Pakistan vs Syria
Pakistan vs Syria: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -6.5 per 1,000 people in Pakistan and 32.1 per 1,000 people in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 38.6 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Syria has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Pakistan.
- In 2023, Pakistan ranked 208 and Syria ranked 2 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Pakistan at -0.9 per 1,000 people and Syria at -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Pakistan | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -6.5 | 32.1 |
| 2022 | -5.4 | 32.7 |
| 2021 | -2.4 | 9.8 |
| 2020 | -2.4 | 12.8 |
| 2019 | -5.1 | 24.6 |
| 2018 | -5.8 | 26.3 |
| 2017 | -7.1 | -15 |
| 2016 | -10.4 | -6.5 |
| 2015 | -10 | -42.6 |
| 2014 | -9.5 | -71.9 |
| 2013 | -9 | -96.1 |
| 2012 | -7.9 | -43.9 |
| 2011 | -4.4 | -11.2 |
| 2010 | -2.2 | -2.4 |
| 2009 | -0.1 | -2.4 |
| 2008 | -0.7 | -18.6 |
| 2007 | 3.1 | 38.4 |
| 2006 | -1 | 34.8 |
| 2005 | -1.1 | 0.7 |
| 2004 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | -1.3 | -1.9 |
| 2002 | -4 | -2 |
| 2001 | -0.3 | -2.1 |
| 2000 | 1.6 | -2.1 |
| 1999 | -0.9 | -1.9 |
| 1998 | -0.8 | -1.6 |
| 1997 | -0.4 | -2 |
| 1996 | -0.4 | -2 |
| 1995 | 0.1 | -1.9 |
| 1994 | -2.1 | -0.9 |
| 1993 | -1.1 | -0.6 |
| 1992 | -5.8 | -0.3 |
| 1991 | -0.2 | -0.8 |
| 1990 | 2.4 | -0.5 |
| 1989 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| 1988 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| 1987 | 1.4 | -0.7 |
| 1986 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| 1985 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| 1984 | -3.4 | -0.5 |
| 1983 | -0.1 | -1 |
| 1982 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| 1981 | 6.5 | -2.7 |
| 1980 | 13.1 | -3.7 |
| 1979 | 5.7 | -3.8 |
| 1978 | 1.5 | -3.7 |
| 1977 | 1.2 | -3.5 |
| 1976 | 0.7 | -3.4 |
| 1975 | -0 | -3.2 |
| 1974 | -0.5 | -3.3 |
| 1973 | -0.9 | -2.5 |
| 1972 | -1.1 | -2.6 |
| 1971 | -1.1 | -2.3 |
| 1970 | -1 | -3.1 |
| 1969 | -1 | -3 |
| 1968 | -1 | -2.8 |
| 1967 | -1.1 | -2.5 |
| 1966 | -1.1 | -2.4 |
| 1965 | -1.2 | -2.3 |
| 1964 | -1.2 | -2.3 |
| 1963 | -1.3 | -2.3 |
| 1962 | -1.4 | -2.3 |
| 1961 | -1.4 | -2.3 |
| 1960 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 1955 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 1953 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 1952 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 1951 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 1950 | 1.4 | 0 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Pakistan | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -5.6-10.1–-1.3 | 22.2-2.6–46.1 |
| 2025 | -4.8-10.3–0.5 | 16.5-14.9–45.6 |
| 2026 | -4.4-11–1.5 | 11.6-23.8–44.9 |
| 2027 | -3.7-10.3–2.6 | 9.5-26.9–45.7 |
| 2028 | -3.3-10.1–3.6 | 6.9-30.3–42 |
| 2029 | -3.1-10.1–4.2 | 6.2-32.2–43 |
| 2030 | -2.8-10.3–4.4 | 3.7-34.4–42 |
