MigrantoMigration trends in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines loses more people than it takes in: 35.3K emigrants against 4.5K immigrants. Net balance −30.8K — 31% of the country's population
100.6K
Population
4.5K
Immigrants
35.3K
Emigrants
−30.8K
Outflow
1 in 22 residents of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was born abroad — and 1 in 4 people born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines lives abroad
#171 in the world by net migration loss
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Where people move to
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
3.7K immigrants · 23.3K emigrants
2010
- Canada replaced Trinidad and Tobago as the main destination for those leaving
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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