Rwanda vs Senegal
Rwanda vs Senegal: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.6 per 1,000 people in Rwanda and -0.6 per 1,000 people in Senegal, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Senegal, by 0.1 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Rwanda.
- In 2023, Rwanda ranked 143 and Senegal ranked 140 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Rwanda at -0.7 per 1,000 people and Senegal at -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Rwanda | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.6 | -0.6 |
| 2022 | -0.7 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | -1.6 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | -1.7 | 2 |
| 2019 | -1.9 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | -2 | 2.1 |
| 2017 | -2.1 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | -2.1 | 2 |
| 2015 | -1.9 | 2.4 |
| 2014 | -1.7 | 2.5 |
| 2013 | -1.5 | 2.5 |
| 2012 | -2.3 | -3.2 |
| 2011 | -2.6 | -3.3 |
| 2010 | -2.9 | -5.5 |
| 2009 | -3 | -5.6 |
| 2008 | -3.3 | -5.6 |
| 2007 | -3.4 | -5.7 |
| 2006 | -3.7 | -5.6 |
| 2005 | -3.7 | -5.5 |
| 2004 | -3.5 | -5.5 |
| 2003 | -3 | -5.3 |
| 2002 | -10.9 | -3.9 |
| 2001 | -18.4 | -4.1 |
| 2000 | -18.7 | -4.3 |
| 1999 | -17.9 | -4.6 |
| 1998 | -16 | -4.8 |
| 1997 | 52.9 | -4.8 |
| 1996 | 203.9 | -4.3 |
| 1995 | 77.5 | -3.5 |
| 1994 | -305.9 | -2.6 |
| 1993 | 29.6 | -2 |
| 1992 | -1.6 | -1.8 |
| 1991 | -7.9 | -1.7 |
| 1990 | -5.6 | -1.7 |
| 1989 | -0.4 | -1.6 |
| 1988 | -0.8 | -1.7 |
| 1987 | -1 | -1.7 |
| 1986 | -1.4 | -1.8 |
| 1985 | -1.7 | -2.8 |
| 1984 | -2.1 | -3.8 |
| 1983 | -2.5 | -4.1 |
| 1982 | -2.8 | -4.5 |
| 1981 | -3 | -5 |
| 1980 | -3.1 | -5.6 |
| 1979 | -3 | -6.1 |
| 1978 | -2.7 | -6.6 |
| 1977 | -2.3 | -6.6 |
| 1976 | -1.5 | -3.5 |
| 1975 | -1 | -1.5 |
| 1974 | -1 | 0.7 |
| 1973 | -0.9 | 2.3 |
| 1972 | -1 | 2.9 |
| 1971 | -1 | 3.3 |
| 1970 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| 1969 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 1968 | 1.3 | 4.1 |
| 1967 | 1.3 | 4.2 |
| 1966 | -0.5 | 4 |
| 1965 | -2.9 | 3.6 |
| 1964 | -5.8 | 3.2 |
| 1963 | -7.8 | 2.9 |
| 1962 | -8 | 2.8 |
| 1961 | -6.6 | 2.8 |
| 1960 | -4.4 | 2.8 |
| 1959 | -2.1 | 2.8 |
| 1958 | -1.4 | 2.8 |
| 1957 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| 1956 | -0.3 | 2.8 |
| 1955 | -0.3 | 2.7 |
| 1954 | -0.3 | 2.6 |
| 1953 | -0.4 | 2.5 |
| 1952 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 1951 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 1950 | 0.5 | 2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Rwanda | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.1-95.5–75 | -0.6-2.7–2.5 |
| 2025 | 0.4-96.5–80.9 | -0.7-3.7–3.3 |
| 2026 | -0.5-101.6–79 | -0.7-4–3.7 |
| 2027 | 0.5-92.1–78.8 | -0.6-4.4–4.2 |
| 2028 | -1.1-90.5–79.1 | -0.6-5.2–4.5 |
| 2029 | -1.5-98.5–79.1 | -0.7-5.3–4.9 |
| 2030 | -1-96.3–78 | -0.6-5.9–5.1 |
| 2031 | -0.6-94.7–83.1 | -0.6-6–5.4 |
| 2032 | -3.6-99.9–80.3 | -0.7-6.3–5.9 |
| 2033 | -0.4-97.6–81.3 | -0.8-6.3–6 |
| 2034 | -0.4-90.6–80.8 | -0.8-6.8–6.4 |
| 2035 | 1.2-93.3–83.5 | -0.7-6.9–6.4 |
| 2036 | -2.2-89.6–79.7 | -0.7-7.2–6.3 |
| 2037 | -0.3-92.7–82.3 | -0.8-7.8–6.7 |
| 2038 | -0.6-96–82 | -0.7-7.5–6.8 |
| 2039 | 1.1-98.7–82.8 | -0.8-8–7.1 |
| 2040 | 1.2-91.7–79.4 | -0.8-7.8–7.2 |
| 2041 | 1-96.6–83.6 | -0.8-8.2–7.5 |
| 2042 | -0.7-100–85.4 | -0.8-7.8–7.5 |
