Mexico vs Thailand
Mexico vs Thailand: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.8 per 1,000 people in Mexico and 0.3 per 1,000 people in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 1.1 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Mexico ranked 147 and Thailand ranked 91 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mexico at -0.5 per 1,000 people and Thailand at 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Mexico | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.8 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | -0.8 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | -1 | -0 |
| 2020 | -1.2 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | -1.3 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | -1.4 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | -1.8 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | -2.5 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | -2.4 | 0.5 |
| 2014 | -1.9 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | -1 | 1 |
| 2012 | -1.1 | 1.1 |
| 2011 | -0.3 | 1 |
| 2010 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | -0.3 | 1.6 |
| 2008 | -0.5 | 1.6 |
| 2007 | -1 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | -2.3 | 1.5 |
| 2005 | -2.9 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | -3.3 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | -3.6 | 1.6 |
| 2002 | -3.7 | 1.6 |
| 2001 | -3.8 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | -3.6 | 1.9 |
| 1999 | -3.4 | 2.8 |
| 1998 | -3.4 | 3 |
| 1997 | -3.6 | 2.5 |
| 1996 | -3.7 | 2.5 |
| 1995 | -3.7 | 2.5 |
| 1994 | -4 | 2.3 |
| 1993 | -4.1 | 2.1 |
| 1992 | -4 | 2.5 |
| 1991 | -3.9 | 2.2 |
| 1990 | -3.9 | 2.8 |
| 1989 | -4.8 | 1.7 |
| 1988 | -4.7 | 2.4 |
| 1987 | -5.3 | 2.4 |
| 1986 | -5.9 | 2.2 |
| 1985 | -5.9 | 2.8 |
| 1984 | -5.8 | 2.8 |
| 1983 | -5.6 | 3 |
| 1982 | -5.4 | 2.1 |
| 1981 | -5.3 | 1.7 |
| 1980 | -3.7 | 1.9 |
| 1979 | -3.7 | 1.9 |
| 1978 | -3.8 | 1.9 |
| 1977 | -3.8 | 2.1 |
| 1976 | -3.8 | 1 |
| 1975 | -3.7 | 1.6 |
| 1974 | -3.6 | 1.8 |
| 1973 | -3.6 | 2.1 |
| 1972 | -3.6 | 1.9 |
| 1971 | -3.5 | 1.2 |
| 1970 | -3.2 | 1.4 |
| 1969 | -2.8 | 0.8 |
| 1968 | -2.4 | 0.4 |
| 1967 | -2.1 | 0.5 |
| 1966 | -2 | 0.4 |
| 1965 | -1.8 | 0.7 |
| 1964 | -1.7 | 0.6 |
| 1963 | -1.6 | 0.6 |
| 1962 | -1.5 | 0.6 |
| 1961 | -1.5 | 0.5 |
| 1960 | -2.3 | 0.3 |
| 1959 | -2.3 | -0.1 |
| 1958 | -2.2 | -1.1 |
| 1957 | -2.1 | -0.4 |
| 1956 | -2.1 | -0.3 |
| 1955 | -2 | -0.3 |
| 1954 | -1.9 | -0.3 |
| 1953 | -1.9 | -0.4 |
| 1952 | -1.9 | 0.1 |
| 1951 | -1.8 | 0.4 |
| 1950 | -1.8 | 0.5 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Mexico | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.8-1.6–-0 | 0.3-0.6–1.2 |
| 2025 | -0.8-2–0.3 | 0.4-0.9–1.6 |
| 2026 | -0.8-2.3–0.6 | 0.4-1.1–1.9 |
| 2027 | -0.8-2.4–0.8 | 0.5-1.2–2.1 |
| 2028 | -0.8-2.7–0.9 | 0.5-1.4–2.3 |
| 2029 | -0.8-2.7–1 | 0.6-1.5–2.4 |
| 2030 | -0.8-3–1.1 | 0.6-1.6–2.8 |
| 2031 | -0.8-3–1.4 | 0.7-1.7–2.9 |
| 2032 | -0.8-3–1.6 | 0.7-1.8–2.9 |
| 2033 | -0.7-3.2–1.7 | 0.7-1.9–3 |
| 2034 | -0.8-3.2–1.8 | 0.7-1.9–3.3 |
| 2035 | -0.7-3.3–1.9 | 0.7-1.9–3.3 |
| 2036 | -0.8-3.4–2 | 0.8-2.1–3.3 |
| 2037 | -0.7-3.4–2.1 | 0.8-2.1–3.2 |
| 2038 | -0.7-3.6–2.1 | 0.8-2–3.3 |
| 2039 | -0.8-3.6–2.1 | 0.9-2.1–3.4 |
| 2040 | -0.7-3.6–2.1 | 0.9-2.2–3.4 |
| 2041 | -0.7-3.6–2.3 | 0.8-2.3–3.4 |
| 2042 | -0.7-3.8–2.4 | 0.9-2.3–3.5 |
| 2043 | -0.7-3.8–2.5 | 0.9-2.4–3.4 |
