MigrantoMigration trends in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Latin America
13.9K people from Saint Kitts and Nevis have built lives abroad. That's 29.6% of the country population, spread across 27 different countries
46.8K
Population
3.7K
Immigrants
13.9K
Emigrants
−10.1K
Outflow
Every 4th person born in Saint Kitts and Nevis now lives abroad
The #186 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
1.5K immigrants · 9.9K emigrants
2000
- Roughly 1 in 20 residents was now foreign-born
2010
- Migration accounted for 65% of the country's population growth
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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