Net migration — all countries

Net migration — Tonga

Net migration in Tonga in 2025 — -2,150 people. Ranked 119 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 459.9%.

2025 -2,150 people −0.05% vs 2024
World rank 119of 217
Period maximum -344 people1974
Period minimum -2,840 people1983

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Net migration — Tonga, 1960–2025-3,000-2,000-1,000019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: -384 people1962: -420 people1964: -428 people1966: -465 people1968: -1,078 people1970: -1,122 people1972: -1,153 people1974: -344 people1976: -523 people1978: -2,457 people1980: -2,708 people1982: -2,814 people1984: -2,823 people1986: -2,650 people1988: -2,138 people1990: -2,409 people1992: -2,524 people1994: -2,484 people1996: -2,338 people1998: -1,665 people2000: -1,721 people2002: -1,815 people2004: -1,876 people2006: -1,875 people2008: -2,177 people2010: -2,097 people2012: -2,578 people2014: -2,622 people2016: -2,591 people2018: -1,723 people2020: -1,807 people2022: -2,218 people2024: -2,149 people2025: -2,150 people
Change over the period: −1,766 (−459.9%)

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tonga

Tonga -2,150 people
World 0 people
East Asia & Pacific -37,630 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed -681,750 people
Net migration — Tonga, by year Tonga All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 -2,150 −1 −0.05%
2024 -2,149 +24 +1.1%
2023 -2,173 +45 +2.03%
2022 -2,218 +2 +0.09%
2021 -2,220 −413 −22.86%
2020 -1,807 −29 −1.63%
2019 -1,778 −55 −3.19%
2018 -1,723 −81 −4.93%
2017 -1,642 +949 +36.63%
2016 -2,591 +19 +0.73%
2015 -2,610 +12 +0.46%
2014 -2,622 +15 +0.57%
2013 -2,637 −59 −2.29%
2012 -2,578 −380 −17.29%
2011 -2,198 −101 −4.82%
2010 -2,097 +107 +4.85%
2009 -2,204 −27 −1.24%
2008 -2,177 −120 −5.83%
2007 -2,057 −182 −9.71%
2006 -1,875 +31 +1.63%
2005 -1,906 −30 −1.6%
2004 -1,876 −32 −1.74%
2003 -1,844 −29 −1.6%
2002 -1,815 −49 −2.77%
2001 -1,766 −45 −2.61%
2000 -1,721 −11 −0.64%
1999 -1,710 −45 −2.7%
1998 -1,665 −76 −4.78%
1997 -1,589 +749 +32.04%
1996 -2,338 +84 +3.47%
1995 -2,422 +62 +2.5%
1994 -2,484 +48 +1.9%
1993 -2,532 −8 −0.32%
1992 -2,524 −40 −1.61%
1991 -2,484 −75 −3.11%
1990 -2,409 −129 −5.66%
1989 -2,280 −142 −6.64%
1988 -2,138 −168 −8.53%
1987 -1,970 +680 +25.66%
1986 -2,650 +125 +4.5%
1985 -2,775 +48 +1.7%
1984 -2,823 +17 +0.6%
1983 -2,840 −26 −0.92%
1982 -2,814 −36 −1.3%
1981 -2,778 −70 −2.58%
1980 -2,708 −104 −3.99%
1979 -2,604 −147 −5.98%
1978 -2,457 −184 −8.1%
1977 -2,273 −1,750 −334.61%
1976 -523 −177 −51.16%
1975 -346 −2 −0.58%
1974 -344 +824 +70.55%
1973 -1,168 −15 −1.3%
1972 -1,153 −15 −1.32%
1971 -1,138 −16 −1.43%
1970 -1,122 −21 −1.91%
1969 -1,101 −23 −2.13%
1968 -1,078 −18 −1.7%
1967 -1,060 −595 −127.96%
1966 -465 −39 −9.15%
1965 -426 +2 +0.47%
1964 -428 −2 −0.47%
1963 -426 −6 −1.43%
1962 -420 −19 −4.74%
1961 -401 −17 −4.43%
1960 -384

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About the indicator

Net migration is the number of people arriving in a country minus the number leaving it, counting both citizens and foreigners. A positive value means net inflow, a negative one net outflow. The UN Population Division publishes the indicator at five-year intervals and derives it residually, as the difference between the actual change in population and natural increase, so errors of registration end up inside it as well.

Important: The value refers to a five-year period rather than to a single year; in the years between reference points the figure repeats.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.