Net migration in Papua New Guinea

Net migration to Papua New Guinea was -284 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Papua New Guinea, 2025 -284 People
Change from 2024 +59.8% 2024: -707 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 99th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Papua New Guinea over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period Papua New GuineaWorld
2025 -284 people 0 people
2024 -707 people 0 people
2023 -787 people 0 people
2022 -787 people 0 people
2021 10,703 people 0 people
2020 10,703 people 0 people
2019 22,978 people 0 people
2018 24,684 people 0 people
2017 26,513 people 0 people
2016 28,473 people 0 people
2015 30,580 people 0 people
2014 32,840 people 0 people
2013 35,280 people 0 people
2012 37,893 people 0 people
2011 40,690 people 0 people
2010 50,106 people 0 people
2009 49,647 people 0 people
2008 48,985 people 0 people
2007 48,203 people 0 people
2006 47,191 people 0 people
2005 46,014 people 0 people
2004 44,811 people 0 people
2003 43,639 people 0 people
2002 42,657 people 0 people
2001 41,962 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +59.8% from -707 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 30,580 people, the figure has changed by −30,864.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Papua New Guinea has the 99th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

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Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Papua New Guinea
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects