Poland vs Switzerland
Poland vs Switzerland: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.2 per 1,000 people in Poland and 5.1 per 1,000 people in Switzerland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 5.3 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Poland.
- In 2023, Poland ranked 124 and Switzerland ranked 41 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Poland at -0.1 per 1,000 people and Switzerland at 2.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Poland | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.2 | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 25.2 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0.1 | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 6.4 |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| 2018 | -0 | 4.8 |
| 2017 | -0.6 | 5.4 |
| 2016 | -0.1 | 8.5 |
| 2015 | 0.1 | 8.7 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | 9.5 |
| 2013 | 0.3 | 10.4 |
| 2012 | 0.1 | 8.5 |
| 2011 | 1.2 | 8.5 |
| 2010 | 3.1 | 9.8 |
| 2009 | -0.2 | 9 |
| 2008 | -1.1 | 12.4 |
| 2007 | -1.3 | 9.6 |
| 2006 | -1.8 | 5 |
| 2005 | -1.1 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | -1 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | -0.5 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | -0.4 | 6.8 |
| 2001 | -0.4 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | -0.4 | 3.4 |
| 1999 | -1.4 | 3.6 |
| 1998 | -1 | 1.6 |
| 1997 | -1.2 | -0.3 |
| 1996 | -1.2 | -0 |
| 1995 | -1.4 | 3.6 |
| 1994 | -1.1 | 4.3 |
| 1993 | -1.3 | 5.8 |
| 1992 | -1.2 | 6.1 |
| 1991 | -1.5 | 10.3 |
| 1990 | -1.3 | 8.7 |
| 1989 | -1.3 | 5.2 |
| 1988 | -2.7 | 5.2 |
| 1987 | -0.9 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | -0.6 | 3.6 |
| 1985 | -0.7 | 2.2 |
| 1984 | -0.5 | 1.9 |
| 1983 | -0.7 | 0.9 |
| 1982 | -1 | 3.4 |
| 1981 | -0.5 | 3.8 |
| 1980 | -1.2 | 2.8 |
| 1979 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
| 1978 | -1.8 | -1 |
| 1977 | -1 | -3.6 |
| 1976 | -0.8 | -8.6 |
| 1975 | -0.9 | -9.2 |
| 1974 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
| 1973 | -0.9 | 1.3 |
| 1972 | -0.5 | 3.2 |
| 1971 | -1 | 0.4 |
| 1970 | -2.1 | -3 |
| 1969 | -0.8 | 3.4 |
| 1968 | -0.4 | 4.3 |
| 1967 | -0.8 | 4.6 |
| 1966 | -0.5 | 2.5 |
| 1965 | -0.7 | -0.2 |
| 1964 | -0.8 | 3.7 |
| 1963 | -0.4 | 10.3 |
| 1962 | -1 | 14.9 |
| 1961 | -0.7 | 18.6 |
| 1960 | -0.2 | 4.2 |
| 1959 | -0.8 | 4.3 |
| 1958 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| 1957 | 3.5 | 5 |
| 1956 | -1.1 | 5.4 |
| 1955 | -1 | 5.7 |
| 1954 | -1 | 5.9 |
| 1953 | -1 | 6.1 |
| 1952 | -0.9 | 6.2 |
| 1951 | -0.8 | 6.3 |
| 1950 | -0.7 | 2.6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Poland | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -6.2-8.7–-4.1 | 4.5-1.3–10.4 |
| 2025 | -8.7-11.9–-5.8 | 4.2-3.7–11.7 |
| 2026 | -0.2-2.6–2.6 | 3.8-4.8–12.3 |
| 2027 | -0.2-2.8–2.8 | 3.7-5.9–12.3 |
| 2028 | -0.2-2.9–2.8 | 3.5-6.7–13.2 |
| 2029 | -0.2-2.8–2.9 | 3.2-6.9–13.6 |
