Net migration, annual growth rate in Small states
Small states: Net migration, annual growth rate was -63.16 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Small states, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Small states recorded -63.16 % change on previous year for net migration, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is up 35.5% on the previous year and down 262.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Small states peaked at 203.01 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -717.15 % change on previous year, in 1999.
That places Small states 40th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net migration, annual growth rate in Small states, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -35.38 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 17.69 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 1963 | 6.12 % change on previous year | -65.4% |
| 1964 | -5.13 % change on previous year | -183.7% |
| 1965 | 9.76 % change on previous year | -290.5% |
| 1966 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -88.9% |
| 1967 | 6.31 % change on previous year | +483.6% |
| 1968 | 14.63 % change on previous year | +131.9% |
| 1969 | 11.33 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 1970 | -68.5 % change on previous year | -704.7% |
| 1971 | -4 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 1972 | -40.67 % change on previous year | +917.5% |
| 1973 | -6.91 % change on previous year | -83.0% |
| 1974 | -10.82 % change on previous year | +56.6% |
| 1975 | 33.56 % change on previous year | -410.3% |
| 1976 | 17.54 % change on previous year | -47.7% |
| 1977 | 13.47 % change on previous year | -23.2% |
| 1978 | -9.54 % change on previous year | -170.8% |
| 1979 | -28.75 % change on previous year | +201.2% |
| 1980 | -15.18 % change on previous year | -47.2% |
| 1981 | -29.21 % change on previous year | +92.4% |
| 1982 | -10.93 % change on previous year | -62.6% |
| 1983 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -126.4% |
| 1984 | 5.4 % change on previous year | +87.4% |
| 1985 | 29.95 % change on previous year | +454.6% |
| 1986 | 6.23 % change on previous year | -79.2% |
| 1987 | -7.16 % change on previous year | -215.0% |
| 1988 | 28.99 % change on previous year | -504.8% |
| 1989 | -20.73 % change on previous year | -171.5% |
| 1990 | 35.71 % change on previous year | -272.3% |
| 1991 | -123.92 % change on previous year | -447.0% |
| 1992 | -318.46 % change on previous year | +157.0% |
| 1993 | 60.47 % change on previous year | -119.0% |
| 1994 | -70.98 % change on previous year | -217.4% |
| 1995 | 41.82 % change on previous year | -158.9% |
| 1996 | 35.64 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 1997 | 38.05 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 1998 | -2.65 % change on previous year | -107.0% |
| 1999 | -717.15 % change on previous year | +26916.6% |
| 2000 | 100.28 % change on previous year | -114.0% |
| 2002 | -84.4 % change on previous year | -184.2% |
| 2004 | -8.36 % change on previous year | -90.1% |
| 2005 | 26.06 % change on previous year | -411.6% |
| 2006 | 18.66 % change on previous year | -28.4% |
| 2007 | 9.75 % change on previous year | -47.7% |
| 2008 | -22.37 % change on previous year | -329.3% |
| 2009 | -15.35 % change on previous year | -31.4% |
| 2010 | 18.2 % change on previous year | -218.5% |
| 2011 | 9.31 % change on previous year | -48.8% |
| 2012 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -70.3% |
| 2013 | 13.07 % change on previous year | +372.5% |
| 2014 | 22.12 % change on previous year | +69.3% |
| 2015 | 38.93 % change on previous year | +76.0% |
| 2016 | -6.27 % change on previous year | -116.1% |
| 2017 | 136.94 % change on previous year | -2282.9% |
| 2019 | -140.48 % change on previous year | -202.6% |
| 2020 | 122.19 % change on previous year | -187.0% |
| 2021 | 152.45 % change on previous year | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 203.01 % change on previous year | +33.2% |
| 2023 | -97.99 % change on previous year | -148.3% |
| 2025 | -63.16 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net migration, annual growth rate in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -26916.6% | -2.65 % change on previous year | -717.15 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +2282.9% | -6.27 % change on previous year | 136.94 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.94 % change on previous year | -35.38 % change on previous year | 17.69 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -10.46 % change on previous year | -68.5 % change on previous year | 33.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9764 % change on previous year | -29.21 % change on previous year | 29.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -102.15 % change on previous year | -717.15 % change on previous year | 60.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.03 % change on previous year | -84.4 % change on previous year | 100.28 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.51 % change on previous year | -140.48 % change on previous year | 136.94 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 63.3 % change on previous year | -97.99 % change on previous year | 203.01 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 37 Tuvalu 8.93 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Israel 8.05 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Philippines 6.9 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Greenland 6.69 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Turkey 6.43 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Guyana 5.83 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Maldives 5.7 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Small states
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Net migration -38,523 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 54.8% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 10.0% (2024)
- Broad money 71.0% (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 52.5% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.46 (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 51.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Small states?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Small states was -63.16 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 203.01 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -717.15 % change on previous year in 1999.
- How does Small states rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Small states ranks 40th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 262.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.