MigrantoMigration trends in Barbados
Latin America
Barbados takes in more people than it loses: 20.8K immigrants against 19.6K emigrants. Net balance +1.2K — 0% of the country's population
282.5K
Population
20.8K
Immigrants
19.6K
Emigrants
+1.2K
Inflow
1 in 14 residents of Barbados was born abroad — and 1 in 15 people born in Barbados lives abroad
#187 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows 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 emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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