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American Diaspora

3.2M Americans live abroad — the #24 largest diaspora in the world

#24 worldwide#1 in North America

Where emigrants go

The top 3 countries receive 42% of all emigrants

Largest destination
Mexico

823.5K

25.8% of all emigrants

2Canada256.6K8.1%
3United Kingdom243.6K7.6%
4Germany152.5K4.8%
5Puerto Rico144.1K4.5%
6Australia114.2K3.6%
7Israel97.3K3.1%
8Spain↑28%68.6K2.2%

↑↓ — change vs 2020

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 destination region

Latin America is the leading destination region at 39%

Latin America39.1%

1.2M

Europe29.1%

928.7K

Asia11.6%

370.9K

North America8.2%

260.4K

Oceania5.5%

174.9K

Middle East5.3%

168.6K

Africa1.2%

38.8K

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Interesting facts

Notable statistics about emigration from the USA.

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 USA, 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

YearEmigrants
19901725058
19951860615
20002017599
20052320398
20102774899
20152968434
20203082359
20243186999

Top destinations over time

Emigration to the 5 largest destination countries

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

Fastest-changing destinations

How emigration to 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%

USA as an emigration source

Share of immigrants in each country who originate from the USA

Mexico49%823.5K
Israel6%97.3K
Canada3%256.6K
United Kingdom3%243.6K
Japan2%62.5K
Germany1%152.5K
Australia1%114.2K
Spain1%68.6K

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

Frequently asked questions

Where do Americans move to?

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

How many Americans live abroad?

Around 3.2M Americans live abroad, making it the #24-largest emigrant population in the world.

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.

How has emigration from the USA changed over the past decade?

Over the past decade, the emigrant population from the USA has grown from 3M to 3.2M people, a growth of about 7%.

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