Mexico vs Singapore
Mexico vs Singapore: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.8 per 1,000 people in Mexico and 4.7 per 1,000 people in Singapore, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Singapore, by 5.4 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Mexico.
- In 2023, Mexico ranked 147 and Singapore ranked 43 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mexico at -0.5 per 1,000 people and Singapore at 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Mexico | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.8 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | -0.8 | 38 |
| 2021 | -1 | -7.9 |
| 2020 | -1.2 | -25.9 |
| 2019 | -1.3 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | -1.4 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | -1.8 | -1.6 |
| 2016 | -2.5 | 2.5 |
| 2015 | -2.4 | 7.6 |
| 2014 | -1.9 | 7.4 |
| 2013 | -1 | 9.7 |
| 2012 | -1.1 | 14.8 |
| 2011 | -0.3 | 17.3 |
| 2010 | -0.4 | 14.3 |
| 2009 | -0.3 | 19.3 |
| 2008 | -0.5 | 36.7 |
| 2007 | -1 | 41.8 |
| 2006 | -2.3 | 30.8 |
| 2005 | -2.9 | 21.6 |
| 2004 | -3.3 | 12.1 |
| 2003 | -3.6 | -7.3 |
| 2002 | -3.7 | -9.7 |
| 2001 | -3.8 | 10.9 |
| 2000 | -3.6 | 13.7 |
| 1999 | -3.4 | 5 |
| 1998 | -3.4 | 13.3 |
| 1997 | -3.6 | 25.1 |
| 1996 | -3.7 | 27.8 |
| 1995 | -3.7 | 26 |
| 1994 | -4 | 20.8 |
| 1993 | -4.1 | 17.7 |
| 1992 | -4 | 16.9 |
| 1991 | -3.9 | 18.4 |
| 1990 | -3.9 | 22 |
| 1989 | -4.8 | 23.2 |
| 1988 | -4.7 | 14.4 |
| 1987 | -5.3 | 9.1 |
| 1986 | -5.9 | -2.9 |
| 1985 | -5.9 | -11.4 |
| 1984 | -5.8 | -1.6 |
| 1983 | -5.6 | 4.4 |
| 1982 | -5.4 | 15.8 |
| 1981 | -5.3 | 33.9 |
| 1980 | -3.7 | 17.4 |
| 1979 | -3.7 | -1 |
| 1978 | -3.8 | 0.2 |
| 1977 | -3.8 | 1.2 |
| 1976 | -3.8 | 0.4 |
| 1975 | -3.7 | 1.8 |
| 1974 | -3.6 | 1.2 |
| 1973 | -3.6 | -0.2 |
| 1972 | -3.6 | -0.8 |
| 1971 | -3.5 | 0.3 |
| 1970 | -3.2 | 1.9 |
| 1969 | -2.8 | 3.3 |
| 1968 | -2.4 | 3.4 |
| 1967 | -2.1 | 3.1 |
| 1966 | -2 | 1.8 |
| 1965 | -1.8 | 2.2 |
| 1964 | -1.7 | 1.7 |
| 1963 | -1.6 | 1.5 |
| 1962 | -1.5 | 2.2 |
| 1961 | -1.5 | 2.1 |
| 1960 | -2.3 | 1.2 |
| 1959 | -2.3 | 0.3 |
| 1958 | -2.2 | 0.6 |
| 1957 | -2.1 | 8.7 |
| 1956 | -2.1 | 17.5 |
| 1955 | -2 | 19 |
| 1954 | -1.9 | 20.1 |
| 1953 | -1.9 | 20.7 |
| 1952 | -1.9 | 21 |
| 1951 | -1.8 | 20.8 |
| 1950 | -1.8 | 20.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Mexico | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.8-1.6–-0 | 3.4-45–157 |
| 2025 | -0.8-2–0.3 | 2.9-22.2–25.6 |
| 2026 | -0.8-2.3–0.6 | 2.3-26.6–25.9 |
| 2027 | -0.8-2.4–0.8 | 2.6-26.8–28.6 |
| 2028 | -0.8-2.7–0.9 | 2.4-26.6–30.1 |
| 2029 | -0.8-2.7–1 | 1.8-30.1–30.3 |
| 2030 | -0.8-3–1.1 | 1.6-30.5–29.1 |
| 2031 | -0.8-3–1.4 | 2.2-29–31.2 |
| 2032 | -0.8-3–1.6 | 2.1-28.8–31.7 |
| 2033 | -0.7-3.2–1.7 | 2.5-28.2–31.8 |
| 2034 | -0.8-3.2–1.8 | 2.1-28.8–33.6 |
| 2035 | -0.7-3.3–1.9 | 1.6-30.4–32.1 |
| 2036 | -0.8-3.4–2 | 1.3-30.2–30.7 |
| 2037 | -0.7-3.4–2.1 | 1.8-29.3–31.4 |
| 2038 | -0.7-3.6–2.1 | 1.8-29–32.1 |
| 2039 | -0.8-3.6–2.1 | 1.5-28.7–32 |
| 2040 | -0.7-3.6–2.1 | 1.2-27.7–32 |
| 2041 | -0.7-3.6–2.3 | 1.1-28.6–31.4 |
| 2042 | -0.7-3.8–2.4 | 1.4-29.5–31.3 |
| 2043 | -0.7-3.8–2.5 | 1.6-29.5–31.8 |
| 2044 | -0.7-3.9–2.5 | 1.1-29–30.4 |
| 2045 | -0.7-4–2.5 | 1.6-28.9–32 |
| 2046 | -0.7-4–2.6 | 1.5-27.8–32.4 |
| 2047 | -0.7-4.2–2.7 | 1.2-28.2–32.7 |
| 2048 | -0.6-4.1–2.9 | 2.1-26.3–33.4 |
| 2049 | -0.7-4.3–2.7 | 1.7-28–33 |
