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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Variable Impacts: State-level Analysis of the Slowdown in the Growth of Remittances to Mexico
From 2003 to 2007, Mexico’s remittance slowdown hit core migrant-sending states hardest, with limited measurable labor-market effects.
Women Migrants in Transit and Detention in Mexico
After 2000, Mexico's migration crackdown left women in transit increasingly exposed.
Migrant Hometown Associations and Opportunities for Development: A Global Perspective
Migrant hometown associations fund community projects worldwide but reach their greatest development impact when matched by government or institutional co-investment.
Migration and Development: Lessons from the Mexican Experience
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) widened U.S.-Mexico inequalities, driving mass migration and billions of dollars in remittances.
All about the Border
Border enforcement expanded on two continents in 2006, with U.S. National Guard troops at the U.S.-Mexico border and Frontex patrols in the Atlantic.
Mexico's Presidential Election: Implications for U.S. Immigration Policy
Mexico's contested 2006 presidential election and emigration pressures carry significant implications for U.S. immigration policy.
America's Emigrants: U.S. Retirement Migration to Mexico and Panama
Lower costs, tax benefits, and retiree visa programs drew growing numbers of Americans to Mexico and Panama.
America's Emigrants: U.S. Retirement Migration to Mexico and Panama
Rapidly growing U.S. retiree migration to Mexico and Panama, driven by lower costs at destination and higher U.S. health care expenses, is reshaping local economies and communities.
Emigrantes estadounidenses: Migración de los jubilados de EE.UU. a México y Panamá
El creciente flujo de jubilados estadounidenses hacia México y Panamá transforma comunidades locales y funciona como importante inversión extranjera directa.
The U.S.-Mexico Border
The U.S.-Mexico border region has poverty rates double the national average; migrant deaths hit a record 473 in FY 2005 as crossings shifted to Arizona's remote desert routes.