The number of Mexican-born immigrants to the United States has increased significantly over time, although the number has begun to decrease in recent years. In 2023, there were over ***** million Mexican-born immigrants in the U.S., although this is a decrease from the peak of **** million in 2010.

Mexico immigration statistics for 2015 was 1,193,155, a 23.06% increase from 2010.

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<li>Mexico immigration statistics for 2010 was <strong>969,538</strong>, a <strong>36.08% increase</strong> from 2005.</li>
<li>Mexico immigration statistics for 2005 was <strong>712,487</strong>, a <strong>32.42% increase</strong> from 2000.</li>
<li>Mexico immigration statistics for 2000 was <strong>538,051</strong>, a <strong>17.34% increase</strong> from 1995.</li>
</ul>International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.

Mexico net migration for 2024 was -104,581.00, a 3.5% increase from 2023.

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<li>Mexico net migration for 2023 was <strong>-101,044.00</strong>, a <strong>6.82% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Mexico net migration for 2022 was <strong>-108,438.00</strong>, a <strong>11.69% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Mexico net migration for 2021 was <strong>-122,791.00</strong>, a <strong>16.73% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
</ul>Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates.

Between 1980 and 2024, the net migration rate of Mexico reached its highest value in 2009, with a rate of -0,28. In 2024, the migration rate was -0.8.

Mexico MX: Net Migration data was reported at -300,000.000 Person in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of -300,000.000 Person for 2012. Mexico MX: Net Migration data is updated yearly, averaging -1,043,498.500 Person from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2017, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -246,002.000 Person in 2007 and a record low of -2,911,437.000 Person in 2002. Mexico MX: Net Migration data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates.; ; United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Sum;

United States Immigrants Admitted: Mexico data was reported at 170,581.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 174,534.000 Person for 2016. United States Immigrants Admitted: Mexico data is updated yearly, averaging 153,629.500 Person from Sep 1986 (Median) to 2017, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 946,167.000 Person in 1991 and a record low of 66,533.000 Person in 1986. United States Immigrants Admitted: Mexico data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Department of Homeland Security. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G087: Immigration.

During 2023, there was a total of 668,516 registered cases of irregular migration cases for people 18 years old or older in Mexico. With a higher concentration in the male share with 478.71 thousand cases, while there were 189.81 cases for females. There was a considerably smaller number of cases for the population from 0 to 17 years, with a total of 113.66 thousand cases. The state with the most registered cases of this type was Tabasco.

Mexico MX: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data was reported at 0.939 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.817 % for 2010. Mexico MX: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.731 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.939 % in 2015 and a record low of 0.486 % in 1995. Mexico MX: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.; ; United Nations Population Division, Trends in Total Migrant Stock: 2008 Revision.; Weighted average;

Over 145,000 Venezuelans crossed illegally into Mexico in 2023. This year, Venezuela led the statistics of irregular migrants entering Mexico, followed by Honduras and Guatemala. Mexico is a well-known route for illegal immigration into the United States. Most of those migrants try to cross the board with the US.

Using historical data on the size of state-specific Mexican birth cohorts and geographic migration networks between Mexican states and US metropolitan areas, I construct an instrumental variable that predicts decadal migration from Mexico to the United States. The intuition behind this identification strategy is that larger historical birth cohorts in Mexico yield more potential migrants once each birth cohort reaches prime migration age. I report evidence that Mexican immigration is associated with a decline in property crimes and an increase in aggravated assaults. The available evidence suggests that this is not an artifact of reduced crime reporting among immigrants.

This data package includes the underlying data and files to replicate the calculations, charts, and tables presented in The Economic Benefits of Latino Immigration: How the Migrant Hispanic Population’s Demographic Characteristics Contribute to US Growth, PIIE Working Paper 19-3.

