Diaspora means “to scatter” in Greek, but today we use the term to describe a community of people who live outside their shared country of origin or ancestry but maintain active connections with it. A diaspora includes both emigrants and their descendants. While some people lose their attachment to their ancestral homeland, others maintain a strong connection to a place that their ancestors may have left generations ago.

The size of the Grenadian diaspora is estimated to be 67,200 compared to the population of Grenada, which is estimated to be 108,339. Although the size the diaspora compares well with the total population of Grenada its relatively small size can be a restricting factor on expectations of diaspora contributions. Grenada’s diaspora is widely dispersed throughout the Caribbean, Europe, and North America. In the United States they reside mainly in the metropolitan centers. The Grenadian diaspora makes up a significant part of Grenada’s human capital. The impact of the Grenada diaspora in terms of their contributions to the nation’s economic development is of paramount importance.