Malawi vs South Sudan

Malawi vs South Sudan: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Malawi and 39.6 per 1,000 people in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 39.9 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

All yearsSince 1990Since 2010
ValuesChange
LinearLog
Projection
Malawi vs South Sudan: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Malawi and 39.6 per 1,000 people in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 39.9 per 1,000 people.
MalawiSouth SudanUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

Latest figures

per 1,000 people · UN

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2023Projected
Malawi-0.3 2023-0.8129 of 2290.4 2100
South Sudan39.6 20235.91 of 2290.7 2100

What the numbers say

  • South Sudan has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Malawi.
  • In 2023, Malawi ranked 129 and South Sudan ranked 1 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Malawi at 0.4 per 1,000 people and South Sudan at 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearMalawiSouth Sudan
2023-0.339.6
2022-0.33.7
2021-0.1-14.2
2020-0.15.9
2019-0.16.3
2018-0.215.6
20170.1-65.4
20160.2-60.4
2015-0.4-14.4
2014-0.6-42
2013-0.85.9
2012-0.911.7
2011-0.818.9
2010-0.630.7
2009-0.615.1
2008-0.718.8
2007-1.720
2006-2.219.3
2005-2.517.5
2004-2.615.2
2003-2.613.3
2002-2.512.6
2001-2.512.3
2000-2.512.3
1999-2.912.2
1998-3.711.4
1997-5.88.8
1996-6.43.4
1995-6.53.3
1994-49.73.2
1993-27.73.2
19923.73.1
19911.63
19907.42.7
198919.6-27.8
198823-20
198732.8-2.4
19867.9-2.2
19859.8-2.1
19849.9-1.9
19839.7-1.7
19829.2-1.5
19818.8-1.3
19808.3-1.2
19797.7-0.9
19786.2-0.7
19773.5-0.5
19761.5-0.3
19751-0.1
19740.7-0.1
19730.30
197200.1
1971-0.10.1
1970-0.50.2
1969-0.50.2
1968-0.20.3
196700.4
196600.4
196500.5
196400.6
196300.5
196200.5
196100.4
196000.3
195900.3
195800.2
195700.1
195600.1
195500
19540-0.1
19530-0.2
19520-0.2
19510-0.3
19500-0.4
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMalawiSouth Sudan
2024-0.1-15.2–13.21.3-28.4–27.4
2025-0.3-18.3–15.60.5-32.2–32.3
20260.1-19.1–17.40.6-35.1–33
20270.1-18.6–18.80.3-31.4–32.9
20280-20.6–18.50.3-33.1–31.7
20290.4-20.6–20.1-0-35.2–31.3
20300.2-19.7–19.70.1-34.8–32.3
2031-0.2-20.7–18.90.8-33.6–33.3
2032-0.1-19.7–18.60.3-34.5–32.5
20330.2-20.6–18.7-0.1-33.8–31.6
20340.1-19.1–18.90.5-35.8–34.2
20350.2-19.9–18.61-32.5–32.9
20360.2-19–19.30.9-32.8–32.2
20370.4-20–20.30.6-33.1–31.7
2038-0.3-20.8–18.60.7-34.9–32.5
2039-0.2-20.8–18.70.4-36.8–33.3
2040-0.2-20.6–18.80.7-35.5–31.6
2041-0.2-21.7–18.40.6-35.8–31.5
2042-0.3-21.9–20.20.6-35.8–32.4
2043-0.2-22.3–19.30.2-34.6–32.3
20440.3-20.1–19.10.4-31.9–32.9
2045-0.1-21.3–17.60.1-34.2–32.5
20460-20.7–18.40.5-33.6–33.2
20470-20.1–18.4-0-37.1–33.4
2048-0.4-19.9–18.1-0.1-35.5–32.2
2049-0-19.5–19.3-0.3-35.6–30.8
2050-0-19.2–17.9-0.4-35.5–31.3
20510.2-19–18.90.2-35.4–31.8
20520.2-20.2–18.91-32.9–33.4
20530.4-19.9–19-0.1-36.2–31.5
2054-0.2-20.7–18.80.6-34.6–33.2
20550.2-21–19.20.1-33.5–33.6
2056-0.2-19.5–18.60.2-34.6–34.6
2057-0-20.6–20.10.4-35.5–33.8
2058-0.2-20.8–18.40.1-35.6–32.5
20590.4-20.5–190.7-32.7–32.7
2060-0-19.6–17.9-0.1-36.4–32.5
20610-20.9–18.8-0-37.9–32.1
2062-0.3-22.1–17.70.4-34.4–33.1
2063-0.6-21.9–16.90.4-33.2–32.8
2064-0.3-21–17.90.5-34–33.3
2065-0.2-20–18.50.8-35.8–33.1
2066-0-20.6–19.50.3-36.4–32.9
2067-0.1-22.9–180.6-34.4–33.9
2068-0-22.5–17.91.1-36–32.7
2069-0.2-21.7–18.90.1-37.4–35.3
2070-0.2-21.5–17.8-0.2-36.4–31.1
2071-0.1-21.7–17.60.7-36.4–33.5
2072-0.4-21.2–18.20.7-35.4–34.7
2073-0.3-22.1–18.50.9-34.1–34.4
2074-0.1-21.3–17.51.2-34.7–33.2
20750.1-20.9–19.60.4-35.5–33.6
20760.4-20.3–19.1-0.2-36.5–34.3
20770.4-21.5–19.40.6-36.8–30.8
2078-0.1-22–17.90.4-31.8–32.8
20790.1-22.1–18.50.7-34.6–33.5
20800.2-23.1–19.1-0-37.9–31.6
20810.2-21.9–18.50.2-34.7–34.3
20820.1-22.4–18.90.6-39.2–32.1
20830.2-22.5–17.20.6-37.9–33.3
2084-0.4-23.5–17.90.9-38.6–32
2085-0.1-23–18.1-0-38.2–30.3
2086-0.2-21.5–18.70.6-39.2–33.8
2087-0.1-23.2–17.70-36.8–34.1
20880.1-22–17.90.6-36.2–34.2
2089-0.1-23.8–18.30.6-37.2–32.2
2090-0-23–18.5-0-38.4–31
2091-0.2-21.8–18.30-37.1–30
2092-0.1-21.7–19.20.2-38–33.7
2093-0.2-22.7–18-0.1-36.6–30.5
2094-0.2-23.2–18.9-0.4-36.1–30.1
2095-0.3-24.4–17.80.1-36.9–33.2
20960.1-24–19.40.4-37.4–32.7
2097-0.1-23.5–20.2-0-37.7–29.6
20980.2-23.5–19.30.9-39–33.5
20990.4-23.8–190.5-38.2–32.2
21000.4-23.2–19.10.7-37.3–34.5

Each country on its own

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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