Chile vs Mexico: Total number of international immigrants

Chile

1.54 million immigrants

in 2024

Mexico

1.73 million immigrants

in 2024

Chile rank

45th

Mexico rank

43rd

Total number of international immigrants over time

Mexico currently reports 1.73 million immigrants against 1.54 million immigrants in Chile, a difference of 187,770 immigrants.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.

Chile ranks 45th and Mexico ranks 43rd of 232 countries.

Indicator: Total number of international immigrants
Unit: immigrants
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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