Mexico vs Netherlands
Mexico vs Netherlands: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.8 per 1,000 people in Mexico and 8 per 1,000 people in Netherlands, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 8.8 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Netherlands has been higher since 1954, when it overtook Mexico.
- In 2023, Mexico ranked 147 and Netherlands ranked 29 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mexico at -0.5 per 1,000 people and Netherlands at 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Mexico | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.8 | 8 |
| 2022 | -0.8 | 12.5 |
| 2021 | -1 | 6 |
| 2020 | -1.2 | 3.8 |
| 2019 | -1.3 | 6.2 |
| 2018 | -1.4 | 5 |
| 2017 | -1.8 | 5 |
| 2016 | -2.5 | 5.2 |
| 2015 | -2.4 | 3.2 |
| 2014 | -1.9 | 2.1 |
| 2013 | -1 | 1.2 |
| 2012 | -1.1 | 0.9 |
| 2011 | -0.3 | 1.9 |
| 2010 | -0.4 | 2 |
| 2009 | -0.3 | 2.4 |
| 2008 | -0.5 | 2 |
| 2007 | -1 | -0 |
| 2006 | -2.3 | -1.5 |
| 2005 | -2.9 | -1.4 |
| 2004 | -3.3 | -0.6 |
| 2003 | -3.6 | 0.5 |
| 2002 | -3.7 | 1.8 |
| 2001 | -3.8 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | -3.6 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | -3.4 | 3 |
| 1998 | -3.4 | 3.3 |
| 1997 | -3.6 | 2 |
| 1996 | -3.7 | 1.4 |
| 1995 | -3.7 | 1 |
| 1994 | -4 | 1.3 |
| 1993 | -4.1 | 2.9 |
| 1992 | -4 | 3.3 |
| 1991 | -3.9 | 3.4 |
| 1990 | -3.9 | 3.6 |
| 1989 | -4.8 | 2.1 |
| 1988 | -4.7 | 2.1 |
| 1987 | -5.3 | 2.7 |
| 1986 | -5.9 | 2.1 |
| 1985 | -5.9 | 1.9 |
| 1984 | -5.8 | 0.9 |
| 1983 | -5.6 | 0.8 |
| 1982 | -5.4 | 0.5 |
| 1981 | -5.3 | 1.2 |
| 1980 | -3.7 | 3.8 |
| 1979 | -3.7 | 3 |
| 1978 | -3.8 | 1.9 |
| 1977 | -3.8 | 1.4 |
| 1976 | -3.8 | 1.4 |
| 1975 | -3.7 | 5 |
| 1974 | -3.6 | 2.3 |
| 1973 | -3.6 | 1.4 |
| 1972 | -3.6 | 1.3 |
| 1971 | -3.5 | 2.5 |
| 1970 | -3.2 | 2.5 |
| 1969 | -2.8 | 1.7 |
| 1968 | -2.4 | 0.6 |
| 1967 | -2.1 | -0.8 |
| 1966 | -2 | 1.7 |
| 1965 | -1.8 | 1.6 |
| 1964 | -1.7 | 1.2 |
| 1963 | -1.6 | -0 |
| 1962 | -1.5 | 1.5 |
| 1961 | -1.5 | 0.7 |
| 1960 | -2.3 | -1.2 |
| 1959 | -2.3 | -1.5 |
| 1958 | -2.2 | 2.7 |
| 1957 | -2.1 | -1.1 |
| 1956 | -2.1 | -1.1 |
| 1955 | -2 | -0.6 |
| 1954 | -1.9 | -1.8 |
| 1953 | -1.9 | -3.1 |
| 1952 | -1.9 | -4.8 |
| 1951 | -1.8 | -2.4 |
| 1950 | -1.8 | 1.9 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Mexico | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.8-1.6–-0 | 6.73.3–10.7 |
| 2025 | -0.8-2–0.3 | 5.71.4–11 |
| 2026 | -0.8-2.3–0.6 | 4.80.1–10.7 |
| 2027 | -0.8-2.4–0.8 | 4.4-0.5–10.7 |
| 2028 | -0.8-2.7–0.9 | 4-1.3–10.8 |
| 2029 | -0.8-2.7–1 | 3.6-1.8–10.7 |
| 2030 | -0.8-3–1.1 | 3.3-2.5–10.7 |
| 2031 | -0.8-3–1.4 | 3-3–10.5 |
| 2032 | -0.8-3–1.6 | 2.8-3.4–10.3 |
| 2033 | -0.7-3.2–1.7 | 2.7-3.6–10.8 |
| 2034 | -0.8-3.2–1.8 | 2.4-3.8–10.3 |
| 2035 | -0.7-3.3–1.9 | 2.4-3.5–10.4 |
| 2036 | -0.8-3.4–2 | 2.4-4–10.3 |
| 2037 | -0.7-3.4–2.1 | 2.3-4.1–10.2 |
| 2038 | -0.7-3.6–2.1 | 2.2-4.3–9.9 |
| 2039 | -0.8-3.6–2.1 | 2.2-4.5–10.6 |
| 2040 | -0.7-3.6–2.1 | 2.1-4.5–10.3 |
| 2041 | -0.7-3.6–2.3 | 2-5–9.9 |
| 2042 | -0.7-3.8–2.4 | 2-4.9–9.8 |
| 2043 | -0.7-3.8–2.5 | 2.1-4.6–9.9 |
| 2044 | -0.7-3.9–2.5 | 2-4.5–9.6 |
| 2045 | -0.7-4–2.5 | 2-4.7–10.3 |
| 2046 | -0.7-4–2.6 | 2.2-4.5–10.5 |
| 2047 | -0.7-4.2–2.7 | 2-5.1–9.5 |
| 2048 | -0.6-4.1–2.9 | 2-5–9.9 |
