South Africa vs Türkiye

South Africa vs Türkiye: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 3.6 per 1,000 people in South Africa and -3.6 per 1,000 people in Türkiye, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 7.3 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

South Africa vs Türkiye: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 3.6 per 1,000 people in South Africa and -3.6 per 1,000 people in Türkiye, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 7.3 per 1,000 people.
South AfricaTürkiyeUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Türkiye.
  • In 2023, South Africa ranked 51 and Türkiye ranked 192 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Africa at 2.1 per 1,000 people and Türkiye at -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearSouth AfricaTürkiye
20233.6-3.6
20223.7-3.5
20217.50.2
20206.10.4
20195.6-0.2
20185.42.2
201767.9
2016-15.44.3
201511.313.3
20144.913.2
20134.25.7
20124.93.4
20111.20.9
20101.30.8
20090.80.3
20080.70.7
20070.7-2.6
20060.7-2.7
20050.6-2.5
20041.2-2.1
20031.4-1.8
20021-1.9
2001-1.3-2.5
2000-2.9-3
1999-2.7-3.4
1998-1.8-3.6
1997-2.2-3.3
1996-4.3-2.9
1995-2.2-2.5
1994-6.1-0.6
19934.5-0.6
1992-1.7-0.9
1991-0.9-1.2
19906.4-0.5
19896.5-0.6
19886.4-0.5
19876.2-0.8
19866.5-0.6
198570.2
19848.60.4
19839.50.8
19829.30.5
19819.2-4.6
19808.7-3.3
19792-4.9
19782.2-4.2
19772.4-3.6
19761-3.2
19751.5-4.7
19741.5-3.8
19731.7-3.3
19721.6-3.1
19711.4-2.5
19702.8-4.1
19693.4-3.1
19683.8-2.3
19674-1.9
19663.9-1.5
19654.3-3.5
19644.1-2.2
19634.1-1.4
19624-1.1
19613.4-0.9
19601.10.5
19590.32.7
1958-0.94.2
1957-0.24.9
1956-0.15.2
1955-0.20.3
1954-0.21.4
1953-0.42.6
19520.32.6
19510.62.6
19500.72.5
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSouth AfricaTürkiye
20242.6-5.3–9.8-3.2-7.5–1.1
20252.3-5.9–10.1-2.9-8.5–2.2
20262-6.3–9.5-2.5-9.2–3.3
20272.2-5.5–10.2-2-9.3–4.2
20282.3-5.9–10.5-1.8-9.2–5.1
20292.3-6.3–10.1-1.8-9.3–5.5
20302.1-5.9–10.6-1.5-9.2–5.9
20312.2-5.9–10.6-1.5-9.5–6.2
20322.2-6.3–10.3-1.4-9.8–6.2
20332.1-6–10.1-1.3-10.1–6.2
20342.2-6.5–10.3-1.3-10.2–6.5
20352.3-6.1–10.4-1.1-9.9–6.3
20362.2-6.2–9.6-0.9-9.3–6.9
20372.3-6–9.9-0.9-9.7–6.7
20382.1-5.8–10.1-1-9.9–6.7
20392-6.4–10.2-0.9-10.2–6.8
20402.1-6.3–10.2-0.9-10.3–7
20412.2-6.5–10.5-0.9-9.9–7
20422.2-6.4–10.9-0.8-10.2–7.3
20432.1-6–10.5-0.9-10.3–7.4
20442.1-6–10.4-0.8-10.5–7.4
20452.1-7–10.3-0.9-9.9–7.2
20462.3-5.5–10.9-0.6-9.8–7.6
20472.3-6.2–10.6-0.7-9.8–7.5
20482.1-5.9–10.4-0.7-9.9–7.3
20492.3-5.7–10.5-0.8-10–7.3
20502.3-6.2–11.1-0.8-10.2–7.3
20512.5-5.5–10.9-0.7-9.7–7.6
20522.2-5.9–10.8-0.7-10.1–7.6
20532.2-6.4–10.3-0.6-9.9–7.7
20542.3-6.1–10.2-0.6-9.7–7.8
20552.3-6.2–10.5-0.5-9.5–8.1
20562.2-5.9–10.1-0.7-9.8–7.8
20572.3-6.6–10.3-0.6-9.5–8.1
20582.4-6.3–11.1-0.6-9.5–8.1
20592.3-6.6–11-0.7-9.3–7.7
20602.3-5.8–10.3-0.6-9.1–7.7
20612.2-6.5–10.5-0.6-9.4–8
20622.3-6.2–10.3-0.6-9.7–8.1
20632.4-6.5–10.8-0.6-9.2–8.4
20642.3-6.5–10.6-0.6-9.3–7.6
20652.1-6.6–10.5-0.6-9–7.7
20662.2-6.1–10.5-0.5-9.4–7.6
20672.2-6.2–10.3-0.5-9.5–7.9
20682.1-6–10.4-0.5-8.9–8.4
20692.2-6.5–10.4-0.5-9.4–8.1
20702.5-5.9–11.1-0.6-9.4–7.4
20712.5-5.8–10.5-0.6-9–8.2
20722.1-6.6–10-0.7-9–7.7
20732.1-5.9–10-0.6-9–7.8
20742.2-6.9–11.1-0.8-9.4–7.6
20752.1-5.9–10.5-0.7-9.8–7.5
20762-6.7–9.9-0.7-9.8–7.6
20772.2-6.4–10.5-0.7-9.8–7.5
20782.3-5.9–10.5-0.6-9.7–8
20792.2-6.5–11-0.6-8.9–7.9
20802.3-6.8–10.5-0.6-8.9–7.2
20812.2-6.1–10.6-0.5-8.8–7.8
20822.2-6.4–10.3-0.6-8.4–8.1
20832.2-6.2–10.3-0.5-8.3–7.8
20842-6.5–10.6-0.4-8.6–8.2
20851.9-6.8–9.6-0.5-8.7–8
20862.1-6.3–10.8-0.5-9.1–7.8
20872.1-6.5–10.4-0.4-9.2–8
20882.1-6.6–9.9-0.5-9.2–7.8
20892.1-6.6–10.5-0.5-9–8
20902-7.1–10.2-0.5-9.1–7.9
20912.2-6.4–10.8-0.4-8.8–8.3
20922-6.9–10.4-0.4-8.7–8.3
20932-7.9–10.4-0.5-8.8–8.2
20942-7.1–10.4-0.3-8.7–8.7
20951.9-6.5–10.1-0.3-8.5–8.1
20961.8-6.6–10.1-0.3-8.5–8.5
20971.8-7.4–10.4-0.4-9.6–7.8
20982-6.5–10.1-0.3-9.5–7.9
20992-5.7–11-0.5-9.3–7.9
21002.1-6.2–10.8-0.4-9.3–7.8

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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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