South Korea vs Sweden
South Korea vs Sweden: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 1.7 per 1,000 people in South Korea and 5.2 per 1,000 people in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sweden, by 3.5 per 1,000 people, or 3.08 times that in South Korea.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher since 2013, when it overtook South Korea.
- In 2023, South Korea ranked 70 and Sweden ranked 38 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Korea at -0 per 1,000 people and Sweden at 2.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | South Korea | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.7 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 1.7 | 5.6 |
| 2021 | -0.3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 7.1 |
| 2018 | 2.3 | 8.6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 10.2 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 12 |
| 2015 | 5.4 | 8.2 |
| 2014 | 6.1 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| 2011 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 2010 | 1.1 | 5.5 |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 6.8 |
| 2008 | -0.4 | 6.1 |
| 2007 | -0.9 | 6 |
| 2006 | -0.6 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | -1 | 3 |
| 2004 | -0.9 | 2.9 |
| 2003 | -0.7 | 3.3 |
| 2002 | -0.4 | 3.5 |
| 2001 | -0.6 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | -1.8 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | -2.3 | 1.6 |
| 1998 | -2.1 | 1.3 |
| 1997 | -2.4 | 0.7 |
| 1996 | -2.5 | 0.7 |
| 1995 | -4.6 | 1.3 |
| 1994 | -4.6 | 5.9 |
| 1993 | -5 | 3.8 |
| 1992 | -6 | 2.4 |
| 1991 | -6.1 | 2.9 |
| 1990 | 1.8 | 4.2 |
| 1989 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| 1988 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
| 1987 | 4.7 | 2.5 |
| 1986 | 4.5 | 1.8 |
| 1985 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| 1984 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
| 1982 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| 1981 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| 1980 | -3.9 | 1.2 |
| 1979 | -3.7 | 1.7 |
| 1978 | -2.3 | 1.7 |
| 1977 | -2.5 | 2.9 |
| 1976 | -2.5 | 2.5 |
| 1975 | -1.5 | 2 |
| 1974 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 1973 | 1 | -1.2 |
| 1972 | 0.7 | -1.7 |
| 1971 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| 1970 | -0.9 | 5.9 |
| 1969 | -0.7 | 6.1 |
| 1968 | -0.5 | 1.1 |
| 1967 | -0.5 | 1.4 |
| 1966 | -0.6 | 3.2 |
| 1965 | -5 | 4.2 |
| 1964 | -3.6 | 3.1 |
| 1963 | -2.9 | 1.4 |
| 1962 | -3.4 | 1.3 |
| 1961 | -3.5 | 1.9 |
| 1960 | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| 1959 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| 1958 | 4.8 | 1.3 |
| 1957 | 5.4 | 2.4 |
| 1956 | 6.1 | 1.8 |
| 1955 | 6.8 | 2.4 |
| 1954 | 7.6 | 0.9 |
| 1953 | 8.2 | 0.2 |
| 1952 | 8.6 | 1.4 |
| 1951 | 8.4 | 1.6 |
| 1950 | 7.4 | 2.2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | South Korea | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.5-2–4.6 | 4.71.9–7.9 |
| 2025 | 1.3-3.2–5.6 | 4.40.7–8.8 |
| 2026 | 1.2-3.7–6.4 | 4-0.2–9 |
| 2027 | 1.1-4.6–7.2 | 3.9-0.6–9.7 |
| 2028 | 1.1-5.3–7.4 | 3.7-1.7–9.8 |
| 2029 | 1-5.6–7.1 | 3.6-1.9–10.2 |
| 2030 | 0.9-6.4–7.5 | 3.5-2–9.7 |
| 2031 | 0.9-6.5–8 | 3.3-2.5–10 |
| 2032 | 0.8-6.6–8.3 | 3.4-2.9–10.2 |
| 2033 | 0.7-6.5–7.8 | 3.3-3–10.5 |
