MigrantoMigration trends in the Isle of Man
Europe
Isle of Man takes in more people than it loses: 37.8K immigrants against 908 emigrants. Net balance +36.9K — 44% of the country's population
84.2K
Population
37.8K
Immigrants
908
Emigrants
+36.9K
Inflow
1 in 2 residents of the Isle of Man was born abroad — and 1 in 94 people born in the Isle of Man lives abroad
#169 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in the Isle of Man
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
33K immigrants · 699 emigrants
1995
- Migration accounted for 80% of the country's population growth
2005
- Migration accounted for 58% of the country's population growth
2020
- Without migration, the population would have declined
Today
- 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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