Myanmar (Burma) vs Sudan
Myanmar (Burma) vs Sudan: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.6 per 1,000 people in Myanmar (Burma) and -27 per 1,000 people in Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 26.3 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Myanmar (Burma) has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Sudan.
- In 2023, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 144 and Sudan ranked 224 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Myanmar (Burma) at -0.7 per 1,000 people and Sudan at -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.6 | -27 |
| 2022 | -0.7 | -0.5 |
| 2021 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | -1.2 | -1.4 |
| 2019 | -1.9 | -0.9 |
| 2018 | -2.2 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | -2 | 10.3 |
| 2016 | -1.7 | 2.1 |
| 2015 | -1.8 | 1.7 |
| 2014 | -1.5 | 2.4 |
| 2013 | -1.3 | -5.1 |
| 2012 | -1.2 | -6.3 |
| 2011 | -1.7 | -9.6 |
| 2010 | -2.4 | -9.6 |
| 2009 | -3.3 | -2.3 |
| 2008 | -3.7 | -2.2 |
| 2007 | -3.8 | -6.2 |
| 2006 | -3.9 | -6.6 |
| 2005 | -3.9 | -6.4 |
| 2004 | -3.6 | -6.1 |
| 2003 | -3.6 | -9.4 |
| 2002 | -3.2 | -6.2 |
| 2001 | -2.9 | -6.1 |
| 2000 | -2.4 | -5.9 |
| 1999 | -1.8 | -5.8 |
| 1998 | -1.4 | -5.7 |
| 1997 | -1.3 | -5.8 |
| 1996 | -1.5 | -12.3 |
| 1995 | -1.8 | -5.9 |
| 1994 | -1.7 | -6 |
| 1993 | -2 | -7.1 |
| 1992 | -2 | -11.8 |
| 1991 | -2 | -11.6 |
| 1990 | -1 | -11.6 |
| 1989 | -0.7 | -11.2 |
| 1988 | -0.3 | -11.1 |
| 1987 | -0.3 | -11.1 |
| 1986 | -0.2 | -12.1 |
| 1985 | 0.2 | -11.2 |
| 1984 | 0.3 | -11.2 |
| 1983 | 0.5 | -2.8 |
| 1982 | -2.3 | 6.7 |
| 1981 | -1.6 | 5.4 |
| 1980 | -1.1 | 12.2 |
| 1979 | -1.4 | 7.4 |
| 1978 | -1.1 | 11.3 |
| 1977 | -1.2 | 3.9 |
| 1976 | -2 | 1.5 |
| 1975 | -1.7 | 4.5 |
| 1974 | -1.8 | 0.4 |
| 1973 | -1.9 | 13.3 |
| 1972 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 1971 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| 1970 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| 1969 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| 1968 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 1967 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| 1966 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| 1965 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 1964 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| 1963 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| 1962 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| 1961 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1960 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| 1959 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| 1958 | -0.3 | -1.1 |
| 1957 | -0 | -0.4 |
| 1956 | 0 | -0.3 |
| 1955 | -0 | -0.3 |
| 1954 | -0 | -0.3 |
| 1953 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| 1952 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1951 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 1950 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.7-1.9–0.4 | -10.8-19.6–-2.3 |
| 2025 | -0.7-2.4–0.7 | 5.6-17–16 |
| 2026 | -0.7-2.7–0.9 | 4.7-18.1–15.9 |
| 2027 | -0.8-3–1.2 | -2.2-17.1–14.1 |
| 2028 | -0.8-3–1.4 | -2.1-18–14.4 |
| 2029 | -0.8-3.4–1.4 | -1.9-18.4–14 |
| 2030 | -0.8-3.5–1.7 | -1.7-19.3–12.8 |
| 2031 | -0.8-3.6–1.8 | -1.6-18.6–13.3 |
| 2032 | -0.8-3.6–1.8 | -1.5-18.7–13.1 |
