Mauritania vs Western Sahara

Mauritania vs Western Sahara: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 0.6 per 1,000 people in Mauritania and 9.7 per 1,000 people in Western Sahara, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Western Sahara, by 9.1 per 1,000 people, or 16 times that in Mauritania.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Mauritania vs Western Sahara: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 0.6 per 1,000 people in Mauritania and 9.7 per 1,000 people in Western Sahara, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Western Sahara, by 9.1 per 1,000 people, or 16 times that in Mauritania.
MauritaniaWestern SaharaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Western Sahara has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Mauritania.
  • In 2023, Mauritania ranked 84 and Western Sahara ranked 26 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mauritania at -0.9 per 1,000 people and Western Sahara at 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearMauritaniaWestern Sahara
20230.69.7
20220.69.9
2021-0.36.3
2020-0.36.4
2019-0.712.1
2018-0.712.7
2017-0.713.4
2016-0.714.1
2015-0.814.9
2014-0.815.7
2013-0.822.5
20121.222.7
20110.922.5
20100.322.2
2009-0.521.8
2008-1.221.4
2007-5.523.3
2006-625.5
2005-6.424.8
2004-6.626
2003-6.827.1
2002-6.928.3
2001-7.929.6
2000-1.131
1999-1.231.1
1998-3.432.7
1997-3.434.5
1996-12.236.4
1995-9.930.7
19942.45.9
19932.96.1
199216.56.2
1991-1.56.4
1990-1.56.6
1989-9.46.8
1988-1.67.1
1987-1.77.3
1986-1.77.6
1985-1.87.8
1984-1.88.1
1983-1.98.5
1982-1.918.3
1981-235.6
1980-262.6
1979-2.1112.3
1978-2.2129.8
1977-2.2152.3
1976-1.3182.9
1975-1.2-279
1974-1.1-43.5
1973-1-29.8
1972-1-27.1
1971-0.9-26.5
1970-0.8173.2
1969-0.664.2
1968-0.570.5
1967-0.573.6
1966-0.536.5
1965-0.537.8
1964-0.439.5
1963-0.441.2
1962-0.442.8
1961-0.444.9
1960-0.446.7
1959-0.448.9
1958-0.451.3
1957-0.453.3
1956-0.456
1955-0.458.9
1954-0.461.7
1953-0.464.4
1952-0.367.5
1951-0.371.1
1950-0.374.2
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMauritaniaWestern Sahara
2024-0.4-7.3–6.29.10.9–18.1
2025-0.9-8.6–5.98.4-4–21.2
2026-1.1-9.1–6.17.7-7.3–22.8
2027-1.3-9.1–6.67.3-9.1–25
2028-1.3-9.7–5.57.1-11.9–27.2
2029-1.3-9.5–6.16.8-12.4–27.8
2030-1.3-9.4–5.77-14.1–29.6
2031-1.4-9.1–5.86.3-16.2–29.7
2032-1.3-8.8–5.96.3-17.6–31.9
2033-1.1-8.6–5.75.8-19.5–31.9
2034-1.2-8.9–5.75.1-20.9–32
2035-1.3-8.9–65.3-21.4–32.9
2036-1.3-9–64.9-20.9–33.5
2037-1.3-8.9–6.24.5-22.2–32.3
2038-1.2-9.2–6.14.5-22.7–32.7
2039-1.3-9.7–5.54.3-23.4–32.6
2040-1.3-9.5–5.54.2-24–32.6
2041-1.3-9.1–64.3-25.7–35.3
2042-1.1-9.1–6.44.1-26.2–36.7
2043-1.2-8.9–6.13.7-26.7–35.1
2044-1.2-8.9–5.73.5-28.9–54.9
2045-1.1-8.9–63.3-28.4–55.1
2046-1-8.7–5.93-29.7–51.4
2047-1.2-8.8–62.9-28.5–49.5
2048-1-9.3–5.82.4-27.4–38.9
2049-1.2-9.3–6.42.9-27.5–55.2
2050-1.3-9.6–5.92.8-28–55
2051-1.1-9–6.12.7-27.6–54
2052-1.1-8.6–5.82.9-27.8–55.1
2053-1.1-8.8–5.72.8-28–55.2
2054-1.2-8.9–5.92.8-27.2–53
2055-1.2-8.6–5.82.5-26.8–49.7
2056-1.3-9.1–5.92.3-27.5–40.7
2057-1.2-9.3–6.32.4-27.7–40.1
2058-1-9.2–6.12.1-28.4–40.1
2059-1-8.9–6.41.8-28.2–40.1
2060-1.2-9–5.92-26.6–39.6
2061-1.1-8.9–6.32.3-27.9–42.4
2062-1.1-9–6.32.1-28–42.5
2063-1.1-9.1–6.52-28.1–41.9
2064-0.9-8.7–6.42-29–41.7
2065-1.1-9.5–6.22.1-28.5–43.5
2066-0.9-8.9–6.21.8-27.8–41.9
2067-0.9-8.6–6.11.9-25.9–39.7
2068-1.1-9.4–6.41.5-26.1–40.7
2069-1-9.1–6.61.3-25.9–43.2
2070-1-9.2–6.21.7-24.9–43.4
2071-0.9-9–6.31.1-26.1–42.5
2072-1-8.9–6.11.4-26–43.9
2073-1-9.3–6.31.8-24.9–43.1
2074-1.1-9.1–6.41.5-25.8–43.5
2075-1-9.4–61.5-25.9–42
2076-0.9-8.9–6.11.5-26.5–44.7
2077-0.9-9.1–6.21.3-27.4–42.3
2078-0.9-9.5–5.71.9-26.8–42.8
2079-1-9.6–5.21.4-26.2–43.8
2080-1-9.2–5.91.3-26–42.5
2081-0.9-8.9–6.71.2-26.5–42.1
2082-1-9.1–5.71.2-25.6–42
2083-0.9-9.6–6.11-23.7–42.2
2084-0.9-9.4–60.9-24.4–41
2085-1-9.2–6.30.8-23.9–44.2
2086-0.9-8.9–6.61.2-24–45.1
2087-0.9-9.6–6.10.8-25.2–48.7
2088-0.9-9–5.91-24.8–47.6
2089-1-8.7–6.40.6-23.8–47.4
2090-1-9.9–6.20.7-23–45.6
2091-0.9-9.2–6.50.7-22.1–46.5
2092-1-9.9–6.10.6-22.4–48.3
2093-0.9-9.4–60.4-22.9–64.2
2094-0.9-9.7–5.80.5-24.6–54
2095-1-9.3–60.5-23.4–54.4
2096-0.8-9.1–6.60.8-24.2–43.7
2097-0.9-9.5–5.80.7-22.9–42.9
2098-0.8-9.3–6.40.5-24.1–54.5
2099-1-9.9–6.20.7-23.6–42.3
2100-0.9-9.7–6.40.6-23.3–45.7

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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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