Migration 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
Where people move to
Where people come from
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