MigrantoMigration trends in Saint Helena
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Population
409
Immigrants
591
Emigrants
−182
Outflow
Every 1st person born in Saint Helena now lives abroad
The #226 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes 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 abroad 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 abroad 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 citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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