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Net Migration Rate, 2002

2002, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Net Migration Rate, 2002 covers 222 countries. Bahrain is highest, at 61.090; Northern Mariana Islands is lowest, at -37.812. The middle country reads -0.676. Against 2001, 221 values changed (117 up, 104 down), the same countries are covered.

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Net Migration Rate · Data for 2002

HighestBahrain

61.090

LowestNorthern Mariana Islands

-37.812

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, 2002, 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, 2002: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
BahrainBHRWestern Asia61.090
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia45.235
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia40.874
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia40.244
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean38.452
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa34.085
QatarQATWestern Asia31.434
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia27.944
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean26.459
MacauMACEastern Asia25.201
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean23.969
SpainESPSouthern Europe17.671
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa17.415
CyprusCYPWestern Asia13.056
South SudanSSDEastern Africa12.559
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe12.288
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand12.198
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe10.016
RussiaRUSEastern Europe9.312
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe8.767
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe8.728
MontserratMSRCaribbean8.714
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia8.141
AndorraANDSouthern Europe7.939
AnguillaAIACaribbean7.787

02In 2002

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Bahrain61.090
  2. United Arab Emirates45.235
  3. Timor-Leste40.874
  4. Afghanistan40.244
  5. Turks and Caicos Islands38.452

Lowest

  1. Northern Mariana Islands-37.812
  2. Marshall Islands-26.155
  3. American Samoa-24.745
  4. Nauru-24.466
  5. Niue-24.196

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads -0.676. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032001 → 2002

Since 2001

What changed between 2001 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 221values changed, of 222 in both
  • 117 · 104rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

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 2002.

  • 221 distinct values among 222

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share -5.531. 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 (2002). Net Migration Rate, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/net-migration-rate/2002

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07Questions

Net Migration Rate, 2002: questions and answers

Which country has the highest net migration rate in Net Migration Rate, 2002?

Bahrain, at 61.090, of the 222 countries in the file.

What year does Net Migration Rate, 2002 describe?

2002.

How many countries does Net Migration Rate, 2002 cover?

222.

Where can I download Net Migration Rate, 2002?

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, 2002 the newest?

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

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