Marshall Islands's net migration was -1,698 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 13.54% from -1,964 in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -1,698 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -2,004 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -1,964 | 2015 |
| Highest | 769 | 1968 |
| Lowest | -2,058 | 2018 |
| Average since 2016 | -1,928 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 63 | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Marshall Islands' net migration rose 67 on 2024 (from -1,765 to -1,698).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −27.43 and a typical year strayed about 95.26 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 461 in 1968 and the biggest yearly fall was 489 in 1970. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 38.73 a year. A straight line explains 79% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Marshall Islands had the 117th highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall Islands | -1,698 | 2025 |
| World | 0 | 2025 |
| East Asia & Pacific | -37,630 | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | 576,949 | 2025 |
Closest to Marshall Islands in the 2025 ranking
- Cabo Verde — 114th of 217: -1,284
- Uruguay — 115th of 217: -1,338
- Guinea-Bissau — 116th of 217: -1,373
- Comoros — 118th of 217: -2,127
- Tonga — 119th of 217: -2,150
- Madagascar — 120th of 217: -2,227
What this measures
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.
Limitations: International migration is the component of population change most difficult to measure and estimate reliably. Thus, the quality and quantity of the data used in the estimation and projection of net migration varies considerably by country. Furthermore, the movement of people across international boundaries, which is very often a response to changing socio-economic, political and environmental forces, is subject to a great deal of volatility. Refugee movements, for instance, may involve large numbers of people moving across boundaries in a short time.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 66 values
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -1,698 |
| 2024 | -1,765 |
| 2023 | -1,832 |
| 2022 | -1,829 |
| 2021 | -2,016 |
| 2020 | -2,004 |
| 2019 | -2,030 |
| 2018 | -2,058 |
| 2017 | -2,040 |
| 2016 | -2,003 |
| 2015 |
Net migration in nearby economies
- American Samoa — -1,051 (2025)
- Australia — 137,109 (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 0 (2025)
- Cambodia — -31,469 (2025)
- China — -268,126 (2025)
- Fiji — -3,288 (2025)
- French Polynesia — -1,199 (2025)
- Guam — -493 (2025)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 17,863 (2025)
- Indonesia — -39,509 (2025)
- Japan — 140,579 (2025)
- Kiribati — -462 (2025)
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
More social protection & labor data for Marshall Islands
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin — 16 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 0 (2025)
Every indicator for Marshall Islands is on the Marshall Islands data page.
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Marshall Islands's net migration?
- -1,698 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is down 2,795% from 63 in 1960. The highest value was 769 in 1968 and the lowest -2,058 in 2018.
- How does Marshall Islands rank?
- 117th highest of 217 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net migration unusual for Marshall Islands?
- In 2025, Marshall Islands' net migration rose 67 on 2024 (from -1,765 to -1,698). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −27.43 and a typical year strayed about 95.26 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SM.POP.NETM, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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