Migration trends in Micronesia

Oceania

13.6K people from Micronesia have built lives abroad. That's 12.0% of the country population, spread across 7 different countries

113.2K

Population

984

Immigrants

13.6K

Emigrants

−12.6K

Outflow

Every 9th person born in Micronesia now lives abroad

The #187 largest source of emigrants worldwide

Top corridors

The largest migration routes in Micronesia

Where people move to

1Guam

11.8K86.7%

2Northern Mariana Islands

1.1K8.3%

3Palau

4213.1%

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Where people come from

1Palau

29229.7%

2USA

17918.2%

3Philippines

13013.2%

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Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

1.2K immigrants · 4.9K emigrants

1995

An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 44%

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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