Morocco vs Western Sahara

Morocco vs Western Sahara: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -1.1 per 1,000 people in Morocco and 9.7 per 1,000 people in Western Sahara, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Western Sahara, by 10.7 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Morocco vs Western Sahara: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -1.1 per 1,000 people in Morocco and 9.7 per 1,000 people in Western Sahara, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Western Sahara, by 10.7 per 1,000 people.
MoroccoWestern SaharaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Western Sahara has been higher since 1976, when it overtook Morocco.
  • In 2023, Morocco ranked 150 and Western Sahara ranked 26 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Morocco at -1.6 per 1,000 people and Western Sahara at 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearMoroccoWestern Sahara
2023-1.19.7
2022-19.9
2021-1.36.3
2020-16.4
2019-2.512.1
2018-2.512.7
2017-1.713.4
2016-1.114.1
2015-2.314.9
2014-2.115.7
2013-222.5
2012-222.7
2011-222.5
2010-2.222.2
2009-2.621.8
2008-2.521.4
2007-2.423.3
2006-2.425.5
2005-1.924.8
2004-2.226
2003-2.927.1
2002-2.328.3
2001-2.229.6
2000-2.431
1999-2.731.1
1998-2.932.7
1997-3.534.5
1996-3.636.4
1995-3.230.7
1994-4.45.9
1993-4.76.1
1992-4.36.2
1991-5.36.4
1990-46.6
1989-4.46.8
1988-4.47.1
1987-4.57.3
1986-4.47.6
1985-2.17.8
1984-1.88.1
1983-1.28.5
1982-1.218.3
1981-1.135.6
1980-0.762.6
1979-1.4112.3
1978-1.7129.8
1977-1.8152.3
1976-3.3182.9
1975-3-279
1974-3.2-43.5
1973-3.2-29.8
1972-3-27.1
1971-2.5-26.5
1970-1.7173.2
1969-1.764.2
1968-1.870.5
1967-1.773.6
1966-236.5
1965-2.537.8
1964-3.639.5
1963-4.541.2
1962-2.342.8
1961-3.444.9
1960-1.746.7
1959-1.148.9
1958-1.551.3
1957-0.653.3
1956-0.556
1955-0.458.9
1954-0.461.7
1953-0.564.4
19520.267.5
19510.571.1
19500.674.2
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMoroccoWestern Sahara
2024-1.2-2.8–0.29.10.9–18.1
2025-1.5-3.6–0.48.4-4–21.2
2026-1.6-4–0.67.7-7.3–22.8
2027-1.6-4.1–0.87.3-9.1–25
2028-1.7-4.5–0.77.1-11.9–27.2
2029-1.8-4.6–0.86.8-12.4–27.8
2030-1.8-4.7–0.97-14.1–29.6
2031-1.8-4.7–16.3-16.2–29.7
2032-1.9-4.9–0.96.3-17.6–31.9
2033-1.9-4.9–15.8-19.5–31.9
2034-1.9-5–0.95.1-20.9–32
2035-1.9-4.9–15.3-21.4–32.9
2036-1.9-5.2–1.14.9-20.9–33.5
2037-1.9-5.2–1.24.5-22.2–32.3
2038-1.8-5.1–1.24.5-22.7–32.7
2039-2-5.2–1.14.3-23.4–32.6
2040-1.9-5.1–1.34.2-24–32.6
2041-1.9-5.1–1.44.3-25.7–35.3
2042-1.9-5–1.44.1-26.2–36.7
2043-1.9-5–1.43.7-26.7–35.1
2044-1.9-5–1.43.5-28.9–54.9
2045-1.9-5.2–1.43.3-28.4–55.1
2046-1.9-5.2–1.23-29.7–51.4
2047-1.8-5.1–1.32.9-28.5–49.5
2048-1.8-5–1.32.4-27.4–38.9
2049-1.9-5.1–1.32.9-27.5–55.2
2050-1.7-4.8–1.52.8-28–55
2051-1.8-5.1–1.42.7-27.6–54
2052-1.8-5.1–1.62.9-27.8–55.1
2053-1.8-5.1–1.72.8-28–55.2
2054-1.8-5.2–1.62.8-27.2–53
2055-1.8-5.2–1.52.5-26.8–49.7
2056-1.9-5–1.42.3-27.5–40.7
2057-1.8-5.2–1.22.4-27.7–40.1
2058-1.8-5.2–1.42.1-28.4–40.1
2059-1.8-5.2–1.51.8-28.2–40.1
2060-1.8-5.3–1.32-26.6–39.6
2061-1.8-5.5–1.42.3-27.9–42.4
2062-1.8-5.5–1.42.1-28–42.5
2063-1.7-5.3–1.62-28.1–41.9
2064-1.8-5.7–1.52-29–41.7
2065-1.9-5.7–1.52.1-28.5–43.5
2066-1.7-5.4–1.51.8-27.8–41.9
2067-1.7-5.2–1.51.9-25.9–39.7
2068-1.7-5.4–1.41.5-26.1–40.7
2069-1.7-5.3–1.51.3-25.9–43.2
2070-1.7-5.2–1.51.7-24.9–43.4
2071-1.7-5.3–1.51.1-26.1–42.5
2072-1.7-5.2–1.61.4-26–43.9
2073-1.7-5.3–1.61.8-24.9–43.1
2074-1.7-5.4–1.61.5-25.8–43.5
2075-1.7-5.4–1.61.5-25.9–42
2076-1.7-5.1–1.61.5-26.5–44.7
2077-1.6-5.3–1.91.3-27.4–42.3
2078-1.7-5.3–1.81.9-26.8–42.8
2079-1.7-5.3–1.81.4-26.2–43.8
2080-1.7-5.3–1.91.3-26–42.5
2081-1.7-5.3–1.81.2-26.5–42.1
2082-1.7-5.5–1.91.2-25.6–42
2083-1.6-5.6–21-23.7–42.2
2084-1.7-5.6–1.80.9-24.4–41
2085-1.7-5.5–1.80.8-23.9–44.2
2086-1.7-5.7–1.91.2-24–45.1
2087-1.6-5.5–1.90.8-25.2–48.7
2088-1.6-5.6–1.81-24.8–47.6
2089-1.7-5.7–1.80.6-23.8–47.4
2090-1.7-5.7–1.80.7-23–45.6
2091-1.7-5.6–1.90.7-22.1–46.5
2092-1.7-5.9–1.70.6-22.4–48.3
2093-1.7-5.6–1.90.4-22.9–64.2
2094-1.6-5.6–1.90.5-24.6–54
2095-1.6-5.8–1.80.5-23.4–54.4
2096-1.6-5.5–1.90.8-24.2–43.7
2097-1.6-5.5–20.7-22.9–42.9
2098-1.6-5.7–2.10.5-24.1–54.5
2099-1.6-5.8–20.7-23.6–42.3
2100-1.6-5.9–1.90.6-23.3–45.7

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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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