Senegal vs Uganda
Senegal vs Uganda: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.6 per 1,000 people in Senegal and -2.6 per 1,000 people in Uganda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Senegal, by 2 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Uganda.
- In 2023, Senegal ranked 140 and Uganda ranked 180 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Senegal at -0.8 per 1,000 people and Uganda at -1.6 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Senegal | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.6 | -2.6 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | -2.5 |
| 2021 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3.2 |
| 2015 | 2.4 | -1.7 |
| 2014 | 2.5 | -2.5 |
| 2013 | 2.5 | -5 |
| 2012 | -3.2 | -5.1 |
| 2011 | -3.3 | -5.2 |
| 2010 | -5.5 | -5.2 |
| 2009 | -5.6 | -5.2 |
| 2008 | -5.6 | -5.2 |
| 2007 | -5.7 | -5.2 |
| 2006 | -5.6 | -5.4 |
| 2005 | -5.5 | -5.4 |
| 2004 | -5.5 | -5.1 |
| 2003 | -5.3 | -3.7 |
| 2002 | -3.9 | -1.4 |
| 2001 | -4.1 | -3.9 |
| 2000 | -4.3 | -2.2 |
| 1999 | -4.6 | -1.7 |
| 1998 | -4.8 | 0.3 |
| 1997 | -4.8 | -7.1 |
| 1996 | -4.3 | -1.1 |
| 1995 | -3.5 | -11.7 |
| 1994 | -2.6 | -0.8 |
| 1993 | -2 | 0.9 |
| 1992 | -1.8 | 1.3 |
| 1991 | -1.7 | 0.2 |
| 1990 | -1.7 | -1.2 |
| 1989 | -1.6 | -0.7 |
| 1988 | -1.7 | -1.2 |
| 1987 | -1.7 | -1.4 |
| 1986 | -1.8 | -1.3 |
| 1985 | -2.8 | -2.9 |
| 1984 | -3.8 | -0.6 |
| 1983 | -4.1 | -3.2 |
| 1982 | -4.5 | -3.9 |
| 1981 | -5 | -6.1 |
| 1980 | -5.6 | -8 |
| 1979 | -6.1 | -7.6 |
| 1978 | -6.6 | -2.7 |
| 1977 | -6.6 | -3 |
| 1976 | -3.5 | -3.5 |
| 1975 | -1.5 | -4 |
| 1974 | 0.7 | -4.5 |
| 1973 | 2.3 | -6.6 |
| 1972 | 2.9 | -7.9 |
| 1971 | 3.3 | -4 |
| 1970 | 3.6 | -2.5 |
| 1969 | 3.9 | -1.5 |
| 1968 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| 1967 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| 1966 | 4 | -0.3 |
| 1965 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| 1964 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| 1963 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| 1962 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| 1961 | 2.8 | -1 |
| 1960 | 2.8 | -1 |
| 1959 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 1958 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 1956 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 1955 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 1954 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 1953 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 1952 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 1951 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 1950 | 2 | 0 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Senegal | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.6-2.7–2.5 | -2.4-7.5–2.3 |
| 2025 | -0.7-3.7–3.3 | -2.3-8–3.2 |
| 2026 | -0.7-4–3.7 | -2.3-8.6–3.6 |
| 2027 | -0.6-4.4–4.2 | -2.2-8.7–4 |
| 2028 | -0.6-5.2–4.5 | -2.2-9.2–3.8 |
| 2029 | -0.7-5.3–4.9 | -2.1-8.9–3.8 |
| 2030 | -0.6-5.9–5.1 | -2.1-9.4–3.9 |
| 2031 | -0.6-6–5.4 | -2-8.4–4.1 |
| 2032 | -0.7-6.3–5.9 | -2-8.4–3.8 |
| 2033 | -0.8-6.3–6 | -2.1-8.8–3.5 |
| 2034 | -0.8-6.8–6.4 | -2-8.6–3.9 |
| 2035 | -0.7-6.9–6.4 | -1.9-8.4–4 |
| 2036 | -0.7-7.2–6.3 | -2-8.8–3.9 |
| 2037 | -0.8-7.8–6.7 | -1.8-8.5–4.2 |
| 2038 | -0.7-7.5–6.8 | -1.9-8.6–4 |
| 2039 | -0.8-8–7.1 | -2.1-8.9–4.2 |
| 2040 | -0.8-7.8–7.2 | -2-8.2–4.1 |
| 2041 | -0.8-8.2–7.5 | -1.9-8.7–4.1 |
| 2042 | -0.8-7.8–7.5 | -1.8-8–4.2 |
| 2043 | -0.8-8.2–7.5 | -1.7-8.1–4.4 |
| 2044 | -0.8-8–7.9 | -1.7-8.2–4.2 |
| 2045 | -0.8-8.5–7.4 | -1.8-8.5–4.3 |
