Migration trends in the Northern Mariana Islands

Oceania

21K people from around the world have made Northern Mariana Islands their home. That's 47.5% of the country population, arriving from 12 different countries

44.3K

Population

21K

Immigrants

2.8K

Emigrants

+18.3K

Inflow

Every 2nd person in the Northern Mariana Islands was born abroad

The #185 largest immigrant destination worldwide

Top corridors

The largest migration routes in the Northern Mariana Islands

Where people come from

11.2K53.4%

2.6K12.5%

1.5K6.9%

Where people move to

2.4K88.1%

2539.1%

772.8%

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

25.5K immigrants · 2.2K emigrants

1995

Without migration, the population would have declined

2010

Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 36%

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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