South Sudan vs Uganda

South Sudan vs Uganda: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 39.6 per 1,000 people in South Sudan and -2.6 per 1,000 people in Uganda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 42.2 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

South Sudan vs Uganda: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 39.6 per 1,000 people in South Sudan and -2.6 per 1,000 people in Uganda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 42.2 per 1,000 people.
South SudanUgandaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • South Sudan has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Uganda.
  • In 2023, South Sudan ranked 1 and Uganda ranked 180 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Sudan at 0.7 per 1,000 people and Uganda at -1.6 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearSouth SudanUganda
202339.6-2.6
20223.7-2.5
2021-14.20.9
20205.91
20196.32.5
201815.61.5
2017-65.42.3
2016-60.43.2
2015-14.4-1.7
2014-42-2.5
20135.9-5
201211.7-5.1
201118.9-5.2
201030.7-5.2
200915.1-5.2
200818.8-5.2
200720-5.2
200619.3-5.4
200517.5-5.4
200415.2-5.1
200313.3-3.7
200212.6-1.4
200112.3-3.9
200012.3-2.2
199912.2-1.7
199811.40.3
19978.8-7.1
19963.4-1.1
19953.3-11.7
19943.2-0.8
19933.20.9
19923.11.3
199130.2
19902.7-1.2
1989-27.8-0.7
1988-20-1.2
1987-2.4-1.4
1986-2.2-1.3
1985-2.1-2.9
1984-1.9-0.6
1983-1.7-3.2
1982-1.5-3.9
1981-1.3-6.1
1980-1.2-8
1979-0.9-7.6
1978-0.7-2.7
1977-0.5-3
1976-0.3-3.5
1975-0.1-4
1974-0.1-4.5
19730-6.6
19720.1-7.9
19710.1-4
19700.2-2.5
19690.2-1.5
19680.3-0.3
19670.4-0.4
19660.4-0.3
19650.5-0.4
19640.6-0.4
19630.5-0.4
19620.5-0.8
19610.4-1
19600.3-1
19590.30
19580.20
19570.10
19560.10
195500
1954-0.10
1953-0.20
1952-0.20
1951-0.30
1950-0.40
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSouth SudanUganda
20241.3-28.4–27.4-2.4-7.5–2.3
20250.5-32.2–32.3-2.3-8–3.2
20260.6-35.1–33-2.3-8.6–3.6
20270.3-31.4–32.9-2.2-8.7–4
20280.3-33.1–31.7-2.2-9.2–3.8
2029-0-35.2–31.3-2.1-8.9–3.8
20300.1-34.8–32.3-2.1-9.4–3.9
20310.8-33.6–33.3-2-8.4–4.1
20320.3-34.5–32.5-2-8.4–3.8
2033-0.1-33.8–31.6-2.1-8.8–3.5
20340.5-35.8–34.2-2-8.6–3.9
20351-32.5–32.9-1.9-8.4–4
20360.9-32.8–32.2-2-8.8–3.9
20370.6-33.1–31.7-1.8-8.5–4.2
20380.7-34.9–32.5-1.9-8.6–4
20390.4-36.8–33.3-2.1-8.9–4.2
20400.7-35.5–31.6-2-8.2–4.1
20410.6-35.8–31.5-1.9-8.7–4.1
20420.6-35.8–32.4-1.8-8–4.2
20430.2-34.6–32.3-1.7-8.1–4.4
20440.4-31.9–32.9-1.7-8.2–4.2
20450.1-34.2–32.5-1.8-8.5–4.3
20460.5-33.6–33.2-1.7-8.1–4.2
2047-0-37.1–33.4-1.6-7.8–4.2
2048-0.1-35.5–32.2-1.6-7.7–4.5
2049-0.3-35.6–30.8-1.7-8.1–4
2050-0.4-35.5–31.3-1.7-8.2–4.3
20510.2-35.4–31.8-1.7-8.2–4.6
20521-32.9–33.4-1.6-8.3–4.4
2053-0.1-36.2–31.5-1.6-8.3–4.2
20540.6-34.6–33.2-1.7-8.1–4.5
20550.1-33.5–33.6-1.7-8.1–4.2
20560.2-34.6–34.6-1.7-8.2–4.2
20570.4-35.5–33.8-1.7-8.3–4.6
20580.1-35.6–32.5-1.7-8.5–4.5
20590.7-32.7–32.7-1.7-8.6–4.6
2060-0.1-36.4–32.5-1.7-8.5–4.1
2061-0-37.9–32.1-1.6-8.8–4.2
20620.4-34.4–33.1-1.6-8.6–4.4
20630.4-33.2–32.8-1.7-8.7–4.4
20640.5-34–33.3-1.6-8.3–4.2
20650.8-35.8–33.1-1.7-8.8–4.6
20660.3-36.4–32.9-1.6-8.9–4.4
20670.6-34.4–33.9-1.6-8.4–4.2
20681.1-36–32.7-1.6-8.4–4.1
20690.1-37.4–35.3-1.7-8.7–4
2070-0.2-36.4–31.1-1.5-8.3–4.3
20710.7-36.4–33.5-1.6-8.5–4.1
20720.7-35.4–34.7-1.6-8.2–4.3
20730.9-34.1–34.4-1.7-9.1–4.4
20741.2-34.7–33.2-1.6-8–4.7
20750.4-35.5–33.6-1.5-8.1–4.3
2076-0.2-36.5–34.3-1.5-8.7–4.2
20770.6-36.8–30.8-1.6-8.5–4.6
20780.4-31.8–32.8-1.4-8.3–4.8
20790.7-34.6–33.5-1.6-8.6–4.1
2080-0-37.9–31.6-1.4-8.6–4.4
20810.2-34.7–34.3-1.6-8.3–4.4
20820.6-39.2–32.1-1.5-8.4–4.3
20830.6-37.9–33.3-1.5-8.5–4.2
20840.9-38.6–32-1.5-8.7–4.7
2085-0-38.2–30.3-1.6-8.3–4.7
20860.6-39.2–33.8-1.6-8.7–4.4
20870-36.8–34.1-1.5-8.1–4.7
20880.6-36.2–34.2-1.5-8.8–4.2
20890.6-37.2–32.2-1.5-8.8–4.4
2090-0-38.4–31-1.5-9–4.6
20910-37.1–30-1.6-8.8–4.2
20920.2-38–33.7-1.5-8.9–4.6
2093-0.1-36.6–30.5-1.5-9.2–4.7
2094-0.4-36.1–30.1-1.6-9.3–4.6
20950.1-36.9–33.2-1.4-8.7–4.6
20960.4-37.4–32.7-1.6-9.3–4.4
2097-0-37.7–29.6-1.6-9.3–4.4
20980.9-39–33.5-1.6-9.3–4.9
20990.5-38.2–32.2-1.4-9.2–4.8
21000.7-37.3–34.5-1.6-8.8–4.6

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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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