China vs Mexico: Total number of international immigrants
China
1.64 million immigrants
in 2024
Mexico
1.73 million immigrants
in 2024
China rank
44th
Mexico rank
43rd
Total number of international immigrants over time
- China
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.73 million immigrants against 1.64 million immigrants in China, a difference of 87,370 immigrants.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
China ranks 44th and Mexico ranks 43rd of 232 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 564,502 immigrants | 579,782 immigrants | 15,280 immigrants | Mexico |
| 2000s | 787,138 immigrants | 613,988 immigrants | 173,150 immigrants | China |
| 2010s | 1.10 million immigrants | 1.02 million immigrants | 79,848 immigrants | China |
| 2020s | 1.53 million immigrants | 1.53 million immigrants | 3,700 immigrants | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, China or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.73 million immigrants against 1.64 million immigrants in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between China and Mexico?
- 87,370 immigrants, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Mexico?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and Mexico rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- China ranks 44th 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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