The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 57,149 in 1970 to 194,662 in 2010. That was an increase of 240.6 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 9.1 percent to 20.4 percent.
The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 32.6 percent.
Honolulu MSA: Population 1970-2010
The first chart below shows the three population change factors for three periods adjusted for annual average amounts. In it, domestic migration (NDM) was consistently negative. The primary factor in population increase was B-D.
The second chart shows the same data but with an adjustment to reflect births to immigrants shifted to NIM. In it, NIM replaced B-D as the principal factor in population increase in all periods.
Honolulu MSA: Sources of Population Change 1990-2014 Honolulu MSA: Sources of Population Change (Adjusted) 1990-2014
B-D NDM NIM B-D NDM NIM 90-'99 65.4% neg. 34.6% 90-'99 31.9% neg. 68.1% 00-'09 69.4% neg. 30.6% 00-'09 21.7% neg. 78.3% 10-'14 48.3% neg. 51.7% 10-'14 11.9% neg. 88.1%
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