Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 9.8 per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia and 28.2 per 1,000 people in United Arab Emirates, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 18.4 per 1,000 people, or 2.88 times that in Saudi Arabia.

Watch it change on the map

per 1,000 people · UN

Saudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
In 2023, Saudi Arabia ranked 24 and United Arab Emirates ranked 4 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Saudi Arabia at 0.4 per 1,000 people and United Arab Emirates at 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

Year	Saudi Arabia	United Arab Emirates
2023	9.8	28.2
2022	30.4	31.5
2021	-3.4	43.1
2020	-2.4	9.8
2019	6.3	-13.4
2018	-32.6	1.6
2017	-29.9	3.7
2016	-0.9	21.6
2015	15.5	39.5
2014	16.2	43.7
2013	17.3	35.7
2012	17.7	30.1
2011	18.8	29.9
2010	20.1	23.3
2009	20.5	24.4
2008	21.1	83
2007	21.9	128.4
2006	23.5	79.7
2005	25.2	37.5
2004	26.6	39.8
2003	27.4	42.3
2002	27.9	45.2
2001	28.4	48
2000	29	51.1
1999	10.4	55.3
1998	10.7	60.3
1997	11.1	65.1
1996	11.6	69.4
1995	12.1	28.3
1994	12.6	26.8
1993	12.9	29.5
1992	13.8	31.1
1991	14.6	33.4
1990	15.1	35.4
1989	15.7	38.1
1988	15.3	41
1987	19.2	44.1
1986	20	47.5
1985	18.2	27.3
1984	20	29.2
1983	21.8	31.2
1982	22.5	32.8
1981	21.9	34.2
1980	20	76.9
1979	19.8	90.2
1978	19.6	101.8
1977	18.9	114.2
1976	17.7	128.1
1975	16.2	78.1
1974	16.1	86.8
1973	15.6	96.8
1972	14.2	108.8
1971	11.8	123.6
1970	8.7	142.4
1969	7.4	166.5
1968	6.5	144.8
1967	5.7	-1.6
1966	5	8.7
1965	5.1	15.6
1964	5.3	19.6
1963	5.5	21.4
1962	5.7	22.2
1961	5.9	22.8
1960	6.2	23.6
1959	6.4	24.8
1958	6.6	26.3
1957	6.9	27.9
1956	7.1	30.1
1955	7.4	32.5
1954	7.7	35.2
1953	7.9	37.7
1952	8.2	40
1951	8.5	41.7
1950	8.8	42.8

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Saudi Arabia	United Arab Emirates
2024	3.6-15.5–15.9	25.3-69–69.1
2025	3.5-18–18.9	14-66.9–71.3
2026	3.1-17.8–20	7.6-59.9–68.2
2027	2.9-17.3–22.4	4.5-54.4–70.5
2028	2.5-16.3–23.5	2.5-42.1–75.7
2029	1.8-14.6–23	1.3-38.5–73.9
2030	0.6-13.1–23.1	0.6-40.3–75.3
2031	0.6-12.8–23	0.7-39.7–72.5
2032	0.6-13.4–22.2	0.7-37.3–69.4
2033	0.6-13.5–22.3	0.6-36.3–71.8
2034	0.6-13.8–21.6	0.6-39.5–68.9
2035	0.6-13.7–21.3	0.6-36.2–67.4
2036	0.6-13.6–20.8	0.6-35.2–71.1
2037	0.6-14–21.2	0.6-36.2–65.8
2038	0.6-14.7–21.9	0.6-33.4–67.5
2039	0.6-17.2–19	0.6-31.7–65.2
2040	0.6-14.1–20.4	0.6-33.9–63.5
2041	0.6-14–19.7	0.6-34.1–62.5
2042	0.6-15.3–18.9	0.6-29.6–62.1
2043	0.6-14.9–19.2	0.6-31.8–61.1
2044	0.6-15.7–18.4	0.6-31.3–61.1
2045	0.6-14.8–17.9	0.6-32.2–62
2046	0.6-14.9–18.1	0.7-30.1–62.2
2047	0.6-16.4–17.9	0.8-30.8–64.5
2048	0.6-15.5–17.6	0.9-29.3–64.2
2049	0.6-16.7–17.6	0.9-31.9–62.9
2050	0.6-16.1–17.8	0.9-33.7–60.7
2051	0.6-14.8–17.2	0.9-35.1–60.2
2052	0.6-14.6–17.1	0.9-35.3–58.6
2053	0.6-13.9–17.2	0.8-34.6–56.1
2054	0.6-14.4–17.6	0.8-34–60
2055	0.6-15.3–16.8	0.8-31.7–58.5
2056	0.6-14.8–17.2	0.8-34–61.7
2057	0.6-14.4–16.5	0.8-34.5–58.5
2058	0.6-14.1–16.1	0.7-34.7–58.3
2059	0.6-15.3–16.8	0.7-35.6–60.6
2060	0.6-14.4–16.7	0.6-36.1–61.8
2061	0.6-14–15.9	0.6-36.9–56.9
2062	0.6-14.5–15.7	0.6-36.7–56.6
2063	0.6-15.8–15.7	0.6-36.9–56.5
2064	0.5-15.3–15.9	0.6-37.6–57.1
2065	0.5-14.7–15.7	0.6-36.8–55.7
2066	0.5-15–15	0.5-37.2–56.8
2067	0.5-14.3–15.3	0.5-39.6–55.8
2068	0.5-14.5–14.8	0.5-41.9–55.8
2069	0.5-16–15	0.5-42.1–54.8
2070	0.5-14.5–15.5	0.5-38.4–52.6
2071	0.5-15.7–14.2	0.5-36.3–51.8
2072	0.5-15.7–14.4	0.4-36–53.8
2073	0.5-15.3–14.9	0.5-40.8–53.6
2074	0.5-16–15.2	0.4-36.2–52.7
2075	0.5-16–14	0.4-37.4–53
2076	0.5-14.3–14.7	0.4-35.3–50.8
2077	0.5-15–14.8	0.4-33.5–50.3
2078	0.5-15.3–14.1	0.4-32–52.9
2079	0.5-14.9–14	0.4-35.5–51.7
2080	0.5-15.3–14.1	0.4-37.9–46.9
2081	0.5-16.2–13.2	0.3-37.9–47
2082	0.5-15.3–14.1	0.3-34.5–48
2083	0.5-15.2–14	0.3-34.7–48.2
2084	0.5-15.6–14	0.3-33.9–48
2085	0.4-16.2–13.6	0.3-37.8–47.5
2086	0.4-15.4–14	0.3-37.8–45.4
2087	0.4-16.2–13.3	0.3-36.6–45
2088	0.4-15.4–13.4	0.3-38.4–46.6
2089	0.4-14.8–13	0.3-34.9–45.1
2090	0.4-15.2–13.5	0.3-35.8–45.4
2091	0.4-14.9–13.3	0.2-35.8–46.8
2092	0.4-14.8–12.9	0.2-35.7–42.3
2093	0.4-14.6–13	0.2-34–48.1
2094	0.4-14.9–13.1	0.2-33.8–44.6
2095	0.4-15.3–12.9	0.2-33.9–46.9
2096	0.4-15.4–12.2	0.2-34.8–42.7
2097	0.4-15.1–12.6	0.2-34.8–43.5
2098	0.4-14.6–12.6	0.2-34.1–40.4
2099	0.4-15–12.6	0.2-35–42.4
2100	0.4-14.7–11.9	0.2-36.2–41.5

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.

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