Switzerland vs Thailand
Switzerland vs Thailand: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 5.1 per 1,000 people in Switzerland and 0.3 per 1,000 people in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 4.8 per 1,000 people, or 19 times that in Thailand.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Thailand.
- In 2023, Switzerland ranked 41 and Thailand ranked 91 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Switzerland at 2.4 per 1,000 people and Thailand at 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Switzerland | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | -0 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 8.5 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | 8.7 | 0.5 |
| 2014 | 9.5 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | 10.4 | 1 |
| 2012 | 8.5 | 1.1 |
| 2011 | 8.5 | 1 |
| 2010 | 9.8 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | 9 | 1.6 |
| 2008 | 12.4 | 1.6 |
| 2007 | 9.6 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | 5 | 1.5 |
| 2005 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | 5.3 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | 5.8 | 1.6 |
| 2002 | 6.8 | 1.6 |
| 2001 | 4.9 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | 3.4 | 1.9 |
| 1999 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| 1998 | 1.6 | 3 |
| 1997 | -0.3 | 2.5 |
| 1996 | -0 | 2.5 |
| 1995 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| 1994 | 4.3 | 2.3 |
| 1993 | 5.8 | 2.1 |
| 1992 | 6.1 | 2.5 |
| 1991 | 10.3 | 2.2 |
| 1990 | 8.7 | 2.8 |
| 1989 | 5.2 | 1.7 |
| 1988 | 5.2 | 2.4 |
| 1987 | 4.1 | 2.4 |
| 1986 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
| 1985 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| 1984 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
| 1983 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 1982 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| 1981 | 3.8 | 1.7 |
| 1980 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| 1979 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| 1978 | -1 | 1.9 |
| 1977 | -3.6 | 2.1 |
| 1976 | -8.6 | 1 |
| 1975 | -9.2 | 1.6 |
| 1974 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 1973 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| 1972 | 3.2 | 1.9 |
| 1971 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| 1970 | -3 | 1.4 |
| 1969 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| 1968 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| 1967 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| 1966 | 2.5 | 0.4 |
| 1965 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| 1964 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| 1963 | 10.3 | 0.6 |
| 1962 | 14.9 | 0.6 |
| 1961 | 18.6 | 0.5 |
| 1960 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| 1959 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| 1958 | 4.8 | -1.1 |
| 1957 | 5 | -0.4 |
| 1956 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| 1955 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| 1954 | 5.9 | -0.3 |
| 1953 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| 1952 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
| 1951 | 6.3 | 0.4 |
| 1950 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Switzerland | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.5-1.3–10.4 | 0.3-0.6–1.2 |
| 2025 | 4.2-3.7–11.7 | 0.4-0.9–1.6 |
| 2026 | 3.8-4.8–12.3 | 0.4-1.1–1.9 |
| 2027 | 3.7-5.9–12.3 | 0.5-1.2–2.1 |
| 2028 | 3.5-6.7–13.2 | 0.5-1.4–2.3 |
| 2029 | 3.2-6.9–13.6 | 0.6-1.5–2.4 |
| 2030 | 3.3-6.7–14.5 | 0.6-1.6–2.8 |
| 2031 | 3.3-7.6–14.2 | 0.7-1.7–2.9 |
| 2032 | 3-8.2–13.7 | 0.7-1.8–2.9 |
| 2033 | 3-8.3–13.8 | 0.7-1.9–3 |
| 2034 | 3.2-8.4–13.9 | 0.7-1.9–3.3 |
| 2035 | 2.9-8.6–13.9 | 0.7-1.9–3.3 |
| 2036 | 2.8-8.8–13.9 | 0.8-2.1–3.3 |
| 2037 | 2.8-9.2–13.9 | 0.8-2.1–3.2 |
| 2038 | 2.7-9.3–13.8 | 0.8-2–3.3 |
| 2039 | 2.7-9.9–14.2 | 0.9-2.1–3.4 |
| 2040 | 3-10–14.5 | 0.9-2.2–3.4 |
| 2041 | 2.6-9.8–14 | 0.8-2.3–3.4 |
