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American Diaspora

3.2M Americans live abroad — 1% of the population of the USA

#24 largest diaspora in the world#1 in North America

American diaspora by country

The top 3 countries are home to 42% of the diaspora

1Mexico
823.5K25.8%
2Canada
256.6K8.1%
3United Kingdom
243.6K7.6%
4Germany
152.5K4.8%
5Puerto Rico
144.1K4.5%
6Australia
114.2K3.6%
7Israel
97.3K3.1%
8Spain
68.6K2.2%
CountryEmigrants
Mexico823502
Canada256571
United Kingdom243570
Germany152501
Puerto Rico144149
Australia114202
Israel97258
Spain68613
Japan62509
Bangladesh61983
China60434
France59171
South Korea53226
Thailand52400
Italy50957
Netherlands43208
Switzerland42809
Ireland36363
Turkey33577
New Zealand32863
Poland29646
Brazil27764
Singapore26705
Sweden26172
Panama25732
Greece24748
Colombia22519
Norway20746
Guam20469
Costa Rica18354
US Virgin Islands16895
India16671
Belgium16645
Denmark16584
Dominican Republic15776
Argentina14917
UAE14618
Hong Kong14298
Chile14042
Austria14035
Ecuador13588
Peru11392
Libya11152
Hungary11044
Bahamas10962
Guatemala10228
Venezuela10111
Taiwan10072
Romania9431
Trinidad and Tobago9267
Portugal8977
Palestine8170
Czech Republic7462
Honduras7079
South Africa6729
Philippines6469
Jamaica6452
Finland6410
Malta6313
Bolivia6088
El Salvador5562
Kuwait5521
Russia5408
Belize5146
Bulgaria4750
Qatar4532
Iceland3932
Nicaragua3918
Bermuda3685
Cayman Islands3507
Luxembourg3433
Cyprus3355
Slovakia2876
Antigua and Barbuda2850
Ukraine2819
American Samoa2565
Egypt2512
British Virgin Islands2206
Morocco2139
Albania2114
Serbia2032
Indonesia1917
Mali1870
Paraguay1819
Haiti1644
Zambia1550
Bahrain1473
Croatia1447
Marshall Islands1446
Uganda1422
Guyana1286
Northern Mariana Islands1268
Tanzania1247
Estonia1203
Namibia1165
Turks and Caicos Islands1156
Algeria1111
North Korea1068
Cameroon1057
Barbados1054
Slovenia982
Botswana971
Uruguay958
Aruba937
Mongolia906
Senegal847
Saint Lucia824
Ghana800
Papua New Guinea735
Tunisia677
Kazakhstan672
Dominica649
Sri Lanka620
Lithuania619
Central African Republic618
Gabon594
Curaçao537
Latvia500
Anguilla490
Guadeloupe449
French Polynesia419
Cape Verde387
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines352
Sint Maarten344
Palau341
Liberia329
Montenegro314
Samoa284
Guinea278
Tajikistan274
Eswatini262
Isle of Man233
Moldova230
Cambodia220
Lesotho203
Guinea-Bissau190
Togo183
Micronesia179
Brunei177
Republic of Congo163
Liechtenstein157
Bhutan147
Sierra Leone141
Mauritania125
Cuba125
Montserrat123
Andorra119
Georgia112
Belarus83
Saint Pierre and Miquelon68
East Timor56
Faroe Islands54
Maldives49
Mauritius48
Kiribati44
Greenland37
Cook Islands35
Falkland Islands27
Solomon Islands27
Niue9
Tuvalu3

By region

39% of the diaspora lives in Latin America

3.2Mtotal

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Key facts

The American diaspora in numbers

The community in Poland is growing fastest

The number of Americans living in Poland has grown 83% since 2015, from 16.2K to 29.6K.

Most Americans abroad live in Mexico

26% of the diaspora lives in Mexico, while the next country accounts for just 8%.

The map of the diaspora has changed since 1990

5 countries have entered the top 20 since 1990: Spain, South Korea, Thailand. Spain climbed from outside the top 20 to #8.

The diaspora is more concentrated than in 1990

The largest country's share rose from 14% to 26%, and today that country is Mexico.

American diaspora population over time

People living abroad, by year

YearEmigrants
19901725058
19951860615
20002017599
20052320398
20102774899
20152968434
20203082359
20243186999

Largest communities over time

Americans living in the 5 largest countries, by year

Mexico Canada United Kingdom Germany Puerto Rico
YearMexicoCanadaUnited KingdomGermanyPuerto Rico
199022556624958214453178103227483
1995280285245474150798102820230426
2000353209238914157282113573233924
2005511789248125173804103815223949
2010731017304650194269110310185814
2015768225334930211556128204165147
2020799179267441229523144138159515
2024823502256571243570152501144149

Fastest-changing communities

How the number of Americans in each country has changed since the selected year

Malta6.3K+74%
Guyana1.3K+74%
Panama25.7K+53%
Iceland3.9K+51%
Trinidad and Tobago9.3K+44%
Romania9.4K+41%
Curaçao537+40%
Bulgaria4.8K+38%

Americans among immigrants in other countries

Where Americans make up the largest share of a country's immigrants

Mexico
49%823.5K
Israel
6%97.3K
Canada
3%256.6K
United Kingdom
3%243.6K
Japan
2%62.5K
Germany
1%152.5K
Australia
1%114.2K
Spain
1%68.6K

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

Frequently asked questions

How many Americans live outside USA?

Around 3.2M Americans live abroad, the world's #24 largest diaspora.

Where do most Americans abroad live?

Most Americans live in Mexico, Canada and United Kingdom — these three countries account for about 42% of all Americans living abroad.

Which country has the largest American population outside USA?

Mexico is home to the largest American community abroad — 823.5K people, about 26% of all Americans living abroad.

What share of the population of the USA lives abroad?

About 1% of the population of the USA lives abroad — that's 3.2M out of a total population of 340.1M.

Is the American diaspora growing?

Yes — over the past decade, the number of Americans living abroad has grown from 3M to 3.2M, about 7%.

Where does the data on the American diaspora come from?

The source is International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division). It counts people born in the USA who now live in other countries. Descendants of emigrants born abroad are not included.

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