| 2049 | -0.7-4.3–2.7 | 2-5.4–9.3 |
| 2050 | -0.7-4.3–2.8 | 2-5.3–9.1 |
| 2051 | -0.7-4.5–2.8 | 1.8-6–8.4 |
| 2052 | -0.7-4.4–3 | 2-5.8–8.9 |
| 2053 | -0.7-4.5–3.1 | 1.9-5.8–9.5 |
| 2054 | -0.7-4.5–3.1 | 1.9-5.7–8.6 |
| 2055 | -0.7-4.4–3.1 | 1.8-5.6–9 |
| 2056 | -0.6-4.6–3.2 | 1.7-5.8–9 |
| 2057 | -0.6-4.4–3.2 | 1.6-6.3–8.8 |
| 2058 | -0.6-4.7–3.3 | 1.7-6–9.3 |
| 2059 | -0.6-4.7–3.3 | 1.7-6.1–9.6 |
| 2060 | -0.6-4.5–3.2 | 1.7-5.8–9 |
| 2061 | -0.6-4.4–3.3 | 1.6-6.4–9 |
| 2062 | -0.6-4.7–3.6 | 1.7-6.1–9.1 |
| 2063 | -0.6-4.6–3.5 | 1.6-6.3–9.1 |
| 2064 | -0.6-4.5–3.5 | 1.7-6.3–9.2 |
| 2065 | -0.6-4.7–3.6 | 1.6-6.4–9 |
| 2066 | -0.6-4.8–3.5 | 1.7-6–9.6 |
| 2067 | -0.6-4.8–3.6 | 1.8-5.7–9.6 |
| 2068 | -0.6-5.1–3.6 | 1.8-5.9–9.1 |
| 2069 | -0.6-4.9–3.7 | 1.7-6–9.1 |
| 2070 | -0.6-5.1–3.7 | 1.7-6.1–9.3 |
| 2071 | -0.6-5.2–3.8 | 1.8-6–9.5 |
| 2072 | -0.6-5–3.9 | 1.7-5.8–9.4 |
| 2073 | -0.6-5.2–3.8 | 1.7-6.2–9.2 |
| 2074 | -0.6-5.2–4.1 | 1.8-5.9–9.3 |
| 2075 | -0.6-5.2–4 | 1.7-5.8–9.5 |
| 2076 | -0.6-5.2–3.9 | 1.6-6.1–9.3 |
| 2077 | -0.6-5.3–3.9 | 1.5-6.5–9.2 |
| 2078 | -0.6-5.3–4 | 1.7-6.1–9.7 |
| 2079 | -0.6-5.1–3.9 | 1.7-6.4–8.8 |
| 2080 | -0.6-5.2–3.9 | 1.8-6–9.2 |
| 2081 | -0.6-5.1–4.1 | 1.7-6–9.3 |
| 2082 | -0.5-5.2–3.9 | 1.7-5.9–9.2 |
| 2083 | -0.5-5.6–4.1 | 1.6-6–8.6 |
| 2084 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 | 1.7-6.1–9.2 |
| 2085 | -0.6-5.2–3.9 | 1.8-6–9.1 |
| 2086 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 | 1.7-6.3–8.8 |
| 2087 | -0.5-5.5–4.1 | 1.8-6.2–8.8 |
| 2088 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 | 1.7-7.1–8.8 |
| 2089 | -0.5-5.5–4.1 | 1.6-6.7–8.9 |
| 2090 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 | 1.5-7–8.5 |
| 2091 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 | 1.6-6.7–8.9 |
| 2092 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 | 1.6-6.7–9.4 |
| 2093 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 | 1.5-6.3–9.1 |
| 2094 | -0.5-5.6–4.2 | 1.6-6.7–9.3 |
| 2095 | -0.5-5.7–4.3 | 1.6-6.4–9.5 |
| 2096 | -0.5-5.7–4.6 | 1.6-6.5–9.6 |
| 2097 | -0.5-5.6–4.3 | 1.6-5.9–9.3 |
| 2098 | -0.5-5.8–4.3 | 1.7-5.9–9.4 |
| 2099 | -0.5-5.9–4.3 | 1.6-6.3–8.9 |
| 2100 | -0.5-5.8–4.5 | 1.4-6.8–9.3 |
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 Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyMexico: 75.1 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMexico: 43% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionMexico: 2.79% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide rateMexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMexico: 130 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthMexico: 0.88% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMexico: 80% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageMexico: 28.9 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMexico: 8% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMexico: $13.8B in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personMexico: $104 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMexico: 341,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerMexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMexico: 9 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMexico: 1 million TIV in 2019Netherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025