Malawi vs Rwanda

Malawi vs Rwanda: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Malawi and -0.6 per 1,000 people in Rwanda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malawi, by 0.4 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Malawi vs Rwanda: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Malawi and -0.6 per 1,000 people in Rwanda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malawi, by 0.4 per 1,000 people.
MalawiRwandaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Malawi has been higher since 1998, when it overtook Rwanda.
  • In 2023, Malawi ranked 129 and Rwanda ranked 143 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Malawi at 0.4 per 1,000 people and Rwanda at -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearMalawiRwanda
2023-0.3-0.6
2022-0.3-0.7
2021-0.1-1.6
2020-0.1-1.7
2019-0.1-1.9
2018-0.2-2
20170.1-2.1
20160.2-2.1
2015-0.4-1.9
2014-0.6-1.7
2013-0.8-1.5
2012-0.9-2.3
2011-0.8-2.6
2010-0.6-2.9
2009-0.6-3
2008-0.7-3.3
2007-1.7-3.4
2006-2.2-3.7
2005-2.5-3.7
2004-2.6-3.5
2003-2.6-3
2002-2.5-10.9
2001-2.5-18.4
2000-2.5-18.7
1999-2.9-17.9
1998-3.7-16
1997-5.852.9
1996-6.4203.9
1995-6.577.5
1994-49.7-305.9
1993-27.729.6
19923.7-1.6
19911.6-7.9
19907.4-5.6
198919.6-0.4
198823-0.8
198732.8-1
19867.9-1.4
19859.8-1.7
19849.9-2.1
19839.7-2.5
19829.2-2.8
19818.8-3
19808.3-3.1
19797.7-3
19786.2-2.7
19773.5-2.3
19761.5-1.5
19751-1
19740.7-1
19730.3-0.9
19720-1
1971-0.1-1
1970-0.50.3
1969-0.50.8
1968-0.21.3
196701.3
19660-0.5
19650-2.9
19640-5.8
19630-7.8
19620-8
19610-6.6
19600-4.4
19590-2.1
19580-1.4
19570-0.4
19560-0.3
19550-0.3
19540-0.3
19530-0.4
195200.1
195100.4
195000.5
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMalawiRwanda
2024-0.1-15.2–13.2-1.1-95.5–75
2025-0.3-18.3–15.60.4-96.5–80.9
20260.1-19.1–17.4-0.5-101.6–79
20270.1-18.6–18.80.5-92.1–78.8
20280-20.6–18.5-1.1-90.5–79.1
20290.4-20.6–20.1-1.5-98.5–79.1
20300.2-19.7–19.7-1-96.3–78
2031-0.2-20.7–18.9-0.6-94.7–83.1
2032-0.1-19.7–18.6-3.6-99.9–80.3
20330.2-20.6–18.7-0.4-97.6–81.3
20340.1-19.1–18.9-0.4-90.6–80.8
20350.2-19.9–18.61.2-93.3–83.5
20360.2-19–19.3-2.2-89.6–79.7
20370.4-20–20.3-0.3-92.7–82.3
2038-0.3-20.8–18.6-0.6-96–82
2039-0.2-20.8–18.71.1-98.7–82.8
2040-0.2-20.6–18.81.2-91.7–79.4
2041-0.2-21.7–18.41-96.6–83.6
2042-0.3-21.9–20.2-0.7-100–85.4
2043-0.2-22.3–19.31-95.2–84.2
20440.3-20.1–19.1-1.6-100.7–78.3
2045-0.1-21.3–17.6-0.8-95.2–81.2
20460-20.7–18.4-2.2-99.2–80.3
20470-20.1–18.4-0.7-95.5–83.9
2048-0.4-19.9–18.1-0.4-97.9–80.5
2049-0-19.5–19.3-0.8-97.9–82.5
2050-0-19.2–17.9-1.4-98.4–85
20510.2-19–18.9-0.9-96.6–80.1
20520.2-20.2–18.9-1.7-93.4–81.3
20530.4-19.9–19-1.4-94.6–80.2
2054-0.2-20.7–18.8-1.1-94.7–84.3
20550.2-21–19.2-0.5-93.5–85.6
2056-0.2-19.5–18.6-1.6-99.2–83.8
2057-0-20.6–20.1-1.5-97.4–82
2058-0.2-20.8–18.41.1-98.7–86.3
20590.4-20.5–19-1-99.9–82.4
2060-0-19.6–17.9-1-96.5–76.6
20610-20.9–18.80.6-93.6–85.3
2062-0.3-22.1–17.7-1.7-106.8–81.8
2063-0.6-21.9–16.9-0.3-105–80.1
2064-0.3-21–17.9-0.7-101.5–80.2
2065-0.2-20–18.5-0.3-102.1–89.4
2066-0-20.6–19.5-1.4-101.4–85.9
2067-0.1-22.9–18-0.3-100.6–89.3
2068-0-22.5–17.9-0.7-107.4–84.2
2069-0.2-21.7–18.9-1.8-99.5–83.3
2070-0.2-21.5–17.8-0.5-105.8–84.3
2071-0.1-21.7–17.6-1.2-98.9–84
2072-0.4-21.2–18.2-0.7-104.6–86.2
2073-0.3-22.1–18.5-0.9-108.1–80.8
2074-0.1-21.3–17.5-1.3-101.6–84.1
20750.1-20.9–19.6-1-107.7–83.4
20760.4-20.3–19.1-1.8-104.9–79.2
20770.4-21.5–19.4-0.8-104.4–84.5
2078-0.1-22–17.9-1.2-103.5–84.4
20790.1-22.1–18.5-0.6-113.3–79.7
20800.2-23.1–19.1-0.4-102.9–88.2
20810.2-21.9–18.5-0.7-109.7–85.3
20820.1-22.4–18.9-0.3-104–90.5
20830.2-22.5–17.2-0.3-114.8–85.9
2084-0.4-23.5–17.9-1.2-109.9–87.3
2085-0.1-23–18.1-0.9-117.6–87.6
2086-0.2-21.5–18.7-0.4-106.1–91.2
2087-0.1-23.2–17.71-110.8–89.6
20880.1-22–17.9-0.4-116.9–86.5
2089-0.1-23.8–18.31.4-120.7–92
2090-0-23–18.5-1.4-122.1–86
2091-0.2-21.8–18.3-1.2-117.7–85.7
2092-0.1-21.7–19.2-0.4-112.8–92
2093-0.2-22.7–180.1-110.9–101.8
2094-0.2-23.2–18.9-1.3-118–92.4
2095-0.3-24.4–17.80.4-118.1–93.9
20960.1-24–19.4-0.9-106.2–92.8
2097-0.1-23.5–20.2-1.1-109.2–93.6
20980.2-23.5–19.3-0.7-115.3–101.3
20990.4-23.8–190.2-122.7–99.4
21000.4-23.2–19.1-0.7-123.8–90

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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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