North Korea vs Thailand
North Korea vs Thailand: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.1 per 1,000 people in North Korea and 0.3 per 1,000 people in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0.4 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher since 1960, when it overtook North Korea.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts North Korea at -0.1 per 1,000 people and Thailand at 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | North Korea | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | -0.1 | -0 |
| 2020 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| 2014 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | -0.1 | 1 |
| 2012 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| 2011 | -0.1 | 1 |
| 2010 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| 2008 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| 2007 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| 2005 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| 2002 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| 2001 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| 1999 | -0.1 | 2.8 |
| 1998 | -0.2 | 3 |
| 1997 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| 1996 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| 1995 | -0.1 | 2.5 |
| 1994 | -0 | 2.3 |
| 1993 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 1992 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 1991 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 1989 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 1988 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 1987 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 1986 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 1984 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 1983 | 0 | 3 |
| 1982 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 1981 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 1980 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 1979 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 1978 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 1977 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 1976 | 0 | 1 |
| 1975 | 0 | 1.6 |
| 1974 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 1973 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 1972 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 1971 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 1969 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 1968 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 1967 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 1966 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 1965 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 1964 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 1963 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 1962 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 1961 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 1960 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 1959 | 0 | -0.1 |
| 1958 | 0 | -1.1 |
| 1957 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| 1956 | -1.3 | -0.3 |
| 1955 | -3.4 | -0.3 |
| 1954 | -6.2 | -0.3 |
| 1953 | -9.4 | -0.4 |
| 1952 | -12.7 | 0.1 |
| 1951 | -15.4 | 0.4 |
| 1950 | -17.2 | 0.5 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | North Korea | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.1-0.6–0.4 | 0.3-0.6–1.2 |
| 2025 | -0.1-0.7–0.5 | 0.4-0.9–1.6 |
| 2026 | -0.1-0.8–0.6 | 0.4-1.1–1.9 |
| 2027 | -0.1-0.8–0.7 | 0.5-1.2–2.1 |
| 2028 | -0.1-0.9–0.7 | 0.5-1.4–2.3 |
| 2029 | -0.1-0.9–0.8 | 0.6-1.5–2.4 |
| 2030 | -0.1-1–0.8 | 0.6-1.6–2.8 |
| 2031 | -0.1-1–0.9 | 0.7-1.7–2.9 |
| 2032 | -0.1-1.1–0.9 | 0.7-1.8–2.9 |
| 2033 | -0.1-1.1–0.9 | 0.7-1.9–3 |
| 2034 | -0.1-1.2–1 | 0.7-1.9–3.3 |
| 2035 | -0.1-1.1–1 | 0.7-1.9–3.3 |
| 2036 | -0.1-1.2–1 | 0.8-2.1–3.3 |
| 2037 | -0.1-1.2–1.1 | 0.8-2.1–3.2 |
| 2038 | -0.1-1.2–1.1 | 0.8-2–3.3 |
| 2039 | -0.1-1.3–1.1 | 0.9-2.1–3.4 |
