Singapore vs Thailand
Singapore vs Thailand: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 4.7 per 1,000 people in Singapore and 0.3 per 1,000 people in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Singapore, by 4.4 per 1,000 people, or 17 times that in Thailand.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Thailand.
- In 2023, Singapore ranked 43 and Thailand ranked 91 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Singapore at 1.4 per 1,000 people and Thailand at 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Singapore | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 38 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | -7.9 | -0 |
| 2020 | -25.9 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | -1.6 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | 7.6 | 0.5 |
| 2014 | 7.4 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | 9.7 | 1 |
| 2012 | 14.8 | 1.1 |
| 2011 | 17.3 | 1 |
| 2010 | 14.3 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | 19.3 | 1.6 |
| 2008 | 36.7 | 1.6 |
| 2007 | 41.8 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | 30.8 | 1.5 |
| 2005 | 21.6 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | 12.1 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | -7.3 | 1.6 |
| 2002 | -9.7 | 1.6 |
| 2001 | 10.9 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | 13.7 | 1.9 |
| 1999 | 5 | 2.8 |
| 1998 | 13.3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 25.1 | 2.5 |
| 1996 | 27.8 | 2.5 |
| 1995 | 26 | 2.5 |
| 1994 | 20.8 | 2.3 |
| 1993 | 17.7 | 2.1 |
| 1992 | 16.9 | 2.5 |
| 1991 | 18.4 | 2.2 |
| 1990 | 22 | 2.8 |
| 1989 | 23.2 | 1.7 |
| 1988 | 14.4 | 2.4 |
| 1987 | 9.1 | 2.4 |
| 1986 | -2.9 | 2.2 |
| 1985 | -11.4 | 2.8 |
| 1984 | -1.6 | 2.8 |
| 1983 | 4.4 | 3 |
| 1982 | 15.8 | 2.1 |
| 1981 | 33.9 | 1.7 |
| 1980 | 17.4 | 1.9 |
| 1979 | -1 | 1.9 |
| 1978 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| 1977 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| 1976 | 0.4 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 1974 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 1973 | -0.2 | 2.1 |
| 1972 | -0.8 | 1.9 |
| 1971 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 1970 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 1969 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| 1968 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| 1967 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
| 1966 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| 1965 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| 1964 | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| 1963 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| 1962 | 2.2 | 0.6 |
| 1961 | 2.1 | 0.5 |
| 1960 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| 1959 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| 1958 | 0.6 | -1.1 |
| 1957 | 8.7 | -0.4 |
| 1956 | 17.5 | -0.3 |
| 1955 | 19 | -0.3 |
| 1954 | 20.1 | -0.3 |
| 1953 | 20.7 | -0.4 |
| 1952 | 21 | 0.1 |
| 1951 | 20.8 | 0.4 |
| 1950 | 20.4 | 0.5 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Singapore | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.4-45–157 | 0.3-0.6–1.2 |
| 2025 | 2.9-22.2–25.6 | 0.4-0.9–1.6 |
| 2026 | 2.3-26.6–25.9 | 0.4-1.1–1.9 |
| 2027 | 2.6-26.8–28.6 | 0.5-1.2–2.1 |
| 2028 | 2.4-26.6–30.1 | 0.5-1.4–2.3 |
| 2029 | 1.8-30.1–30.3 | 0.6-1.5–2.4 |
| 2030 | 1.6-30.5–29.1 | 0.6-1.6–2.8 |
| 2031 | 2.2-29–31.2 | 0.7-1.7–2.9 |
| 2032 | 2.1-28.8–31.7 | 0.7-1.8–2.9 |
| 2033 | 2.5-28.2–31.8 | 0.7-1.9–3 |
| 2034 | 2.1-28.8–33.6 | 0.7-1.9–3.3 |
| 2035 | 1.6-30.4–32.1 | 0.7-1.9–3.3 |
| 2036 | 1.3-30.2–30.7 | 0.8-2.1–3.3 |
| 2037 | 1.8-29.3–31.4 | 0.8-2.1–3.2 |
| 2038 | 1.8-29–32.1 | 0.8-2–3.3 |
| 2039 | 1.5-28.7–32 | 0.9-2.1–3.4 |
| 2040 | 1.2-27.7–32 | 0.9-2.2–3.4 |
| 2041 | 1.1-28.6–31.4 | 0.8-2.3–3.4 |
| 2042 | 1.4-29.5–31.3 | 0.9-2.3–3.5 |
| 2043 | 1.6-29.5–31.8 | 0.9-2.4–3.4 |
