High income vs Syria: Net migration

High income
2.38 million
in 2025
Syria
421,693
in 2025
High income rank
2nd
Syria rank
3rd

Net migration over time

  • High income
  • Syria
-2.5M02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M196019922025

How they compare

High income currently reports 2.38 million against 421,693 in Syria, a difference of 1.96 million.

That makes High income's figure about 5.7 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 2nd and Syria ranks 3rd of 49 groups.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 633,643 -12,321 645,964 High income
1970s 1.28 million -23,641 1.30 million High income
1980s 1.49 million -11,419 1.51 million High income
1990s 2.74 million -18,960 2.75 million High income
2000s 4.73 million 91,377 4.64 million High income
2010s 5.06 million -507,347 5.57 million High income
2020s 4.34 million 490,151 3.85 million High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration, High income or Syria?
High income, at 2.38 million against 421,693 in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in net migration between High income and Syria?
1.96 million, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Syria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do High income and Syria rank globally for net migration?
High income ranks 2nd and Syria ranks 3rd of 49 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Net migration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net migration
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,424 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.