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Net Migration Rate, 1985

1985, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Net Migration Rate, 1985 covers 222 countries. Saint Martin is highest, at 122.647; Niue is lowest, at -80.503. The middle country reads -0.449. Against 1984, 218 values changed (103 up, 115 down), the same countries are covered.

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Net Migration Rate · Data for 1985

HighestSaint Martin

122.647

LowestNiue

-80.503

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, 1985, 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, 1985: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
Saint MartinMAFCaribbean122.647
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia71.453
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean63.346
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean30.295
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia27.291
QatarQATWestern Asia26.772
OmanOMNWestern Asia25.399
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa24.826
AndorraANDSouthern Europe24.621
AnguillaAIACaribbean23.582
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa22.866
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean22.383
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean19.640
MacauMACEastern Asia19.229
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia18.181
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia13.608
PalauPLWMicronesia13.077
MonacoMCOWestern Europe13.017
BahrainBHRWestern Asia10.821
JordanJORWestern Asia10.091
MalawiMWIEastern Africa9.793
GambiaGMBWestern Africa9.749
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa9.290
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia8.259
American SamoaASMPolynesia8.158

02In 1985

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Saint Martin122.647
  2. Northern Mariana Islands71.453
  3. Sint Maarten63.346
  4. Cayman Islands30.295
  5. United Arab Emirates27.291

Lowest

  1. Niue-80.503
  2. Cook Islands-35.884
  3. Samoa-29.488
  4. Tonga-28.321
  5. Guyana-26.361

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads -0.449. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031984 → 1985

Since 1984

What changed between 1984 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 218values changed, of 222 in both
  • 103 · 115rose · fell
  • 4unchanged

Rose most

  • Chad-32.603 → -6.021+26.582
  • Oman12.016 → 25.399+13.383
  • Anguilla12.459 → 23.582+11.123
  • Djibouti14.196 → 24.826+10.630
  • Togo-7.067 → 2.495+9.562

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 1985.

  • 218 distinct values among 222

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 3.342. 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 (1985). Net Migration Rate, 1985 [data set], describing 1985. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/net-migration-rate/1985

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07Questions

Net Migration Rate, 1985: questions and answers

Which country has the highest net migration rate in Net Migration Rate, 1985?

Saint Martin, at 122.647, of the 222 countries in the file.

What year does Net Migration Rate, 1985 describe?

1985.

How many countries does Net Migration Rate, 1985 cover?

222.

Where can I download Net Migration Rate, 1985?

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, 1985 the newest?

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

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