Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Mexico

Refugees by country of asylum in Mexico in 2024 — 150,836 people. Ranked 39 in the world out of 178. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 4,927.9%.

2024 150,836 people +20.88% vs 2023
World rank 39of 178
Period maximum 360,991 people1992
Period minimum 1,038 people2008

Trend over time

1970–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Mexico, 1970–20240100,000200,000300,000400,00019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 3,000 people1971: 3,000 people1972: 3,000 people1973: 4,000 people1974: 3,500 people1977: 4,000 people1978: 5,000 people1979: 5,770 people1980: 44,000 people1981: 150,000 people1982: 167,750 people1983: 170,000 people1984: 175,000 people1985: 175,000 people1986: 175,100 people1987: 177,090 people1988: 356,400 people1989: 356,507 people1990: 356,400 people1991: 360,170 people1992: 360,991 people1993: 52,472 people1994: 47,357 people1995: 38,717 people1996: 34,569 people1997: 31,892 people1998: 28,242 people1999: 24,506 people2000: 18,452 people2001: 15,452 people2002: 12,953 people2003: 6,068 people2004: 4,336 people2005: 3,212 people2006: 3,309 people2007: 1,603 people2008: 1,038 people2009: 1,215 people2010: 1,364 people2011: 1,647 people2012: 1,501 people2013: 1,814 people2014: 1,820 people2015: 2,904 people2016: 6,178 people2017: 8,993 people2018: 16,530 people2019: 28,517 people2020: 45,434 people2021: 73,448 people2022: 95,579 people2023: 124,784 people2024: 150,836 people
Change over the period: +147,836 (+4,927.87%) Average annual rate: 7.52 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mexico

Mexico 150,836 people
World computed 30.92M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 513,712 people
Central America computed 187,040 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.02M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 150,836 +26,052 +20.88%
2023 124,784 +29,205 +30.56%
2022 95,579 +22,131 +30.13%
2021 73,448 +28,014 +61.66%
2020 45,434 +16,917 +59.32%
2019 28,517 +11,987 +72.52%
2018 16,530 +7,537 +83.81%
2017 8,993 +2,815 +45.56%
2016 6,178 +3,274 +112.74%
2015 2,904 +1,084 +59.56%
2014 1,820 +6 +0.33%
2013 1,814 +313 +20.85%
2012 1,501 −146 −8.86%
2011 1,647 +283 +20.75%
2010 1,364 +149 +12.26%
2009 1,215 +177 +17.05%
2008 1,038 −565 −35.25%
2007 1,603 −1,706 −51.56%
2006 3,309 +97 +3.02%
2005 3,212 −1,124 −25.92%
2004 4,336 −1,732 −28.54%
2003 6,068 −6,885 −53.15%
2002 12,953 −2,499 −16.17%
2001 15,452 −3,000 −16.26%
2000 18,452 −6,054 −24.7%
1999 24,506 −3,736 −13.23%
1998 28,242 −3,650 −11.44%
1997 31,892 −2,677 −7.74%
1996 34,569 −4,148 −10.71%
1995 38,717 −8,640 −18.24%
1994 47,357 −5,115 −9.75%
1993 52,472 −308,519 −85.46%
1992 360,991 +821 +0.23%
1991 360,170 +3,770 +1.06%
1990 356,400 −107 −0.03%
1989 356,507 +107 +0.03%
1988 356,400 +179,310 +101.25%
1987 177,090 +1,990 +1.14%
1986 175,100 +100 +0.06%
1985 175,000 +0 +0%
1984 175,000 +5,000 +2.94%
1983 170,000 +2,250 +1.34%
1982 167,750 +17,750 +11.83%
1981 150,000 +106,000 +240.91%
1980 44,000 +38,230 +662.56%
1979 5,770 +770 +15.4%
1978 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1977 4,000
1974 3,500 −500 −12.5%
1973 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1972 3,000 +0 +0%
1971 3,000 +0 +0%
1970 3,000

Central America, 2024

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About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.