Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Net migration
Kiribati
-462
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-284
in 2025
Kiribati rank
102nd
Papua New Guinea rank
99th
Net migration over time
- Kiribati
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -284 against -462 in Kiribati, a difference of 178.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -281.1 | -15,144 | 14,863 | Kiribati |
| 1970s | -1,056 | -22,590 | 21,534 | Kiribati |
| 1980s | -501 | -25,007 | 24,506 | Kiribati |
| 1990s | -797.8 | 35,509 | 36,307 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -268.9 | 45,496 | 45,765 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -877.1 | 33,004 | 33,881 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | -360.17 | 3,140 | 3,500 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net migration, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -284 against -462 in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net migration between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 178, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net migration?
- Kiribati ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 218 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
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.