Malawi vs Mozambique

Malawi vs Mozambique: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Malawi and -1.1 per 1,000 people in Mozambique, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malawi, by 0.8 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Malawi vs Mozambique: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Malawi and -1.1 per 1,000 people in Mozambique, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malawi, by 0.8 per 1,000 people.
MalawiMozambiqueUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Malawi has been higher since 1998, when it overtook Mozambique.
  • In 2023, Malawi ranked 129 and Mozambique ranked 152 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Malawi at 0.4 per 1,000 people and Mozambique at -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearMalawiMozambique
2023-0.3-1.1
2022-0.3-1.1
2021-0.1-0.7
2020-0.1-0.8
2019-0.1-1.6
2018-0.2-1.7
20170.1-0.9
20160.2-1.6
2015-0.4-2
2014-0.6-2.1
2013-0.8-2.3
2012-0.9-2.6
2011-0.8-2.7
2010-0.6-4.2
2009-0.6-4.5
2008-0.7-4.7
2007-1.7-4.7
2006-2.2-4.6
2005-2.5-4.7
2004-2.6-5.1
2003-2.6-5.1
2002-2.5-5.4
2001-2.5-5.7
2000-2.5-5.8
1999-2.9-5.8
1998-3.7-4.3
1997-5.8-4.7
1996-6.45.5
1995-6.56.8
1994-49.762.4
1993-27.719.4
19923.7-9.5
19911.6-5.1
19907.4-9.7
198919.6-15.5
198823-22.4
198732.8-34.5
19867.9-9.5
19859.8-6
19849.9-5.7
19839.7-6.1
19829.2-6.2
19818.8-5
19808.3-13.2
19797.77.6
19786.29
19773.58.9
19761.56.2
197516.2
19740.75.5
19730.35
197204
1971-0.11.3
1970-0.5-2.2
1969-0.5-3
1968-0.2-3.4
19670-3.6
19660-4.2
19650-4.1
19640-4.8
19630-5.3
19620-5.5
19610-5.9
19600-8.1
19590-9.8
19580-10.8
19570-10
19560-9.8
19550-9.8
19540-9.7
19530-9.9
19520-9.2
19510-8.7
19500-9.5
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMalawiMozambique
2024-0.1-15.2–13.2-1.1-19.9–14.9
2025-0.3-18.3–15.6-1.8-23.2–18.1
20260.1-19.1–17.4-1.5-24.1–18.6
20270.1-18.6–18.8-1.4-23.7–19.2
20280-20.6–18.5-1.4-24.4–20.9
20290.4-20.6–20.1-1.4-25.9–21
20300.2-19.7–19.7-1.5-24.4–18.9
2031-0.2-20.7–18.9-1.2-23.2–21.1
2032-0.1-19.7–18.6-1-23.6–20.8
20330.2-20.6–18.7-1.1-23.1–20.7
20340.1-19.1–18.9-0.6-21.9–19.8
20350.2-19.9–18.6-1-22.7–19.1
20360.2-19–19.3-1-23.1–19.9
20370.4-20–20.3-1.3-24.5–20.3
2038-0.3-20.8–18.6-1.1-24.4–20.5
2039-0.2-20.8–18.7-1.1-25.5–21
2040-0.2-20.6–18.8-1.1-24.7–19.9
2041-0.2-21.7–18.4-1.4-24.8–20
2042-0.3-21.9–20.2-1-24.7–19.3
2043-0.2-22.3–19.3-1.5-23.9–18.5
20440.3-20.1–19.1-1.4-23.7–19
2045-0.1-21.3–17.6-1.7-23.9–20.8
20460-20.7–18.4-1.5-23.6–19.5
20470-20.1–18.4-1.4-23.1–21
2048-0.4-19.9–18.1-1.4-22.1–19.1
2049-0-19.5–19.3-1.2-24.2–19.9
2050-0-19.2–17.9-1.6-24.2–20.4
20510.2-19–18.9-1.6-23.7–20.7
20520.2-20.2–18.9-1.3-23.7–20.5
20530.4-19.9–19-1.7-23.9–20.9
2054-0.2-20.7–18.8-1.4-24.9–20
20550.2-21–19.2-1.1-24.3–20.4
2056-0.2-19.5–18.6-0.8-23.6–20.4
2057-0-20.6–20.1-0.9-24.6–20.9
2058-0.2-20.8–18.4-0.9-22.5–19.9
20590.4-20.5–19-0.9-23.9–22.1
2060-0-19.6–17.9-1.3-25.1–17.8
20610-20.9–18.8-0.8-24.7–20.2
2062-0.3-22.1–17.7-1.3-24.6–19.6
2063-0.6-21.9–16.9-1.8-25.3–19.7
2064-0.3-21–17.9-1.5-26.9–18.7
2065-0.2-20–18.5-1.6-24.2–18.6
2066-0-20.6–19.5-1.3-25.2–19.6
2067-0.1-22.9–18-1.5-24.2–18.2
2068-0-22.5–17.9-1.4-23.7–19.9
2069-0.2-21.7–18.9-0.9-24.5–20.6
2070-0.2-21.5–17.8-1.3-24.9–19.9
2071-0.1-21.7–17.6-1.1-25.9–18.9
2072-0.4-21.2–18.2-1.2-25.6–19.9
2073-0.3-22.1–18.5-1.2-25.6–20.8
2074-0.1-21.3–17.5-1.4-25.9–19.5
20750.1-20.9–19.6-1.2-25.6–20.9
20760.4-20.3–19.1-1.2-24.3–20.2
20770.4-21.5–19.4-1.2-24.9–20.4
2078-0.1-22–17.9-0.9-22.6–20.4
20790.1-22.1–18.5-1.1-24–20.4
20800.2-23.1–19.1-1.3-26–18.4
20810.2-21.9–18.5-1.2-24.3–19
20820.1-22.4–18.9-1-25.7–20.9
20830.2-22.5–17.2-0.9-25.2–18.8
2084-0.4-23.5–17.9-1.2-26.6–18.8
2085-0.1-23–18.1-1-26.3–19.6
2086-0.2-21.5–18.7-1-25.5–18.3
2087-0.1-23.2–17.7-0.9-25.5–18.9
20880.1-22–17.9-1-26–19.3
2089-0.1-23.8–18.3-0.8-25.2–20.3
2090-0-23–18.5-1-25.7–19.2
2091-0.2-21.8–18.3-1.4-26.3–19.6
2092-0.1-21.7–19.2-1-26.7–19.3
2093-0.2-22.7–18-0.9-28.4–20.5
2094-0.2-23.2–18.9-1-26.1–19.5
2095-0.3-24.4–17.8-0.9-25.5–20.2
20960.1-24–19.4-0.9-25.7–19.1
2097-0.1-23.5–20.2-1-27.4–19.9
20980.2-23.5–19.3-0.8-27.5–19
20990.4-23.8–19-1-28.5–20.8
21000.4-23.2–19.1-0.8-27.1–19.6

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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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