Pakistan vs Thailand
Pakistan vs Thailand: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -6.5 per 1,000 people in Pakistan and 0.3 per 1,000 people in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 6.8 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Pakistan.
- In 2023, Pakistan ranked 208 and Thailand ranked 91 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Pakistan at -0.9 per 1,000 people and Thailand at 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Pakistan | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -6.5 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | -5.4 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | -2.4 | -0 |
| 2020 | -2.4 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | -5.1 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | -5.8 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | -7.1 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | -10.4 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | -10 | 0.5 |
| 2014 | -9.5 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | -9 | 1 |
| 2012 | -7.9 | 1.1 |
| 2011 | -4.4 | 1 |
| 2010 | -2.2 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| 2008 | -0.7 | 1.6 |
| 2007 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | -1 | 1.5 |
| 2005 | -1.1 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | -0.4 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | -1.3 | 1.6 |
| 2002 | -4 | 1.6 |
| 2001 | -0.3 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 1999 | -0.9 | 2.8 |
| 1998 | -0.8 | 3 |
| 1997 | -0.4 | 2.5 |
| 1996 | -0.4 | 2.5 |
| 1995 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 1994 | -2.1 | 2.3 |
| 1993 | -1.1 | 2.1 |
| 1992 | -5.8 | 2.5 |
| 1991 | -0.2 | 2.2 |
| 1990 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| 1989 | -0.2 | 1.7 |
| 1988 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 1987 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| 1986 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| 1985 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| 1984 | -3.4 | 2.8 |
| 1983 | -0.1 | 3 |
| 1982 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| 1981 | 6.5 | 1.7 |
| 1980 | 13.1 | 1.9 |
| 1979 | 5.7 | 1.9 |
| 1978 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 1977 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| 1976 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 1975 | -0 | 1.6 |
| 1974 | -0.5 | 1.8 |
| 1973 | -0.9 | 2.1 |
| 1972 | -1.1 | 1.9 |
| 1971 | -1.1 | 1.2 |
| 1970 | -1 | 1.4 |
| 1969 | -1 | 0.8 |
| 1968 | -1 | 0.4 |
| 1967 | -1.1 | 0.5 |
| 1966 | -1.1 | 0.4 |
| 1965 | -1.2 | 0.7 |
| 1964 | -1.2 | 0.6 |
| 1963 | -1.3 | 0.6 |
| 1962 | -1.4 | 0.6 |
| 1961 | -1.4 | 0.5 |
| 1960 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 1959 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 1958 | 1.2 | -1.1 |
| 1957 | 1.2 | -0.4 |
| 1956 | 1.2 | -0.3 |
| 1955 | 1.2 | -0.3 |
| 1954 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 1953 | 1.3 | -0.4 |
| 1952 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| 1951 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| 1950 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Pakistan | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -5.6-10.1–-1.3 | 0.3-0.6–1.2 |
