-1.8
1994-2.5-1.7
1993-2-2
1992-1.6-2
1991-1.2-2
1990-0.7-1
1989-0.3-0.7
1988-0-0.3
19870-0.3
1986-0.1-0.2
1985-0.40.2
1984-0.70.3
1983-1.20.5
1982-1.8-2.3
1981-3.3-1.6
1980-5.3-1.1
1979-7.2-1.4
1978-8.6-1.1
1977-8.6-1.2
1976-7.1-2
1975-4.6-1.7
1974-2-1.8
1973-0.3-1.9
197200.4
197100.2
197000.7
196900.7
196800.7
196700.7
196600.6
196500.8
196400.7
196300.6
196200.6
196100.5
196000.4
195900.2
19580-0.3
19570-0
195600
19550-0
19540-0
19530-0.1
195200.1
195100.3
195000.3
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearLaosMyanmar (Burma)
2024-1.3-3.2–0.4-0.7-1.9–0.4
2025-1.4-4–1.2-0.7-2.4–0.7
2026-1.4-4.7–1.4-0.7-2.7–0.9
2027-1.4-4.9–2-0.8-3–1.2
2028-1.4-5.3–2.2-0.8-3–1.4
2029-1.4-5.7–2.5-0.8-3.4–1.4
2030-1.3-5.7–2.8-0.8-3.5–1.7
2031-1.3-6–3-0.8-3.6–1.8
2032-1.3-6.3–3.1-0.8-3.6–1.8
2033-1.4-6.4–3.4-0.8-3.8–2.1
2034-1.4-6.6–3.7-0.8-3.7–2.1
2035-1.4-6.2–3.9-0.8-3.9–2.2
2036-1.4-6.5–3.8-0.8-3.9–2.3
2037-1.4-6.5–3.9-0.8-4–2.5
2038-1.3-6.8–4.1-0.8-4–2.6
2039-1.5-7.3–4.1-0.8-4–2.5
2040-1.5-7.2–4.1-0.8-4.1–2.5
2041-1.4-6.9–4.6-0.8-4.1–2.7
2042-1.3-7.1–4.6-0.8-4.1–2.7
2043-1.5-7.2–4.8-0.9-4.2–2.7
2044-1.4-7.1–5.1-0.9-4.3–2.7
2045-1.4-7.3–4.5-0.8-4.4–2.7
2046-1.3-7.5–4.8-0.9-4.5–2.7
2047-1.3-7.9–5.1-0.9-4.6–2.7
2048-1.2-7.4–5-0.9-4.5–2.8
2049-1.3-7.6–4.8-0.9-4.4–3.1
2050-1.3-7.4–5.2-0.8-4.3–2.9
2051-1.3-7.4–5.1-0.9-4.4–3.1
2052-1.3-7.7–5-0.9-4.5–3
2053-1.3-7.7–5.1-0.9-4.6–3.2
2054-1.3-7.8–5.2-0.9-4.6–3.1
2055-1.4-7.7–5.3-0.9-4.8–3.1
2056-1.3-7.8–5.4-0.9-4.8–3
2057-1.2-7.9–5.7-0.9-4.7–3.4
2058-1.2-8.3–5.7-0.8-4.8–3.4
2059-1.3-7.8–5.9-0.8-4.8–3.6
2060-1.2-8.2–5.4-0.9-4.7–3.2
2061-1.2-7.9–5.8-0.9-4.9–3.3
2062-1.3-8.1–6-0.8-4.7–3.3
2063-1.3-8.3–6.2-0.8-4.7–3.4
2064-1.3-8.4–6.1-0.8-4.8–3.5
2065-1.2-8.4–6.1-0.8-5.2–3.8
2066-1.1-8.2–6.5-0.8-5–3.5
2067-1.2-8.4–6.1-0.7-4.9–3.4
2068-1.2-8.5–6.4-0.7-5.1–3.3
2069-1.3-8.5–5.9-0.7-4.8–3.5
2070-1.3-8.3–5.9-0.8-5.3–3.3
2071-1.1-8.4–6.3-0.8-5.1–3.5
2072-1.2-8.9–6.3-0.8-5–3.4
2073-1.2-8.9–6.4-0.8-5.4–3.2
2074-1.2-8.6–6.2-0.8-5.4–3.2
2075-1.2-9–6.4-0.8-5.5–3.4
2076-1.1-9–6.2-0.8-5.4–3.4
2077-1.2-9.2–6-0.7-5.3–3.4
2078-1.1-9.2–6.2-0.8-5.4–3.3
2079-1.1-9.1–6.1-0.8-5.6–3.4
2080-1.1-9.4–6-0.7-5.5–3.3
2081-1.1-9.4–6-0.7-5.5–3.4
2082-1.1-9.4–6.1-0.7-5.5–3.7
2083-1.1-9.3–6.1-0.7-5.5–3.3
2084-1.1-9.6–6.4-0.7-5.9–3.4
2085-1.2-9.6–6.4-0.8-5.7–3.2
2086-1.2-9.7–6.6-0.8-5.8–3.4
2087-1.2-9.8–6.4-0.8-5.4–3.5
2088-1.2-9.7–6.1-0.7-5.7–3.5
2089-1.2-9.5–6.3-0.7-5.7–3.4
2090-1.2-9.3–6.1-0.8-5.7–3.4
2091-1.2-9.4–6.3-0.8-5.5–3.4
2092-1.2-9.3–6.5-0.7-5.3–3.7
2093-1.2-9.9–6.2-0.7-5.5–3.7
2094-1.2-9.5–6.4-0.8-5.6–3.7
2095-1.1-9.4–6.9-0.8-5.5–3.8
2096-1.1-9.7–7-0.7-5.6–3.7
2097-1.1-9.5–6.8-0.7-5.8–3.7
2098-1.2-9.9–6.4-0.7-5.6–3.6
2099-1.1-9.1–6.5-0.7-5.5–4
2100-1.1-9.8–7-0.7-5.7–3.8

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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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