MigrantoMigration trends in the Dominican Republic
Latin America
Dominican Republic loses more people than it takes in: 1.9M emigrants against 729.2K immigrants. Net balance −1.2M — 10% of the country's population
11.4M
Population
729.2K
Immigrants
1.9M
Emigrants
−1.2M
Outflow
1 in 16 residents of the Dominican Republic was born abroad — and 1 in 7 people born in the Dominican Republic lives abroad
#43 in the world by net migration loss
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in the Dominican Republic
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
289.9K immigrants · 462.3K emigrants
1995
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora grew by 42%
- The diaspora passed 500K people
2010
- The diaspora passed 1M people
2015
- Roughly 1 in 20 residents was now foreign-born
- The foreign-born population passed 500K residents
Today
- Surge of immigrants from Venezuela — 90.1K new arrivals
- Since 1990: 439.2K more foreign-born residents and 1.5M more emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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