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Net Migration Rate, 1986

1986, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Net Migration Rate, 1986 covers 222 countries. Saint Martin is highest, at 107.121; Niue is lowest, at -67.198. The middle country reads -0.358. Against 1985, 220 values changed (110 up, 110 down), the same countries are covered.

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Net Migration Rate · Data for 1986

HighestSaint Martin

107.121

LowestNiue

-67.198

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, 1986, 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, 1986: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
Saint MartinMAFCaribbean107.121
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia63.705
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean59.244
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia47.469
AndorraANDSouthern Europe43.840
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa34.111
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean29.239
AnguillaAIACaribbean25.211
OmanOMNWestern Asia22.845
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean22.731
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia20.004
MacauMACEastern Asia19.906
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean18.106
QatarQATWestern Asia17.028
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe16.643
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa15.608
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe15.395
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia13.783
MonacoMCOWestern Europe11.687
BahrainBHRWestern Asia10.805
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa10.670
JordanJORWestern Asia10.572
LebanonLBNWestern Asia10.165
GambiaGMBWestern Africa9.993
PalauPLWMicronesia9.627

02In 1986

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Saint Martin107.121
  2. Northern Mariana Islands63.705
  3. Sint Maarten59.244
  4. United Arab Emirates47.469
  5. Andorra43.840

Lowest

  1. Niue-67.198
  2. Cook Islands-34.515
  3. Afghanistan-30.070
  4. Samoa-27.756
  5. Tonga-27.038

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads -0.358. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031985 → 1986

Since 1985

What changed between 1985 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 220values changed, of 222 in both
  • 110 · 110rose · fell
  • 2unchanged

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 1986.

  • 219 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 (1986). Net Migration Rate, 1986 [data set], describing 1986. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/net-migration-rate/1986

0674 held

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07Questions

Net Migration Rate, 1986: questions and answers

Which country has the highest net migration rate in Net Migration Rate, 1986?

Saint Martin, at 107.121, of the 222 countries in the file.

What year does Net Migration Rate, 1986 describe?

1986.

How many countries does Net Migration Rate, 1986 cover?

222.

Where can I download Net Migration Rate, 1986?

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, 1986 the newest?

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

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