| 2043 | 1-95.2–84.2 | -0.8-8.2–7.5 |
| 2044 | -1.6-100.7–78.3 | -0.8-8–7.9 |
| 2045 | -0.8-95.2–81.2 | -0.8-8.5–7.4 |
| 2046 | -2.2-99.2–80.3 | -0.7-8.5–7.6 |
| 2047 | -0.7-95.5–83.9 | -0.8-8.5–8 |
| 2048 | -0.4-97.9–80.5 | -0.7-8.4–7.7 |
| 2049 | -0.8-97.9–82.5 | -0.8-8.7–8 |
| 2050 | -1.4-98.4–85 | -0.8-8.9–8 |
| 2051 | -0.9-96.6–80.1 | -0.8-8.8–8.1 |
| 2052 | -1.7-93.4–81.3 | -0.9-8.9–8.3 |
| 2053 | -1.4-94.6–80.2 | -0.8-8.9–8.3 |
| 2054 | -1.1-94.7–84.3 | -0.8-8.8–8 |
| 2055 | -0.5-93.5–85.6 | -0.8-8.6–7.9 |
| 2056 | -1.6-99.2–83.8 | -0.7-8.6–7.9 |
| 2057 | -1.5-97.4–82 | -0.8-8.9–7.8 |
| 2058 | 1.1-98.7–86.3 | -0.7-8.7–8 |
| 2059 | -1-99.9–82.4 | -0.9-9–8 |
| 2060 | -1-96.5–76.6 | -0.8-8.9–7.8 |
| 2061 | 0.6-93.6–85.3 | -0.8-8.8–8.3 |
| 2062 | -1.7-106.8–81.8 | -0.7-8.5–8.1 |
| 2063 | -0.3-105–80.1 | -0.8-8.6–8.1 |
| 2064 | -0.7-101.5–80.2 | -0.7-9–8.1 |
| 2065 | -0.3-102.1–89.4 | -0.8-9.1–8.2 |
| 2066 | -1.4-101.4–85.9 | -0.7-9.4–8.5 |
| 2067 | -0.3-100.6–89.3 | -0.9-9.4–8.5 |
| 2068 | -0.7-107.4–84.2 | -0.8-9.2–8.2 |
| 2069 | -1.8-99.5–83.3 | -0.7-9.1–8.1 |
| 2070 | -0.5-105.8–84.3 | -0.8-9.3–7.9 |
| 2071 | -1.2-98.9–84 | -0.7-9.5–8.1 |
| 2072 | -0.7-104.6–86.2 | -0.7-9.1–8.2 |
| 2073 | -0.9-108.1–80.8 | -0.7-9–8.1 |
| 2074 | -1.3-101.6–84.1 | -0.6-9.4–8.3 |
| 2075 | -1-107.7–83.4 | -0.6-9.7–8 |
| 2076 | -1.8-104.9–79.2 | -0.7-9.5–8.3 |
| 2077 | -0.8-104.4–84.5 | -0.8-9.5–8.2 |
| 2078 | -1.2-103.5–84.4 | -0.7-9.2–8.5 |
| 2079 | -0.6-113.3–79.7 | -0.8-9.4–8.2 |
| 2080 | -0.4-102.9–88.2 | -0.8-9.9–8.9 |
| 2081 | -0.7-109.7–85.3 | -0.7-9.5–8.5 |
| 2082 | -0.3-104–90.5 | -0.7-9.3–8.9 |
| 2083 | -0.3-114.8–85.9 | -0.6-9.5–8.4 |
| 2084 | -1.2-109.9–87.3 | -0.7-9.5–8.6 |
| 2085 | -0.9-117.6–87.6 | -0.7-9.4–8.6 |
| 2086 | -0.4-106.1–91.2 | -0.7-9.4–8.5 |
| 2087 | 1-110.8–89.6 | -0.8-9–8.8 |
| 2088 | -0.4-116.9–86.5 | -0.8-9.3–9.1 |
| 2089 | 1.4-120.7–92 | -0.7-9.7–8.2 |
| 2090 | -1.4-122.1–86 | -0.8-9.6–8.5 |
| 2091 | -1.2-117.7–85.7 | -0.7-9.7–8.7 |
| 2092 | -0.4-112.8–92 | -0.8-9.4–8.7 |
| 2093 | 0.1-110.9–101.8 | -0.7-9.3–8.6 |
| 2094 | -1.3-118–92.4 | -0.7-8.9–8.9 |
| 2095 | 0.4-118.1–93.9 | -0.8-9.1–8.4 |
| 2096 | -0.9-106.2–92.8 | -0.8-9.3–8.4 |
| 2097 | -1.1-109.2–93.6 | -0.7-9.6–8.5 |
| 2098 | -0.7-115.3–101.3 | -0.8-9.9–8.4 |
| 2099 | 0.2-122.7–99.4 | -0.8-9.7–8.4 |
| 2100 | -0.7-123.8–90 | -0.8-9.9–8.8 |
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
Rwanda vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyRwanda: 67.8 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionRwanda: 3.87% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
- Suicide rateRwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Senegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRwanda: 14 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthRwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRwanda: 30.9% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageRwanda: 19.4 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRwanda: 3.8% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRwanda: $194M in 2025Senegal: $533M in 2025
- Military spending per personRwanda: $13 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRwanda: 35,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- National powerRwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024