Mozambique vs Somalia
Mozambique vs Somalia: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -1.1 per 1,000 people in Mozambique and 2.5 per 1,000 people in Somalia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Somalia, by 3.6 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Mozambique.
- In 2023, Mozambique ranked 152 and Somalia ranked 62 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mozambique at -0.8 per 1,000 people and Somalia at -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Mozambique | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -1.1 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | -1.1 | -5.2 |
| 2021 | -0.7 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | -0.8 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | -1.6 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | -1.7 | 2.6 |
| 2017 | -0.9 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | -1.6 | 8.6 |
| 2015 | -2 | -1.2 |
| 2014 | -2.1 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | -2.3 | 1.6 |
| 2012 | -2.6 | -4.2 |
| 2011 | -2.7 | -26.4 |
| 2010 | -4.2 | -7.2 |
| 2009 | -4.5 | -8.5 |
| 2008 | -4.7 | -8.7 |
| 2007 | -4.7 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | -4.6 | -6.1 |
| 2005 | -4.7 | -0.6 |
| 2004 | -5.1 | 1.7 |
| 2003 | -5.1 | 3.3 |
| 2002 | -5.4 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | -5.7 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | -5.8 | 6.1 |
| 1999 | -5.8 | 4.4 |
| 1998 | -4.3 | 6.8 |
| 1997 | -4.7 | 6.4 |
| 1996 | 5.5 | -6.1 |
| 1995 | 6.8 | 9 |
| 1994 | 62.4 | -7.2 |
| 1993 | 19.4 | 39.2 |
| 1992 | -9.5 | -27.7 |
| 1991 | -5.1 | -83.4 |
| 1990 | -9.7 | -35 |
| 1989 | -15.5 | -37.4 |
| 1988 | -22.4 | -57.5 |
| 1987 | -34.5 | -2.4 |
| 1986 | -9.5 | 10.7 |
| 1985 | -6 | 9.3 |
| 1984 | -5.7 | 9.4 |
| 1983 | -6.1 | 1.5 |
| 1982 | -6.2 | 1 |
| 1981 | -5 | -55.5 |
| 1980 | -13.2 | 11 |
| 1979 | 7.6 | 106.9 |
| 1978 | 9 | 83.5 |
| 1977 | 8.9 | 0.5 |
| 1976 | 6.2 | -0.9 |
| 1975 | 6.2 | -0.5 |
| 1974 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| 1973 | 5 | 0 |
| 1972 | 4 | -0.1 |
| 1971 | 1.3 | -0.5 |
| 1970 | -2.2 | 0.3 |
| 1969 | -3 | 0.2 |
| 1968 | -3.4 | 0.3 |
| 1967 | -3.6 | 0.4 |
| 1966 | -4.2 | 0.3 |
| 1965 | -4.1 | 0.7 |
| 1964 | -4.8 | 0.5 |
| 1963 | -5.3 | 0.5 |
| 1962 | -5.5 | 0.5 |
| 1961 | -5.9 | 0.5 |
| 1960 | -8.1 | 0.3 |
| 1959 | -9.8 | -0.1 |
| 1958 | -10.8 | -1.1 |
| 1957 | -10 | -0.4 |
| 1956 | -9.8 | -0.3 |
| 1955 | -9.8 | -0.3 |
| 1954 | -9.7 | -0.3 |
| 1953 | -9.9 | -0.4 |
| 1952 | -9.2 | 0.1 |
| 1951 | -8.7 | 0.5 |
| 1950 | -9.5 | 0.5 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Mozambique | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.1-19.9–14.9 | 1.4-40.6–39.6 |
| 2025 | -1.8-23.2–18.1 | 0.6-48.7–42.9 |
| 2026 | -1.5-24.1–18.6 | 0.8-48.3–42.5 |
| 2027 | -1.4-23.7–19.2 | -0-48.1–44.7 |
| 2028 | -1.4-24.4–20.9 | -1-47.6–43.8 |
| 2029 | -1.4-25.9–21 | -0.4-45.2–44.9 |
| 2030 | -1.5-24.4–18.9 | 0.5-42.4–44.1 |
| 2031 | -1.2-23.2–21.1 | -0.3-45.9–45.3 |
| 2032 | -1-23.6–20.8 | -0.6-45.1–44.2 |
| 2033 | -1.1-23.1–20.7 | -1.4-43.6–40.7 |
| 2034 | -0.6-21.9–19.8 | -0.5-43–41.1 |
| 2035 | -1-22.7–19.1 | 0.4-44.7–43.3 |
| 2036 | -1-23.1–19.9 | -0-44.9–41.6 |
| 2037 | -1.3-24.5–20.3 | 0.5-45.8–41.4 |
| 2038 | -1.1-24.4–20.5 | -0.2-45.9–41.9 |
| 2039 | -1.1-25.5–21 | -0.7-43.7–43 |
| 2040 | -1.1-24.7–19.9 | 0.5-43.1–44.1 |
| 2041 | -1.4-24.8–20 | -0.3-45.5–40.8 |
| 2042 | -1-24.7–19.3 | -1.4-41.9–39.8 |
| 2043 | -1.5-23.9–18.5 | -0.8-42.4–37.8 |
| 2044 | -1.4-23.7–19 | -0.6-41–39 |
| 2045 | -1.7-23.9–20.8 | -0.6-41.5–40.6 |
| 2046 | -1.5-23.6–19.5 | -0.4-43.2–39.4 |
| 2047 | -1.4-23.1–21 | -0.2-42.3–39.1 |
| 2048 | -1.4-22.1–19.1 | -0.6-41.9–39.7 |
