Migration trends in Saint Lucia

Latin America

21.7K people from Saint Lucia have built lives abroad. That's 12.1% of the country population, spread across 27 different countries

179.7K

Population

7.5K

Immigrants

21.7K

Emigrants

−14.2K

Outflow

Every 9th person born in Saint Lucia now lives abroad

The #177 largest source of emigrants worldwide

Top corridors

The largest migration routes in Saint Lucia

Where people move to

7.6K34.8%

3.4K15.8%

2.2K10.3%

Where people come from

1Guyana

2K27.4%

2USA

82411.0%

3United Kingdom

7359.8%

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Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

3.6K immigrants · 14K emigrants

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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