| 2040 | -0.1-1.3–1.2 | 0.9-2.2–3.4 |
| 2041 | -0.1-1.3–1.2 | 0.8-2.3–3.4 |
| 2042 | -0.1-1.3–1.2 | 0.9-2.3–3.5 |
| 2043 | -0.1-1.3–1.2 | 0.9-2.4–3.4 |
| 2044 | -0.1-1.4–1.2 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2045 | -0.1-1.4–1.2 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2046 | -0.1-1.3–1.3 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2047 | -0.1-1.5–1.2 | 1-2.3–3.6 |
| 2048 | -0.1-1.4–1.3 | 1-2.4–3.8 |
| 2049 | -0.1-1.4–1.3 | 1-2.5–3.6 |
| 2050 | -0.1-1.5–1.4 | 1-2.8–3.7 |
| 2051 | -0.1-1.5–1.4 | 1-2.6–3.6 |
| 2052 | -0.1-1.6–1.4 | 0.9-2.8–3.7 |
| 2053 | -0.1-1.5–1.4 | 1-2.6–3.9 |
| 2054 | -0.1-1.5–1.4 | 0.9-2.8–3.9 |
| 2055 | -0.1-1.5–1.4 | 1-2.7–3.9 |
| 2056 | -0.1-1.6–1.4 | 1-2.7–3.9 |
| 2057 | -0.1-1.5–1.5 | 1-2.8–3.8 |
| 2058 | -0.1-1.6–1.4 | 1-2.7–3.8 |
| 2059 | -0.1-1.6–1.4 | 1-2.6–4.1 |
| 2060 | -0.1-1.8–1.3 | 1-2.8–3.9 |
| 2061 | -0.1-1.8–1.4 | 1.1-2.8–4 |
| 2062 | -0.1-1.7–1.4 | 1-2.9–3.9 |
| 2063 | -0.1-1.7–1.4 | 1.1-3.1–4.1 |
| 2064 | -0.1-1.7–1.5 | 1.1-3.2–4 |
| 2065 | -0.1-1.8–1.4 | 1-3.2–3.9 |
| 2066 | -0.1-1.7–1.4 | 1.1-3–4.1 |
| 2067 | -0.1-1.8–1.5 | 1.1-3.1–4 |
| 2068 | -0.1-1.7–1.5 | 1-2.9–4.2 |
| 2069 | -0.1-1.7–1.5 | 1.1-3.1–4.2 |
| 2070 | -0.1-1.8–1.5 | 1-2.9–4.2 |
| 2071 | -0.1-1.8–1.5 | 1.1-3.1–4.5 |
| 2072 | -0.1-1.9–1.5 | 1-3.2–4.4 |
| 2073 | -0.1-1.9–1.4 | 1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2074 | -0.1-1.9–1.5 | 1-3.3–4.3 |
| 2075 | -0.1-1.9–1.5 | 1.1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2076 | -0.1-2–1.4 | 1.1-3.1–4.2 |
| 2077 | -0.1-1.9–1.5 | 1.1-3.2–4.3 |
| 2078 | -0.1-2–1.5 | 1.1-3.2–4.4 |
| 2079 | -0.1-2–1.5 | 1-3–4.3 |
| 2080 | -0.1-1.9–1.5 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2081 | -0.1-1.9–1.5 | 1.1-3.2–4.2 |
| 2082 | -0.1-1.9–1.6 | 1-3.3–4.2 |
| 2083 | -0.1-1.9–1.5 | 1-3.4–4.1 |
| 2084 | -0.1-2–1.5 | 1-3.3–4 |
| 2085 | -0.1-2–1.5 | 1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2086 | -0.1-2.1–1.5 | 1.1-3.3–4.1 |
| 2087 | -0.1-2–1.6 | 1.1-3.5–4.2 |
| 2088 | -0.1-2.1–1.6 | 1.1-3.2–4.1 |
| 2089 | -0.1-2–1.5 | 1-3.3–4.1 |
| 2090 | -0.1-2.2–1.5 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2091 | -0.1-2.1–1.5 | 1-3.1–4.3 |
| 2092 | -0.1-2.1–1.6 | 1-3.3–4.3 |
| 2093 | -0.1-2.2–1.6 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2094 | -0.1-2.1–1.5 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2095 | -0.1-2.2–1.6 | 0.9-3.5–4.2 |
| 2096 | -0.1-2.2–1.6 | 0.9-3.3–4.3 |
| 2097 | -0.1-2.3–1.6 | 1-3.7–4.4 |
| 2098 | -0.1-2.3–1.7 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2099 | -0.1-2.3–1.7 | 1-3.5–4.3 |
| 2100 | -0.1-2.3–1.6 | 0.9-3.7–4.2 |
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
North Korea vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyNorth Korea: 73.6 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNorth Korea: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNorth Korea: 14.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNorth Korea: 3.09% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateNorth Korea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNorth Korea: 26.4 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthNorth Korea: 0.32% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNorth Korea: 1.78 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNorth Korea: 64.2% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageNorth Korea: 36.1 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNorth Korea: 12% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending per personNorth Korea: $62 in 2018Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNorth Korea: 1.47 million people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerNorth Korea: 1.41% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNorth Korea: 8.62% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNorth Korea: 1 million TIV in 2010Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNorth Korea: 44 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024