Migration trends in Jamaica

Latin America

1.2M people from Jamaica have built lives abroad. That's 44.0% of the country population, spread across 53 different countries

2.8M

Population

21.5K

Immigrants

1.2M

Emigrants

−1.2M

Outflow

Every 3rd person born in Jamaica now lives abroad

The #59 largest source of emigrants worldwide

Top corridors

The largest migration routes in Jamaica

Where people move to

1USA

910.7K72.9%

2United Kingdom

146.6K11.7%

3Canada

144.3K11.6%

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Where people come from

1USA

6.5K30.1%

2United Kingdom

4.9K22.9%

3Trinidad and Tobago

2.4K11.1%

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Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

18.1K immigrants · 611.4K emigrants

2010

The diaspora abroad passed 1M people

Today

Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 637.1K more citizens living abroad

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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