MigrantoMigration trends in the British Virgin Islands
Latin America
20.9K people from around the world have made British Virgin Islands their home. That's 53.0% of the country population, arriving from 21 different countries
39.5K
Population
20.9K
Immigrants
6.2K
Emigrants
+14.7K
Inflow
Every 2nd person in the British Virgin Islands was born abroad
The #186 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes 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 citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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