MigrantoMigration trends in Saint Helena
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Saint Helena loses more people than it takes in: 591 emigrants against 409 immigrants. Net balance −182 — 0% of the country's population
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Population
409
Immigrants
591
Emigrants
−182
Outflow
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The largest migration flows in Saint Helena
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
159 immigrants · 152 emigrants
1995
- The country became a place of departure — more people leaving than arriving
- Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 35%
2000
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora grew by 67%
- The outflow deepened — net losses doubled to 165
2005
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 44%
2010
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora grew by 48%
2015
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 51%
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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