| 2033 | -0.8-3.8–2.1 | -1.2-18–13.5 |
| 2034 | -0.8-3.7–2.1 | -1.3-18.4–14.1 |
| 2035 | -0.8-3.9–2.2 | -1.2-18.4–13.2 |
| 2036 | -0.8-3.9–2.3 | -1.3-17.6–14 |
| 2037 | -0.8-4–2.5 | -1.2-17.4–13.3 |
| 2038 | -0.8-4–2.6 | -1.4-17–13.8 |
| 2039 | -0.8-4–2.5 | -1.4-16.6–13.7 |
| 2040 | -0.8-4.1–2.5 | -1.3-17.5–13.6 |
| 2041 | -0.8-4.1–2.7 | -1.1-17–13.4 |
| 2042 | -0.8-4.1–2.7 | -1.2-17–13.3 |
| 2043 | -0.9-4.2–2.7 | -1.1-16.4–13.2 |
| 2044 | -0.9-4.3–2.7 | -1.1-15.9–13.3 |
| 2045 | -0.8-4.4–2.7 | -1-16.7–13.5 |
| 2046 | -0.9-4.5–2.7 | -1.1-16.3–13.9 |
| 2047 | -0.9-4.6–2.7 | -1.2-16.5–13.5 |
| 2048 | -0.9-4.5–2.8 | -1.2-16.1–13 |
| 2049 | -0.9-4.4–3.1 | -0.8-16.9–13.2 |
| 2050 | -0.8-4.3–2.9 | -0.9-15.6–13.2 |
| 2051 | -0.9-4.4–3.1 | -1-15.7–13.6 |
| 2052 | -0.9-4.5–3 | -1-16.3–13.8 |
| 2053 | -0.9-4.6–3.2 | -1.1-16.4–14 |
| 2054 | -0.9-4.6–3.1 | -0.9-16.6–13.5 |
| 2055 | -0.9-4.8–3.1 | -1-16.9–13.7 |
| 2056 | -0.9-4.8–3 | -1.2-15.5–13.8 |
| 2057 | -0.9-4.7–3.4 | -1.2-16.2–13.9 |
| 2058 | -0.8-4.8–3.4 | -1.1-15.5–14.2 |
| 2059 | -0.8-4.8–3.6 | -1.2-15.9–13.7 |
| 2060 | -0.9-4.7–3.2 | -1.1-16.4–13.2 |
| 2061 | -0.9-4.9–3.3 | -1.1-15.3–14.5 |
| 2062 | -0.8-4.7–3.3 | -0.9-15.1–14.2 |
| 2063 | -0.8-4.7–3.4 | -1-15.4–14.7 |
| 2064 | -0.8-4.8–3.5 | -1-15.5–13.8 |
| 2065 | -0.8-5.2–3.8 | -1.2-15.2–13.7 |
| 2066 | -0.8-5–3.5 | -0.9-15.2–13.2 |
| 2067 | -0.7-4.9–3.4 | -0.9-16.1–13.2 |
| 2068 | -0.7-5.1–3.3 | -1.2-16.5–14.2 |
| 2069 | -0.7-4.8–3.5 | -1-16.3–13.4 |
| 2070 | -0.8-5.3–3.3 | -1.1-16–13.9 |
| 2071 | -0.8-5.1–3.5 | -0.9-15.9–12.8 |
| 2072 | -0.8-5–3.4 | -0.9-15.8–14 |
| 2073 | -0.8-5.4–3.2 | -0.9-15.8–13.8 |
| 2074 | -0.8-5.4–3.2 | -0.9-16.5–13.9 |
| 2075 | -0.8-5.5–3.4 | -1-16.1–14.4 |
| 2076 | -0.8-5.4–3.4 | -1.2-16.2–14.5 |
| 2077 | -0.7-5.3–3.4 | -1-15.3–13.3 |
| 2078 | -0.8-5.4–3.3 | -0.9-15.7–14 |
| 2079 | -0.8-5.6–3.4 | -1.1-15.8–14 |
| 2080 | -0.7-5.5–3.3 | -1.1-16.1–13.8 |
| 2081 | -0.7-5.5–3.4 | -1.1-15.1–14.2 |
| 2082 | -0.7-5.5–3.7 | -0.9-15.3–14.3 |
| 2083 | -0.7-5.5–3.3 | -0.8-15.2–14.2 |
| 2084 | -0.7-5.9–3.4 | -0.7-15.8–13.8 |
| 2085 | -0.8-5.7–3.2 | -0.8-15.1–14 |
| 2086 | -0.8-5.8–3.4 | -0.7-15.6–13.6 |
| 2087 | -0.8-5.4–3.5 | -0.7-14.8–13.4 |
| 2088 | -0.7-5.7–3.5 | -0.8-15.3–14.2 |
| 2089 | -0.7-5.7–3.4 | -0.9-15–13.8 |
| 2090 | -0.8-5.7–3.4 | -1-15.3–13.9 |
| 2091 | -0.8-5.5–3.4 | -1-15.5–14.3 |
| 2092 | -0.7-5.3–3.7 | -0.8-14.8–13.9 |
| 2093 | -0.7-5.5–3.7 | -1-15.3–14.5 |
| 2094 | -0.8-5.6–3.7 | -1.3-15.6–14.5 |
| 2095 | -0.8-5.5–3.8 | -0.9-15.7–13.7 |
| 2096 | -0.7-5.6–3.7 | -1-15.6–14.2 |
| 2097 | -0.7-5.8–3.7 | -0.8-15–14.2 |
| 2098 | -0.7-5.6–3.6 | -0.8-14.7–14.6 |
| 2099 | -0.7-5.5–4 | -0.9-15.3–15.2 |
| 2100 | -0.7-5.7–3.8 | -0.8-15.2–14.5 |
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
Myanmar (Burma) vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyMyanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateMyanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMyanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMyanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsMyanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingMyanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerMyanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMyanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025