| 2044 | 1.1-29–30.4 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2045 | 1.6-28.9–32 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2046 | 1.5-27.8–32.4 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2047 | 1.2-28.2–32.7 | 1-2.3–3.6 |
| 2048 | 2.1-26.3–33.4 | 1-2.4–3.8 |
| 2049 | 1.7-28–33 | 1-2.5–3.6 |
| 2050 | 1.6-27.3–33.4 | 1-2.8–3.7 |
| 2051 | 1.9-29.5–31.9 | 1-2.6–3.6 |
| 2052 | 2.8-27.6–35.1 | 0.9-2.8–3.7 |
| 2053 | 2.3-26.5–34.8 | 1-2.6–3.9 |
| 2054 | 1.5-29.8–34.6 | 0.9-2.8–3.9 |
| 2055 | 2-29.5–34 | 1-2.7–3.9 |
| 2056 | 2.1-29.1–33.2 | 1-2.7–3.9 |
| 2057 | 2.3-29.3–32.8 | 1-2.8–3.8 |
| 2058 | 1.6-27.4–33.1 | 1-2.7–3.8 |
| 2059 | 1.9-27.9–33.1 | 1-2.6–4.1 |
| 2060 | 1.2-29.4–31.7 | 1-2.8–3.9 |
| 2061 | 1.7-28.6–32.5 | 1.1-2.8–4 |
| 2062 | 1.6-28.3–33.7 | 1-2.9–3.9 |
| 2063 | 2.1-29.1–33 | 1.1-3.1–4.1 |
| 2064 | 1.6-29.9–32.3 | 1.1-3.2–4 |
| 2065 | 1-30.9–32.6 | 1-3.2–3.9 |
| 2066 | 1-32.3–32.2 | 1.1-3–4.1 |
| 2067 | 2-29.6–34.1 | 1.1-3.1–4 |
| 2068 | 1.8-29.2–34.4 | 1-2.9–4.2 |
| 2069 | 1.9-27.6–31.9 | 1.1-3.1–4.2 |
| 2070 | 2.4-28.1–34.9 | 1-2.9–4.2 |
| 2071 | 2.3-28.1–35.3 | 1.1-3.1–4.5 |
| 2072 | 2.2-26.5–34.3 | 1-3.2–4.4 |
| 2073 | 2-29.9–35 | 1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2074 | 1.1-28.9–32.4 | 1-3.3–4.3 |
| 2075 | 1.1-28.3–33 | 1.1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2076 | 2.1-29.1–34 | 1.1-3.1–4.2 |
| 2077 | 1.6-28.8–32.4 | 1.1-3.2–4.3 |
| 2078 | 1.5-28.8–33.9 | 1.1-3.2–4.4 |
| 2079 | 1.1-26.6–32.6 | 1-3–4.3 |
| 2080 | 1.2-28.1–33.6 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2081 | 1-29.1–33.1 | 1.1-3.2–4.2 |
| 2082 | 1-31.4–33.4 | 1-3.3–4.2 |
| 2083 | 1.2-30.9–33.1 | 1-3.4–4.1 |
| 2084 | 1.4-32.4–32.9 | 1-3.3–4 |
| 2085 | 1.2-31.6–32.8 | 1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2086 | 1-30.8–32.2 | 1.1-3.3–4.1 |
| 2087 | 1.2-31.3–33.1 | 1.1-3.5–4.2 |
| 2088 | 1.4-30.7–33.2 | 1.1-3.2–4.1 |
| 2089 | 0.8-30.4–33.4 | 1-3.3–4.1 |
| 2090 | 1.3-32.7–32.4 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2091 | 1.3-31.7–33.2 | 1-3.1–4.3 |
| 2092 | 1.9-28.1–36.6 | 1-3.3–4.3 |
| 2093 | 1.5-30.1–36.1 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2094 | 1-29.5–34.6 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2095 | 1.3-31.7–34.3 | 0.9-3.5–4.2 |
| 2096 | 1.1-31.2–31 | 0.9-3.3–4.3 |
| 2097 | 1.2-30.1–32.5 | 1-3.7–4.4 |
| 2098 | 0.9-32.3–31.5 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2099 | 1.3-31.1–35.1 | 1-3.5–4.3 |
| 2100 | 1.4-28.9–38.2 | 0.9-3.7–4.2 |
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
Singapore vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancySingapore: 83.7 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySingapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySingapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSingapore: 3.44% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateSingapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSingapore: 5.79 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSingapore: 0.81% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSingapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSingapore: 100% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageSingapore: 35.1 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSingapore: 13.1% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSingapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSingapore: $16.9B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personSingapore: $2,980 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSingapore: 18% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSingapore: 59,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerSingapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSingapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSingapore: 57 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSingapore: 79 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024