| 2046 | -0.7-8.5–7.6 | -1.7-8.1–4.2 |
| 2047 | -0.8-8.5–8 | -1.6-7.8–4.2 |
| 2048 | -0.7-8.4–7.7 | -1.6-7.7–4.5 |
| 2049 | -0.8-8.7–8 | -1.7-8.1–4 |
| 2050 | -0.8-8.9–8 | -1.7-8.2–4.3 |
| 2051 | -0.8-8.8–8.1 | -1.7-8.2–4.6 |
| 2052 | -0.9-8.9–8.3 | -1.6-8.3–4.4 |
| 2053 | -0.8-8.9–8.3 | -1.6-8.3–4.2 |
| 2054 | -0.8-8.8–8 | -1.7-8.1–4.5 |
| 2055 | -0.8-8.6–7.9 | -1.7-8.1–4.2 |
| 2056 | -0.7-8.6–7.9 | -1.7-8.2–4.2 |
| 2057 | -0.8-8.9–7.8 | -1.7-8.3–4.6 |
| 2058 | -0.7-8.7–8 | -1.7-8.5–4.5 |
| 2059 | -0.9-9–8 | -1.7-8.6–4.6 |
| 2060 | -0.8-8.9–7.8 | -1.7-8.5–4.1 |
| 2061 | -0.8-8.8–8.3 | -1.6-8.8–4.2 |
| 2062 | -0.7-8.5–8.1 | -1.6-8.6–4.4 |
| 2063 | -0.8-8.6–8.1 | -1.7-8.7–4.4 |
| 2064 | -0.7-9–8.1 | -1.6-8.3–4.2 |
| 2065 | -0.8-9.1–8.2 | -1.7-8.8–4.6 |
| 2066 | -0.7-9.4–8.5 | -1.6-8.9–4.4 |
| 2067 | -0.9-9.4–8.5 | -1.6-8.4–4.2 |
| 2068 | -0.8-9.2–8.2 | -1.6-8.4–4.1 |
| 2069 | -0.7-9.1–8.1 | -1.7-8.7–4 |
| 2070 | -0.8-9.3–7.9 | -1.5-8.3–4.3 |
| 2071 | -0.7-9.5–8.1 | -1.6-8.5–4.1 |
| 2072 | -0.7-9.1–8.2 | -1.6-8.2–4.3 |
| 2073 | -0.7-9–8.1 | -1.7-9.1–4.4 |
| 2074 | -0.6-9.4–8.3 | -1.6-8–4.7 |
| 2075 | -0.6-9.7–8 | -1.5-8.1–4.3 |
| 2076 | -0.7-9.5–8.3 | -1.5-8.7–4.2 |
| 2077 | -0.8-9.5–8.2 | -1.6-8.5–4.6 |
| 2078 | -0.7-9.2–8.5 | -1.4-8.3–4.8 |
| 2079 | -0.8-9.4–8.2 | -1.6-8.6–4.1 |
| 2080 | -0.8-9.9–8.9 | -1.4-8.6–4.4 |
| 2081 | -0.7-9.5–8.5 | -1.6-8.3–4.4 |
| 2082 | -0.7-9.3–8.9 | -1.5-8.4–4.3 |
| 2083 | -0.6-9.5–8.4 | -1.5-8.5–4.2 |
| 2084 | -0.7-9.5–8.6 | -1.5-8.7–4.7 |
| 2085 | -0.7-9.4–8.6 | -1.6-8.3–4.7 |
| 2086 | -0.7-9.4–8.5 | -1.6-8.7–4.4 |
| 2087 | -0.8-9–8.8 | -1.5-8.1–4.7 |
| 2088 | -0.8-9.3–9.1 | -1.5-8.8–4.2 |
| 2089 | -0.7-9.7–8.2 | -1.5-8.8–4.4 |
| 2090 | -0.8-9.6–8.5 | -1.5-9–4.6 |
| 2091 | -0.7-9.7–8.7 | -1.6-8.8–4.2 |
| 2092 | -0.8-9.4–8.7 | -1.5-8.9–4.6 |
| 2093 | -0.7-9.3–8.6 | -1.5-9.2–4.7 |
| 2094 | -0.7-8.9–8.9 | -1.6-9.3–4.6 |
| 2095 | -0.8-9.1–8.4 | -1.4-8.7–4.6 |
| 2096 | -0.8-9.3–8.4 | -1.6-9.3–4.4 |
| 2097 | -0.7-9.6–8.5 | -1.6-9.3–4.4 |
| 2098 | -0.8-9.9–8.4 | -1.6-9.3–4.9 |
| 2099 | -0.8-9.7–8.4 | -1.4-9.2–4.8 |
| 2100 | -0.8-9.9–8.8 | -1.6-8.8–4.6 |
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
Senegal vs Uganda
Health
- Life expectancySenegal: 68.7 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySenegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySenegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSenegal: 26.7% in 2022Uganda: 18.7% in 2022
- DepressionSenegal: 3.37% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateSenegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSenegal: 18.1 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSenegal: 2.33% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSenegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSenegal: 55.8% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageSenegal: 19.1 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSenegal: 3.6% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSenegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSenegal: $533M in 2025Uganda: $1.2B in 2025
- Military spending per personSenegal: $30 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSenegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSenegal: 19,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerSenegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSenegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSenegal: 79 million TIV in 2024Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSenegal: 3 million TIV in 1976Uganda: 4 million TIV in 2016