| 2034 | 0.7-6.7–8.1 | 3.2-3.5–10 |
| 2035 | 0.6-7.3–8.4 | 3.2-3.7–10.3 |
| 2036 | 0.6-7.8–8.5 | 3.2-3.8–10 |
| 2037 | 0.5-7.5–8.3 | 3.1-3.9–10.1 |
| 2038 | 0.4-7.5–8.6 | 3.1-3.6–10.1 |
| 2039 | 0.4-7.6–8 | 3.1-4.3–10.1 |
| 2040 | 0.4-7.5–8.2 | 3.1-4.5–10.4 |
| 2041 | 0.3-8.2–8.1 | 2.9-4.6–10.6 |
| 2042 | 0.4-7.7–8.3 | 3.1-4.4–10.8 |
| 2043 | 0.4-7.7–8.3 | 3-4.4–10.6 |
| 2044 | 0.3-7.9–8.1 | 2.9-4.7–10.4 |
| 2045 | 0.4-7.8–8.6 | 2.8-5.1–9.9 |
| 2046 | 0.5-7.9–8.6 | 2.7-5.4–10.4 |
| 2047 | 0.3-7.7–8.7 | 2.7-5.3–10.1 |
| 2048 | 0.4-7.7–9.5 | 2.7-5.4–10.4 |
| 2049 | 0.3-7.7–8.8 | 2.7-5.4–10.5 |
| 2050 | 0.4-7.7–8.8 | 2.7-5.4–10.4 |
| 2051 | 0.3-7.7–8.8 | 2.6-5.3–10.3 |
| 2052 | 0.2-7.7–8.7 | 2.6-5.1–10.5 |
| 2053 | 0.3-7.5–9.2 | 2.5-6–10.6 |
| 2054 | 0.5-7.2–9.2 | 2.4-6–10.1 |
| 2055 | 0.4-6.9–9.3 | 2.5-6.2–10.7 |
| 2056 | 0.3-7.2–9.4 | 2.5-6.2–11.1 |
| 2057 | 0.1-7.3–9.1 | 2.7-6.1–11 |
| 2058 | -0-7.9–8.7 | 2.7-5.8–10.6 |
| 2059 | 0.1-7.3–8.9 | 2.6-6.1–10.9 |
| 2060 | 0-7.6–8.3 | 2.6-6–10.8 |
| 2061 | 0.2-7.5–8.8 | 2.8-6.1–11.2 |
| 2062 | 0-7.9–8.4 | 2.6-6.4–10.6 |
| 2063 | 0.1-7.6–8.7 | 2.7-6.9–10.5 |
| 2064 | 0.1-8.1–8.5 | 2.7-6.4–10.3 |
| 2065 | 0.2-7.8–8.2 | 2.7-6.8–10.2 |
| 2066 | 0.2-7.7–8.5 | 2.6-6.5–10.4 |
| 2067 | 0.2-7.7–8.9 | 2.6-6.5–10.3 |
| 2068 | 0.3-7.6–8.5 | 2.6-6.3–10.5 |
| 2069 | 0.1-7.7–8.8 | 2.8-6.2–10.5 |
| 2070 | 0.1-8–8.4 | 2.7-6.2–10.4 |
| 2071 | 0.1-8.2–8.4 | 2.7-6.5–10.7 |
| 2072 | 0.1-7.7–8.6 | 2.6-5.5–10.4 |
| 2073 | 0.2-7.8–8.8 | 2.5-6.2–10.2 |
| 2074 | 0.1-7.5–8.7 | 2.6-6–10.2 |
| 2075 | 0.1-7.7–8.5 | 2.7-6.2–10.9 |
| 2076 | 0.1-7.4–8.4 | 2.7-5.9–10.8 |
| 2077 | 0.1-7.7–8.7 | 2.6-6–10.4 |
| 2078 | 0.1-7.6–8.9 | 2.7-6.2–10.7 |
| 2079 | 0.2-7.3–8.8 | 2.6-6.5–10.5 |
| 2080 | 0.1-7.3–8.6 | 2.5-6.7–10.1 |
| 2081 | 0-7.5–8.9 | 2.6-6.5–10.8 |
| 2082 | 0.1-7.3–8.9 | 2.4-6.5–10.3 |
| 2083 | 0-7.6–8.4 | 2.6-6.1–9.9 |
| 2084 | 0.1-7.2–8.6 | 2.5-6.6–10.2 |
| 2085 | 0-7–8.6 | 2.5-6.7–10.3 |
| 2086 | 0.1-7.4–8.8 | 2.3-6.9–9.7 |
| 2087 | -0-7.3–8.7 | 2.6-6.8–10.2 |
| 2088 | 0-6.9–8.7 | 2.7-6.4–10.5 |
| 2089 | 0-7.3–8.3 | 2.6-6.6–10.3 |
| 2090 | -0-7.7–9 | 2.6-6.8–10.1 |
| 2091 | -0-7.8–9.4 | 2.6-6.8–10.4 |
| 2092 | -0-7.4–8.7 | 2.5-7–10.1 |
| 2093 | -0-8.2–8.9 | 2.5-7.1–10.2 |
| 2094 | 0-7.9–8.9 | 2.4-6.3–10.3 |
| 2095 | -0-7.4–9.1 | 2.4-6.6–10.2 |
| 2096 | 0.1-7.5–8.9 | 2.5-6.6–10 |
| 2097 | 0.1-7.4–8.3 | 2.6-6.3–10.3 |
| 2098 | 0.1-7.6–8.6 | 2.4-6.1–10 |
| 2099 | 0.1-7.3–8.4 | 2.5-6.5–10.5 |
| 2100 | -0-7.7–8.4 | 2.4-6.3–10.3 |
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
South Korea vs Sweden
Health
- Life expectancySouth Korea: 84.3 years in 2023Sweden: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSouth Korea: 99.3% in 2022Sweden: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionSouth Korea: 3.17% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Sweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Korea: 81.2% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Korea: 44.5 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Korea: 18.3% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Korea: $48.9B in 2025Sweden: $15B in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Korea: $924 in 2025Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Korea: 569,000 people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSouth Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025