Russia vs South Korea
Russia vs South Korea: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 0.2 per 1,000 people in Russia and 1.7 per 1,000 people in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Korea, by 1.5 per 1,000 people, or 8.88 times that in Russia.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Russia.
- In 2023, Russia ranked 94 and South Korea ranked 70 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Russia at 2.2 per 1,000 people and South Korea at -0 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Russia | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 5.3 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 2.2 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3.1 | 1.8 |
| 2015 | 2.6 | 5.4 |
| 2014 | 1.8 | 6.1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5.7 |
| 2011 | 2.1 | 5.5 |
| 2010 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| 2009 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 2.5 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 2.5 | -0.9 |
| 2006 | 2.1 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 1.8 | -1 |
| 2004 | 1.8 | -0.9 |
| 2003 | 1.8 | -0.7 |
| 2002 | 9.3 | -0.4 |
| 2001 | 1.8 | -0.6 |
| 2000 | 3.8 | -1.8 |
| 1999 | 2.6 | -2.3 |
| 1998 | 3.6 | -2.1 |
| 1997 | 3.7 | -2.4 |
| 1996 | 4 | -2.5 |
| 1995 | 4.9 | -4.6 |
| 1994 | 8.6 | -4.6 |
| 1993 | 3.4 | -5 |
| 1992 | -7.6 | -6 |
| 1991 | 0.8 | -6.1 |
| 1990 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 1989 | 0.6 | 4.3 |
| 1988 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| 1987 | 1.9 | 4.7 |
| 1986 | 2 | 4.5 |
| 1985 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 1984 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| 1983 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| 1982 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 1981 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 1980 | 0.1 | -3.9 |
| 1979 | -0 | -3.7 |
| 1978 | 0.8 | -2.3 |
| 1977 | 0.9 | -2.5 |
| 1976 | 0.8 | -2.5 |
| 1975 | 0.6 | -1.5 |
| 1974 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
| 1973 | -0.8 | 1 |
| 1972 | -0.8 | 0.7 |
| 1971 | -1 | -0.2 |
| 1970 | -2 | -0.9 |
| 1969 | -0.5 | -0.7 |
| 1968 | -0.6 | -0.5 |
| 1967 | -0.9 | -0.5 |
| 1966 | -0.9 | -0.6 |
| 1965 | -1.1 | -5 |
| 1964 | -1.2 | -3.6 |
| 1963 | -1.4 | -2.9 |
| 1962 | -1.4 | -3.4 |
| 1961 | -1.7 | -3.5 |
| 1960 | -2 | 1.8 |
| 1959 | -3.4 | 3.5 |
| 1958 | -1.3 | 4.8 |
| 1957 | -0.6 | 5.4 |
| 1956 | -1.6 | 6.1 |
| 1955 | -0.9 | 6.8 |
| 1954 | -0.6 | 7.6 |
| 1953 | -1.3 | 8.2 |
| 1952 | -1.2 | 8.6 |
| 1951 | -0.8 | 8.4 |
| 1950 | -0.7 | 7.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Russia | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.2-6–5.7 | 1.5-2–4.6 |
| 2025 | -1.7-6.7–6.1 | 1.3-3.2–5.6 |
| 2026 | 2.3-2.4–6.8 | 1.2-3.7–6.4 |
| 2027 | 2.1-2.5–6.8 | 1.1-4.6–7.2 |
| 2028 | 2.2-2.5–6.6 | 1.1-5.3–7.4 |
| 2029 | 2.2-2.7–7 | 1-5.6–7.1 |
| 2030 | 2.2-2.7–7 | 0.9-6.4–7.5 |
| 2031 | 2-3–6.6 | 0.9-6.5–8 |
| 2032 | 2.2-2.5–7 | 0.8-6.6–8.3 |
| 2033 | 2.2-2.7–7.3 | 0.7-6.5–7.8 |
| 2034 | 2.2-2.5–6.9 | 0.7-6.7–8.1 |
| 2035 | 2.3-2.3–7.1 | 0.6-7.3–8.4 |
| 2036 | 2.2-2.7–7.5 | 0.6-7.8–8.5 |
| 2037 | 2.2-2.4–7.3 | 0.5-7.5–8.3 |
| 2038 | 2.2-2.6–7.2 | 0.4-7.5–8.6 |
| 2039 | 2.2-2.4–7.4 | 0.4-7.6–8 |
| 2040 | 2.3-2.5–7.6 | 0.4-7.5–8.2 |
| 2041 | 2.3-2.5–7.5 | 0.3-8.2–8.1 |
| 2042 | 2.4-2.3–7.3 | 0.4-7.7–8.3 |
| 2043 | 2.3-2.3–7.3 | 0.4-7.7–8.3 |
| 2044 | 2.4-2.2–7.6 | 0.3-7.9–8.1 |
| 2045 | 2.5-2.2–7.1 | 0.4-7.8–8.6 |
| 2046 | 2.6-2.2–7.6 | 0.5-7.9–8.6 |
| 2047 | 2.5-2.2–7.5 | 0.3-7.7–8.7 |
| 2048 | 2.4-2.3–7.1 | 0.4-7.7–9.5 |
| 2049 | 2.4-2.5–7.6 | 0.3-7.7–8.8 |
| 2050 | 2.4-2.2–7.3 | 0.4-7.7–8.8 |