| 2025 | -4.8-10.3–0.5 | 0.4-0.9–1.6 |
| 2026 | -4.4-11–1.5 | 0.4-1.1–1.9 |
| 2027 | -3.7-10.3–2.6 | 0.5-1.2–2.1 |
| 2028 | -3.3-10.1–3.6 | 0.5-1.4–2.3 |
| 2029 | -3.1-10.1–4.2 | 0.6-1.5–2.4 |
| 2030 | -2.8-10.3–4.4 | 0.6-1.6–2.8 |
| 2031 | -2.6-10.1–4.7 | 0.7-1.7–2.9 |
| 2032 | -2.4-10.3–5 | 0.7-1.8–2.9 |
| 2033 | -2.3-10.6–5.7 | 0.7-1.9–3 |
| 2034 | -2.3-10.3–6.1 | 0.7-1.9–3.3 |
| 2035 | -2.2-10.5–6 | 0.7-1.9–3.3 |
| 2036 | -2.1-10.7–6.2 | 0.8-2.1–3.3 |
| 2037 | -2.1-10.3–6.1 | 0.8-2.1–3.2 |
| 2038 | -1.9-10–6.3 | 0.8-2–3.3 |
| 2039 | -1.9-9.8–5.9 | 0.9-2.1–3.4 |
| 2040 | -2.1-9.8–6.3 | 0.9-2.2–3.4 |
| 2041 | -1.9-9.7–6.2 | 0.8-2.3–3.4 |
| 2042 | -1.8-10.2–6.3 | 0.9-2.3–3.5 |
| 2043 | -1.7-10.1–6.6 | 0.9-2.4–3.4 |
| 2044 | -1.6-9.8–7.2 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2045 | -1.5-9.8–6.8 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2046 | -1.5-9.3–7 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2047 | -1.6-9.4–7.2 | 1-2.3–3.6 |
| 2048 | -1.5-9.7–6.8 | 1-2.4–3.8 |
| 2049 | -1.4-9.8–6.9 | 1-2.5–3.6 |
| 2050 | -1.4-9.9–7.4 | 1-2.8–3.7 |
| 2051 | -1.4-9.5–7.3 | 1-2.6–3.6 |
| 2052 | -1.4-9.5–7.2 | 0.9-2.8–3.7 |
| 2053 | -1.4-9.8–7.2 | 1-2.6–3.9 |
| 2054 | -1.3-9.7–7.2 | 0.9-2.8–3.9 |
| 2055 | -1.3-9.7–7.7 | 1-2.7–3.9 |
| 2056 | -1.2-9.8–7.8 | 1-2.7–3.9 |
| 2057 | -1.3-10.3–7.5 | 1-2.8–3.8 |
| 2058 | -1.2-9.4–7.7 | 1-2.7–3.8 |
| 2059 | -1.3-9.6–8.1 | 1-2.6–4.1 |
| 2060 | -1.2-9.3–7.8 | 1-2.8–3.9 |
| 2061 | -1.2-9.1–8.3 | 1.1-2.8–4 |
| 2062 | -1.1-9.2–7.8 | 1-2.9–3.9 |
| 2063 | -1.3-9.7–7.9 | 1.1-3.1–4.1 |
| 2064 | -1.2-9.3–7.9 | 1.1-3.2–4 |
| 2065 | -1.2-9.2–7.5 | 1-3.2–3.9 |
| 2066 | -1.1-9.5–7.7 | 1.1-3–4.1 |
| 2067 | -1.1-8.9–7.9 | 1.1-3.1–4 |
| 2068 | -1.1-8.9–8 | 1-2.9–4.2 |
| 2069 | -1.1-9.1–7.7 | 1.1-3.1–4.2 |
| 2070 | -1.1-9.3–8 | 1-2.9–4.2 |
| 2071 | -1.1-9.5–7.8 | 1.1-3.1–4.5 |
| 2072 | -1.1-9.5–7.6 | 1-3.2–4.4 |
| 2073 | -1.1-9.3–7.4 | 1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2074 | -1.1-9.7–7.7 | 1-3.3–4.3 |
| 2075 | -1-9.1–8.3 | 1.1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2076 | -1-9.2–8.1 | 1.1-3.1–4.2 |
| 2077 | -1.1-9.7–7.9 | 1.1-3.2–4.3 |
| 2078 | -1.2-10.2–7.9 | 1.1-3.2–4.4 |
| 2079 | -1.2-10.1–8.5 | 1-3–4.3 |
| 2080 | -1.1-10–8.2 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2081 | -1.2-9.9–7.9 | 1.1-3.2–4.2 |
| 2082 | -1.1-10–7.7 | 1-3.3–4.2 |
| 2083 | -1.2-9.2–7.7 | 1-3.4–4.1 |
| 2084 | -1.2-9.1–7.8 | 1-3.3–4 |
| 2085 | -1.2-8.8–8 | 1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2086 | -1.1-9.5–7.9 | 1.1-3.3–4.1 |
| 2087 | -1.2-9.7–8 | 1.1-3.5–4.2 |
| 2088 | -1-9.6–8.2 | 1.1-3.2–4.1 |
| 2089 | -1.1-9.9–8.3 | 1-3.3–4.1 |
| 2090 | -1.1-9.7–8 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2091 | -1-9.6–8.4 | 1-3.1–4.3 |
| 2092 | -1-9.3–8.8 | 1-3.3–4.3 |
| 2093 | -1-9.3–8.2 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2094 | -0.9-9.4–8.5 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2095 | -0.9-10–8.6 | 0.9-3.5–4.2 |
| 2096 | -1-9.6–8.5 | 0.9-3.3–4.3 |
| 2097 | -1.1-10.1–8 | 1-3.7–4.4 |
| 2098 | -1.1-10.2–7.8 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2099 | -1-9.8–7.9 | 1-3.5–4.3 |
| 2100 | -0.9-10–7.9 | 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
Pakistan vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024