Papua New Guinea vs Tuvalu: Net migration

Papua New Guinea
-284
in 2025
Tuvalu
-255
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
98th
Tuvalu rank
96th

Net migration over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tuvalu
-20.0k020.0k40.0k60.0k196019922025

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports -255 against -284 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 29.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 98th and Tuvalu ranks 96th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Tuvalu in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1960s -15,144 -96.8 15,047 Tuvalu
1970s -22,590 48 22,638 Tuvalu
1980s -25,007 -60.5 24,946 Tuvalu
1990s 35,509 -109.2 35,618 Papua New Guinea
2000s 45,496 -35.2 45,532 Papua New Guinea
2010s 33,004 -157.2 33,161 Papua New Guinea
2020s 3,140 -316.5 3,457 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration, Papua New Guinea or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at -255 against -284 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in net migration between Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
29, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu rank globally for net migration?
Papua New Guinea ranks 98th and Tuvalu ranks 96th 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.