World Migration Map - EL SALVADOR

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EL SALVADOR

Major countries of destination of migrants from El Salvador are
Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and the United States.

Note: The countries are listed in alphabetical order
Source: Composite Matrix, the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty.

Top Five Countries of Origin of Foreign-Born Population Living in El Salvador in 1992

Countries of birth	Number	Percent of total foreign-born population
Honduras	8,666	32.9
Guatemala	4,524	17.2
United States	4,413	16.8
Nicaragua	2,139	8.1
Mexico	1,350	5.1
All other countries	5,187	19.7
TOTAL	26,279	100.0

Source: Dirección General de Estadística y Censos (General Directorate of Statistics and the Census), 1992 Census.
The data are provided by the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty

According to UN Population Division estimates, the foreign born represented 0.3 percent (23,504) of the total population of El Salvador in 2005.

Source: UN Population Division. 2006. Trends in Total Migrant Stock: The 2005 Revision. POP/DB/MIG/Rev.2005

For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html

Migration Information Source:
More information about El Salvador: http://migrationinformation.org/

El Salvador's Resources:
Dirección General de Estadística y Censos (General Directorate of Statistics and the Census), http://www.digestyc.gob.sv/