Sri Lanka

Net migration rate in Sri Lanka

Net migration rate in Sri Lanka: 1 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
−2.2 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
159 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 Sri LankaNet migration rate in Sri Lanka: 1 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 -12.4 per 1,000 people and 8.5 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 -12.4 per 1,000 people and 8.5 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 8.1 per 1,000 people in 1998, the lowest -14.6 per 1,000 people in 1984.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearSri Lanka
2023-1.2
2022-1.2
2021-1.3
2020-1.3
2019-1.3
2018-1.3
2017-1
2016-0.8
2015-1.4
2014-1.6
2013-1.8
2012-2
2011-4.3
2010-4.7
2009-3.9
2008-4.7
2007-5.4
2006-5.3
2005-5.9
2004-4.2
2003-5.4
2002-5.3
20011
20006.4
19997.3
19988.1
19977.4
19967.1
19956.7
19940.5
19932.1
19925.3
1991-0.1
1990-12
1989-2.1
1988-3.6
1987-4
1986-1.7
1985-5.2
1984-14.6
1983-13.6
1982-10.7
1981-5.9
1980-4.3
1979-4
1978-3.5
1977-3.2
1976-3
1975-2.8
1974-2.6
1973-2.3
1972-2.1
1971-1.8
1970-1.3
1969-0.8
1968-0.6
1967-0.6
1966-0.6
1965-0.7
1964-0.7
1963-0.8
1962-0.9
1961-1
1960-1.3
1959-1.5
1958-1.6
1957-1.6
1956-1.6
1955-1.4
1954-1
1953-0.6
1952-0.1
19510.4
19501
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSri Lanka
2024-1.2-6.5–3.9
2025-1.3-8–5.4
2026-1.3-9.3–6.4
2027-1.3-10–6.7
2028-1.4-10.3–7
2029-1.4-11.6–7.9
2030-1.3-10.9–8
2031-1.3-11–8
2032-1.3-11.2–7.8
2033-1.3-11.6–7.7
2034-1.3-11.7–8.5
2035-1.3-11.1–8.5
2036-1.3-11.7–7.9
2037-1.1-11.4–8.2
2038-1.2-11.1–8.5
2039-1.1-11.7–8.7
2040-1.2-11.7–8.1
2041-1.1-11.3–8.8
2042-1.2-11.3–8.2
2043-1.2-11.5–8.7
2044-1.2-11.3–8.9
2045-0.9-11–8.8
2046-1.1-10.7–8.9
2047-1.2-11.1–8.7
2048-1.3-10.8–8.4
2049-1.2-11.3–8.5
2050-1.1-11.5–9.1
2051-1.1-11.7–8.7
2052-1-11.2–8.5
2053-1.1-11.1–8.5
2054-0.9-11–9.1
2055-0.9-11.4–9.1
2056-1.1-11.3–8.4
2057-1.1-11.6–8.5
2058-1.1-11.5–9.2
2059-1.1-11.8–8.4
2060-1.1-11.4–8.2
2061-1-12–9.1
2062-1.1-11.5–9.1
2063-1.1-11.5–8.9
2064-1.2-11.5–8.8
2065-1.3-11.6–8.4
2066-1.1-11.1–9.1
2067-1.2-11.8–8.8
2068-1-11.1–8.8
2069-0.9-11.5–9.1
2070-1-11.4–8.8
2071-0.9-11.4–8.9
2072-0.9-11.2–9.7
2073-1-11.3–9.9
2074-1.1-11.4–8.7
2075-0.9-11.1–8.8
2076-0.9-12–8.4
2077-1-12–8.1
2078-1-12.2–8.7
2079-1.2-11.2–9.6
2080-1.1-11.3–8.9
2081-1.2-11.2–8.6
2082-1-11–9.4
2083-1.1-11.8–9
2084-1.1-12–9.4
2085-1.2-11.9–9
2086-1.1-11.8–8.9
2087-1.1-12.3–8.5
2088-1-12.1–9
2089-1-11.8–8.8
2090-1.1-11.7–8.9
2091-0.9-11.8–8.7
2092-0.9-11.6–8.6
2093-0.9-12–7.8
2094-0.9-11.6–8.4
2095-0.9-11.7–9.1
2096-0.9-11.7–9.1
2097-0.9-11.9–8.8
2098-0.9-12.1–8.7
2099-0.8-11.9–8.7
2100-0.8-12.4–8.5

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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