MigrantoMigration trends in Dominica
Latin America
21.4K people from Dominica have built lives abroad. That's 32.3% of the country population, spread across 36 different countries
66.2K
Population
6.7K
Immigrants
21.4K
Emigrants
−14.6K
Outflow
Every 4th person born in Dominica now lives abroad
The #178 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Dominica
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
2.1K immigrants · 18.7K emigrants
2005
- Roughly 1 in 20 residents was now foreign-born
2010
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 65%
Today
- Roughly 1 in 10 residents was now foreign-born
- 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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