Migration trends in the Bahamas
Latin America
66.1K people from around the world have made Bahamas their home. That's 16.5% of the country population, arriving from 75 different countries
401.3K
Population
66.1K
Immigrants
2.2K
Emigrants
+63.9K
Inflow
Every 6th person in the Bahamas was born abroad
The #154 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in the Bahamas
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
25.3K immigrants · 2.1K emigrants
1995
- Roughly 1 in 10 residents was now foreign-born
2015
- Roughly 1 in 7 residents was now foreign-born
Today
- Migration accounted for 67% of the country's population growth
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of citizens living abroad