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
- Chile
- Mexico
How they compare
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.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 112,944 immigrants | 579,782 immigrants | 466,838 immigrants | Mexico |
| 2000s | 204,065 immigrants | 613,988 immigrants | 409,922 immigrants | Mexico |
| 2010s | 479,785 immigrants | 1.02 million immigrants | 543,376 immigrants | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.51 million immigrants | 1.53 million immigrants | 23,340 immigrants | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Chile or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.73 million immigrants against 1.54 million immigrants in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Chile and Mexico?
- 187,770 immigrants, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Mexico?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Mexico rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- Chile ranks 45th and Mexico ranks 43rd of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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