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Diaspora and mobility: Mexico and United States

First country

Second country

In 2024, 11 million people born in Mexico lived in United States, and 824 thousand people born in United States lived in Mexico.

Benefits

  • BothThe number of people born in Mexico who live in United States rose from 4.5 million in 1990 to 11 million in 2024.
  • BothThe number of people born in United States who live in Mexico rose from 226 thousand in 1990 to 824 thousand in 2024.

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

People born in Mexico living in United States

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 4,506,017Low 4,506,017 / High 11,938,9082024: 11,279,561

19904,506,017
19957,065,241
20009,245,920
200511,171,400
201011,895,927
201511,938,908
202011,177,052
202411,279,561

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

People born in United States living in Mexico

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 225,566Low 225,566 / High 823,5022024: 823,502

1990225,566
1995280,285
2000353,209
2005511,789
2010731,017
2015768,225
2020799,179
2024823,502

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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