| 2051 | 2.4-2.5–7.2 | 0.3-7.7–8.8 |
| 2052 | 2.5-2.5–7.4 | 0.2-7.7–8.7 |
| 2053 | 2.2-2.7–7.2 | 0.3-7.5–9.2 |
| 2054 | 2.3-2.6–7.2 | 0.5-7.2–9.2 |
| 2055 | 2.2-2.5–7.4 | 0.4-6.9–9.3 |
| 2056 | 2.3-2.5–7.2 | 0.3-7.2–9.4 |
| 2057 | 2.4-2.3–7.3 | 0.1-7.3–9.1 |
| 2058 | 2.3-2.3–7.3 | -0-7.9–8.7 |
| 2059 | 2.3-2.4–7.2 | 0.1-7.3–8.9 |
| 2060 | 2.6-2.2–7.6 | 0-7.6–8.3 |
| 2061 | 2.4-2.8–7.5 | 0.2-7.5–8.8 |
| 2062 | 2.5-2.2–7.5 | 0-7.9–8.4 |
| 2063 | 2.3-2.6–7.3 | 0.1-7.6–8.7 |
| 2064 | 2.4-2.7–7.5 | 0.1-8.1–8.5 |
| 2065 | 2.3-2.6–7.2 | 0.2-7.8–8.2 |
| 2066 | 2.4-2.4–7.5 | 0.2-7.7–8.5 |
| 2067 | 2.5-2.1–8 | 0.2-7.7–8.9 |
| 2068 | 2.5-2.5–7.3 | 0.3-7.6–8.5 |
| 2069 | 2.3-2.4–7.3 | 0.1-7.7–8.8 |
| 2070 | 2.3-2.5–7.2 | 0.1-8–8.4 |
| 2071 | 2.1-2.4–7.3 | 0.1-8.2–8.4 |
| 2072 | 2.4-2.5–7.6 | 0.1-7.7–8.6 |
| 2073 | 2.3-2.2–7.4 | 0.2-7.8–8.8 |
| 2074 | 2.3-2.4–7.2 | 0.1-7.5–8.7 |
| 2075 | 2.4-2.6–7.1 | 0.1-7.7–8.5 |
| 2076 | 2.5-2.7–7.2 | 0.1-7.4–8.4 |
| 2077 | 2.3-2.8–7.3 | 0.1-7.7–8.7 |
| 2078 | 2.3-2.4–7.6 | 0.1-7.6–8.9 |
| 2079 | 2.4-2.3–7.4 | 0.2-7.3–8.8 |
| 2080 | 2.5-2.5–7.4 | 0.1-7.3–8.6 |
| 2081 | 2.5-2.1–7.8 | 0-7.5–8.9 |
| 2082 | 2.4-2.5–7.4 | 0.1-7.3–8.9 |
| 2083 | 2.4-2.4–7.5 | 0-7.6–8.4 |
| 2084 | 2.3-2.7–7.4 | 0.1-7.2–8.6 |
| 2085 | 2.2-2.8–7.3 | 0-7–8.6 |
| 2086 | 2.2-2.6–7.5 | 0.1-7.4–8.8 |
| 2087 | 2.3-2.6–7.5 | -0-7.3–8.7 |
| 2088 | 2.3-2.6–7.9 | 0-6.9–8.7 |
| 2089 | 2.2-2.9–7.1 | 0-7.3–8.3 |
| 2090 | 2.2-2.8–7.4 | -0-7.7–9 |
| 2091 | 2.3-2.6–7.3 | -0-7.8–9.4 |
| 2092 | 2.1-2.4–7.1 | -0-7.4–8.7 |
| 2093 | 2.3-2.6–7.4 | -0-8.2–8.9 |
| 2094 | 2.3-2.3–7.4 | 0-7.9–8.9 |
| 2095 | 2.2-2.8–7.5 | -0-7.4–9.1 |
| 2096 | 2.1-2.5–7.4 | 0.1-7.5–8.9 |
| 2097 | 2.3-2.7–7.4 | 0.1-7.4–8.3 |
| 2098 | 2.1-2.9–7.2 | 0.1-7.6–8.6 |
| 2099 | 2.1-2.5–7.1 | 0.1-7.3–8.4 |
| 2100 | 2.2-3–7.2 | -0-7.7–8.4 |
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
Russia vs South Korea
Health
- Life expectancyRussia: 73.2 years in 2023South Korea: 84.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRussia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024South Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRussia: 76.2% in 2022South Korea: 99.3% in 2022
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017South Korea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateRussia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017South Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRussia: 145 million people in 2023South Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023South Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023South Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025South Korea: 81.2% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023South Korea: 44.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023South Korea: 18.3% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRussia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025South Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025South Korea: $48.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personRussia: $1,318 in 2025South Korea: $924 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRussia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025South Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020South Korea: 569,000 people in 2020
- National powerRussia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022South Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020South Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRussia: 129 million TIV in 2025South Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRussia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025South Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025