MEXICO
October 16, 2006
Major countries of destination of migrants
from Mexico are
Canada, Israel, Spain, and the United States.
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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 |
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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.
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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
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