| 2050 | -0.7-4.3–2.8 | 1.6-27.3–33.4 |
| 2051 | -0.7-4.5–2.8 | 1.9-29.5–31.9 |
| 2052 | -0.7-4.4–3 | 2.8-27.6–35.1 |
| 2053 | -0.7-4.5–3.1 | 2.3-26.5–34.8 |
| 2054 | -0.7-4.5–3.1 | 1.5-29.8–34.6 |
| 2055 | -0.7-4.4–3.1 | 2-29.5–34 |
| 2056 | -0.6-4.6–3.2 | 2.1-29.1–33.2 |
| 2057 | -0.6-4.4–3.2 | 2.3-29.3–32.8 |
| 2058 | -0.6-4.7–3.3 | 1.6-27.4–33.1 |
| 2059 | -0.6-4.7–3.3 | 1.9-27.9–33.1 |
| 2060 | -0.6-4.5–3.2 | 1.2-29.4–31.7 |
| 2061 | -0.6-4.4–3.3 | 1.7-28.6–32.5 |
| 2062 | -0.6-4.7–3.6 | 1.6-28.3–33.7 |
| 2063 | -0.6-4.6–3.5 | 2.1-29.1–33 |
| 2064 | -0.6-4.5–3.5 | 1.6-29.9–32.3 |
| 2065 | -0.6-4.7–3.6 | 1-30.9–32.6 |
| 2066 | -0.6-4.8–3.5 | 1-32.3–32.2 |
| 2067 | -0.6-4.8–3.6 | 2-29.6–34.1 |
| 2068 | -0.6-5.1–3.6 | 1.8-29.2–34.4 |
| 2069 | -0.6-4.9–3.7 | 1.9-27.6–31.9 |
| 2070 | -0.6-5.1–3.7 | 2.4-28.1–34.9 |
| 2071 | -0.6-5.2–3.8 | 2.3-28.1–35.3 |
| 2072 | -0.6-5–3.9 | 2.2-26.5–34.3 |
| 2073 | -0.6-5.2–3.8 | 2-29.9–35 |
| 2074 | -0.6-5.2–4.1 | 1.1-28.9–32.4 |
| 2075 | -0.6-5.2–4 | 1.1-28.3–33 |
| 2076 | -0.6-5.2–3.9 | 2.1-29.1–34 |
| 2077 | -0.6-5.3–3.9 | 1.6-28.8–32.4 |
| 2078 | -0.6-5.3–4 | 1.5-28.8–33.9 |
| 2079 | -0.6-5.1–3.9 | 1.1-26.6–32.6 |
| 2080 | -0.6-5.2–3.9 | 1.2-28.1–33.6 |
| 2081 | -0.6-5.1–4.1 | 1-29.1–33.1 |
| 2082 | -0.5-5.2–3.9 | 1-31.4–33.4 |
| 2083 | -0.5-5.6–4.1 | 1.2-30.9–33.1 |
| 2084 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 | 1.4-32.4–32.9 |
| 2085 | -0.6-5.2–3.9 | 1.2-31.6–32.8 |
| 2086 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 | 1-30.8–32.2 |
| 2087 | -0.5-5.5–4.1 | 1.2-31.3–33.1 |
| 2088 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 | 1.4-30.7–33.2 |
| 2089 | -0.5-5.5–4.1 | 0.8-30.4–33.4 |
| 2090 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 | 1.3-32.7–32.4 |
| 2091 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 | 1.3-31.7–33.2 |
| 2092 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 | 1.9-28.1–36.6 |
| 2093 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 | 1.5-30.1–36.1 |
| 2094 | -0.5-5.6–4.2 | 1-29.5–34.6 |
| 2095 | -0.5-5.7–4.3 | 1.3-31.7–34.3 |
| 2096 | -0.5-5.7–4.6 | 1.1-31.2–31 |
| 2097 | -0.5-5.6–4.3 | 1.2-30.1–32.5 |
| 2098 | -0.5-5.8–4.3 | 0.9-32.3–31.5 |
| 2099 | -0.5-5.9–4.3 | 1.3-31.1–35.1 |
| 2100 | -0.5-5.8–4.5 | 1.4-28.9–38.2 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Mexico vs Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyMexico: 75.1 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMexico: 43% in 2022Singapore: 100% in 2022
- DepressionMexico: 2.79% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide rateMexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Singapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMexico: 130 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthMexico: 0.88% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMexico: 80% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageMexico: 28.9 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMexico: 8% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMexico: $13.8B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personMexico: $104 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMexico: 341,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerMexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMexico: 9 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMexico: 1 million TIV in 2019Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025