MigrantoMigration trends in Palau
Oceania
Palau takes in more people than it loses: 5.1K immigrants against 2.7K emigrants. Net balance +2.4K — 14% of the country's population
17.7K
Population
5.1K
Immigrants
2.7K
Emigrants
+2.4K
Inflow
1 in 3 residents of Palau was born abroad — and 1 in 8 people born in Palau lives abroad
#207 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Palau
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
2.7K immigrants · 3K emigrants
1995
- Roughly 1 in 5 residents was now foreign-born
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 69%
- The country became a destination — more people arriving than leaving
Today
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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