Niger vs South Africa
Niger vs South Africa: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 0 per 1,000 people in Niger and 3.6 per 1,000 people in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 3.6 per 1,000 people, or 95 times that in Niger.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- South Africa has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Niger.
- In 2023, Niger ranked 97 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Niger at -0.4 per 1,000 people and South Africa at 2.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Niger | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | -0.2 | 7.5 |
| 2020 | -0.2 | 6.1 |
| 2019 | -0.7 | 5.6 |
| 2018 | -0.2 | 5.4 |
| 2017 | -0.3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 0.7 | -15.4 |
| 2015 | 0.9 | 11.3 |
| 2014 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| 2013 | -0.1 | 4.2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4.9 |
| 2011 | -0.4 | 1.2 |
| 2010 | -0.5 | 1.3 |
| 2009 | -0.6 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
| 2007 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| 2005 | -0.7 | 0.6 |
| 2004 | -0.7 | 1.2 |
| 2003 | -0.7 | 1.4 |
| 2002 | -0.8 | 1 |
| 2001 | -0.7 | -1.3 |
| 2000 | -0.7 | -2.9 |
| 1999 | -1.1 | -2.7 |
| 1998 | -0.7 | -1.8 |
| 1997 | -1.3 | -2.2 |
| 1996 | -0.8 | -4.3 |
| 1995 | 0.4 | -2.2 |
| 1994 | -0.1 | -6.1 |
| 1993 | -0.2 | 4.5 |
| 1992 | -0.3 | -1.7 |
| 1991 | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| 1990 | 0 | 6.4 |
| 1989 | 0.1 | 6.5 |
| 1988 | -0.1 | 6.4 |
| 1987 | -0.3 | 6.2 |
| 1986 | -0.4 | 6.5 |
| 1985 | -0.9 | 7 |
| 1984 | -1.3 | 8.6 |
| 1983 | -1.4 | 9.5 |
| 1982 | -1.4 | 9.3 |
| 1981 | -1.2 | 9.2 |
| 1980 | -0.9 | 8.7 |
| 1979 | -0.6 | 2 |
| 1978 | -0.6 | 2.2 |
| 1977 | -0.6 | 2.4 |
| 1976 | -0.6 | 1 |
| 1975 | -0.6 | 1.5 |
| 1974 | -0.6 | 1.5 |
| 1973 | -0.6 | 1.7 |
| 1972 | -0.5 | 1.6 |
| 1971 | -0.5 | 1.4 |
| 1970 | -0.5 | 2.8 |
| 1969 | -0.5 | 3.4 |
| 1968 | -0.5 | 3.8 |
| 1967 | -0.5 | 4 |
| 1966 | -0.6 | 3.9 |
| 1965 | -0.6 | 4.3 |
| 1964 | -0.6 | 4.1 |
| 1963 | -0.6 | 4.1 |
| 1962 | -0.6 | 4 |
| 1961 | -0.8 | 3.4 |
| 1960 | -1 | 1.1 |
| 1959 | -1.3 | 0.3 |
| 1958 | -1.5 | -0.9 |
| 1957 | -1.5 | -0.2 |
| 1956 | -1.4 | -0.1 |
| 1955 | -1.1 | -0.2 |
| 1954 | -0.6 | -0.2 |
| 1953 | 0 | -0.4 |
| 1952 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 1951 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
| 1950 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Niger | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.1-0.9–0.6 | 2.6-5.3–9.8 |
| 2025 | -0.3-1.2–0.6 | 2.3-5.9–10.1 |
| 2026 | -0.4-1.4–0.6 | 2-6.3–9.5 |
| 2027 | -0.4-1.5–0.5 | 2.2-5.5–10.2 |
| 2028 | -0.4-1.6–0.5 | 2.3-5.9–10.5 |
| 2029 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 2.3-6.3–10.1 |
| 2030 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 2.1-5.9–10.6 |
| 2031 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 2.2-5.9–10.6 |
| 2032 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 2.2-6.3–10.3 |
| 2033 | -0.6-1.8–0.4 | 2.1-6–10.1 |
| 2034 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | 2.2-6.5–10.3 |
| 2035 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | 2.3-6.1–10.4 |
| 2036 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | 2.2-6.2–9.6 |
| 2037 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | 2.3-6–9.9 |
| 2038 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | 2.1-5.8–10.1 |
| 2039 | -0.6-1.8–0.5 | 2-6.4–10.2 |
| 2040 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 2.1-6.3–10.2 |
| 2041 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 2.2-6.5–10.5 |
| 2042 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 2.2-6.4–10.9 |
| 2043 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | 2.1-6–10.5 |
| 2044 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | 2.1-6–10.4 |
| 2045 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 2.1-7–10.3 |
| 2046 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 2.3-5.5–10.9 |
| 2047 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | 2.3-6.2–10.6 |
| 2048 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | 2.1-5.9–10.4 |
| 2049 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | 2.3-5.7–10.5 |
| 2050 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 2.3-6.2–11.1 |
| 2051 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 2.5-5.5–10.9 |
| 2052 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 2.2-5.9–10.8 |
| 2053 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 2.2-6.4–10.3 |
| 2054 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 2.3-6.1–10.2 |