| 2049 | -1.2-24.2–19.9 | -1.3-40.3–39.6 |
| 2050 | -1.6-24.2–20.4 | -0.7-40.7–38.9 |
| 2051 | -1.6-23.7–20.7 | -0.5-38.2–37.2 |
| 2052 | -1.3-23.7–20.5 | -0.8-41.1–36.5 |
| 2053 | -1.7-23.9–20.9 | -0.4-37.7–36.3 |
| 2054 | -1.4-24.9–20 | 0.5-36.9–38.7 |
| 2055 | -1.1-24.3–20.4 | 0.5-36.5–38.4 |
| 2056 | -0.8-23.6–20.4 | -0.1-38.2–36.5 |
| 2057 | -0.9-24.6–20.9 | -0.4-38.5–35.3 |
| 2058 | -0.9-22.5–19.9 | -0.9-35.4–37 |
| 2059 | -0.9-23.9–22.1 | 1.1-34.1–38.6 |
| 2060 | -1.3-25.1–17.8 | 1-33.3–35.2 |
| 2061 | -0.8-24.7–20.2 | -0.4-35.4–35.7 |
| 2062 | -1.3-24.6–19.6 | -0.5-36.5–32.6 |
| 2063 | -1.8-25.3–19.7 | -0.2-33.3–34.3 |
| 2064 | -1.5-26.9–18.7 | 0.2-33.8–33.7 |
| 2065 | -1.6-24.2–18.6 | 0.3-33.8–36.1 |
| 2066 | -1.3-25.2–19.6 | -0.4-34.7–34.2 |
| 2067 | -1.5-24.2–18.2 | -0.5-32.4–34.2 |
| 2068 | -1.4-23.7–19.9 | -0.8-32.5–33.4 |
| 2069 | -0.9-24.5–20.6 | -0.3-33.5–33.3 |
| 2070 | -1.3-24.9–19.9 | 0.2-31–33.8 |
| 2071 | -1.1-25.9–18.9 | -0-31.7–33.3 |
| 2072 | -1.2-25.6–19.9 | -0.3-32–31.4 |
| 2073 | -1.2-25.6–20.8 | -0-30.3–31.6 |
| 2074 | -1.4-25.9–19.5 | 0.1-28.8–30.4 |
| 2075 | -1.2-25.6–20.9 | -1.1-30.9–31.1 |
| 2076 | -1.2-24.3–20.2 | -0.7-32–29.6 |
| 2077 | -1.2-24.9–20.4 | 0.1-30.1–29.1 |
| 2078 | -0.9-22.6–20.4 | -0-28.7–29.6 |
| 2079 | -1.1-24–20.4 | 0.1-29.3–29.1 |
| 2080 | -1.3-26–18.4 | -0.5-30.1–28.1 |
| 2081 | -1.2-24.3–19 | -1.4-29.8–27.2 |
| 2082 | -1-25.7–20.9 | -0.1-28–27.1 |
| 2083 | -0.9-25.2–18.8 | -0.2-28.7–27.9 |
| 2084 | -1.2-26.6–18.8 | -0.1-26.5–27.4 |
| 2085 | -1-26.3–19.6 | 0.5-26.6–28.8 |
| 2086 | -1-25.5–18.3 | 0.1-25.6–25.8 |
| 2087 | -0.9-25.5–18.9 | -0.7-25–29.4 |
| 2088 | -1-26–19.3 | -0.7-27.7–24.9 |
| 2089 | -0.8-25.2–20.3 | -0.8-27.2–27.5 |
| 2090 | -1-25.7–19.2 | 0.2-26.9–27.3 |
| 2091 | -1.4-26.3–19.6 | 0.2-26.1–27.1 |
| 2092 | -1-26.7–19.3 | -0.2-24.6–26.1 |
| 2093 | -0.9-28.4–20.5 | -0.2-22.9–25.8 |
| 2094 | -1-26.1–19.5 | -0.2-23.6–25.6 |
| 2095 | -0.9-25.5–20.2 | -0.3-22.9–23.7 |
| 2096 | -0.9-25.7–19.1 | 0-22.4–23.5 |
| 2097 | -1-27.4–19.9 | -0.5-23.4–24.8 |
| 2098 | -0.8-27.5–19 | -0.3-23–22.4 |
| 2099 | -1-28.5–20.8 | -0-22.7–23.8 |
| 2100 | -0.8-27.1–19.6 | -0.6-21.6–22.8 |
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
Mozambique vs Somalia
Health
- Life expectancyMozambique: 63.6 years in 2023Somalia: 58.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024Somalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Somalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMozambique: 3.9% in 2017Somalia: 3.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateMozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Somalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023Somalia: 18.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthMozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023Somalia: 3.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023Somalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMozambique: 37.2% in 2025Somalia: 55.1% in 2025
- Median ageMozambique: 16.3 years in 2023Somalia: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMozambique: 2.8% in 2023Somalia: 2.6% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025Somalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMozambique: $446M in 2025Somalia: $193M in 2025
- Military spending per personMozambique: $13 in 2025Somalia: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025Somalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMozambique: 11,000 people in 2020Somalia: 14,000 people in 2020
- National powerMozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Somalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020Somalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025Somalia: 2 million TIV in 2025