Where Americans move
3.2M Americans live abroad — #24 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Considering a move from the United States? — See top destinations, regional flows, and how it's changed since 1990.
Where emigrants go
The top 3 countries receive 42% of all emigrants
↑↓ — change vs 2020
| Country | Emigrants |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 823502 |
| Canada | 256571 |
| United Kingdom | 243570 |
| Germany | 152501 |
| Puerto Rico | 144149 |
| Australia | 114202 |
| Israel | 97258 |
| Spain | 68613 |
| Japan | 62509 |
| Bangladesh | 61983 |
| China | 60434 |
| France | 59171 |
| South Korea | 53226 |
| Thailand | 52400 |
| Italy | 50957 |
| Netherlands | 43208 |
| Switzerland | 42809 |
| Ireland | 36363 |
| Türkiye | 33577 |
| New Zealand | 32863 |
| Poland | 29646 |
| Brazil | 27764 |
| Singapore | 26705 |
| Sweden | 26172 |
| Panama | 25732 |
| Greece | 24748 |
| Colombia | 22519 |
| Norway | 20746 |
| Guam | 20469 |
| Costa Rica | 18354 |
| US Virgin Islands | 16895 |
| India | 16671 |
| Belgium | 16645 |
| Denmark | 16584 |
| Dominican Republic | 15776 |
| Argentina | 14917 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14618 |
| Hong Kong | 14298 |
| Chile | 14042 |
| Austria | 14035 |
| Ecuador | 13588 |
| Peru | 11392 |
| Libya | 11152 |
| Hungary | 11044 |
| Bahamas | 10962 |
| Guatemala | 10228 |
| Venezuela | 10111 |
| Taiwan | 10072 |
| Romania | 9431 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9267 |
| Portugal | 8977 |
| Palestine | 8170 |
| Czechia | 7462 |
| Honduras | 7079 |
| South Africa | 6729 |
| Philippines | 6469 |
| Jamaica | 6452 |
| Finland | 6410 |
| Malta | 6313 |
| Bolivia | 6088 |
| El Salvador | 5562 |
| Kuwait | 5521 |
| Russia | 5408 |
| Belize | 5146 |
| Bulgaria | 4750 |
| Qatar | 4532 |
| Iceland | 3932 |
| Nicaragua | 3918 |
| Bermuda | 3685 |
| Cayman Islands | 3507 |
| Luxembourg | 3433 |
| Cyprus | 3355 |
| Slovakia | 2876 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2850 |
| Ukraine | 2819 |
| American Samoa | 2565 |
| Egypt | 2512 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2206 |
| Morocco | 2139 |
| Albania | 2114 |
| Serbia | 2032 |
| Indonesia | 1917 |
| Mali | 1870 |
| Paraguay | 1819 |
| Haiti | 1644 |
| Zambia | 1550 |
| Bahrain | 1473 |
| Croatia | 1447 |
| Marshall Islands | 1446 |
| Uganda | 1422 |
| Guyana | 1286 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1268 |
| Tanzania | 1247 |
| Estonia | 1203 |
| Namibia | 1165 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1156 |
| Algeria | 1111 |
| North Korea | 1068 |
| Cameroon | 1057 |
| Barbados | 1054 |
| Slovenia | 982 |
| Botswana | 971 |
| Uruguay | 958 |
| Aruba | 937 |
| Mongolia | 906 |
| Senegal | 847 |
| Saint Lucia | 824 |
| Ghana | 800 |
| Papua New Guinea | 735 |
| Tunisia | 677 |
| Kazakhstan | 672 |
| Dominica | 649 |
| Sri Lanka | 620 |
| Lithuania | 619 |
| Central African Republic | 618 |
| Gabon | 594 |
| Curaçao | 537 |
| Latvia | 500 |
| Anguilla | 490 |
| Guadeloupe | 449 |
| French Polynesia | 419 |
| Cape Verde | 387 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 352 |
| Sint Maarten | 344 |
| Palau | 341 |
| Liberia | 329 |
| Montenegro | 314 |
| Samoa | 284 |
| Guinea | 278 |
| Tajikistan | 274 |
| Eswatini | 262 |
| Isle of Man | 233 |
| Moldova | 230 |
| Cambodia | 220 |
| Lesotho | 203 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 190 |
| Togo | 183 |
| Micronesia | 179 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 177 |
| Republic of Congo | 163 |
| Liechtenstein | 157 |
| Bhutan | 147 |
| Sierra Leone | 141 |
| Mauritania | 125 |
| Cuba | 125 |
| Montserrat | 123 |
| Andorra | 119 |
| Georgia | 112 |
| Belarus | 83 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 68 |
| Timor-Leste | 56 |
| Faroe Islands | 54 |
| Maldives | 49 |
| Mauritius | 48 |
| Kiribati | 44 |
| Greenland | 37 |
| Cook Islands | 35 |
| Falkland Islands | 27 |
| Solomon Islands | 27 |
| Niue | 9 |
| Tuvalu | 3 |
By destination region
Latin America is the leading destination region at 39%
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Interesting facts
Notable statistics about emigration from the United States.
Poland is the fastest-growing major destination
Emigration to Poland has increased by 83% since 2015, rising from 16.2K to 29.6K in 9 years.
Mexico is the primary destination for emigrants
Mexico attracts 26% of all emigrants from the United States, while the second-largest destination receives just 8%.
Top emigration destinations have shifted significantly since 1990
5 new countries have entered the top 20 destinations: Spain, South Korea, Thailand — Spain rose from outside the top 20 to rank #8.
Emigration has become more concentrated over time
The top destination's share rose from 14% to 26%, with Mexico increasingly the primary choice.
How emigration changed over time
Total emigrant population by year
| Year | Emigrants |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1725058 |
| 1995 | 1860615 |
| 2000 | 2017599 |
| 2005 | 2320398 |
| 2010 | 2774899 |
| 2015 | 2968434 |
| 2020 | 3082359 |
| 2024 | 3186999 |
Top destinations over time
Emigration to the 5 largest destination countries
| Year | Mexico | Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 225566 | 249582 | 144531 | 78103 | 227483 |
| 1995 | 280285 | 245474 | 150798 | 102820 | 230426 |
| 2000 | 353209 | 238914 | 157282 | 113573 | 233924 |
| 2005 | 511789 | 248125 | 173804 | 103815 | 223949 |
| 2010 | 731017 | 304650 | 194269 | 110310 | 185814 |
| 2015 | 768225 | 334930 | 211556 | 128204 | 165147 |
| 2020 | 799179 | 267441 | 229523 | 144138 | 159515 |
| 2024 | 823502 | 256571 | 243570 | 152501 | 144149 |
Fastest-changing destinations
How emigration to each country has changed since the selected year
United States as an emigration source
Share of immigrants in each country who originate from the United States