Singapore vs South Korea

Singapore vs South Korea: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 4.7 per 1,000 people in Singapore and 1.7 per 1,000 people in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Singapore, by 3 per 1,000 people, or 2.75 times that in South Korea.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Singapore vs South Korea: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 4.7 per 1,000 people in Singapore and 1.7 per 1,000 people in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Singapore, by 3 per 1,000 people, or 2.75 times that in South Korea.
SingaporeSouth KoreaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Singapore has been higher since 2022, when it overtook South Korea.
  • In 2023, Singapore ranked 43 and South Korea ranked 70 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Singapore at 1.4 per 1,000 people and South Korea at -0 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearSingaporeSouth Korea
20234.71.7
2022381.7
2021-7.9-0.3
2020-25.92.2
20190.22.5
20183.92.3
2017-1.62
20162.51.8
20157.65.4
20147.46.1
20139.76
201214.85.7
201117.35.5
201014.31.1
200919.30.1
200836.7-0.4
200741.8-0.9
200630.8-0.6
200521.6-1
200412.1-0.9
2003-7.3-0.7
2002-9.7-0.4
200110.9-0.6
200013.7-1.8
19995-2.3
199813.3-2.1
199725.1-2.4
199627.8-2.5
199526-4.6
199420.8-4.6
199317.7-5
199216.9-6
199118.4-6.1
1990221.8
198923.24.3
198814.44.5
19879.14.7
1986-2.94.5
1985-11.42.4
1984-1.62.5
19834.42.6
198215.81.2
198133.90.5
198017.4-3.9
1979-1-3.7
19780.2-2.3
19771.2-2.5
19760.4-2.5
19751.8-1.5
19741.20.8
1973-0.21
1972-0.80.7
19710.3-0.2
19701.9-0.9
19693.3-0.7
19683.4-0.5
19673.1-0.5
19661.8-0.6
19652.2-5
19641.7-3.6
19631.5-2.9
19622.2-3.4
19612.1-3.5
19601.21.8
19590.33.5
19580.64.8
19578.75.4
195617.56.1
1955196.8
195420.17.6
195320.78.2
1952218.6
195120.88.4
195020.47.4
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSingaporeSouth Korea
20243.4-45–1571.5-2–4.6
20252.9-22.2–25.61.3-3.2–5.6
20262.3-26.6–25.91.2-3.7–6.4
20272.6-26.8–28.61.1-4.6–7.2
20282.4-26.6–30.11.1-5.3–7.4
20291.8-30.1–30.31-5.6–7.1
20301.6-30.5–29.10.9-6.4–7.5
20312.2-29–31.20.9-6.5–8
20322.1-28.8–31.70.8-6.6–8.3
20332.5-28.2–31.80.7-6.5–7.8
20342.1-28.8–33.60.7-6.7–8.1
20351.6-30.4–32.10.6-7.3–8.4
20361.3-30.2–30.70.6-7.8–8.5
20371.8-29.3–31.40.5-7.5–8.3
20381.8-29–32.10.4-7.5–8.6
20391.5-28.7–320.4-7.6–8
20401.2-27.7–320.4-7.5–8.2
20411.1-28.6–31.40.3-8.2–8.1
20421.4-29.5–31.30.4-7.7–8.3
20431.6-29.5–31.80.4-7.7–8.3
20441.1-29–30.40.3-7.9–8.1
20451.6-28.9–320.4-7.8–8.6
20461.5-27.8–32.40.5-7.9–8.6
20471.2-28.2–32.70.3-7.7–8.7
20482.1-26.3–33.40.4-7.7–9.5
20491.7-28–330.3-7.7–8.8
20501.6-27.3–33.40.4-7.7–8.8
20511.9-29.5–31.90.3-7.7–8.8
20522.8-27.6–35.10.2-7.7–8.7
20532.3-26.5–34.80.3-7.5–9.2
20541.5-29.8–34.60.5-7.2–9.2
20552-29.5–340.4-6.9–9.3
20562.1-29.1–33.20.3-7.2–9.4
20572.3-29.3–32.80.1-7.3–9.1
20581.6-27.4–33.1-0-7.9–8.7
20591.9-27.9–33.10.1-7.3–8.9
20601.2-29.4–31.70-7.6–8.3
20611.7-28.6–32.50.2-7.5–8.8
20621.6-28.3–33.70-7.9–8.4
20632.1-29.1–330.1-7.6–8.7
20641.6-29.9–32.30.1-8.1–8.5
20651-30.9–32.60.2-7.8–8.2
20661-32.3–32.20.2-7.7–8.5
20672-29.6–34.10.2-7.7–8.9
20681.8-29.2–34.40.3-7.6–8.5
20691.9-27.6–31.90.1-7.7–8.8
20702.4-28.1–34.90.1-8–8.4
20712.3-28.1–35.30.1-8.2–8.4
20722.2-26.5–34.30.1-7.7–8.6
20732-29.9–350.2-7.8–8.8
20741.1-28.9–32.40.1-7.5–8.7
20751.1-28.3–330.1-7.7–8.5
20762.1-29.1–340.1-7.4–8.4
20771.6-28.8–32.40.1-7.7–8.7
20781.5-28.8–33.90.1-7.6–8.9
20791.1-26.6–32.60.2-7.3–8.8
20801.2-28.1–33.60.1-7.3–8.6
20811-29.1–33.10-7.5–8.9
20821-31.4–33.40.1-7.3–8.9
20831.2-30.9–33.10-7.6–8.4
20841.4-32.4–32.90.1-7.2–8.6
20851.2-31.6–32.80-7–8.6
20861-30.8–32.20.1-7.4–8.8
20871.2-31.3–33.1-0-7.3–8.7
20881.4-30.7–33.20-6.9–8.7
20890.8-30.4–33.40-7.3–8.3
20901.3-32.7–32.4-0-7.7–9
20911.3-31.7–33.2-0-7.8–9.4
20921.9-28.1–36.6-0-7.4–8.7
20931.5-30.1–36.1-0-8.2–8.9
20941-29.5–34.60-7.9–8.9
20951.3-31.7–34.3-0-7.4–9.1
20961.1-31.2–310.1-7.5–8.9
20971.2-30.1–32.50.1-7.4–8.3
20980.9-32.3–31.50.1-7.6–8.6
20991.3-31.1–35.10.1-7.3–8.4
21001.4-28.9–38.2-0-7.7–8.4

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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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