Laos vs Vietnam

Laos vs Vietnam: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -1.3 per 1,000 people in Laos and -0.8 per 1,000 people in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 0.5 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Laos vs Vietnam: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -1.3 per 1,000 people in Laos and -0.8 per 1,000 people in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 0.5 per 1,000 people.
LaosVietnamUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Vietnam has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Laos.
  • In 2023, Laos ranked 161 and Vietnam ranked 148 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Laos at -1.1 per 1,000 people and Vietnam at -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearLaosVietnam
2023-1.3-0.8
2022-1.3-0.8
2021-1.4-0.1
2020-1.4-0.1
2019-1.4-0
2018-1.41
2017-1.51.5
2016-1.71.8
2015-1.9-0.1
2014-4-0.1
2013-4.2-0.1
2012-4.4-0.1
2011-4.8-0.1
2010-4.7-0.1
2009-4.7-0.2
2008-4.66.7
2007-4.56.3
2006-4.25.9
2005-4.1-2.6
2004-6.9-2.7
2003-6.4-2.7
2002-6-2.5
2001-6.1-2.3
2000-6.3-1.9
1999-6.9-0.2
1998-6.51.4
1997-6.30.7
1996-3.3-0.7
1995-2.9-0.7
1994-2.5-0.7
1993-2-1
1992-1.6-1
1991-1.2-1.1
1990-0.7-0.9
1989-0.3-1.6
1988-0-1.3
19870-2.1
1986-0.1-2.7
1985-0.4-2.1
1984-0.7-1.7
1983-1.2-1.7
1982-1.8-2
1981-3.3-2
1980-5.3-1.4
1979-7.2-6.6
1978-8.6-0.1
1977-8.61
1976-7.1-0
1975-4.6-0
1974-2-0.8
1973-0.3-0.4
19720-0
197101.8
197000
196900
196800
196700
196600
19650-0
19640-0.2
196300
196200
196100
196000
195900
195800
195700
195600
195500
195400
195300
195200
195100
195000
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearLaosVietnam
2024-1.3-3.2–0.4-0.6-3.8–2.5
2025-1.4-4–1.2-0.5-4.3–2.9
2026-1.4-4.7–1.4-0.5-4.8–3.3
2027-1.4-4.9–2-0.4-4.7–3.4
2028-1.4-5.3–2.2-0.4-4.6–3.5
2029-1.4-5.7–2.5-0.4-4.6–3.6
2030-1.3-5.7–2.8-0.2-4.6–3.7
2031-1.3-6–3-0.3-4.2–3.6
2032-1.3-6.3–3.1-0.3-4.7–3.9
2033-1.4-6.4–3.4-0.4-4.6–3.6
2034-1.4-6.6–3.7-0.3-4.5–3.6
2035-1.4-6.2–3.9-0.3-4.5–3.3
2036-1.4-6.5–3.8-0.4-4.6–3.5
2037-1.4-6.5–3.9-0.3-4.5–3.4
2038-1.3-6.8–4.1-0.3-4.7–3.6
2039-1.5-7.3–4.1-0.3-4.6–3.6
2040-1.5-7.2–4.1-0.3-4.6–3.6
2041-1.4-6.9–4.6-0.3-4.7–3.6
2042-1.3-7.1–4.6-0.3-4.3–3.6
2043-1.5-7.2–4.8-0.3-4.4–3.4
2044-1.4-7.1–5.1-0.3-4.5–3.6
2045-1.4-7.3–4.5-0.3-4.3–3.7
2046-1.3-7.5–4.8-0.3-4.4–3.9
2047-1.3-7.9–5.1-0.3-4.6–3.9
2048-1.2-7.4–5-0.3-4.6–3.8
2049-1.3-7.6–4.8-0.3-4.7–3.6
2050-1.3-7.4–5.2-0.3-4.5–3.6
2051-1.3-7.4–5.1-0.4-4.5–3.7
2052-1.3-7.7–5-0.3-4.7–3.8
2053-1.3-7.7–5.1-0.3-4.5–3.7
2054-1.3-7.8–5.2-0.3-4.7–3.7
2055-1.4-7.7–5.3-0.3-4.4–3.9
2056-1.3-7.8–5.4-0.2-4.4–3.8
2057-1.2-7.9–5.7-0.3-4.5–3.3
2058-1.2-8.3–5.7-0.3-4.6–3.3
2059-1.3-7.8–5.9-0.3-4.6–3.6
2060-1.2-8.2–5.4-0.2-4.5–3.6
2061-1.2-7.9–5.8-0.3-4.8–3.7
2062-1.3-8.1–6-0.3-4.5–3.5
2063-1.3-8.3–6.2-0.3-4.6–3.5
2064-1.3-8.4–6.1-0.2-4.5–3.7
2065-1.2-8.4–6.1-0.3-4.4–3.7
2066-1.1-8.2–6.5-0.3-4.6–3.6
2067-1.2-8.4–6.1-0.3-4.5–3.6
2068-1.2-8.5–6.4-0.2-4.7–3.7
2069-1.3-8.5–5.9-0.2-4.7–3.8
2070-1.3-8.3–5.9-0.2-4.5–3.9
2071-1.1-8.4–6.3-0.2-4.8–3.8
2072-1.2-8.9–6.3-0.3-4.6–3.8
2073-1.2-8.9–6.4-0.3-4.8–3.7
2074-1.2-8.6–6.2-0.2-4.5–3.7
2075-1.2-9–6.4-0.2-4.6–3.8
2076-1.1-9–6.2-0.2-4.4–4
2077-1.2-9.2–6-0.3-4.8–3.6
2078-1.1-9.2–6.2-0.2-4.8–3.9
2079-1.1-9.1–6.1-0.3-4.7–4
2080-1.1-9.4–6-0.3-4.7–3.9
2081-1.1-9.4–6-0.3-4.8–3.8
2082-1.1-9.4–6.1-0.3-4.8–3.7
2083-1.1-9.3–6.1-0.2-5–3.9
2084-1.1-9.6–6.4-0.2-4.9–3.9
2085-1.2-9.6–6.4-0.2-4.7–4
2086-1.2-9.7–6.6-0.2-4.9–3.9
2087-1.2-9.8–6.4-0.3-5–3.7
2088-1.2-9.7–6.1-0.2-4.7–3.9
2089-1.2-9.5–6.3-0.3-4.8–3.6
2090-1.2-9.3–6.1-0.3-4.7–3.7
2091-1.2-9.4–6.3-0.3-4.7–3.6
2092-1.2-9.3–6.5-0.2-4.7–3.8
2093-1.2-9.9–6.2-0.2-4.7–3.6
2094-1.2-9.5–6.4-0.2-4.7–3.8
2095-1.1-9.4–6.9-0.2-5–3.7
2096-1.1-9.7–7-0.3-5.1–3.6
2097-1.1-9.5–6.8-0.3-4.8–3.5
2098-1.2-9.9–6.4-0.4-5–3.6
2099-1.1-9.1–6.5-0.3-5.1–3.5
2100-1.1-9.8–7-0.3-5.3–3.8

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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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