Pakistan

Net migration rate in Pakistan

Net migration rate in Pakistan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
-6.5 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
−7.9 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
208 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
-0.9 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in PakistanNet migration rate in Pakistan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -10 per 1,000 people and 7.9 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 -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -10 per 1,000 people and 7.9 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 13.1 per 1,000 people in 1980, the lowest -10.4 per 1,000 people in 2016.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearPakistan
2023-6.5
2022-5.4
2021-2.4
2020-2.4
2019-5.1
2018-5.8
2017-7.1
2016-10.4
2015-10
2014-9.5
2013-9
2012-7.9
2011-4.4
2010-2.2
2009-0.1
2008-0.7
20073.1
2006-1
2005-1.1
2004-0.4
2003-1.3
2002-4
2001-0.3
20001.6
1999-0.9
1998-0.8
1997-0.4
1996-0.4
19950.1
1994-2.1
1993-1.1
1992-5.8
1991-0.2
19902.4
1989-0.2
19880.4
19871.4
19861.1
19850.7
1984-3.4
1983-0.1
19823.3
19816.5
198013.1
19795.7
19781.5
19771.2
19760.7
1975-0
1974-0.5
1973-0.9
1972-1.1
1971-1.1
1970-1
1969-1
1968-1
1967-1.1
1966-1.1
1965-1.2
1964-1.2
1963-1.3
1962-1.4
1961-1.4
19600
19591.1
19581.2
19571.2
19561.2
19551.2
19541.3
19531.3
19521.3
19511.4
19501.4
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearPakistan
2024-5.6-10.1–-1.3
2025-4.8-10.3–0.5
2026-4.4-11–1.5
2027-3.7-10.3–2.6
2028-3.3-10.1–3.6
2029-3.1-10.1–4.2
2030-2.8-10.3–4.4
2031-2.6-10.1–4.7
2032-2.4-10.3–5
2033-2.3-10.6–5.7
2034-2.3-10.3–6.1
2035-2.2-10.5–6
2036-2.1-10.7–6.2
2037-2.1-10.3–6.1
2038-1.9-10–6.3
2039-1.9-9.8–5.9
2040-2.1-9.8–6.3
2041-1.9-9.7–6.2
2042-1.8-10.2–6.3
2043-1.7-10.1–6.6
2044-1.6-9.8–7.2
2045-1.5-9.8–6.8
2046-1.5-9.3–7
2047-1.6-9.4–7.2
2048-1.5-9.7–6.8
2049-1.4-9.8–6.9
2050-1.4-9.9–7.4
2051-1.4-9.5–7.3
2052-1.4-9.5–7.2
2053-1.4-9.8–7.2
2054-1.3-9.7–7.2
2055-1.3-9.7–7.7
2056-1.2-9.8–7.8
2057-1.3-10.3–7.5
2058-1.2-9.4–7.7
2059-1.3-9.6–8.1
2060-1.2-9.3–7.8
2061-1.2-9.1–8.3
2062-1.1-9.2–7.8
2063-1.3-9.7–7.9
2064-1.2-9.3–7.9
2065-1.2-9.2–7.5
2066-1.1-9.5–7.7
2067-1.1-8.9–7.9
2068-1.1-8.9–8
2069-1.1-9.1–7.7
2070-1.1-9.3–8
2071-1.1-9.5–7.8
2072-1.1-9.5–7.6
2073-1.1-9.3–7.4
2074-1.1-9.7–7.7
2075-1-9.1–8.3
2076-1-9.2–8.1
2077-1.1-9.7–7.9
2078-1.2-10.2–7.9
2079-1.2-10.1–8.5
2080-1.1-10–8.2
2081-1.2-9.9–7.9
2082-1.1-10–7.7
2083-1.2-9.2–7.7
2084-1.2-9.1–7.8
2085-1.2-8.8–8
2086-1.1-9.5–7.9
2087-1.2-9.7–8
2088-1-9.6–8.2
2089-1.1-9.9–8.3
2090-1.1-9.7–8
2091-1-9.6–8.4
2092-1-9.3–8.8
2093-1-9.3–8.2
2094-0.9-9.4–8.5
2095-0.9-10–8.6
2096-1-9.6–8.5
2097-1.1-10.1–8
2098-1.1-10.2–7.8
2099-1-9.8–7.9
2100-0.9-10–7.9

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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