United Arab Emirates vs United States: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 28.2 per 1,000 people in United Arab Emirates and 3.9 per 1,000 people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 24.3 per 1,000 people, or 7.32 times that in United States.

Watch it change on the map

per 1,000 people · UN

United Arab EmiratesUnited StatesUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher since 2020, when it overtook United States.
In 2023, United Arab Emirates ranked 4 and United States ranked 50 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts United Arab Emirates at 0.2 per 1,000 people and United States at 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

Year	United Arab Emirates	United States
2023	28.2	3.9
2022	31.5	3.9
2021	43.1	2
2020	9.8	1
2019	-13.4	5.3
2018	1.6	5.3
2017	3.7	5.6
2016	21.6	5.7
2015	39.5	5.3
2014	43.7	5.2
2013	35.7	5.2
2012	30.1	5.1
2011	29.9	5.2
2010	23.3	5.1
2009	24.4	4.5
2008	83	4.6
2007	128.4	4.5
2006	79.7	4.5
2005	37.5	4.6
2004	39.8	4.5
2003	42.3	4.6
2002	45.2	4.7
2001	48	4.6
2000	51.1	4.4
1999	55.3	4.1
1998	60.3	4.4
1997	65.1	4.1
1996	69.4	4.2
1995	28.3	4.4
1994	26.8	4.4
1993	29.5	4.7
1992	31.1	5
1991	33.4	4.7
1990	35.4	4.3
1989	38.1	1.6
1988	41	1.9
1987	44.1	2
1986	47.5	2
1985	27.3	2.5
1984	29.2	2.6
1983	31.2	2.8
1982	32.8	2.6
1981	34.2	2.5
1980	76.9	2.6
1979	90.2	2.2
1978	101.8	2.5
1977	114.2	2.6
1976	128.1	2.9
1975	78.1	3
1974	86.8	3.3
1973	96.8	3.6
1972	108.8	3.9
1971	123.6	4
1970	142.4	3.6
1969	166.5	2.6
1968	144.8	2.9
1967	-1.6	2.9
1966	8.7	3.2
1965	15.6	3.3
1964	19.6	3.2
1963	21.4	3.4
1962	22.2	3.4
1961	22.8	3.2
1960	23.6	2.3
1959	24.8	2.2
1958	26.3	-0
1957	27.9	0.1
1956	30.1	-0.1
1955	32.5	0.1
1954	35.2	-0.4
1953	37.7	-0.2
1952	40	-0.3
1951	41.7	-0.1
1950	42.8	0.3

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	United Arab Emirates	United States
2024	25.3-69–69.1	3.72.3–5.4
2025	14-66.9–71.3	3.51.7–5.7
2026	7.6-59.9–68.2	3.41.3–5.8
2027	4.5-54.4–70.5	3.30.8–6.1
2028	2.5-42.1–75.7	3.50.8–6.4
2029	1.3-38.5–73.9	3.30.5–6.5
2030	0.6-40.3–75.3	3.40.3–6.6
2031	0.7-39.7–72.5	3.40.2–6.7
2032	0.7-37.3–69.4	3.40.2–6.7
2033	0.6-36.3–71.8	3.40.1–6.7
2034	0.6-39.5–68.9	3.4-0.1–6.9
2035	0.6-36.2–67.4	3.4-0.4–6.9
2036	0.6-35.2–71.1	3.4-0.5–6.8
2037	0.6-36.2–65.8	3.4-0.5–6.7
2038	0.6-33.4–67.5	3.4-0.4–7
2039	0.6-31.7–65.2	3.3-0.8–6.7
2040	0.6-33.9–63.5	3.3-0.8–7.2
2041	0.6-34.1–62.5	3.3-0.8–7
2042	0.6-29.6–62.1	3.4-0.7–7.3
2043	0.6-31.8–61.1	3.3-0.8–7.3
2044	0.6-31.3–61.1	3.3-0.9–7.2
2045	0.6-32.2–62	3.3-1.1–7.3
2046	0.7-30.1–62.2	3.3-1–7.4
2047	0.8-30.8–64.5	3.3-0.8–7.6
2048	0.9-29.3–64.2	3.3-1–7.4
2049	0.9-31.9–62.9	3.3-1–7.6
2050	0.9-33.7–60.7	3.4-1–7.5
2051	0.9-35.1–60.2	3.4-0.9–7.6
2052	0.9-35.3–58.6	3.3-1.3–7.6
2053	0.8-34.6–56.1	3.4-1.2–7.8
2054	0.8-34–60	3.2-1.2–7.5
2055	0.8-31.7–58.5	3.2-1.5–7.6
2056	0.8-34–61.7	3.2-1.4–7.6
2057	0.8-34.5–58.5	3.3-1.4–8.1
2058	0.7-34.7–58.3	3.4-1.6–8.1
2059	0.7-35.6–60.6	3.3-1.4–7.7
2060	0.6-36.1–61.8	3.2-1.7–8
2061	0.6-36.9–56.9	3.3-1.9–8
2062	0.6-36.7–56.6	3.3-1.8–8
2063	0.6-36.9–56.5	3.3-1.9–7.8
2064	0.6-37.6–57.1	3.2-2–7.8
2065	0.6-36.8–55.7	3.2-1.8–7.7
2066	0.5-37.2–56.8	3.3-2–7.7
2067	0.5-39.6–55.8	3.3-1.9–8
2068	0.5-41.9–55.8	3.3-2–8
2069	0.5-42.1–54.8	3.4-1.9–7.8
2070	0.5-38.4–52.6	3.3-2.1–7.9
2071	0.5-36.3–51.8	3.4-2–8.1
2072	0.4-36–53.8	3.3-2–8.1
2073	0.5-40.8–53.6	3.3-2.1–8
2074	0.4-36.2–52.7	3.3-2.1–8.1
2075	0.4-37.4–53	3.4-2–8.5
2076	0.4-35.3–50.8	3.3-2.5–8.2
2077	0.4-33.5–50.3	3.3-2.2–8
2078	0.4-32–52.9	3.3-2.2–8.7
2079	0.4-35.5–51.7	3.2-2.4–8.2
2080	0.4-37.9–46.9	3.2-2.6–8.2
2081	0.3-37.9–47	3.4-2.5–8.3
2082	0.3-34.5–48	3.3-2.6–7.9
2083	0.3-34.7–48.2	3.3-2.6–8
2084	0.3-33.9–48	3.2-2.5–8.1
2085	0.3-37.8–47.5	3.1-2.4–7.9
2086	0.3-37.8–45.4	3.2-2.4–8.3
2087	0.3-36.6–45	3.2-2.4–8.2
2088	0.3-38.4–46.6	3.3-2.4–8.3
2089	0.3-34.9–45.1	3.2-2.4–8.2
2090	0.3-35.8–45.4	3.1-2.4–8.1
2091	0.2-35.8–46.8	3.2-2.7–8.6
2092	0.2-35.7–42.3	3.2-2.6–8.4
2093	0.2-34–48.1	3.1-2.5–8.4
2094	0.2-33.8–44.6	3.2-2.6–8.3
2095	0.2-33.9–46.9	3.1-2.7–8.1
2096	0.2-34.8–42.7	3.1-3.2–8.2
2097	0.2-34.8–43.5	3.1-2.8–8.3
2098	0.2-34.1–40.4	3-2.9–8.1
2099	0.2-35–42.4	3-2.7–7.9
2100	0.2-36.2–41.5	2.9-2.7–8

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.

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