Canada

Net migration rate in Canada

Net migration rate in Canada: 4.4 per 1,000 people in 1950 and 11 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
11 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
+6.7 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
21 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
5.3 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)

per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in CanadaNet migration rate in Canada: 4.4 per 1,000 people in 1950 and 11 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -5.5 per 1,000 people and 14.3 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 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -5.5 per 1,000 people and 14.3 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 14.2 per 1,000 people in 1970, the lowest 1.9 per 1,000 people in 1962.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearCanada
202311
202211.9
20215.2
20206.7
201910.3
201811.3
201710.1
20169.1
20156.2
20145.4
20136.8
20127
20116.6
20106.6
20097.2
20087.1
20076.5
20066.2
20056.3
20046.1
20035.8
20026.6
20017.1
20006.5
19995.2
19984.7
19974.8
19965.2
19954.8
19944.6
19934.6
19924.8
19914.8
19906.5
19899.4
19888.8
19876.5
19864.7
19852.7
19842.2
19832.6
19823.6
19814.6
19805
19793.6
19782.2
19773
19764.6
19756
19746.8
19735.6
19724
19719.6
197014.2
19694.4
19685.3
19676.5
19667.2
19655.7
19643.5
19632.7
19621.9
19611.9
19602.8
19593.8
19586.4
195710.8
195610.3
19556.1
19548.3
19539.5
195210.2
195110.1
19504.4
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCanada
20249.35–14.1
20258.13.4–14.4
20267.21.8–14.4
20276.91.3–14.2
20286.80.5–14.3
20296.50.3–14.6
20306.40–14.9
20316.4-0.2–14.6
20326.1-1.1–14.6
20335.8-1.7–14.4
20346-1.7–14.9
20355.6-2.2–14.2
20365.8-2.7–14.2
20375.8-2.5–14.3
20385.8-2.6–14
20395.7-3–14.8
20405.6-3.3–14.2
20415.7-3.5–14.9
20425.7-3.4–14.9
20435.7-3.2–14.9
20445.7-3–14.9
20455.9-3.4–14.3
20465.6-3.6–13.9
20475.6-4–14
20485.7-4.1–14
20495.4-4.5–13.6
20505.7-3.9–14.6
20515.7-4.1–14.6
20525.9-3.7–14.7
20535.6-4.8–14
20545.6-5–13.9
20555.6-4.7–14.7
20565.7-4.6–14.6
20575.8-5.2–14.4
20586-5.1–14.3
20595.9-4.8–14.4
20605.7-4.6–13.8
20615.8-4.4–14
20625.9-4.2–14.1
20635.8-4.6–13.9
20645.7-5.2–14.3
20655.7-4.8–14.4
20665.6-4.9–14.2
20675.8-5.6–14.1
20685.5-5.1–14.1
20695.5-5.2–13.5
20705.5-5.6–13.9
20715.5-5.8–13.8
20725.5-5.3–14.1
20735.3-6.3–13.7
20745.4-6.3–13.9
20755.6-5.6–13.5
20765.7-5.9–13.5
20775.4-5.7–13.5
20785.6-5.8–14.1
20795.5-6.2–13.9
20805.5-5.7–13.6
20815.7-5.7–14.1
20825.4-6.4–13.3
20835.6-6–14
20845.5-5.9–14
20855.4-5.9–14.3
20865.4-6–13.7
20875.3-6.5–14.1
20885.9-5.7–14.3
20895.3-6.1–14.1
20905.1-6.2–14.2
20915.5-4.6–15.1
20925.3-5.7–14.4
20935.4-5.5–15
20945.3-5.7–14.8
20955.3-5.5–14.5
20965.3-5.5–15
20975.6-5–14.8
20985.5-5.3–15
20995.3-5.3–14.1
21005.3-5.5–14.3

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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