Iran vs Saudi Arabia: Net migration

Iran

116,786

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

119,738

in 2025

Iran rank

14th

Saudi Arabia rank

13th

Net migration over time

Iran
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 119,738 against 116,786 in Iran, a difference of 2,952.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.

Globally, Iran ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Net migration in Iran
Net migration in Saudi Arabia
Full country ranking

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: 06 August 2026

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.