South Korea vs Mexico: Total number of international immigrants

South Korea

1.81 million immigrants

in 2024

Mexico

1.73 million immigrants

in 2024

South Korea rank

41st

Mexico rank

43rd

Total number of international immigrants over time

South Korea currently reports 1.81 million immigrants against 1.73 million immigrants in Mexico, a difference of 85,420 immigrants.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.

South Korea ranks 41st 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

People living in a given country who were born in another country.