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MEXICO

Major countries of destination of migrants from Mexico are
Canada, Israel, Spain, 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 the Foreign-Born Population Living in Mexico in 2000

Countries of birth	Number	Percent of total foreign-born population
United States	343,597	69.8
Guatemala	23,957	4.9
Spain	21,114	4.3
Cuba	6,647	1.4
Argentina	6,465	1.3
All other countries	90,837	18.4
TOTAL	492,617	100.0

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Geografia e Informatica (National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Informatics).
The data are provided by the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty

According to UN Population Division estimates, the foreign born represented 0.6 percent (644,361) of the total population of Mexico 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:
Mexico country resource page: http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/mexico.cfm

Mexico's Resources:
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Geografia e Informatica (National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Informatics): http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi/default.asp