MigrantoMigration trends in Liechtenstein
Europe
Liechtenstein takes in more people than it loses: 27.6K immigrants against 346 emigrants. Net balance +27.2K — 67% of the country's population
40.5K
Population
27.6K
Immigrants
346
Emigrants
+27.2K
Inflow
1 in 1 residents of Liechtenstein was born abroad — and 1 in 118 people born in Liechtenstein lives abroad
#178 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Liechtenstein
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
10.9K immigrants · 22 emigrants
1995
- Without migration, the population would have declined
2005
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora grew by 196%
- Without migration, the population would have declined
2015
- Migration accounted for 100% of the country's population growth
Today
- Without migration, the population would have declined
- 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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