Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Sweden: Net migration

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-225,499
in 2025
Sweden
47,079
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th
Sweden rank
22nd

Net migration over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Sweden
-1.0M-500.0k0500.0k196019922025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 47,079 against -225,499 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 272,578.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s -40,484 18,551 59,034 Sweden
1970s -19,866 12,384 32,250 Sweden
1980s 64,175 14,918 49,256 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s -372,992 21,446 394,439 Sweden
2000s -647,489 39,382 686,872 Sweden
2010s -434,910 75,709 510,620 Sweden
2020s -284,356 50,101 334,457 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Sweden?
Sweden, at 47,079 against -225,499 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in net migration between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden?
272,578, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for net migration?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 45 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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Indicator
Net migration
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,490 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.