Niger vs South Sudan
Niger vs South Sudan: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 0 per 1,000 people in Niger and 39.6 per 1,000 people in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 39.6 per 1,000 people, or 1,000 times that in Niger.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- South Sudan has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Niger.
- In 2023, Niger ranked 97 and South Sudan ranked 1 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Niger at -0.4 per 1,000 people and South Sudan at 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Niger | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | -0.2 | -14.2 |
| 2020 | -0.2 | 5.9 |
| 2019 | -0.7 | 6.3 |
| 2018 | -0.2 | 15.6 |
| 2017 | -0.3 | -65.4 |
| 2016 | 0.7 | -60.4 |
| 2015 | 0.9 | -14.4 |
| 2014 | 0.2 | -42 |
| 2013 | -0.1 | 5.9 |
| 2012 | 1 | 11.7 |
| 2011 | -0.4 | 18.9 |
| 2010 | -0.5 | 30.7 |
| 2009 | -0.6 | 15.1 |
| 2008 | -0.6 | 18.8 |
| 2007 | -0.7 | 20 |
| 2006 | -0.7 | 19.3 |
| 2005 | -0.7 | 17.5 |
| 2004 | -0.7 | 15.2 |
| 2003 | -0.7 | 13.3 |
| 2002 | -0.8 | 12.6 |
| 2001 | -0.7 | 12.3 |
| 2000 | -0.7 | 12.3 |
| 1999 | -1.1 | 12.2 |
| 1998 | -0.7 | 11.4 |
| 1997 | -1.3 | 8.8 |
| 1996 | -0.8 | 3.4 |
| 1995 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| 1994 | -0.1 | 3.2 |
| 1993 | -0.2 | 3.2 |
| 1992 | -0.3 | 3.1 |
| 1991 | -0.2 | 3 |
| 1990 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 1989 | 0.1 | -27.8 |
| 1988 | -0.1 | -20 |
| 1987 | -0.3 | -2.4 |
| 1986 | -0.4 | -2.2 |
| 1985 | -0.9 | -2.1 |
| 1984 | -1.3 | -1.9 |
| 1983 | -1.4 | -1.7 |
| 1982 | -1.4 | -1.5 |
| 1981 | -1.2 | -1.3 |
| 1980 | -0.9 | -1.2 |
| 1979 | -0.6 | -0.9 |
| 1978 | -0.6 | -0.7 |
| 1977 | -0.6 | -0.5 |
| 1976 | -0.6 | -0.3 |
| 1975 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
| 1974 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
| 1973 | -0.6 | 0 |
| 1972 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1971 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1970 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
| 1969 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
| 1968 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
| 1967 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| 1966 | -0.6 | 0.4 |
| 1965 | -0.6 | 0.5 |
| 1964 | -0.6 | 0.6 |
| 1963 | -0.6 | 0.5 |
| 1962 | -0.6 | 0.5 |
| 1961 | -0.8 | 0.4 |
| 1960 | -1 | 0.3 |
| 1959 | -1.3 | 0.3 |
| 1958 | -1.5 | 0.2 |
| 1957 | -1.5 | 0.1 |
| 1956 | -1.4 | 0.1 |
| 1955 | -1.1 | 0 |
| 1954 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
| 1953 | 0 | -0.2 |
| 1952 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| 1951 | 1.6 | -0.3 |
| 1950 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Niger | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.1-0.9–0.6 | 1.3-28.4–27.4 |
| 2025 | -0.3-1.2–0.6 | 0.5-32.2–32.3 |
| 2026 | -0.4-1.4–0.6 | 0.6-35.1–33 |
| 2027 | -0.4-1.5–0.5 | 0.3-31.4–32.9 |
| 2028 | -0.4-1.6–0.5 | 0.3-33.1–31.7 |
| 2029 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | -0-35.2–31.3 |
| 2030 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 0.1-34.8–32.3 |
| 2031 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 0.8-33.6–33.3 |
| 2032 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 0.3-34.5–32.5 |
| 2033 | -0.6-1.8–0.4 | -0.1-33.8–31.6 |
| 2034 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | 0.5-35.8–34.2 |
| 2035 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | 1-32.5–32.9 |
| 2036 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | 0.9-32.8–32.2 |
| 2037 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | 0.6-33.1–31.7 |
| 2038 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | 0.7-34.9–32.5 |
| 2039 | -0.6-1.8–0.5 | 0.4-36.8–33.3 |
| 2040 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 0.7-35.5–31.6 |
| 2041 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.6-35.8–31.5 |
| 2042 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.6-35.8–32.4 |
| 2043 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | 0.2-34.6–32.3 |
| 2044 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | 0.4-31.9–32.9 |
| 2045 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-34.2–32.5 |
| 2046 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.5-33.6–33.2 |
| 2047 | -0.5-1.8–0.5 | -0-37.1–33.4 |
| 2048 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | -0.1-35.5–32.2 |
| 2049 | -0.5-1.8–0.6 | -0.3-35.6–30.8 |
| 2050 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | -0.4-35.5–31.3 |
| 2051 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.2-35.4–31.8 |
