Net migration, annual growth rate (World Population) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Net migration, annual growth rate (World Population) was 0.164 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Pacific island small states, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 0.164 % change on previous year for net migration, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 91.7% on the previous year and down 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Pacific island small states peaked at 48.36 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -61.02 % change on previous year, in 2019.
Pacific island small states ranks 27th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net migration, annual growth rate (World Population) in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -1.46 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -196.6% |
| 1963 | -8.24 % change on previous year | -685.8% |
| 1964 | -0.1884 % change on previous year | -97.7% |
| 1965 | -8.6 % change on previous year | +4462.8% |
| 1966 | -49.27 % change on previous year | +473.2% |
| 1967 | -53.11 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -105.6% |
| 1969 | 3.47 % change on previous year | +17.4% |
| 1970 | -13.69 % change on previous year | -494.7% |
| 1971 | -9.97 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 1972 | -2.26 % change on previous year | -77.3% |
| 1973 | -3.14 % change on previous year | +38.9% |
| 1974 | 14.99 % change on previous year | -576.7% |
| 1975 | -2.86 % change on previous year | -119.1% |
| 1976 | 12.11 % change on previous year | -522.8% |
| 1977 | -8.46 % change on previous year | -169.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2627 % change on previous year | -103.1% |
| 1979 | 2.33 % change on previous year | +786.3% |
| 1980 | -2.66 % change on previous year | -214.4% |
| 1981 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -161.5% |
| 1982 | -12.23 % change on previous year | -846.2% |
| 1983 | -5.21 % change on previous year | -57.4% |
| 1984 | -0.9772 % change on previous year | -81.2% |
| 1985 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -454.9% |
| 1986 | -19.83 % change on previous year | -671.8% |
| 1987 | -33.51 % change on previous year | +69.0% |
| 1988 | -11.23 % change on previous year | -66.5% |
| 1989 | -7.01 % change on previous year | -37.6% |
| 1990 | -3.93 % change on previous year | -43.9% |
| 1991 | -4.03 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.49 % change on previous year | -186.5% |
| 1993 | -4.05 % change on previous year | -216.1% |
| 1994 | -4.61 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 1995 | -5.9 % change on previous year | +28.1% |
| 1996 | 11.09 % change on previous year | -288.0% |
| 1997 | 22.72 % change on previous year | +104.8% |
| 1998 | -3.95 % change on previous year | -117.4% |
| 1999 | -3.46 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 2000 | -9.78 % change on previous year | +182.7% |
| 2001 | -1.1 % change on previous year | -88.7% |
| 2002 | -3.81 % change on previous year | +245.1% |
| 2003 | -3.7 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2004 | -1.89 % change on previous year | -48.9% |
| 2005 | -2.86 % change on previous year | +51.0% |
| 2006 | -1.76 % change on previous year | -38.5% |
| 2007 | -2.74 % change on previous year | +55.9% |
| 2008 | -11.15 % change on previous year | +307.4% |
| 2009 | 4.11 % change on previous year | -136.9% |
| 2010 | 36.66 % change on previous year | +791.6% |
| 2011 | -3.38 % change on previous year | -109.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1201 % change on previous year | -103.5% |
| 2013 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -1341.5% |
| 2014 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -183.8% |
| 2015 | 2.66 % change on previous year | +112.6% |
| 2016 | 4.05 % change on previous year | +52.4% |
| 2017 | 7.86 % change on previous year | +94.2% |
| 2018 | -0.669 % change on previous year | -108.5% |
| 2019 | -61.02 % change on previous year | +9021.3% |
| 2020 | 48.36 % change on previous year | -179.3% |
| 2021 | -15.45 % change on previous year | -132.0% |
| 2022 | 21.32 % change on previous year | -238.0% |
| 2023 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -85.6% |
| 2024 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -35.9% |
| 2025 | 0.164 % change on previous year | -91.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net migration, annual growth rate (World Population) in Pacific island small states changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -9021.3% | -0.669 % change on previous year | -61.02 % change on previous year |
| 1965 | -4462.8% | -0.1884 % change on previous year | -8.6 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | -1341.5% | 0.1201 % change on previous year | -1.49 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -12.56 % change on previous year | -53.11 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -1.07 % change on previous year | -13.69 % change on previous year | 14.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -8.75 % change on previous year | -33.51 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7367 % change on previous year | -5.9 % change on previous year | 22.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.47 % change on previous year | -11.15 % change on previous year | 4.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.4 % change on previous year | -61.02 % change on previous year | 36.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9 % change on previous year | -15.45 % change on previous year | 48.36 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 24 Saint Martin (French Part) 17.84 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Kosovo 17.13 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Suriname 17.07 % change on previous year compare
- 27 China 15.95 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Bangladesh 15.05 % change on previous year compare
- 29 United States Virgin Islands 15 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Eswatini 14.5 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Pacific island small states
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 59.2% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.03 (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 59.3% (2025)
- Broad money 77.8% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.3486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 23.4% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 90.8% (2025)
- Net migration -10,352 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Pacific island small states?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Pacific island small states was 0.164 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 48.36 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -61.02 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Pacific island small states ranks 27th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.