Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 13.4 per 1,000 people in Qatar and 9.8 per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Qatar, by 3.6 per 1,000 people, or 1.37 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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per 1,000 people · UN

QatarSaudi ArabiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

Qatar has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
In 2023, Qatar ranked 13 and Saudi Arabia ranked 24 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Qatar at 0.2 per 1,000 people and Saudi Arabia at 0.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

Year	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
2023	13.4	9.8
2022	27.7	30.4
2021	8.7	-3.4
2020	-18	-2.4
2019	3.8	6.3
2018	4.5	-32.6
2017	17.3	-29.9
2016	46.1	-0.9
2015	73.1	15.5
2014	87.8	16.2
2013	65.7	17.3
2012	40.4	17.7
2011	42.7	18.8
2010	53	20.1
2009	77.7	20.5
2008	116	21.1
2007	203.3	21.9
2006	209.9	23.5
2005	83.6	25.2
2004	16.2	26.6
2003	29.9	27.4
2002	31.4	27.9
2001	33.1	28.4
2000	35.3	29
1999	37.3	10.4
1998	39	10.7
1997	35.5	11.1
1996	10.4	11.6
1995	11	12.1
1994	11.3	12.6
1993	11.7	12.9
1992	12.1	13.8
1991	12.2	14.6
1990	11.9	15.1
1989	11.9	15.7
1988	12.5	15.3
1987	13.6	19.2
1986	17	20
1985	26.8	18.2
1984	29.1	20
1983	31.7	21.8
1982	34.1	22.5
1981	36.3	21.9
1980	38.2	20
1979	40.5	19.8
1978	43.2	19.6
1977	46.4	18.9
1976	50.2	17.7
1975	54.6	16.2
1974	59.8	16.1
1973	65.8	15.6
1972	72.8	14.2
1971	81	11.8
1970	90.9	8.7
1969	75.6	7.4
1968	79.2	6.5
1967	81.5	5.7
1966	81.5	5
1965	79.3	5.1
1964	82.4	5.3
1963	85	5.5
1962	84.5	5.7
1961	80.3	5.9
1960	44	6.2
1959	23.3	6.4
1958	12.3	6.6
1957	5.9	6.9
1956	2.3	7.1
1955	0.9	7.4
1954	0	7.7
1953	0	7.9
1952	0	8.2
1951	0	8.5
1950	0	8.8

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
2024	15.1-55.4–65.3	3.6-15.5–15.9
2025	11.7-64.7–79.3	3.5-18–18.9
2026	7.8-69.5–83.9	3.1-17.8–20
2027	4.3-51.3–95.1	2.9-17.3–22.4
2028	3-48.4–93.9	2.5-16.3–23.5
2029	1.8-51.8–88.5	1.8-14.6–23
2030	0.7-47.5–85	0.6-13.1–23.1
2031	0.7-48.9–82.4	0.6-12.8–23
2032	0.7-49.3–82.8	0.6-13.4–22.2
2033	0.7-46–84.5	0.6-13.5–22.3
2034	0.7-43.2–84.6	0.6-13.8–21.6
2035	0.7-46.5–85.3	0.6-13.7–21.3
2036	0.7-49.7–80.9	0.6-13.6–20.8
2037	0.7-50–77.6	0.6-14–21.2
2038	0.7-47.2–81.6	0.6-14.7–21.9
2039	0.7-47.3–80.9	0.6-17.2–19
2040	0.7-42.4–77.3	0.6-14.1–20.4
2041	0.7-43.4–76.1	0.6-14–19.7
2042	0.7-43.1–76.3	0.6-15.3–18.9
2043	0.7-40.5–74.9	0.6-14.9–19.2
2044	0.7-41.9–76.8	0.6-15.7–18.4
2045	0.7-40–72.7	0.6-14.8–17.9
2046	0.7-39.3–72.6	0.6-14.9–18.1
2047	0.7-41–67.6	0.6-16.4–17.9
2048	0.7-38.4–70.8	0.6-15.5–17.6
2049	0.7-39.2–69.3	0.6-16.7–17.6
2050	0.7-38.4–69	0.6-16.1–17.8
2051	0.7-38.3–70.3	0.6-14.8–17.2
2052	0.7-38.7–69.4	0.6-14.6–17.1
2053	0.7-38.9–71.9	0.6-13.9–17.2
2054	0.7-39.2–70.5	0.6-14.4–17.6
2055	0.7-41.1–69.3	0.6-15.3–16.8
2056	0.6-42.1–67.6	0.6-14.8–17.2
2057	0.7-41.8–71	0.6-14.4–16.5
2058	0.6-43.1–69.1	0.6-14.1–16.1
2059	0.6-43.5–66.9	0.6-15.3–16.8
2060	0.6-43.9–65.1	0.6-14.4–16.7
2061	0.6-43.2–65.5	0.6-14–15.9
2062	0.6-44.9–70.1	0.6-14.5–15.7
2063	0.7-45.9–64.2	0.6-15.8–15.7
2064	0.6-50.1–64.6	0.5-15.3–15.9
2065	0.6-50.3–59.6	0.5-14.7–15.7
2066	0.6-49–64.8	0.5-15–15
2067	0.6-46–62.3	0.5-14.3–15.3
2068	0.6-48.7–60	0.5-14.5–14.8
2069	0.6-45.6–58	0.5-16–15
2070	0.6-47.9–61.3	0.5-14.5–15.5
2071	0.5-46–58.7	0.5-15.7–14.2
2072	0.5-50.7–59.2	0.5-15.7–14.4
2073	0.5-48.5–59.8	0.5-15.3–14.9
2074	0.5-46.7–61.6	0.5-16–15.2
2075	0.5-53.7–58.8	0.5-16–14
2076	0.5-49.9–59.7	0.5-14.3–14.7
2077	0.5-48.9–58.5	0.5-15–14.8
2078	0.4-51.1–53.7	0.5-15.3–14.1
2079	0.4-46.9–53.8	0.5-14.9–14
2080	0.4-50.5–52	0.5-15.3–14.1
2081	0.3-48.6–53.9	0.5-16.2–13.2
2082	0.4-48.9–52.1	0.5-15.3–14.1
2083	0.3-52.6–55.1	0.5-15.2–14
2084	0.3-52.2–51.6	0.5-15.6–14
2085	0.3-53.8–50.8	0.4-16.2–13.6
2086	0.3-53.2–53.6	0.4-15.4–14
2087	0.3-53–50.6	0.4-16.2–13.3
2088	0.3-50.4–51.5	0.4-15.4–13.4
2089	0.3-55.2–51.7	0.4-14.8–13
2090	0.3-50.3–48.5	0.4-15.2–13.5
2091	0.2-50–48.9	0.4-14.9–13.3
2092	0.2-52.8–48.8	0.4-14.8–12.9
2093	0.2-51.8–46.2	0.4-14.6–13
2094	0.2-50.5–48.9	0.4-14.9–13.1
2095	0.2-52.4–47.4	0.4-15.3–12.9
2096	0.2-54–44.7	0.4-15.4–12.2
2097	0.2-51.1–44.1	0.4-15.1–12.6
2098	0.2-48.5–47.2	0.4-14.6–12.6
2099	0.2-54.2–43.5	0.4-15–12.6
2100	0.2-48.9–43.4	0.4-14.7–11.9

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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.

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