| 2055 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 2.3-6.2–10.5 |
| 2056 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 2.2-5.9–10.1 |
| 2057 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 2.3-6.6–10.3 |
| 2058 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 2.4-6.3–11.1 |
| 2059 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 2.3-6.6–11 |
| 2060 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 2.3-5.8–10.3 |
| 2061 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 2.2-6.5–10.5 |
| 2062 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 2.3-6.2–10.3 |
| 2063 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 2.4-6.5–10.8 |
| 2064 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 2.3-6.5–10.6 |
| 2065 | -0.5-1.7–0.7 | 2.1-6.6–10.5 |
| 2066 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 2.2-6.1–10.5 |
| 2067 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 2.2-6.2–10.3 |
| 2068 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 2.1-6–10.4 |
| 2069 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 2.2-6.5–10.4 |
| 2070 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 2.5-5.9–11.1 |
| 2071 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 2.5-5.8–10.5 |
| 2072 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 2.1-6.6–10 |
| 2073 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 2.1-5.9–10 |
| 2074 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 2.2-6.9–11.1 |
| 2075 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 2.1-5.9–10.5 |
| 2076 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 2-6.7–9.9 |
| 2077 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 2.2-6.4–10.5 |
| 2078 | -0.4-1.6–0.7 | 2.3-5.9–10.5 |
| 2079 | -0.4-1.6–0.6 | 2.2-6.5–11 |
| 2080 | -0.4-1.6–0.6 | 2.3-6.8–10.5 |
| 2081 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 2.2-6.1–10.6 |
| 2082 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 2.2-6.4–10.3 |
| 2083 | -0.4-1.8–0.7 | 2.2-6.2–10.3 |
| 2084 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 2-6.5–10.6 |
| 2085 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 1.9-6.8–9.6 |
| 2086 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 2.1-6.3–10.8 |
| 2087 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 2.1-6.5–10.4 |
| 2088 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 2.1-6.6–9.9 |
| 2089 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 2.1-6.6–10.5 |
| 2090 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 2-7.1–10.2 |
| 2091 | -0.4-1.8–0.7 | 2.2-6.4–10.8 |
| 2092 | -0.4-1.9–0.6 | 2-6.9–10.4 |
| 2093 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 2-7.9–10.4 |
| 2094 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 2-7.1–10.4 |
| 2095 | -0.4-1.8–0.7 | 1.9-6.5–10.1 |
| 2096 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 1.8-6.6–10.1 |
| 2097 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 1.8-7.4–10.4 |
| 2098 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 2-6.5–10.1 |
| 2099 | -0.4-1.9–0.7 | 2-5.7–11 |
| 2100 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 2.1-6.2–10.8 |
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
Niger vs South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyNiger: 61.2 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNiger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNiger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNiger: 3.46% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateNiger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNiger: 26.2 million people in 2023South Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthNiger: 3.31% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNiger: 6.06 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNiger: 18.4% in 2025South Africa: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageNiger: 15.3 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNiger: 2.6% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNiger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNiger: $450M in 2025South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military spending per personNiger: $18 in 2025South Africa: $49 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNiger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025South Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNiger: 10,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerNiger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNiger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNiger: 4 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNiger: 0 TIV in 1973South Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025