Nepal vs Sri Lanka

Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -13.8 per 1,000 people in Nepal and -1.2 per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sri Lanka, by 12.6 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -13.8 per 1,000 people in Nepal and -1.2 per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sri Lanka, by 12.6 per 1,000 people.
NepalSri LankaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Sri Lanka has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Nepal.
  • In 2023, Nepal ranked 219 and Sri Lanka ranked 159 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Nepal at -0.7 per 1,000 people and Sri Lanka at -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearNepalSri Lanka
2023-13.8-1.2
2022-12.8-1.2
20214.4-1.3
20205.6-1.3
20196.4-1.3
2018-10.5-1.3
2017-13.2-1
2016-12.2-0.8
2015-7.9-1.4
2014-11.2-1.6
2013-13.5-1.8
2012-13.5-2
2011-12.7-4.3
2010-9.9-4.7
2009-9.8-3.9
2008-9.7-4.7
2007-9.4-5.4
2006-9.1-5.3
2005-8-5.9
2004-7.6-4.2
2003-6.6-5.4
2002-6.1-5.3
2001-61
2000-66.4
1999-5.17.3
1998-4.68.1
1997-4.27.4
1996-4.17.1
1995-3.96.7
1994-1.30.5
1993-1.82.1
19924.15.3
19910.9-0.1
1990-0-12
1989-2.1-2.1
1988-3.4-3.6
1987-4-4
1986-2.6-1.7
1985-1.7-5.2
1984-1.1-14.6
19830.1-13.6
1982-0.2-10.7
1981-0.3-5.9
19800.3-4.3
19790-4
19780-3.5
19770.1-3.2
1976-1.1-3
1975-0.5-2.8
1974-0.3-2.6
1973-0.1-2.3
1972-0.2-2.1
1971-0.6-1.8
19700.1-1.3
1969-0-0.8
1968-0.1-0.6
19670-0.6
1966-0.3-0.6
1965-0.1-0.7
1964-0.6-0.7
1963-0.8-0.8
1962-0.9-0.9
1961-1-1
1960-1.3-1.3
1959-1.7-1.5
1958-2.8-1.6
1957-2.1-1.6
1956-1.9-1.6
1955-1.8-1.4
1954-1.6-1
1953-1.5-0.6
1952-0.6-0.1
195100.4
19500.51
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearNepalSri Lanka
2024-13.5-21.5–-7.2-1.2-6.5–3.9
2025-12.3-22.4–-3.9-1.3-8–5.4
2026-9.9-22–-0.6-1.3-9.3–6.4
2027-5.8-18.1–3.9-1.3-10–6.7
2028-1-14.1–8.6-1.4-10.3–7
2029-1-14.5–8.9-1.4-11.6–7.9
2030-1-14.6–8.5-1.3-10.9–8
2031-1-14.4–8.7-1.3-11–8
2032-0.9-15.2–9.4-1.3-11.2–7.8
2033-0.9-16–9.8-1.3-11.6–7.7
2034-0.9-15.8–10.1-1.3-11.7–8.5
2035-0.9-16–10-1.3-11.1–8.5
2036-0.9-16.5–10.1-1.3-11.7–7.9
2037-0.9-16.6–9.8-1.1-11.4–8.2
2038-0.9-16.1–10.3-1.2-11.1–8.5
2039-0.9-16.6–10.5-1.1-11.7–8.7
2040-0.9-16.1–10.7-1.2-11.7–8.1
2041-0.9-15.9–10.5-1.1-11.3–8.8
2042-0.8-16.1–10.7-1.2-11.3–8.2
2043-0.9-17.1–11-1.2-11.5–8.7
2044-0.8-16–11.4-1.2-11.3–8.9
2045-0.8-15.4–11.2-0.9-11–8.8
2046-0.8-15.2–11.5-1.1-10.7–8.9
2047-0.9-14.9–11.4-1.2-11.1–8.7
2048-0.9-15–11.6-1.3-10.8–8.4
2049-0.8-15.6–11.3-1.2-11.3–8.5
2050-0.8-15.5–12.3-1.1-11.5–9.1
2051-0.8-15.3–11.8-1.1-11.7–8.7
2052-0.9-15.6–11.2-1-11.2–8.5
2053-0.8-15.1–11.6-1.1-11.1–8.5
2054-0.8-15.2–11.6-0.9-11–9.1
2055-0.8-15.5–11.8-0.9-11.4–9.1
2056-0.7-14.9–10.9-1.1-11.3–8.4
2057-0.8-15.7–10.9-1.1-11.6–8.5
2058-0.7-15.3–11.8-1.1-11.5–9.2
2059-0.8-15.8–11.7-1.1-11.8–8.4
2060-0.8-15.6–11.6-1.1-11.4–8.2
2061-0.8-16–12.6-1-12–9.1
2062-0.8-16–11.7-1.1-11.5–9.1
2063-0.9-16–12.2-1.1-11.5–8.9
2064-0.8-15–12-1.2-11.5–8.8
2065-0.8-15.2–11.9-1.3-11.6–8.4
2066-0.8-14.6–12.6-1.1-11.1–9.1
2067-0.8-15.2–12.9-1.2-11.8–8.8
2068-0.7-14.4–12-1-11.1–8.8
2069-0.8-15–12.2-0.9-11.5–9.1
2070-0.8-15.1–11.5-1-11.4–8.8
2071-0.8-13.9–12.4-0.9-11.4–8.9
2072-0.7-14.9–11.7-0.9-11.2–9.7
2073-0.8-15.5–12.1-1-11.3–9.9
2074-0.8-15–12.7-1.1-11.4–8.7
2075-0.7-14.5–12.9-0.9-11.1–8.8
2076-0.8-14.6–11.8-0.9-12–8.4
2077-0.7-14.7–12-1-12–8.1
2078-0.8-14.5–12.1-1-12.2–8.7
2079-0.8-14.2–12.7-1.2-11.2–9.6
2080-0.7-13.9–11.4-1.1-11.3–8.9
2081-0.7-14.1–12-1.2-11.2–8.6
2082-0.7-14.6–13.2-1-11–9.4
2083-0.7-14.5–12.9-1.1-11.8–9
2084-0.8-14–13.1-1.1-12–9.4
2085-0.8-14.1–13.3-1.2-11.9–9
2086-0.7-14.4–12.2-1.1-11.8–8.9
2087-0.7-14.2–12.5-1.1-12.3–8.5
2088-0.7-14.9–11.8-1-12.1–9
2089-0.7-15.2–12.5-1-11.8–8.8
2090-0.7-15–12.2-1.1-11.7–8.9
2091-0.7-14.9–12.8-0.9-11.8–8.7
2092-0.7-14.6–13-0.9-11.6–8.6
2093-0.7-14.7–12.4-0.9-12–7.8
2094-0.7-15.1–12.2-0.9-11.6–8.4
2095-0.6-14.3–13-0.9-11.7–9.1
2096-0.7-14.8–12.1-0.9-11.7–9.1
2097-0.7-13.1–12.7-0.9-11.9–8.8
2098-0.7-14–11.8-0.9-12.1–8.7
2099-0.7-13.4–12.2-0.8-11.9–8.7
2100-0.7-13.9–12.6-0.8-12.4–8.5

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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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