MigrantoMigration trends in the Marshall Islands
Oceania
2.9K people from around the world have made Marshall Islands their home. That's 7.9% of the country population, arriving from 6 different countries
37.5K
Population
2.9K
Immigrants
400
Emigrants
+2.5K
Inflow
1 in every 13 people in the Marshall Islands was born abroad
The #214 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in the Marshall Islands
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
1K immigrants · 314 emigrants
2010
- Roughly 1 in 20 residents was now foreign-born
Today
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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