Marshall Islands
Net migration rate in Marshall Islands
Net migration rate in Marshall Islands: -18.8 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -47.2 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- -47.2 per 1,000 people
- Since 1950
- −28.4 per 1,000 people
- Rank, 2023
- 228 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2100
- -0.9 per 1,000 people
- UN projection (medium variant)
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -46.9 per 1,000 people and 47.3 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
- The highest was 38.7 per 1,000 people in 1968, the lowest -48.7 per 1,000 people in 2021.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Marshall Islands |
|---|---|
| 2023 | -47.2 |
| 2022 | -45.6 |
| 2021 | -48.7 |
| 2020 | -46.9 |
| 2019 | -46.1 |
| 2018 | -45.5 |
| 2017 | -43.8 |
| 2016 | -42 |
| 2015 | -40.2 |
| 2014 | -38.3 |
| 2013 | -36 |
| 2012 | -34.2 |
| 2011 | -29.1 |
| 2010 | -23.5 |
| 2009 | -26.2 |
| 2008 | -28.2 |
| 2007 | -28.7 |
| 2006 | -28.7 |
| 2005 | -28.6 |
| 2004 | -28.3 |
| 2003 | -27.6 |
| 2002 | -26.2 |
| 2001 | -24.2 |
| 2000 | -21.9 |
| 1999 | -21.3 |
| 1998 | -22.6 |
| 1997 | -22.3 |
| 1996 | -21.5 |
| 1995 | -20.5 |
| 1994 | -19.7 |
| 1993 | -18.5 |
| 1992 | -16.6 |
| 1991 | -14.5 |
| 1990 | -12.6 |
| 1989 | -11 |
| 1988 | -3.3 |
| 1987 | -0.4 |
| 1986 | -0.2 |
| 1985 | -0 |
| 1984 | 0.2 |
| 1983 | 0.3 |
| 1982 | 0.7 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1980 | -5 |
| 1979 | -10.6 |
| 1978 | -9.9 |
| 1977 | -9.5 |
| 1976 | -8.6 |
| 1975 | -7.4 |
| 1974 | -5.7 |
| 1973 | -15.6 |
| 1972 | -12.8 |
| 1971 | -9.9 |
| 1970 | 8.9 |
| 1969 | 32.4 |
| 1968 | 38.7 |
| 1967 | 16.5 |
| 1966 | -5 |
| 1965 | -1.3 |
| 1964 | 0.9 |
| 1963 | 2.6 |
| 1962 | 3.4 |
| 1961 | 3.7 |
| 1960 | 4.3 |
| 1959 | 4.5 |
| 1958 | -11.6 |
| 1957 | -26 |
| 1956 | -24.4 |
| 1955 | -23.4 |
| 1954 | -23.2 |
| 1953 | -22.6 |
| 1952 | -21.3 |
| 1951 | -20.1 |
| 1950 | -18.8 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Marshall Islands |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -47-66.8–-30.4 |
| 2025 | -46.8-71.7–-26.2 |
| 2026 | -44.9-75.1–-19.8 |
| 2027 | -42.4-77–-16.4 |
| 2028 | -40.5-79–-12.3 |
| 2029 | -39.7-79.4–-8.3 |
| 2030 | -37.9-74.6–-6.1 |
| 2031 | -35.3-70.7–-2.6 |
| 2032 | -33.1-68.9–-0.8 |
| 2033 | -31.5-64–2.3 |
| 2034 | -29.3-63.3–4.2 |
| 2035 | -28.1-61.8–6.1 |
| 2036 | -26.1-59.2–10.5 |
| 2037 | -24.7-61.4–10.8 |
| 2038 | -22.7-60.2–14.4 |
| 2039 | -22.3-59.5–15.4 |
| 2040 | -20.8-61.2–16.1 |
| 2041 | -18.9-59.7–18.9 |
| 2042 | -18.2-61.6–20.5 |
| 2043 | -17.4-59.8–21.7 |
| 2044 | -16-60–23.6 |
| 2045 | -14.9-59.2–23.4 |
| 2046 | -13.8-56.3–26.9 |
| 2047 | -13-57.9–26 |
| 2048 | -12.4-58.6–26.5 |
| 2049 | -12.3-56.3–28.9 |
| 2050 | -10.8-53.1–29.8 |
| 2051 | -10.6-52.4–30.2 |
| 2052 | -10.1-52.9–32.2 |
| 2053 | -9.4-53.5–33.7 |
| 2054 | -9.4-51.5–31.6 |
| 2055 | -9.5-53.8–30.2 |
| 2056 | -8.8-54.8–31.4 |
| 2057 | -7.9-52.3–33.3 |
| 2058 | -7-51.4–34.4 |
| 2059 | -7.5-51.5–34.1 |
| 2060 | -7.4-49.5–33.1 |
| 2061 | -7.2-52–34.5 |
| 2062 | -6.7-50.6–35.2 |
| 2063 | -5.9-49.6–37.4 |
| 2064 | -6-49.4–40.3 |
| 2065 | -5.8-49.9–38.6 |
| 2066 | -4.6-49.1–40.6 |
| 2067 | -5-53.3–43.4 |
| 2068 | -4.8-51.4–42.6 |
| 2069 | -4.6-52.3–41.2 |
| 2070 | -4.8-56.6–40.8 |
| 2071 | -4.6-57.3–41.9 |
| 2072 | -4.4-54.8–40.7 |
| 2073 | -4.2-58.6–42.6 |
| 2074 | -4-58.4–41.3 |
| 2075 | -3.4-58.4–41.6 |
| 2076 | -3.3-57.4–44 |
| 2077 | -3.4-58.5–42.5 |
| 2078 | -3.1-58.3–40.6 |
| 2079 | -2.9-55.8–42.6 |
| 2080 | -2.6-57.1–43.9 |
| 2081 | -2.5-54.2–43.9 |
| 2082 | -2.2-52.9–46.4 |
| 2083 | -2-49.7–44.2 |
| 2084 | -2.2-52.7–44.7 |
| 2085 | -1.9-50.6–44.2 |
| 2086 | -1.7-47.9–46.5 |
| 2087 | -1.7-49.3–47.7 |
| 2088 | -1.5-47.9–45.8 |
| 2089 | -1.5-46.3–44.2 |
| 2090 | -1.5-50.3–44.6 |
| 2091 | -1.4-49.6–47.6 |
| 2092 | -1.5-48–45.9 |
| 2093 | -1.4-46–43.7 |
| 2094 | -1.1-47.2–44 |
| 2095 | -1.3-49.7–43.6 |
| 2096 | -1.1-50.9–44.5 |
| 2097 | -1.1-50.2–44.8 |
| 2098 | -1.3-48.6–43.2 |
| 2099 | -1-50.1–47.7 |
| 2100 | -0.9-46.9–47.3 |
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
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