Somalia vs South Sudan

Somalia vs South Sudan: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 2.5 per 1,000 people in Somalia and 39.6 per 1,000 people in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 37.1 per 1,000 people, or 16 times that in Somalia.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Somalia vs South Sudan: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 2.5 per 1,000 people in Somalia and 39.6 per 1,000 people in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 37.1 per 1,000 people, or 16 times that in Somalia.
SomaliaSouth SudanUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • South Sudan has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Somalia.
  • In 2023, Somalia ranked 62 and South Sudan ranked 1 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Somalia at -0.6 per 1,000 people and South Sudan at 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearSomaliaSouth Sudan
20232.539.6
2022-5.23.7
20212.1-14.2
20204.65.9
20193.36.3
20182.615.6
20172.6-65.4
20168.6-60.4
2015-1.2-14.4
20140.5-42
20131.65.9
2012-4.211.7
2011-26.418.9
2010-7.230.7
2009-8.515.1
2008-8.718.8
20070.720
2006-6.119.3
2005-0.617.5
20041.715.2
20033.313.3
20021.312.6
20014.412.3
20006.112.3
19994.412.2
19986.811.4
19976.48.8
1996-6.13.4
199593.3
1994-7.23.2
199339.23.2
1992-27.73.1
1991-83.43
1990-352.7
1989-37.4-27.8
1988-57.5-20
1987-2.4-2.4
198610.7-2.2
19859.3-2.1
19849.4-1.9
19831.5-1.7
19821-1.5
1981-55.5-1.3
198011-1.2
1979106.9-0.9
197883.5-0.7
19770.5-0.5
1976-0.9-0.3
1975-0.5-0.1
1974-0.1-0.1
197300
1972-0.10.1
1971-0.50.1
19700.30.2
19690.20.2
19680.30.3
19670.40.4
19660.30.4
19650.70.5
19640.50.6
19630.50.5
19620.50.5
19610.50.4
19600.30.3
1959-0.10.3
1958-1.10.2
1957-0.40.1
1956-0.30.1
1955-0.30
1954-0.3-0.1
1953-0.4-0.2
19520.1-0.2
19510.5-0.3
19500.5-0.4
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSomaliaSouth Sudan
20241.4-40.6–39.61.3-28.4–27.4
20250.6-48.7–42.90.5-32.2–32.3
20260.8-48.3–42.50.6-35.1–33
2027-0-48.1–44.70.3-31.4–32.9
2028-1-47.6–43.80.3-33.1–31.7
2029-0.4-45.2–44.9-0-35.2–31.3
20300.5-42.4–44.10.1-34.8–32.3
2031-0.3-45.9–45.30.8-33.6–33.3
2032-0.6-45.1–44.20.3-34.5–32.5
2033-1.4-43.6–40.7-0.1-33.8–31.6
2034-0.5-43–41.10.5-35.8–34.2
20350.4-44.7–43.31-32.5–32.9
2036-0-44.9–41.60.9-32.8–32.2
20370.5-45.8–41.40.6-33.1–31.7
2038-0.2-45.9–41.90.7-34.9–32.5
2039-0.7-43.7–430.4-36.8–33.3
20400.5-43.1–44.10.7-35.5–31.6
2041-0.3-45.5–40.80.6-35.8–31.5
2042-1.4-41.9–39.80.6-35.8–32.4
2043-0.8-42.4–37.80.2-34.6–32.3
2044-0.6-41–390.4-31.9–32.9
2045-0.6-41.5–40.60.1-34.2–32.5
2046-0.4-43.2–39.40.5-33.6–33.2
2047-0.2-42.3–39.1-0-37.1–33.4
2048-0.6-41.9–39.7-0.1-35.5–32.2
2049-1.3-40.3–39.6-0.3-35.6–30.8
2050-0.7-40.7–38.9-0.4-35.5–31.3
2051-0.5-38.2–37.20.2-35.4–31.8
2052-0.8-41.1–36.51-32.9–33.4
2053-0.4-37.7–36.3-0.1-36.2–31.5
20540.5-36.9–38.70.6-34.6–33.2
20550.5-36.5–38.40.1-33.5–33.6
2056-0.1-38.2–36.50.2-34.6–34.6
2057-0.4-38.5–35.30.4-35.5–33.8
2058-0.9-35.4–370.1-35.6–32.5
20591.1-34.1–38.60.7-32.7–32.7
20601-33.3–35.2-0.1-36.4–32.5
2061-0.4-35.4–35.7-0-37.9–32.1
2062-0.5-36.5–32.60.4-34.4–33.1
2063-0.2-33.3–34.30.4-33.2–32.8
20640.2-33.8–33.70.5-34–33.3
20650.3-33.8–36.10.8-35.8–33.1
2066-0.4-34.7–34.20.3-36.4–32.9
2067-0.5-32.4–34.20.6-34.4–33.9
2068-0.8-32.5–33.41.1-36–32.7
2069-0.3-33.5–33.30.1-37.4–35.3
20700.2-31–33.8-0.2-36.4–31.1
2071-0-31.7–33.30.7-36.4–33.5
2072-0.3-32–31.40.7-35.4–34.7
2073-0-30.3–31.60.9-34.1–34.4
20740.1-28.8–30.41.2-34.7–33.2
2075-1.1-30.9–31.10.4-35.5–33.6
2076-0.7-32–29.6-0.2-36.5–34.3
20770.1-30.1–29.10.6-36.8–30.8
2078-0-28.7–29.60.4-31.8–32.8
20790.1-29.3–29.10.7-34.6–33.5
2080-0.5-30.1–28.1-0-37.9–31.6
2081-1.4-29.8–27.20.2-34.7–34.3
2082-0.1-28–27.10.6-39.2–32.1
2083-0.2-28.7–27.90.6-37.9–33.3
2084-0.1-26.5–27.40.9-38.6–32
20850.5-26.6–28.8-0-38.2–30.3
20860.1-25.6–25.80.6-39.2–33.8
2087-0.7-25–29.40-36.8–34.1
2088-0.7-27.7–24.90.6-36.2–34.2
2089-0.8-27.2–27.50.6-37.2–32.2
20900.2-26.9–27.3-0-38.4–31
20910.2-26.1–27.10-37.1–30
2092-0.2-24.6–26.10.2-38–33.7
2093-0.2-22.9–25.8-0.1-36.6–30.5
2094-0.2-23.6–25.6-0.4-36.1–30.1
2095-0.3-22.9–23.70.1-36.9–33.2
20960-22.4–23.50.4-37.4–32.7
2097-0.5-23.4–24.8-0-37.7–29.6
2098-0.3-23–22.40.9-39–33.5
2099-0-22.7–23.80.5-38.2–32.2
2100-0.6-21.6–22.80.7-37.3–34.5

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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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