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Net Migration Rate, 1997

1997, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Net Migration Rate, 1997 covers 222 countries. Liberia is highest, at 116.652; Montserrat is lowest, at -86.807. The middle country reads -0.645. Against 1996, 220 values changed (106 up, 114 down), the same countries are covered.

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Net Migration Rate · Data for 1997

HighestLiberia

116.652

LowestMontserrat

-86.807

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, 1997, 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, 1997: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa116.652
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia65.063
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia63.432
RwandaRWAEastern Africa52.881
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia43.621
QatarQATWestern Asia35.508
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean28.247
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia25.086
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean24.694
ArubaABWCaribbean23.019
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa20.281
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe19.942
AnguillaAIACaribbean17.555
PalauPLWMicronesia16.402
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe13.702
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean13.010
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia12.046
CyprusCYPWestern Asia11.917
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia11.135
MacauMACEastern Asia11.097
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa10.854
IsraelISRWestern Asia10.679
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe9.884
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia9.765
BelizeBLZCentral America9.529

02In 1997

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Liberia116.652
  2. United Arab Emirates65.063
  3. Northern Mariana Islands63.432
  4. Rwanda52.881
  5. Cambodia43.621

Lowest

  1. Montserrat-86.807
  2. Cook Islands-47.838
  3. Kazakhstan-30.005
  4. Saint Martin-28.441
  5. Georgia-28.379

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads -0.645. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031996 → 1997

Since 1996

What changed between 1996 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 220values changed, of 222 in both
  • 106 · 114rose · 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 1997.

  • 218 distinct values among 222

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.830. 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 (1997). Net Migration Rate, 1997 [data set], describing 1997. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/net-migration-rate/1997

0674 held

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07Questions

Net Migration Rate, 1997: questions and answers

Which country has the highest net migration rate in Net Migration Rate, 1997?

Liberia, at 116.652, of the 222 countries in the file.

What year does Net Migration Rate, 1997 describe?

1997.

How many countries does Net Migration Rate, 1997 cover?

222.

Where can I download Net Migration Rate, 1997?

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, 1997 the newest?

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

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