| 2030 | -0.2-2.8–2.9 | 3.3-6.7–14.5 |
| 2031 | -0.2-3.1–2.8 | 3.3-7.6–14.2 |
| 2032 | -0.1-3.2–2.9 | 3-8.2–13.7 |
| 2033 | -0.1-3.3–3.1 | 3-8.3–13.8 |
| 2034 | -0.1-3.5–3.3 | 3.2-8.4–13.9 |
| 2035 | -0.1-3.2–3 | 2.9-8.6–13.9 |
| 2036 | -0.2-3.4–2.8 | 2.8-8.8–13.9 |
| 2037 | -0.1-3.4–3 | 2.8-9.2–13.9 |
| 2038 | -0.1-3.3–3.1 | 2.7-9.3–13.8 |
| 2039 | -0.2-3.4–3.1 | 2.7-9.9–14.2 |
| 2040 | -0.2-3.4–3.4 | 3-10–14.5 |
| 2041 | -0.1-3.5–3.4 | 2.6-9.8–14 |
| 2042 | -0.2-3.5–3.6 | 3-9.4–14.7 |
| 2043 | -0.2-3.5–3.4 | 2.8-9.9–14 |
| 2044 | -0.1-3.6–3.3 | 2.8-10.5–14.3 |
| 2045 | -0.1-3.7–3.4 | 2.7-10.2–13.3 |
| 2046 | -0.1-3.6–3.4 | 2.9-9.8–13.7 |
| 2047 | -0.1-3.7–3.4 | 3.1-10.3–14 |
| 2048 | -0.1-3.7–3.2 | 3.2-9.6–14.8 |
| 2049 | -0.1-3.9–3.2 | 3-9.9–14.1 |
| 2050 | -0.1-3.5–3.2 | 2.9-10–14 |
| 2051 | -0.2-3.5–3.2 | 2.9-9.7–14.2 |
| 2052 | -0.1-3.5–3 | 3.1-9.5–14.3 |
| 2053 | -0.2-3.6–3.3 | 2.7-10–14 |
| 2054 | -0.1-3.3–3.1 | 2.6-9.3–15 |
| 2055 | -0.2-3.6–3.2 | 2.7-9.4–14.8 |
| 2056 | -0.2-3.4–3.2 | 3-9.1–14.7 |
| 2057 | -0.1-3.3–3.1 | 3.3-9.5–14.7 |
| 2058 | -0.1-3.4–3.1 | 3.1-9–14.1 |
| 2059 | -0.1-3.6–3.1 | 3-10.2–15.1 |
| 2060 | -0.1-3.3–2.9 | 3.2-8.8–14.7 |
| 2061 | -0.1-3.4–3.2 | 3-9.5–14.1 |
| 2062 | -0.1-3.4–2.9 | 3.1-9.4–13.8 |
| 2063 | -0.1-3.8–3.2 | 3.1-9.8–14.5 |
| 2064 | -0.1-3.7–3.1 | 3-10.5–14.2 |
| 2065 | -0.1-3.8–3 | 2.9-10.4–14.3 |
| 2066 | -0.1-3.6–3.2 | 2.9-10.5–14.3 |
| 2067 | -0.1-3.6–3.4 | 3.3-9.7–14.9 |
| 2068 | -0.1-3.7–3.5 | 3.1-10.3–15.1 |
| 2069 | -0.1-3.4–3.3 | 3.1-10.1–14.4 |
| 2070 | -0-3.2–3.3 | 2.8-11–14.5 |
| 2071 | -0.1-3.5–3.2 | 2.9-10.8–14.9 |
| 2072 | -0.1-3.5–3.3 | 3-9.9–15.2 |
| 2073 | -0.1-3.5–3.2 | 2.8-10.2–14.3 |
| 2074 | -0.1-3.6–3.4 | 2.6-9.6–14 |
| 2075 | -0.1-3.7–3.5 | 3.1-10.2–14.8 |
| 2076 | -0.1-3.6–3.2 | 3.1-9.8–14.5 |
| 2077 | -0.2-3.7–3.2 | 2.8-10.4–14.7 |
| 2078 | -0.1-3.7–3.3 | 2.8-10.2–14.2 |
| 2079 | -0.1-3.5–3.4 | 2.7-10.2–14.6 |
| 2080 | -0.1-3.7–3.3 | 2.8-9.8–14.2 |
| 2081 | -0.1-3.9–3.5 | 2.7-10–14.7 |
| 2082 | -0.1-3.5–3.5 | 2.7-9.5–14.4 |
| 2083 | -0.1-3.9–3.3 | 2.7-10.3–14.4 |
| 2084 | -0.1-3.8–3.3 | 2.7-10.7–14.2 |
| 2085 | -0.1-3.7–3.4 | 2.5-10.1–14.3 |
| 2086 | -0.1-4.1–3.1 | 2.7-9.9–14 |
| 2087 | -0.1-3.9–3.4 | 2.8-9.9–13.9 |
| 2088 | -0.1-3.7–3.2 | 2.4-10.5–13.2 |
| 2089 | -0.1-3.7–3.2 | 2.5-10.2–13.6 |
| 2090 | -0.1-4.1–3.2 | 2.6-10.3–13.1 |
| 2091 | -0.1-4.2–3.2 | 2.6-10.3–13.7 |
| 2092 | -0.1-3.5–3.4 | 2.4-9.9–14 |
| 2093 | -0.1-3.8–3.2 | 2.3-10.7–13.5 |
| 2094 | -0.1-3.5–3.1 | 2.5-11–14.6 |
| 2095 | -0.1-3.7–3.2 | 2.5-10.4–14.9 |
| 2096 | -0.1-3.7–3.4 | 2.3-11–14.5 |
| 2097 | -0.1-4–3.2 | 2.7-10.8–14.7 |
| 2098 | -0.1-3.8–3.1 | 2.6-10.9–15 |
| 2099 | -0.1-3.8–3.3 | 2.8-10.7–14.8 |
| 2100 | -0.1-3.6–3.1 | 2.4-11.2–14.6 |
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
Poland vs Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPoland: 88.9% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Switzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025