MigrantoMigration trends in the USA
North America
USA takes in more people than it loses: 48.9M immigrants against 3.2M emigrants. Net balance +45.7M — 13% of the country's population
340.1M
Population
48.9M
Immigrants
3.2M
Emigrants
+45.7M
Inflow
1 in 7 residents of the USA was born abroad — and 1 in 108 people born in the USA lives abroad
#1 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in the USA
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
20.5M immigrants · 1.7M emigrants
1995
- Mexico replaced Canada as the main destination for those leaving
- Roughly 1 in 10 residents was now foreign-born
- The foreign-born population passed 25M residents
2005
- The foreign-born population passed 35M residents
2020
- The foreign-born population passed 45M residents
Today
- Since 1990: 28.4M more foreign-born residents and 1.5M more emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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