MigrantoMigration trends in Barbados
Latin America
20.8K people from around the world have made Barbados their home. That's 7.4% of the country population, arriving from 21 different countries
282.5K
Population
20.8K
Immigrants
19.6K
Emigrants
+1.2K
Inflow
1 in every 14 people in Barbados was born abroad
The #187 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Barbados
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
18.5K immigrants · 20.7K emigrants
1995
- The gap between arrivals and departures was cut in half
2000
- The country became a destination — more people arriving than leaving
2005
- The country became a place of departure — more people leaving than arriving
2010
- The outflow deepened — net losses doubled to 1.4K
2020
- The country became a destination — more people arriving than leaving
Today
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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