MigrantoMigration trends in Dominica
Latin America
Dominica loses more people than it takes in: 21.4K emigrants against 6.7K immigrants. Net balance −14.6K — 22% of the country's population
66.2K
Population
6.7K
Immigrants
21.4K
Emigrants
−14.6K
Outflow
1 in 10 residents of Dominica was born abroad — and 1 in 4 people born in Dominica lives abroad
#178 in the world by net migration loss
Top corridors
The largest migration flows 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 emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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