MigrantoMigration trends in Liechtenstein
Europe
27.6K people from around the world have made Liechtenstein their home. That's 68.1% of the country population, arriving from 128 different countries
40.5K
Population
27.6K
Immigrants
346
Emigrants
+27.2K
Inflow
Every 1st person in Liechtenstein was born abroad
The #178 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Liechtenstein
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 abroad 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 citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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