South Africa vs Vietnam

South Africa vs Vietnam: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 3.6 per 1,000 people in South Africa and -0.8 per 1,000 people in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 4.4 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

All yearsSince 1990Since 2010
ValuesChange
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Projection
South Africa vs Vietnam: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 3.6 per 1,000 people in South Africa and -0.8 per 1,000 people in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 4.4 per 1,000 people.
South AfricaVietnamUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

Latest figures

per 1,000 people · UN

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2023Projected
South Africa3.6 20234.251 of 2292.1 2100
Vietnam-0.8 2023-0.1148 of 229-0.3 2100

What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Vietnam.
  • In 2023, South Africa ranked 51 and Vietnam ranked 148 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Africa at 2.1 per 1,000 people and Vietnam at -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearSouth AfricaVietnam
20233.6-0.8
20223.7-0.8
20217.5-0.1
20206.1-0.1
20195.6-0
20185.41
201761.5
2016-15.41.8
201511.3-0.1
20144.9-0.1
20134.2-0.1
20124.9-0.1
20111.2-0.1
20101.3-0.1
20090.8-0.2
20080.76.7
20070.76.3
20060.75.9
20050.6-2.6
20041.2-2.7
20031.4-2.7
20021-2.5
2001-1.3-2.3
2000-2.9-1.9
1999-2.7-0.2
1998-1.81.4
1997-2.20.7
1996-4.3-0.7
1995-2.2-0.7
1994-6.1-0.7
19934.5-1
1992-1.7-1
1991-0.9-1.1
19906.4-0.9
19896.5-1.6
19886.4-1.3
19876.2-2.1
19866.5-2.7
19857-2.1
19848.6-1.7
19839.5-1.7
19829.3-2
19819.2-2
19808.7-1.4
19792-6.6
19782.2-0.1
19772.41
19761-0
19751.5-0
19741.5-0.8
19731.7-0.4
19721.6-0
19711.41.8
19702.80
19693.40
19683.80
196740
19663.90
19654.3-0
19644.1-0.2
19634.10
196240
19613.40
19601.10
19590.30
1958-0.90
1957-0.20
1956-0.10
1955-0.20
1954-0.20
1953-0.40
19520.30
19510.60
19500.70
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSouth AfricaVietnam
20242.6-5.3–9.8-0.6-3.8–2.5
20252.3-5.9–10.1-0.5-4.3–2.9
20262-6.3–9.5-0.5-4.8–3.3
20272.2-5.5–10.2-0.4-4.7–3.4
20282.3-5.9–10.5-0.4-4.6–3.5
20292.3-6.3–10.1-0.4-4.6–3.6
20302.1-5.9–10.6-0.2-4.6–3.7
20312.2-5.9–10.6-0.3-4.2–3.6
20322.2-6.3–10.3-0.3-4.7–3.9
20332.1-6–10.1-0.4-4.6–3.6
20342.2-6.5–10.3-0.3-4.5–3.6
20352.3-6.1–10.4-0.3-4.5–3.3
20362.2-6.2–9.6-0.4-4.6–3.5
20372.3-6–9.9-0.3-4.5–3.4
20382.1-5.8–10.1-0.3-4.7–3.6
20392-6.4–10.2-0.3-4.6–3.6
20402.1-6.3–10.2-0.3-4.6–3.6
20412.2-6.5–10.5-0.3-4.7–3.6
20422.2-6.4–10.9-0.3-4.3–3.6
20432.1-6–10.5-0.3-4.4–3.4
20442.1-6–10.4-0.3-4.5–3.6
20452.1-7–10.3-0.3-4.3–3.7
20462.3-5.5–10.9-0.3-4.4–3.9
20472.3-6.2–10.6-0.3-4.6–3.9
20482.1-5.9–10.4-0.3-4.6–3.8
20492.3-5.7–10.5-0.3-4.7–3.6
20502.3-6.2–11.1-0.3-4.5–3.6
20512.5-5.5–10.9-0.4-4.5–3.7
20522.2-5.9–10.8-0.3-4.7–3.8
20532.2-6.4–10.3-0.3-4.5–3.7
20542.3-6.1–10.2-0.3-4.7–3.7
20552.3-6.2–10.5-0.3-4.4–3.9
20562.2-5.9–10.1-0.2-4.4–3.8
20572.3-6.6–10.3-0.3-4.5–3.3
20582.4-6.3–11.1-0.3-4.6–3.3
20592.3-6.6–11-0.3-4.6–3.6
20602.3-5.8–10.3-0.2-4.5–3.6
20612.2-6.5–10.5-0.3-4.8–3.7
20622.3-6.2–10.3-0.3-4.5–3.5
20632.4-6.5–10.8-0.3-4.6–3.5
20642.3-6.5–10.6-0.2-4.5–3.7
20652.1-6.6–10.5-0.3-4.4–3.7
20662.2-6.1–10.5-0.3-4.6–3.6
20672.2-6.2–10.3-0.3-4.5–3.6
20682.1-6–10.4-0.2-4.7–3.7
20692.2-6.5–10.4-0.2-4.7–3.8
20702.5-5.9–11.1-0.2-4.5–3.9
20712.5-5.8–10.5-0.2-4.8–3.8
20722.1-6.6–10-0.3-4.6–3.8
20732.1-5.9–10-0.3-4.8–3.7
20742.2-6.9–11.1-0.2-4.5–3.7
20752.1-5.9–10.5-0.2-4.6–3.8
20762-6.7–9.9-0.2-4.4–4
20772.2-6.4–10.5-0.3-4.8–3.6
20782.3-5.9–10.5-0.2-4.8–3.9
20792.2-6.5–11-0.3-4.7–4
20802.3-6.8–10.5-0.3-4.7–3.9
20812.2-6.1–10.6-0.3-4.8–3.8
20822.2-6.4–10.3-0.3-4.8–3.7
20832.2-6.2–10.3-0.2-5–3.9
20842-6.5–10.6-0.2-4.9–3.9
20851.9-6.8–9.6-0.2-4.7–4
20862.1-6.3–10.8-0.2-4.9–3.9
20872.1-6.5–10.4-0.3-5–3.7
20882.1-6.6–9.9-0.2-4.7–3.9
20892.1-6.6–10.5-0.3-4.8–3.6
20902-7.1–10.2-0.3-4.7–3.7
20912.2-6.4–10.8-0.3-4.7–3.6
20922-6.9–10.4-0.2-4.7–3.8
20932-7.9–10.4-0.2-4.7–3.6
20942-7.1–10.4-0.2-4.7–3.8
20951.9-6.5–10.1-0.2-5–3.7
20961.8-6.6–10.1-0.3-5.1–3.6
20971.8-7.4–10.4-0.3-4.8–3.5
20982-6.5–10.1-0.4-5–3.6
20992-5.7–11-0.3-5.1–3.5
21002.1-6.2–10.8-0.3-5.3–3.8

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