Migration 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
Where people come from
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