| 2052 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 1-32.9–33.4 |
| 2053 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | -0.1-36.2–31.5 |
| 2054 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 0.6-34.6–33.2 |
| 2055 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-33.5–33.6 |
| 2056 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 0.2-34.6–34.6 |
| 2057 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.4-35.5–33.8 |
| 2058 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-35.6–32.5 |
| 2059 | -0.5-1.7–0.5 | 0.7-32.7–32.7 |
| 2060 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | -0.1-36.4–32.5 |
| 2061 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | -0-37.9–32.1 |
| 2062 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.4-34.4–33.1 |
| 2063 | -0.5-1.7–0.6 | 0.4-33.2–32.8 |
| 2064 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 0.5-34–33.3 |
| 2065 | -0.5-1.7–0.7 | 0.8-35.8–33.1 |
| 2066 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.3-36.4–32.9 |
| 2067 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.6-34.4–33.9 |
| 2068 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 1.1-36–32.7 |
| 2069 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.1-37.4–35.3 |
| 2070 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | -0.2-36.4–31.1 |
| 2071 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 0.7-36.4–33.5 |
| 2072 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 0.7-35.4–34.7 |
| 2073 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.9-34.1–34.4 |
| 2074 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 1.2-34.7–33.2 |
| 2075 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 0.4-35.5–33.6 |
| 2076 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | -0.2-36.5–34.3 |
| 2077 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 0.6-36.8–30.8 |
| 2078 | -0.4-1.6–0.7 | 0.4-31.8–32.8 |
| 2079 | -0.4-1.6–0.6 | 0.7-34.6–33.5 |
| 2080 | -0.4-1.6–0.6 | -0-37.9–31.6 |
| 2081 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.2-34.7–34.3 |
| 2082 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 0.6-39.2–32.1 |
| 2083 | -0.4-1.8–0.7 | 0.6-37.9–33.3 |
| 2084 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 0.9-38.6–32 |
| 2085 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | -0-38.2–30.3 |
| 2086 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | 0.6-39.2–33.8 |
| 2087 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 0-36.8–34.1 |
| 2088 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 0.6-36.2–34.2 |
| 2089 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | 0.6-37.2–32.2 |
| 2090 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | -0-38.4–31 |
| 2091 | -0.4-1.8–0.7 | 0-37.1–30 |
| 2092 | -0.4-1.9–0.6 | 0.2-38–33.7 |
| 2093 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | -0.1-36.6–30.5 |
| 2094 | -0.4-1.7–0.6 | -0.4-36.1–30.1 |
| 2095 | -0.4-1.8–0.7 | 0.1-36.9–33.2 |
| 2096 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 0.4-37.4–32.7 |
| 2097 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | -0-37.7–29.6 |
| 2098 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 0.9-39–33.5 |
| 2099 | -0.4-1.9–0.7 | 0.5-38.2–32.2 |
| 2100 | -0.4-1.8–0.6 | 0.7-37.3–34.5 |
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
Niger vs South Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyNiger: 61.2 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNiger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNiger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNiger: 3.46% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateNiger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNiger: 26.2 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthNiger: 3.31% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNiger: 6.06 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNiger: 18.4% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageNiger: 15.3 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNiger: 2.6% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNiger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNiger: $450M in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personNiger: $18 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNiger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNiger: 10,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerNiger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNiger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNiger: 4 million TIV in 2025South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022