If you use the data, please cite as: Huertas, Gonzalo, and Jacob Funk Kirkegaard. (2019). The Economic Benefits of Latino Immigration: How the Migrant Hispanic Population’s Demographic Characteristics Contribute to US Growth. PIIE Working Paper 19-3. Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Migration Statistics: No. of Admissions: Mexico data was reported at 20,057.000 Person in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 18,284.000 Person for Feb 2025. Migration Statistics: No. of Admissions: Mexico data is updated monthly, averaging 3,834.000 Person from Jan 2002 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 279 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28,767.000 Person in Aug 2024 and a record low of 616.000 Person in Apr 2020. Migration Statistics: No. of Admissions: Mexico data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Interior. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.G011: Migration Statistics: Number of Admissions.

In 2023, the number of irregular cases of migration registered in Mexico increased around 77 percent when compared to the previous year. During that same year, Guatemala and Honduras topped the ranking of irregular migrant cases registered in Mexico by country of origin.

The share of immigrants to the United States who are Mexican-born has been on the rise since 1950, although it has declined in recent years. In 2023, 22.8 percent of all immigrants to the U.S. were Mexican-born. This is a decrease from a high of 29.5 percent in 2000.

Mexico Migration Statistics: No. of Admissions: Jalisco data was reported at 513,013.000 Person in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 447,302.000 Person for Feb 2025. Mexico Migration Statistics: No. of Admissions: Jalisco data is updated monthly, averaging 239,713.000 Person from Jan 2002 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 279 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 629,356.000 Person in Dec 2024 and a record low of 16,550.000 Person in Apr 2020. Mexico Migration Statistics: No. of Admissions: Jalisco data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Interior. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.G011: Migration Statistics: Number of Admissions.

We study how the US presidential election of 2016 affected the subsequent inflow of Mexican-born immigrants. We use the “Matricula Consular de Alta Seguridad” data to construct proxies for annual inflows and internal movements of Mexican-born individuals, including undocumented immigrants, across US commuting zones. We find that a 10-percentage point increase in the Republican vote share in a commuting zone reduced inflows by 1.8 percent after the 2016 Trump election. The internal relocation of established Mexican immigrants primarily explains this reduction, though inflows of new immigrants decreased as well.

Descriptive statistics of undocumented immigrant adults stratified by use of smugglers to cross the US-Mexico border: Mexican Migration Project 2007–19.

Mexico Migration Statistics: No. of Admissions: Chihuahua data was reported at 424,862.000 Person in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 422,982.000 Person for 2023. Mexico Migration Statistics: No. of Admissions: Chihuahua data is updated yearly, averaging 260,097.000 Person from Dec 2002 (Median) to 2024, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 451,742.000 Person in 2022 and a record low of 180,482.000 Person in 2009. Mexico Migration Statistics: No. of Admissions: Chihuahua data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Interior. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.G012: Migration Statistics: Number of Admissions: Annual.

Projected Net International Migration by Single Year of Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin for the United States: 2016-2060 // Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division // There are four projection scenarios: 1. Main series, 2. High Immigration series, 3. Low Immigration series, and 4. Zero Immigration series. // Note: Hispanic origin is considered an ethnicity, not a race. Hispanics may be of any race. // For detailed information about the methods used to create the population projections, see https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popproj/technical-documentation/methodology/methodstatement17.pdf. // Population projections are estimates of the population for future dates. They are typically based on an estimated population consistent with the most recent decennial census and are produced using the cohort-component method. Projections illustrate possible courses of population change based on assumptions about future births, deaths, net international migration, and domestic migration. The Population Estimates and Projections Program provides additional information on its website: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popproj.html.

Mexico Migration Statistics: No. of Admissions: Quintana Roo data was reported at 18,540,761.000 Person in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 17,828,779.000 Person for 2023. Mexico Migration Statistics: No. of Admissions: Quintana Roo data is updated yearly, averaging 10,004,699.000 Person from Dec 2002 (Median) to 2024, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18,540,761.000 Person in 2024 and a record low of 5,482,908.000 Person in 2020. Mexico Migration Statistics: No. of Admissions: Quintana Roo data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Interior. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.G012: Migration Statistics: Number of Admissions: Annual.