Mexico
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
1726000
Immigrant Population
1.3%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
11597000
Emigrant Population
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Manufacturing in the United States, Mexico, and Central America: Implications for Competitiveness and Migration
The maquiladora model has masked critical gaps in human capital and innovation, leaving Mexico and Northern Triangle manufacturers unable to move up the value chain.
Migration Flows Rise, Diversify as Global Economy Stumbles Toward Recovery
As recession-stalled migration resumed toward high-income countries in 2012, emerging economies drew growing numbers of workers and students.
Paying for Crime: A Review of the Relationships between Insecurity and Development in Mexico and Central America
Crime and insecurity in Mexico and Central America divert public and private resources from productive uses and erode the institutional trust essential for economic growth.
Transnational Crime in Mexico and Central America: Its Evolution and Role in International Migration
The growth of organized crime in Mexico and Central America has sharply increased risks for migrants crossing the region, who face kidnapping, extortion, and rape.
New Approaches to Migration Management in Mexico and Central America
Mexico's 2011 Migration Law marked a turning point in managing Central American transit migration. But conditions on the ground still fall well short of politicians’ migrant-rights rhetoric.
Understanding Mexico's Economic Underperformance
Despite three decades of market reforms, Mexico's sluggish economic growth traces to credit failures, informality incentives, input market inefficiencies, and Chinese competition.
The 2012 Mexican Presidential Election and Mexican Immigrants of Voting Age in the United States
In 2006, fewer than 1 percent of Mexico's estimated 4.2 million eligible diaspora voters cast absentee ballots.
The Under-Registration of Births in Mexico: Consequences for Children, Adults, and Migrants
More than 7 million Mexicans lack birth certificates, denying children basic rights and leaving unauthorized immigrants in the United States stateless.
The Development and Fiscal Effects of Emigration on Mexico
Mexico's fiscal balance benefits from emigration—GDP rose 8.8 percent and tax collection 7.4 percent between 1990 and 2000, driven by remittances and labor market effects.
Caught between Two Migration Realities, Mexico Passes New Immigration Legislation
Mexico's its landmark new migration law in 2011 faced skepticism amid concerns about corruption and incomplete implementation.