MigrantoMigration trends in Mexico
Latin America
11.6M people from Mexico have built lives abroad. That's 8.9% of the country population, spread across 55 different countries
130.9M
Population
1.7M
Immigrants
11.6M
Emigrants
−9.9M
Outflow
1 in every 12 people born in Mexico now lives abroad
The #3 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Mexico
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
384.2K immigrants · 4.6M emigrants
1995
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 56%
- The diaspora abroad passed 5M people
2000
- The foreign-born population passed 500K residents
2005
- Rose into the 3 biggest immigrant destinations in Latin America
- The diaspora abroad passed 10M people
2015
- The foreign-born population passed 1M residents
2020
- Slipped out of the 3 biggest immigrant destinations in Latin America
Today
- Surge of immigrants from Honduras — 85.1K new arrivals
- Since 1990: 1.3M more foreign-born residents and 7M more citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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