Net migration (UNICEF) in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Net migration was 194 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net migration in Liechtenstein, 1960–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 194 for net migration in 2025.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration in Liechtenstein peaked at 335 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 63, in 2016.
That places Liechtenstein 36th out of 74 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Net migration in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 123 | — |
| 1961 | 200 | +62.6% |
| 1962 | 201 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 210 | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 205 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 193 | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 208 | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 280 | +34.6% |
| 1968 | 335 | +19.6% |
| 1969 | 316 | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 282 | -10.8% |
| 1971 | 179 | -36.5% |
| 1972 | 183 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 194 | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 179 | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 166 | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 161 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 140 | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 125 | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 177 | +41.6% |
| 1980 | 149 | -15.8% |
| 1981 | 178 | +19.5% |
| 1982 | 194 | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 197 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 202 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 199 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 173 | -13.1% |
| 1987 | 178 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 195 | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 152 | -22.1% |
| 1990 | 120 | -21.1% |
| 1991 | 219 | +82.5% |
| 1992 | 223 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 240 | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 231 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 264 | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 233 | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 232 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 198 | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 198 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 167 | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 113 | -32.3% |
| 2002 | 121 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 189 | +56.2% |
| 2004 | 166 | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 117 | -29.5% |
| 2006 | 137 | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 89 | -35.0% |
| 2008 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 150 | +72.4% |
| 2010 | 124 | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 139 | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 231 | +66.2% |
| 2013 | 180 | -22.1% |
| 2014 | 103 | -42.8% |
| 2015 | 163 | +58.3% |
| 2016 | 63 | -61.3% |
| 2017 | 206 | +227.0% |
| 2018 | 155 | -24.8% |
| 2019 | 271 | +74.8% |
| 2020 | 269 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 187 | -30.5% |
| 2022 | 212 | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 214 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 206 | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 194 | -5.8% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 194 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9,502, 2% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 194 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 158, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net migration in Liechtenstein changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +227.0% | 63 | 206 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 227.1 | 123 | 335 | 10 |
| 1970s | 178.6 | 125 | 282 | 10 |
| 1980s | 181.7 | 149 | 202 | 10 |
| 1990s | 215.8 | 120 | 264 | 10 |
| 2000s | 133.6 | 87 | 189 | 10 |
| 2010s | 163.5 | 63 | 271 | 10 |
| 2020s | 213.67 | 187 | 269 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More population data for Liechtenstein
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 42.29 Persons (2050)
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 -0.1965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0241 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0069 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2635 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0069 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,846 people (2100)
- Population density 272.58 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration in Liechtenstein?
- Net migration in Liechtenstein was 194 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest net migration recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 335 in 1968.
- What is the lowest net migration recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 in 2016.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for net migration?
- Liechtenstein ranks 36th out of 74 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Net migration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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