MigrantoMigration trends in Jamaica
Latin America
Jamaica loses more people than it takes in: 1.2M emigrants against 21.5K immigrants. Net balance −1.2M — 43% of the country's population
2.8M
Population
21.5K
Immigrants
1.2M
Emigrants
−1.2M
Outflow
1 in 132 residents of Jamaica was born abroad — and 1 in 3 people born in Jamaica lives abroad
#59 in the world by net migration loss
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Jamaica
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
18.1K immigrants · 611.4K emigrants
2010
- The diaspora passed 1M people
Today
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 637.1K more emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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