MigrantoMigration trends in the British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands takes in more people than it loses: 20.9K immigrants against 6.2K emigrants. Net balance +14.7K — 37% of the country's population
39.5K
Population
20.9K
Immigrants
6.2K
Emigrants
+14.7K
Inflow
1 in 2 residents of the British Virgin Islands was born abroad — and 1 in 7 people born in the British Virgin Islands lives abroad
#186 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in the British Virgin Islands
Where people come from
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
7.5K immigrants · 3.8K emigrants
1995
- Migration accounted for 62% of the country's population growth
2010
- Migration accounted for 73% of the country's population growth
Today
- Migration accounted for 86% of the country's population growth
- 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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