South Korea vs Switzerland

South Korea vs Switzerland: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 1.7 per 1,000 people in South Korea and 5.1 per 1,000 people in Switzerland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 3.4 per 1,000 people, or 3 times that in South Korea.

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per 1,000 people · UN

South Korea vs Switzerland: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 1.7 per 1,000 people in South Korea and 5.1 per 1,000 people in Switzerland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 3.4 per 1,000 people, or 3 times that in South Korea.
South KoreaSwitzerlandUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Switzerland has been higher since 1988, when it overtook South Korea.
  • In 2023, South Korea ranked 70 and Switzerland ranked 41 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Korea at -0 per 1,000 people and Switzerland at 2.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearSouth KoreaSwitzerland
20231.75.1
20221.711
2021-0.35.8
20202.26.4
20192.55.2
20182.34.8
201725.4
20161.88.5
20155.48.7
20146.19.5
2013610.4
20125.78.5
20115.58.5
20101.19.8
20090.19
2008-0.412.4
2007-0.99.6
2006-0.65
2005-14.5
2004-0.95.3
2003-0.75.8
2002-0.46.8
2001-0.64.9
2000-1.83.4
1999-2.33.6
1998-2.11.6
1997-2.4-0.3
1996-2.5-0
1995-4.63.6
1994-4.64.3
1993-55.8
1992-66.1
1991-6.110.3
19901.88.7
19894.35.2
19884.55.2
19874.74.1
19864.53.6
19852.42.2
19842.51.9
19832.60.9
19821.23.4
19810.53.8
1980-3.92.8
1979-3.70.7
1978-2.3-1
1977-2.5-3.6
1976-2.5-8.6
1975-1.5-9.2
19740.80.3
197311.3
19720.73.2
1971-0.20.4
1970-0.9-3
1969-0.73.4
1968-0.54.3
1967-0.54.6
1966-0.62.5
1965-5-0.2
1964-3.63.7
1963-2.910.3
1962-3.414.9
1961-3.518.6
19601.84.2
19593.54.3
19584.84.8
19575.45
19566.15.4
19556.85.7
19547.65.9
19538.26.1
19528.66.2
19518.46.3
19507.42.6
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSouth KoreaSwitzerland
20241.5-2–4.64.5-1.3–10.4
20251.3-3.2–5.64.2-3.7–11.7
20261.2-3.7–6.43.8-4.8–12.3
20271.1-4.6–7.23.7-5.9–12.3
20281.1-5.3–7.43.5-6.7–13.2
20291-5.6–7.13.2-6.9–13.6
20300.9-6.4–7.53.3-6.7–14.5
20310.9-6.5–83.3-7.6–14.2
20320.8-6.6–8.33-8.2–13.7
20330.7-6.5–7.83-8.3–13.8
20340.7-6.7–8.13.2-8.4–13.9
20350.6-7.3–8.42.9-8.6–13.9
20360.6-7.8–8.52.8-8.8–13.9
20370.5-7.5–8.32.8-9.2–13.9
20380.4-7.5–8.62.7-9.3–13.8
20390.4-7.6–82.7-9.9–14.2
20400.4-7.5–8.23-10–14.5
20410.3-8.2–8.12.6-9.8–14
20420.4-7.7–8.33-9.4–14.7
20430.4-7.7–8.32.8-9.9–14
20440.3-7.9–8.12.8-10.5–14.3
20450.4-7.8–8.62.7-10.2–13.3
20460.5-7.9–8.62.9-9.8–13.7
20470.3-7.7–8.73.1-10.3–14
20480.4-7.7–9.53.2-9.6–14.8
20490.3-7.7–8.83-9.9–14.1
20500.4-7.7–8.82.9-10–14
20510.3-7.7–8.82.9-9.7–14.2
20520.2-7.7–8.73.1-9.5–14.3
20530.3-7.5–9.22.7-10–14
20540.5-7.2–9.22.6-9.3–15
20550.4-6.9–9.32.7-9.4–14.8
20560.3-7.2–9.43-9.1–14.7
20570.1-7.3–9.13.3-9.5–14.7
2058-0-7.9–8.73.1-9–14.1
20590.1-7.3–8.93-10.2–15.1
20600-7.6–8.33.2-8.8–14.7
20610.2-7.5–8.83-9.5–14.1
20620-7.9–8.43.1-9.4–13.8
20630.1-7.6–8.73.1-9.8–14.5
20640.1-8.1–8.53-10.5–14.2
20650.2-7.8–8.22.9-10.4–14.3
20660.2-7.7–8.52.9-10.5–14.3
20670.2-7.7–8.93.3-9.7–14.9
20680.3-7.6–8.53.1-10.3–15.1
20690.1-7.7–8.83.1-10.1–14.4
20700.1-8–8.42.8-11–14.5
20710.1-8.2–8.42.9-10.8–14.9
20720.1-7.7–8.63-9.9–15.2
20730.2-7.8–8.82.8-10.2–14.3
20740.1-7.5–8.72.6-9.6–14
20750.1-7.7–8.53.1-10.2–14.8
20760.1-7.4–8.43.1-9.8–14.5
20770.1-7.7–8.72.8-10.4–14.7
20780.1-7.6–8.92.8-10.2–14.2
20790.2-7.3–8.82.7-10.2–14.6
20800.1-7.3–8.62.8-9.8–14.2
20810-7.5–8.92.7-10–14.7
20820.1-7.3–8.92.7-9.5–14.4
20830-7.6–8.42.7-10.3–14.4
20840.1-7.2–8.62.7-10.7–14.2
20850-7–8.62.5-10.1–14.3
20860.1-7.4–8.82.7-9.9–14
2087-0-7.3–8.72.8-9.9–13.9
20880-6.9–8.72.4-10.5–13.2
20890-7.3–8.32.5-10.2–13.6
2090-0-7.7–92.6-10.3–13.1
2091-0-7.8–9.42.6-10.3–13.7
2092-0-7.4–8.72.4-9.9–14
2093-0-8.2–8.92.3-10.7–13.5
20940-7.9–8.92.5-11–14.6
2095-0-7.4–9.12.5-10.4–14.9
20960.1-7.5–8.92.3-11–14.5
20970.1-7.4–8.32.7-10.8–14.7
20980.1-7.6–8.62.6-10.9–15
20990.1-7.3–8.42.8-10.7–14.8
2100-0-7.7–8.42.4-11.2–14.6

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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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