MigrantoMigration trends in Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Saint Kitts and Nevis loses more people than it takes in: 13.9K emigrants against 3.7K immigrants. Net balance −10.1K — 22% of the country's population
46.8K
Population
3.7K
Immigrants
13.9K
Emigrants
−10.1K
Outflow
1 in 13 residents of Saint Kitts and Nevis was born abroad — and 1 in 4 people born in Saint Kitts and Nevis lives abroad
#186 in the world by net migration loss
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Where people move to
Where people come from
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 emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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