| 2044 | -0.7-3.9–2.5 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2045 | -0.7-4–2.5 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2046 | -0.7-4–2.6 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2047 | -0.7-4.2–2.7 | 1-2.3–3.6 |
| 2048 | -0.6-4.1–2.9 | 1-2.4–3.8 |
| 2049 | -0.7-4.3–2.7 | 1-2.5–3.6 |
| 2050 | -0.7-4.3–2.8 | 1-2.8–3.7 |
| 2051 | -0.7-4.5–2.8 | 1-2.6–3.6 |
| 2052 | -0.7-4.4–3 | 0.9-2.8–3.7 |
| 2053 | -0.7-4.5–3.1 | 1-2.6–3.9 |
| 2054 | -0.7-4.5–3.1 | 0.9-2.8–3.9 |
| 2055 | -0.7-4.4–3.1 | 1-2.7–3.9 |
| 2056 | -0.6-4.6–3.2 | 1-2.7–3.9 |
| 2057 | -0.6-4.4–3.2 | 1-2.8–3.8 |
| 2058 | -0.6-4.7–3.3 | 1-2.7–3.8 |
| 2059 | -0.6-4.7–3.3 | 1-2.6–4.1 |
| 2060 | -0.6-4.5–3.2 | 1-2.8–3.9 |
| 2061 | -0.6-4.4–3.3 | 1.1-2.8–4 |
| 2062 | -0.6-4.7–3.6 | 1-2.9–3.9 |
| 2063 | -0.6-4.6–3.5 | 1.1-3.1–4.1 |
| 2064 | -0.6-4.5–3.5 | 1.1-3.2–4 |
| 2065 | -0.6-4.7–3.6 | 1-3.2–3.9 |
| 2066 | -0.6-4.8–3.5 | 1.1-3–4.1 |
| 2067 | -0.6-4.8–3.6 | 1.1-3.1–4 |
| 2068 | -0.6-5.1–3.6 | 1-2.9–4.2 |
| 2069 | -0.6-4.9–3.7 | 1.1-3.1–4.2 |
| 2070 | -0.6-5.1–3.7 | 1-2.9–4.2 |
| 2071 | -0.6-5.2–3.8 | 1.1-3.1–4.5 |
| 2072 | -0.6-5–3.9 | 1-3.2–4.4 |
| 2073 | -0.6-5.2–3.8 | 1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2074 | -0.6-5.2–4.1 | 1-3.3–4.3 |
| 2075 | -0.6-5.2–4 | 1.1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2076 | -0.6-5.2–3.9 | 1.1-3.1–4.2 |
| 2077 | -0.6-5.3–3.9 | 1.1-3.2–4.3 |
| 2078 | -0.6-5.3–4 | 1.1-3.2–4.4 |
| 2079 | -0.6-5.1–3.9 | 1-3–4.3 |
| 2080 | -0.6-5.2–3.9 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2081 | -0.6-5.1–4.1 | 1.1-3.2–4.2 |
| 2082 | -0.5-5.2–3.9 | 1-3.3–4.2 |
| 2083 | -0.5-5.6–4.1 | 1-3.4–4.1 |
| 2084 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 | 1-3.3–4 |
| 2085 | -0.6-5.2–3.9 | 1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2086 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 | 1.1-3.3–4.1 |
| 2087 | -0.5-5.5–4.1 | 1.1-3.5–4.2 |
| 2088 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 | 1.1-3.2–4.1 |
| 2089 | -0.5-5.5–4.1 | 1-3.3–4.1 |
| 2090 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2091 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 | 1-3.1–4.3 |
| 2092 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 | 1-3.3–4.3 |
| 2093 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2094 | -0.5-5.6–4.2 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2095 | -0.5-5.7–4.3 | 0.9-3.5–4.2 |
| 2096 | -0.5-5.7–4.6 | 0.9-3.3–4.3 |
| 2097 | -0.5-5.6–4.3 | 1-3.7–4.4 |
| 2098 | -0.5-5.8–4.3 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2099 | -0.5-5.9–4.3 | 1-3.5–4.3 |
| 2100 | -0.5-5.8–4.5 | 0.9-3.7–4.2 |
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 Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyMexico: 75.1 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMexico: 2.79% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateMexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMexico: 130 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthMexico: 0.88% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMexico: 80% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageMexico: 28.9 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMexico: 8% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMexico: $13.8B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personMexico: $104 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMexico: 341,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerMexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMexico: 9 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMexico: 1 million TIV in 2019Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024