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Net Migration Rate, 1982

1982, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Net Migration Rate, 1982 covers 222 countries. Saint Martin is highest, at 164.525; Niue is lowest, at -65.211. The middle country reads -0.728. Against 1981, 219 values changed (108 up, 111 down), the same countries are covered.

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Net Migration Rate · Data for 1982

HighestSaint Martin

164.525

LowestNiue

-65.211

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Net Migration Rate, 1982, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 222 countries · select a heading to sort

Net Migration Rate, 1982: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
Saint MartinMAFCaribbean164.525
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia94.183
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean81.608
ChadTCDMiddle Africa45.846
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa39.005
AndorraANDSouthern Europe36.657
QatarQATWestern Asia34.134
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean33.548
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia32.816
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean25.312
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean23.824
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia22.497
MacauMACEastern Asia21.658
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia18.308
MonacoMCOWestern Europe16.218
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia15.821
OmanOMNWestern Asia13.742
PalauPLWMicronesia10.398
BahrainBHRWestern Asia10.285
American SamoaASMPolynesia10.141
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa9.274
MalawiMWIEastern Africa9.244
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa8.675
GambiaGMBWestern Africa7.518
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe7.506

02In 1982

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Saint Martin164.525
  2. Northern Mariana Islands94.183
  3. Sint Maarten81.608
  4. Chad45.846
  5. Equatorial Guinea39.005

Lowest

  1. Niue-65.211
  2. Afghanistan-45.581
  3. Libya-33.935
  4. Cook Islands-30.393
  5. Tonga-28.720

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads -0.728. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031981 → 1982

Since 1981

What changed between 1981 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 219values changed, of 222 in both
  • 108 · 111rose · fell
  • 3unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

  • One year of the 2024 release

    Every year in this series comes from UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1982.

  • 221 distinct values among 222

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 222 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

UN DESA Population Division (1982). Net Migration Rate, 1982 [data set], describing 1982. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/net-migration-rate/1982

0674 held

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07Questions

Net Migration Rate, 1982: questions and answers

Which country has the highest net migration rate in Net Migration Rate, 1982?

Saint Martin, at 164.525, of the 222 countries in the file.

What year does Net Migration Rate, 1982 describe?

1982.

How many countries does Net Migration Rate, 1982 cover?

222.

Where can I download Net Migration Rate, 1982?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Net Migration Rate, 1982 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Net Migration Rate, 2023.

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