Mexico vs Peru: Total number of international immigrants
Mexico
1.73 million immigrants
in 2024
Peru
1.84 million immigrants
in 2024
Mexico rank
43rd
Peru rank
40th
Total number of international immigrants over time
- Mexico
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.84 million immigrants against 1.73 million immigrants in Mexico, a difference of 111,130 immigrants.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 43rd and Peru ranks 40th of 232 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 579,782 immigrants | 52,908 immigrants | 526,874 immigrants | Mexico |
| 2000s | 613,988 immigrants | 71,649 immigrants | 542,338 immigrants | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.02 million immigrants | 127,612 immigrants | 895,550 immigrants | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.53 million immigrants | 1.51 million immigrants | 19,630 immigrants | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Mexico or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.84 million immigrants against 1.73 million immigrants in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Mexico and Peru?
- 111,130 immigrants, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- Mexico ranks 43rd and Peru ranks 40th 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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