Malawi vs Tanzania

Malawi vs Tanzania: Net migration rate

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

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per 1,000 people · UN

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

What the numbers say

  • Malawi has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Tanzania.
  • In 2023, Malawi ranked 129 and Tanzania ranked 142 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Malawi at 0.4 per 1,000 people and Tanzania at -0 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearMalawiTanzania
2023-0.3-0.6
2022-0.3-0.6
2021-0.1-0.1
2020-0.1-0.3
2019-0.1-1.1
2018-0.2-1
20170.12.1
20160.22.8
2015-0.43.9
2014-0.6-0.4
2013-0.80
2012-0.9-1.1
2011-0.8-1.8
2010-0.6-2.7
2009-0.6-7.4
2008-0.7-4.3
2007-1.7-3.1
2006-2.2-3.2
2005-2.5-3.3
2004-2.6-3.3
2003-2.6-3.4
2002-2.5-3.3
2001-2.5-3.6
2000-2.5-0.3
1999-2.9-0.1
1998-3.7-3.2
1997-5.8-0.4
1996-6.4-15.3
1995-6.5-3.6
1994-49.711.9
1993-27.710.2
19923.7-3.1
19911.6-3.4
19907.4-3.1
198919.6-2.8
198823-2.9
198732.83.9
19867.91
19859.83.9
19849.9-1.2
19839.72.8
19829.2-1.9
19818.8-2.1
19808.3-2.2
19797.7-0.3
19786.21.5
19773.52.9
19761.53.3
197513.3
19740.73.3
19730.33.2
197204
1971-0.13
1970-0.52.9
1969-0.52.8
1968-0.22.7
196700.4
196600.4
196500.4
196400.8
196300.4
196200.4
196100.8
196000.2
195900.2
195800.1
195700.1
195600.1
195500.1
195400.1
195300.1
195200.2
195100.2
195000.2
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMalawiTanzania
2024-0.1-15.2–13.2-0.4-7.3–5.5
2025-0.3-18.3–15.6-0.2-7.7–6.2
20260.1-19.1–17.4-0.3-7.8–5.9
20270.1-18.6–18.8-0.4-8.1–6.6
20280-20.6–18.5-0.4-7.6–6.7
20290.4-20.6–20.1-0.1-7.7–6.5
20300.2-19.7–19.7-0.2-7.3–7
2031-0.2-20.7–18.9-0.1-7.5–7.3
2032-0.1-19.7–18.6-0.1-7.7–6.9
20330.2-20.6–18.7-0.2-8.5–7
20340.1-19.1–18.90-7.3–7.5
20350.2-19.9–18.6-0.2-7.7–6.6
20360.2-19–19.3-0.1-7.5–7.3
20370.4-20–20.3-0.1-7.8–7
2038-0.3-20.8–18.6-0.1-7.7–7.2
2039-0.2-20.8–18.7-0.1-7.4–6.7
2040-0.2-20.6–18.8-0.2-7.6–6.8
2041-0.2-21.7–18.4-0.2-8–6.9
2042-0.3-21.9–20.2-0.1-7.7–7.1
2043-0.2-22.3–19.3-0.2-7.8–6
20440.3-20.1–19.1-0.2-7.4–6.9
2045-0.1-21.3–17.6-0.1-7.4–7.1
20460-20.7–18.4-0.2-7.6–7.1
20470-20.1–18.4-0.1-7.4–6.7
2048-0.4-19.9–18.1-0.1-7.9–7
2049-0-19.5–19.3-0.2-7.7–7.2
2050-0-19.2–17.9-0.2-7.9–6.9
20510.2-19–18.9-0.2-7.4–6.6
20520.2-20.2–18.9-0.3-7.7–6.8
20530.4-19.9–19-0.3-7.7–7
2054-0.2-20.7–18.8-0.1-7.4–6.5
20550.2-21–19.2-0-7.1–7.2
2056-0.2-19.5–18.60.1-7.3–6.9
2057-0-20.6–20.1-0.1-7.1–6.4
2058-0.2-20.8–18.4-0.2-7.2–6.5
20590.4-20.5–19-0.2-7.3–6.9
2060-0-19.6–17.9-0.2-7.1–6.5
20610-20.9–18.8-0.1-7.1–6.5
2062-0.3-22.1–17.7-0.1-7.6–6.3
2063-0.6-21.9–16.9-0.1-7.4–6.9
2064-0.3-21–17.9-0.1-7.5–6.9
2065-0.2-20–18.50.1-7.2–7
2066-0-20.6–19.5-0.2-7.9–6.8
2067-0.1-22.9–18-0.2-8–6.9
2068-0-22.5–17.9-0.2-7.4–6.7
2069-0.2-21.7–18.9-0.1-7.3–6.7
2070-0.2-21.5–17.8-0.1-7.5–6.7
2071-0.1-21.7–17.6-0.2-7.7–6.4
2072-0.4-21.2–18.2-0.2-7.9–6.7
2073-0.3-22.1–18.5-0.1-7.4–6.2
2074-0.1-21.3–17.5-0-7.1–6.8
20750.1-20.9–19.6-0.1-7.4–6.9
20760.4-20.3–19.1-0-7.4–6.6
20770.4-21.5–19.4-0.1-7.6–6.2
2078-0.1-22–17.9-0.1-7.6–6.8
20790.1-22.1–18.5-0.1-7.2–6.5
20800.2-23.1–19.1-0.1-7.9–6.4
20810.2-21.9–18.5-0.1-7.6–6.4
20820.1-22.4–18.9-0.2-7.2–5.8
20830.2-22.5–17.2-0.2-8–6.3
2084-0.4-23.5–17.9-0.1-7.6–6.6
2085-0.1-23–18.1-0-7.2–6.3
2086-0.2-21.5–18.7-0-7.2–6.5
2087-0.1-23.2–17.7-0.1-7.5–6.3
20880.1-22–17.9-0.1-7.2–6.2
2089-0.1-23.8–18.3-0.1-7.9–6.3
2090-0-23–18.5-0.2-7.8–5.9
2091-0.2-21.8–18.3-0.1-7.5–6.6
2092-0.1-21.7–19.2-0.1-7.7–6.2
2093-0.2-22.7–18-0.1-7.5–6.2
2094-0.2-23.2–18.9-0.2-7.4–6.3
2095-0.3-24.4–17.8-0.1-7.2–6.4
20960.1-24–19.4-0.1-7.4–6.3
2097-0.1-23.5–20.2-0.1-7.6–5.9
20980.2-23.5–19.3-0.1-7.6–6.1
20990.4-23.8–19-0.1-7.3–6.6
21000.4-23.2–19.1-0-7.2–6.1

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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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