Net migration in Small states
Small states: Net migration was -38,523 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net migration in Small states, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Small states recorded -38,523 for net migration in 2025.
That represents a change of down 63.2% on the previous year and down 162.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration in Small states peaked at 79,618 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -295,785, in 1999.
Small states ranks 18th of 47 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 in Small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -30,010 | — |
| 1961 | -40,629 | +35.4% |
| 1962 | -33,441 | -17.7% |
| 1963 | -31,393 | -6.1% |
| 1964 | -33,002 | +5.1% |
| 1965 | -29,780 | -9.8% |
| 1966 | -29,458 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | -27,599 | -6.3% |
| 1968 | -23,560 | -14.6% |
| 1969 | -20,891 | -11.3% |
| 1970 | -35,201 | +68.5% |
| 1971 | -36,608 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | -51,496 | +40.7% |
| 1973 | -55,054 | +6.9% |
| 1974 | -61,009 | +10.8% |
| 1975 | -40,534 | -33.6% |
| 1976 | -33,423 | -17.5% |
| 1977 | -28,921 | -13.5% |
| 1978 | -31,681 | +9.5% |
| 1979 | -40,788 | +28.7% |
| 1980 | -46,979 | +15.2% |
| 1981 | -60,700 | +29.2% |
| 1982 | -67,336 | +10.9% |
| 1983 | -65,395 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | -61,863 | -5.4% |
| 1985 | -43,334 | -30.0% |
| 1986 | -40,636 | -6.2% |
| 1987 | -43,546 | +7.2% |
| 1988 | -30,924 | -29.0% |
| 1989 | -37,335 | +20.7% |
| 1990 | -24,002 | -35.7% |
| 1991 | -53,746 | +123.9% |
| 1992 | -224,905 | +318.5% |
| 1993 | -88,903 | -60.5% |
| 1994 | -152,002 | +71.0% |
| 1995 | -88,442 | -41.8% |
| 1996 | -56,919 | -35.6% |
| 1997 | -35,261 | -38.1% |
| 1998 | -36,197 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | -295,785 | +717.2% |
| 2000 | 819 | -100.3% |
| 2001 | 14,943 | +1724.5% |
| 2002 | 2,331 | -84.4% |
| 2003 | -59,365 | -2646.8% |
| 2004 | -64,330 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | -47,565 | -26.1% |
| 2006 | -38,688 | -18.7% |
| 2007 | -34,914 | -9.8% |
| 2008 | -42,723 | +22.4% |
| 2009 | -49,282 | +15.4% |
| 2010 | -40,313 | -18.2% |
| 2011 | -36,558 | -9.3% |
| 2012 | -35,547 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | -30,902 | -13.1% |
| 2014 | -24,066 | -22.1% |
| 2015 | -14,697 | -38.9% |
| 2016 | -15,619 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 5,770 | -136.9% |
| 2018 | 79,618 | +1279.9% |
| 2019 | -32,230 | -140.5% |
| 2020 | 7,151 | -122.2% |
| 2021 | 18,053 | +152.5% |
| 2022 | 54,703 | +203.0% |
| 2023 | 1,098 | -98.0% |
| 2024 | -23,610 | -2250.3% |
| 2025 | -38,523 | +63.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net migration 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -2646.8% | 2,331 | -59,365 |
| 2024 | -2250.3% | 1,098 | -23,610 |
| 2001 | +1724.5% | 819 | 14,943 |
| 2018 | +1279.9% | 5,770 | 79,618 |
| 1999 | -717.2% | -36,197 | -295,785 |
| 1992 | -318.5% | -53,746 | -224,905 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -29,976 | -40,629 | -20,891 | 10 |
| 1970s | -41,472 | -61,009 | -28,921 | 10 |
| 1980s | -49,805 | -67,336 | -30,924 | 10 |
| 1990s | -105,616 | -295,785 | -24,002 | 10 |
| 2000s | -31,877 | -64,330 | 14,943 | 10 |
| 2010s | -14,454 | -40,313 | 79,618 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,145 | -38,523 | 54,703 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More financial sector data for Small states
- Broad money 71.0% (2019)
- 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, annual growth rate -63.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 54.8% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 10.3% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 52.6% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.49 (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 52.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration in Small states?
- Net migration in Small states was -38,523 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest net migration recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 79,618 in 2018.
- What is the lowest net migration recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -295,785 in 1999.
- How does Small states rank for net migration?
- Small states ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net migration rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 162.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Net migration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.