MigrantoMigration trends in Haiti
Latin America
2M people from Haiti have built lives abroad. That's 17.1% of the country population, spread across 51 different countries
11.8M
Population
18.1K
Immigrants
2M
Emigrants
−2M
Outflow
Every 7th person born in Haiti now lives abroad
The #40 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Haiti
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
17.7K immigrants · 521.4K emigrants
2010
- The diaspora abroad passed 1M people
2020
- Surge of departures to Chile — 154.6K people left
Today
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 1.5M more citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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