MigrantoMigration trends in the Dominican Republic
Latin America
1.9M people from the Dominican Republic have built lives abroad. That's 16.8% of the country population, spread across 56 different countries
11.4M
Population
729.2K
Immigrants
1.9M
Emigrants
−1.2M
Outflow
Every 7th person born in the Dominican Republic now lives abroad
The #43 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in the Dominican Republic
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
289.9K immigrants · 462.3K emigrants
1995
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 42%
- The diaspora abroad passed 500K people
2010
- The diaspora abroad 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 citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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