Faroe Islands vs New Caledonia: Net migration

Faroe Islands
386
in 2025
New Caledonia
440
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
74th
New Caledonia rank
73rd

Net migration over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • New Caledonia
-2.0k02.0k196019922025

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 440 against 386 in Faroe Islands, a difference of 54.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Faroe Islands's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 74th and New Caledonia ranks 73rd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and New Caledonia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1960s -172.9 653.1 826 New Caledonia
1970s -28.7 1,111 1,139 New Caledonia
1980s 73.2 -532.1 605.3 Faroe Islands
1990s -599.8 1,210 1,810 New Caledonia
2000s 66.5 618.7 552.2 New Caledonia
2010s 241.3 -386.3 627.6 Faroe Islands
2020s 549.5 -82.83 632.33 Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration, Faroe Islands or New Caledonia?
New Caledonia, at 440 against 386 in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in net migration between Faroe Islands and New Caledonia?
54, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and New Caledonia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Faroe Islands and New Caledonia rank globally for net migration?
Faroe Islands ranks 74th and New Caledonia ranks 73rd of 215 countries.
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.