Net migration, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Net migration, annual growth rate was 59.83 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net migration, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea is 59.83 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 488.6% on the previous year and up 969.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 112.1 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, -411.75 % change on previous year, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 10th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -53.14 % change on previous year | -411.75 % change on previous year | 5.82 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -3.07 % change on previous year | -7.39 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2 % change on previous year | -1.99 % change on previous year | 24.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.2 % change on previous year | -1.33 % change on previous year | 112.1 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.57 % change on previous year | -1.56 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.3 % change on previous year | -18.79 % change on previous year | 0.9245 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -15.13 % change on previous year | -107.35 % change on previous year | 59.83 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 7 Greece 113.55 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Iraq 94 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Bermuda 60 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 57.37 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Nigeria 56.66 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Ukraine 48.55 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.4% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.9 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 29.42 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 10.51 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.0% (2024)
- Broad money 26.6% (2019)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.4% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 16.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 4.12 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -284 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea was 59.83 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 112.1 % change on previous year in 1990.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -411.75 % change on previous year in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 10th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 969.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.