| Table 10. Migration Reason by State, Palau: 2015 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total | Kayangel | Ngerchelong | Ngaraard | Ngiwal | Melekeok | Ngchesar | Airai | Aimeliik | Ngatpang | Ngardmau | | Ngaremlengui | Angaur | Peleliu | Koror | Sonsorol | Hatohobei |
| Total | 5,123 | 2 | 49 | 91 | 40 | 54 | 27 | 652 | 63 | 54 | 10 | Total | 41 | 15 | 64 | 3,955 | 3 | 3 |
| Employment | 3,675 | 2 | 33 | 34 | 27 | 46 | 18 | 421 | 53 | 39 | 8 | Employment | 28 | 9 | 55 | 2,899 | 1 | 2 |
| Spouse of employed person | 151 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Spouse of employed person | 4 | 1 | 2 | 95 | 1 | 0 |
| Dependent of employed person | 415 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 2 | 6 | 0 | Dependent of employed person | 0 | 0 | 1 | 336 | 0 | 0 |
| Family member of employed person | 151 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Family member of employed person | 6 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 0 | 1 |
| Student – attending school / college | 242 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Student – attending school / college | 1 | 4 | 0 | 171 | 1 | 0 |
| Missionary | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Missionary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical reasons | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Medical reasons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Visiting / Vacation | 55 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Visiting / Vacation | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 340 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Other | 2 | 0 | 3 | 249 | 0 | 0 |
| Males | | | | | | | | | | | | Males | | | | | | |
| Total | 3,093 | 2 | 27 | 40 | 24 | 35 | 17 | 408 | 40 | 41 | 7 | Total | 31 | 8 | 46 | 2,363 | 2 | 2 |
| Employment | 2,395 | 2 | 23 | 29 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 296 | 36 | 30 | 6 | Employment | 22 | 7 | 41 | 1,838 | 1 | 2 |
| Spouse of employed person | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Spouse of employed person | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependent of employed person | 207 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | Dependent of employed person | 0 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 0 | 0 |
| Family member of employed person | 73 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Family member of employed person | 3 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| Student – attending school / college | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Student – attending school / college | 1 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 1 | 0 |
| Missionary | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Missionary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical reasons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Medical reasons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Visiting / Vacation | 31 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Visiting / Vacation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 166 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Other | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| Females | | | | | | | | | | | | Females | | | | | | |
| Total | 2,030 | 0 | 22 | 51 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 244 | 23 | 13 | 3 | Total | 10 | 7 | 18 | 1,592 | 1 | 1 |
| Employment | 1,280 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 125 | 17 | 9 | 2 | Employment | 6 | 2 | 14 | 1,061 | 0 | 0 |
| Spouse of employed person | 126 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Spouse of employed person | 1 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 1 | 0 |
| Dependent of employed person | 208 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dependent of employed person | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 0 |
| Family member of employed person | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Family member of employed person | 3 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 1 |
| Student – attending school / college | 91 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Student – attending school / college | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Missionary | 47 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Missionary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical reasons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Medical reasons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Visiting / Vacation | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Visiting / Vacation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 174 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Other | 0 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: 2015 Palau Census compiled by PacificWeb | | | | | | | | | | | | | |