Greenland vs Papua New Guinea: Net migration

Greenland

-265

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

-284

in 2025

Greenland rank

97th

Papua New Guinea rank

98th

Net migration over time

Greenland
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Greenland currently reports -265 against -284 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 19.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greenland ahead.

Globally, Greenland ranks 97th and Papua New Guinea ranks 98th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Net migration in Greenland
Net migration in Papua New Guinea
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Net migration
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,424 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.