Afghanistan

Net migration rate in Afghanistan

Net migration rate in Afghanistan: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
-1.2 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
−2 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
158 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
-0.8 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in AfghanistanNet migration rate in Afghanistan: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -62.5 per 1,000 people and 49.6 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -62.5 per 1,000 people and 49.6 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 90.2 per 1,000 people in 1992, the lowest -167.4 per 1,000 people in 1981.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearAfghanistan
2023-1.2
2022-16
2021-13.7
20203.7
20190.2
2018-1
2017-2
2016-4.1
2015-8.5
20147.1
20130.6
20122.2
201113.1
2010-5.9
2009-2.2
20088.1
2007-32.9
20062.3
200510.3
2004-11.4
200310.9
200240.2
2001-10.5
2000-51
1999-1.6
19980.4
1997-1.2
19960.2
19953.1
199419.4
199376.9
199290.2
19912.7
1990-38.1
19891.5
1988-4.9
1987-30.3
1986-30.1
1985-18.3
198422.2
1983-15.8
1982-45.6
1981-167.4
1980-89.2
1979-38.5
1978-8.6
1977-6.2
1976-6.5
1975-3.5
1974-1.6
1973-0.2
1972-0.3
1971-1.1
19700.4
19690.2
19680.3
19670.7
19660.3
19651.1
19640.7
19630.7
19620.7
19610.7
19600.3
1959-0.4
1958-2.4
1957-1
1956-0.9
1955-0.9
1954-0.8
1953-1.1
19520
19510.6
19500.8
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAfghanistan
2024-1-51.3–40.8
2025-1.7-57.9–47.1
2026-1.2-58.7–46.1
2027-1.8-56.7–47.5
2028-1.7-56.6–49.4
2029-0.2-56.2–50.9
20300.4-54.3–51.7
20310.2-53.9–54.5
2032-0.2-55.8–53.3
2033-0-58.1–53.3
2034-1.5-59.1–49.1
2035-1.4-58.9–47.7
2036-1-61.2–47.6
2037-0.9-58–51.6
2038-1.2-59.7–49.8
20390.1-55.5–50
20400.5-56.3–51.5
2041-0.4-56.9–52.2
2042-1.7-55.5–50.7
2043-0.7-55.9–50.1
2044-1.3-57.5–49.1
2045-1.1-56.2–48.2
2046-0.1-54.8–49.8
2047-1-55.6–49.5
2048-0.7-54.1–49
20490.4-52.9–50.4
2050-1.6-60.8–47.7
2051-2.1-56.1–49.5
2052-0.6-54.9–50
2053-0.4-60.4–47.6
2054-0.3-57.3–49.1
2055-0.2-57.3–48.4
20560.2-54.8–50.5
20570.1-57.8–49.6
2058-0.5-58.2–47.3
2059-1.4-56–47.7
2060-1-54.1–45.2
2061-1.4-58.1–47.3
2062-0.1-56.3–48.7
2063-0.1-55.4–48.2
20640.5-56.9–51.2
20650.5-57.2–47.1
2066-0.8-57.9–49.1
2067-0.7-56.1–45.7
20680.3-54.9–50.8
2069-0.2-60.1–49
20700.6-55.6–49.1
2071-0.7-55.2–47.1
2072-0.2-58.5–48.9
20730.6-54.9–49.7
2074-0.3-60.4–48.9
2075-1.3-60.2–45.4
2076-0.7-59.3–47.5
2077-0.3-55.6–48.8
2078-1-63.8–48.3
20790.6-59.1–50.7
2080-0.3-57.4–51.1
2081-1.4-62–47.4
2082-1.3-63.3–46.3
2083-1.3-64.1–48.3
2084-0-62.8–49.7
2085-0.7-64.7–48
2086-1.6-65–48.6
2087-0.4-59.2–49.1
2088-0.9-62.2–49.4
2089-0.8-61.9–47.7
2090-0-63.4–49.9
2091-0.7-58.6–47.8
2092-0.7-62.6–49.2
2093-0.5-65–46.9
2094-0.6-62–47.2
2095-0.7-60.9–47.7
2096-0.7-64.6–48.8
2097-0.4-62.5–47.4
2098-0.3-66.4–49
2099-0.2-66.9–50
2100-0.8-62.5–49.6

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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