Migration trends in Tokelau

Oceania

Tokelau loses more people than it takes in: 688 emigrants against 464 immigrants. Net balance −224 — 0% of the country's population

Population

464

Immigrants

688

Emigrants

−224

Outflow

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The largest migration flows in Tokelau

Where people move to

58885.5%

8111.8%

192.8%

Where people come from

1Samoa

20243.5%

2New Zealand

17237.1%

3Tuvalu

4910.6%

Immigrants in Tokelau

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

245 immigrants · 295 emigrants

1995

The outflow deepened — net losses doubled to 109

2010

A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 67%

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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