| 2031 | -2.6-10.1–4.7 | 3-36.4–42.9 |
| 2032 | -2.4-10.3–5 | 1.7-37.3–41.1 |
| 2033 | -2.3-10.6–5.7 | 1.7-37.4–41.2 |
| 2034 | -2.3-10.3–6.1 | 0.9-37.1–39.5 |
| 2035 | -2.2-10.5–6 | 0.7-39.3–41.1 |
| 2036 | -2.1-10.7–6.2 | -0.2-39.2–39.8 |
| 2037 | -2.1-10.3–6.1 | 0.4-39.3–39.3 |
| 2038 | -1.9-10–6.3 | -0.1-40.8–39.1 |
| 2039 | -1.9-9.8–5.9 | -0.4-42.1–36.6 |
| 2040 | -2.1-9.8–6.3 | -0.1-42.8–37.6 |
| 2041 | -1.9-9.7–6.2 | -0.4-41.6–37.5 |
| 2042 | -1.8-10.2–6.3 | -0.3-41.3–40.3 |
| 2043 | -1.7-10.1–6.6 | -0.6-42.6–39.4 |
| 2044 | -1.6-9.8–7.2 | -0.8-42.2–39.2 |
| 2045 | -1.5-9.8–6.8 | 0.1-41.7–36.9 |
| 2046 | -1.5-9.3–7 | -0.4-38.9–38 |
| 2047 | -1.6-9.4–7.2 | -0.8-43.7–37.2 |
| 2048 | -1.5-9.7–6.8 | -0.3-42.6–37.2 |
| 2049 | -1.4-9.8–6.9 | 0.1-42.5–39.9 |
| 2050 | -1.4-9.9–7.4 | 0.2-40.1–40.2 |
| 2051 | -1.4-9.5–7.3 | -0.1-40.5–39.5 |
| 2052 | -1.4-9.5–7.2 | -0.3-43.6–39.5 |
| 2053 | -1.4-9.8–7.2 | 0.7-40.9–39.6 |
| 2054 | -1.3-9.7–7.2 | 0.4-42–41.4 |
| 2055 | -1.3-9.7–7.7 | -0.3-42.5–39.3 |
| 2056 | -1.2-9.8–7.8 | -0.2-42–38.2 |
| 2057 | -1.3-10.3–7.5 | -0.9-44.3–38.6 |
| 2058 | -1.2-9.4–7.7 | -0.7-43.2–39.4 |
| 2059 | -1.3-9.6–8.1 | 0.1-40.9–40.5 |
| 2060 | -1.2-9.3–7.8 | -0.4-41.8–37.3 |
| 2061 | -1.2-9.1–8.3 | -0.9-42.9–37.3 |
| 2062 | -1.1-9.2–7.8 | -0.8-41.9–37.2 |
| 2063 | -1.3-9.7–7.9 | -0.6-41.9–38.9 |
| 2064 | -1.2-9.3–7.9 | -0.2-43.3–37.5 |
| 2065 | -1.2-9.2–7.5 | 0.1-41.9–36.8 |
| 2066 | -1.1-9.5–7.7 | -0.5-42.1–37.7 |
| 2067 | -1.1-8.9–7.9 | -0.5-42–36.6 |
| 2068 | -1.1-8.9–8 | -0.4-41.2–38.1 |
| 2069 | -1.1-9.1–7.7 | -0.9-45.1–37.8 |
| 2070 | -1.1-9.3–8 | -0.6-47.8–39.2 |
| 2071 | -1.1-9.5–7.8 | -0.2-42.1–37.1 |
| 2072 | -1.1-9.5–7.6 | -0.1-42.8–40.2 |
| 2073 | -1.1-9.3–7.4 | -0.5-42.6–39.3 |
| 2074 | -1.1-9.7–7.7 | -0.4-45.4–37.7 |
| 2075 | -1-9.1–8.3 | -0.2-41.1–38.2 |
| 2076 | -1-9.2–8.1 | -0.1-43.8–39.5 |
| 2077 | -1.1-9.7–7.9 | -0.8-42.9–36.8 |
| 2078 | -1.2-10.2–7.9 | -0.7-42.1–35.5 |
| 2079 | -1.2-10.1–8.5 | -0-41.2–39 |
| 2080 | -1.1-10–8.2 | 1.1-42.3–39.3 |
| 2081 | -1.2-9.9–7.9 | 0.6-43.3–38.1 |
| 2082 | -1.1-10–7.7 | 0.6-42.1–40.4 |
| 2083 | -1.2-9.2–7.7 | 0-42.4–37.7 |
| 2084 | -1.2-9.1–7.8 | 0.4-43–38.4 |
| 2085 | -1.2-8.8–8 | 0.5-41.6–38.3 |
| 2086 | -1.1-9.5–7.9 | -0.5-43.8–37.7 |
| 2087 | -1.2-9.7–8 | -0.1-43.8–36.9 |
| 2088 | -1-9.6–8.2 | 0.3-44.5–36.7 |
| 2089 | -1.1-9.9–8.3 | 0.3-43.7–37.3 |
| 2090 | -1.1-9.7–8 | -0.3-46.5–35.9 |
| 2091 | -1-9.6–8.4 | 0.3-45.4–35.9 |
| 2092 | -1-9.3–8.8 | -0-44.3–37.6 |
| 2093 | -1-9.3–8.2 | 0.1-44.7–37.7 |
| 2094 | -0.9-9.4–8.5 | -0.3-43–36.9 |
| 2095 | -0.9-10–8.6 | 0.3-44.9–36.8 |
| 2096 | -1-9.6–8.5 | -0.2-47.1–40.5 |
| 2097 | -1.1-10.1–8 | -0.3-44.2–39.9 |
| 2098 | -1.1-10.2–7.8 | -0.2-46.4–37.7 |
| 2099 | -1-9.8–7.9 | -0.4-48–37.9 |
| 2100 | -0.9-10–7.9 | -0.3-46–41.2 |
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
Pakistan vs Syria
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010