| 2042 | 3-9.4–14.7 | 0.9-2.3–3.5 |
| 2043 | 2.8-9.9–14 | 0.9-2.4–3.4 |
| 2044 | 2.8-10.5–14.3 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2045 | 2.7-10.2–13.3 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2046 | 2.9-9.8–13.7 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2047 | 3.1-10.3–14 | 1-2.3–3.6 |
| 2048 | 3.2-9.6–14.8 | 1-2.4–3.8 |
| 2049 | 3-9.9–14.1 | 1-2.5–3.6 |
| 2050 | 2.9-10–14 | 1-2.8–3.7 |
| 2051 | 2.9-9.7–14.2 | 1-2.6–3.6 |
| 2052 | 3.1-9.5–14.3 | 0.9-2.8–3.7 |
| 2053 | 2.7-10–14 | 1-2.6–3.9 |
| 2054 | 2.6-9.3–15 | 0.9-2.8–3.9 |
| 2055 | 2.7-9.4–14.8 | 1-2.7–3.9 |
| 2056 | 3-9.1–14.7 | 1-2.7–3.9 |
| 2057 | 3.3-9.5–14.7 | 1-2.8–3.8 |
| 2058 | 3.1-9–14.1 | 1-2.7–3.8 |
| 2059 | 3-10.2–15.1 | 1-2.6–4.1 |
| 2060 | 3.2-8.8–14.7 | 1-2.8–3.9 |
| 2061 | 3-9.5–14.1 | 1.1-2.8–4 |
| 2062 | 3.1-9.4–13.8 | 1-2.9–3.9 |
| 2063 | 3.1-9.8–14.5 | 1.1-3.1–4.1 |
| 2064 | 3-10.5–14.2 | 1.1-3.2–4 |
| 2065 | 2.9-10.4–14.3 | 1-3.2–3.9 |
| 2066 | 2.9-10.5–14.3 | 1.1-3–4.1 |
| 2067 | 3.3-9.7–14.9 | 1.1-3.1–4 |
| 2068 | 3.1-10.3–15.1 | 1-2.9–4.2 |
| 2069 | 3.1-10.1–14.4 | 1.1-3.1–4.2 |
| 2070 | 2.8-11–14.5 | 1-2.9–4.2 |
| 2071 | 2.9-10.8–14.9 | 1.1-3.1–4.5 |
| 2072 | 3-9.9–15.2 | 1-3.2–4.4 |
| 2073 | 2.8-10.2–14.3 | 1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2074 | 2.6-9.6–14 | 1-3.3–4.3 |
| 2075 | 3.1-10.2–14.8 | 1.1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2076 | 3.1-9.8–14.5 | 1.1-3.1–4.2 |
| 2077 | 2.8-10.4–14.7 | 1.1-3.2–4.3 |
| 2078 | 2.8-10.2–14.2 | 1.1-3.2–4.4 |
| 2079 | 2.7-10.2–14.6 | 1-3–4.3 |
| 2080 | 2.8-9.8–14.2 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2081 | 2.7-10–14.7 | 1.1-3.2–4.2 |
| 2082 | 2.7-9.5–14.4 | 1-3.3–4.2 |
| 2083 | 2.7-10.3–14.4 | 1-3.4–4.1 |
| 2084 | 2.7-10.7–14.2 | 1-3.3–4 |
| 2085 | 2.5-10.1–14.3 | 1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2086 | 2.7-9.9–14 | 1.1-3.3–4.1 |
| 2087 | 2.8-9.9–13.9 | 1.1-3.5–4.2 |
| 2088 | 2.4-10.5–13.2 | 1.1-3.2–4.1 |
| 2089 | 2.5-10.2–13.6 | 1-3.3–4.1 |
| 2090 | 2.6-10.3–13.1 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2091 | 2.6-10.3–13.7 | 1-3.1–4.3 |
| 2092 | 2.4-9.9–14 | 1-3.3–4.3 |
| 2093 | 2.3-10.7–13.5 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2094 | 2.5-11–14.6 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2095 | 2.5-10.4–14.9 | 0.9-3.5–4.2 |
| 2096 | 2.3-11–14.5 | 0.9-3.3–4.3 |
| 2097 | 2.7-10.8–14.7 | 1-3.7–4.4 |
| 2098 | 2.6-10.9–15 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2099 | 2.8-10.7–14.8 | 1-3.5–4.3 |
| 2100 | 2.4-11.2–14.6 | 0.9-3.7–4.2 |
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
Switzerland vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancySwitzerland: 84 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySwitzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySwitzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSwitzerland: 3.71% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateSwitzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSwitzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSwitzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSwitzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSwitzerland: 85.7% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageSwitzerland: 42.3 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSwitzerland: 19.6% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSwitzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSwitzerland: $7.15B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personSwitzerland: $849 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSwitzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSwitzerland: 20,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerSwitzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSwitzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSwitzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSwitzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024