Saudi Arabia vs Syria

Saudi Arabia vs Syria: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 9.8 per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia and 32.1 per 1,000 people in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 22.3 per 1,000 people, or 3.28 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Saudi Arabia vs Syria: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 9.8 per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia and 32.1 per 1,000 people in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 22.3 per 1,000 people, or 3.28 times that in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi ArabiaSyriaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Syria has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
  • In 2023, Saudi Arabia ranked 24 and Syria ranked 2 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Saudi Arabia at 0.4 per 1,000 people and Syria at -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearSaudi ArabiaSyria
20239.832.1
202230.432.7
2021-3.49.8
2020-2.412.8
20196.324.6
2018-32.626.3
2017-29.9-15
2016-0.9-6.5
201515.5-42.6
201416.2-71.9
201317.3-96.1
201217.7-43.9
201118.8-11.2
201020.1-2.4
200920.5-2.4
200821.1-18.6
200721.938.4
200623.534.8
200525.20.7
200426.60.6
200327.4-1.9
200227.9-2
200128.4-2.1
200029-2.1
199910.4-1.9
199810.7-1.6
199711.1-2
199611.6-2
199512.1-1.9
199412.6-0.9
199312.9-0.6
199213.8-0.3
199114.6-0.8
199015.1-0.5
198915.7-0.7
198815.3-0.7
198719.2-0.7
198620-0.9
198518.2-0.6
198420-0.5
198321.8-1
198222.5-0.1
198121.9-2.7
198020-3.7
197919.8-3.8
197819.6-3.7
197718.9-3.5
197617.7-3.4
197516.2-3.2
197416.1-3.3
197315.6-2.5
197214.2-2.6
197111.8-2.3
19708.7-3.1
19697.4-3
19686.5-2.8
19675.7-2.5
19665-2.4
19655.1-2.3
19645.3-2.3
19635.5-2.3
19625.7-2.3
19615.9-2.3
19606.20
19596.40
19586.60
19576.90
19567.10
19557.40
19547.70
19537.90
19528.20
19518.50
19508.80
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSaudi ArabiaSyria
20243.6-15.5–15.922.2-2.6–46.1
20253.5-18–18.916.5-14.9–45.6
20263.1-17.8–2011.6-23.8–44.9
20272.9-17.3–22.49.5-26.9–45.7
20282.5-16.3–23.56.9-30.3–42
20291.8-14.6–236.2-32.2–43
20300.6-13.1–23.13.7-34.4–42
20310.6-12.8–233-36.4–42.9
20320.6-13.4–22.21.7-37.3–41.1
20330.6-13.5–22.31.7-37.4–41.2
20340.6-13.8–21.60.9-37.1–39.5
20350.6-13.7–21.30.7-39.3–41.1
20360.6-13.6–20.8-0.2-39.2–39.8
20370.6-14–21.20.4-39.3–39.3
20380.6-14.7–21.9-0.1-40.8–39.1
20390.6-17.2–19-0.4-42.1–36.6
20400.6-14.1–20.4-0.1-42.8–37.6
20410.6-14–19.7-0.4-41.6–37.5
20420.6-15.3–18.9-0.3-41.3–40.3
20430.6-14.9–19.2-0.6-42.6–39.4
20440.6-15.7–18.4-0.8-42.2–39.2
20450.6-14.8–17.90.1-41.7–36.9
20460.6-14.9–18.1-0.4-38.9–38
20470.6-16.4–17.9-0.8-43.7–37.2
20480.6-15.5–17.6-0.3-42.6–37.2
20490.6-16.7–17.60.1-42.5–39.9
20500.6-16.1–17.80.2-40.1–40.2
20510.6-14.8–17.2-0.1-40.5–39.5
20520.6-14.6–17.1-0.3-43.6–39.5
20530.6-13.9–17.20.7-40.9–39.6
20540.6-14.4–17.60.4-42–41.4
20550.6-15.3–16.8-0.3-42.5–39.3
20560.6-14.8–17.2-0.2-42–38.2
20570.6-14.4–16.5-0.9-44.3–38.6
20580.6-14.1–16.1-0.7-43.2–39.4
20590.6-15.3–16.80.1-40.9–40.5
20600.6-14.4–16.7-0.4-41.8–37.3
20610.6-14–15.9-0.9-42.9–37.3
20620.6-14.5–15.7-0.8-41.9–37.2
20630.6-15.8–15.7-0.6-41.9–38.9
20640.5-15.3–15.9-0.2-43.3–37.5
20650.5-14.7–15.70.1-41.9–36.8
20660.5-15–15-0.5-42.1–37.7
20670.5-14.3–15.3-0.5-42–36.6
20680.5-14.5–14.8-0.4-41.2–38.1
20690.5-16–15-0.9-45.1–37.8
20700.5-14.5–15.5-0.6-47.8–39.2
20710.5-15.7–14.2-0.2-42.1–37.1
20720.5-15.7–14.4-0.1-42.8–40.2
20730.5-15.3–14.9-0.5-42.6–39.3
20740.5-16–15.2-0.4-45.4–37.7
20750.5-16–14-0.2-41.1–38.2
20760.5-14.3–14.7-0.1-43.8–39.5
20770.5-15–14.8-0.8-42.9–36.8
20780.5-15.3–14.1-0.7-42.1–35.5
20790.5-14.9–14-0-41.2–39
20800.5-15.3–14.11.1-42.3–39.3
20810.5-16.2–13.20.6-43.3–38.1
20820.5-15.3–14.10.6-42.1–40.4
20830.5-15.2–140-42.4–37.7
20840.5-15.6–140.4-43–38.4
20850.4-16.2–13.60.5-41.6–38.3
20860.4-15.4–14-0.5-43.8–37.7
20870.4-16.2–13.3-0.1-43.8–36.9
20880.4-15.4–13.40.3-44.5–36.7
20890.4-14.8–130.3-43.7–37.3
20900.4-15.2–13.5-0.3-46.5–35.9
20910.4-14.9–13.30.3-45.4–35.9
20920.4-14.8–12.9-0-44.3–37.6
20930.4-14.6–130.1-44.7–37.7
20940.4-14.9–13.1-0.3-43–36.9
20950.4-15.3–12.90.3-44.9–36.8
20960.4-15.4–12.2-0.2-47.1–40.5
20970.4-15.1–12.6-0.3-44.2–39.9
20980.4-14.6–12.6-0.2-46.4–37.7
20990.4-15–12.6-0.4-48–37.9
21000.4-14.7–11.9-0.3-46–41.2

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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.

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