Wallis and Futuna Islands

1950

2025

2100

Wallis and Futuna Islands

1950

2025

2100

What to know

Net emigration of 83 people per year—more people leaving than arriving.

Since 1950, Wallis and Futuna Islands has lost a cumulative 12,348 people through migration.

By 2100, projections show continued net emigration.

Key statistics for 2025

Net migrants

-83

Net migration rate

-7.4 per 1,000 people

Key terms

Net migration: — Immigrants minus emigrants. Positive = more people arriving, negative = more leaving.
Net migration rate: — Net migration per 1,000 population per year.
Immigration: — People entering the country from abroad.
Emigration: — People leaving the country to live abroad.

Migration flows

Is migration positive or negative?

Net migration from 1950 to 2100 (projections after 2024)

Net migrants

-13,475

Cumulative over selected range

Peak immigration

233

Top year: 1982

Peak emigration

-468

Lowest year: 2007

Recent avg (10 yrs)

-1

Per year

Wallis and Futuna Islands loses approximately 83 people per year to emigration (7.4 per 1,000 population). Peak immigration was 233 in 1982.

The bottom line

Migration flows in Wallis and Futuna Islands are relatively modest. The high emigration rate may reflect economic challenges or better opportunities abroad.

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Historical estimates (1950–2024) and medium-variant projections (2025–2100).