Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Mexico

Refugees by country of origin in Mexico in 2024 — 39,241 people. Ranked 164 in the world out of 200. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 15,723%.

2024 39,241 people +79.44% vs 2023
World rank 164of 200
Period maximum 39,241 people2024
Period minimum 248 people1994

Trend over time

1994–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Mexico, 1994–2024010,00020,00030,00040,000199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 248 people1995: 361 people1996: 520 people1997: 663 people1998: 1,011 people1999: 1,358 people2000: 1,288 people2001: 1,592 people2002: 1,668 people2003: 1,650 people2004: 1,740 people2005: 2,309 people2006: 3,301 people2007: 5,568 people2008: 6,160 people2009: 6,433 people2010: 6,809 people2011: 7,471 people2012: 8,438 people2013: 9,396 people2014: 10,672 people2015: 11,340 people2016: 10,387 people2017: 11,679 people2018: 12,870 people2019: 14,621 people2020: 15,398 people2021: 16,403 people2022: 17,635 people2023: 21,869 people2024: 39,241 people
Change over the period: +38,993 (+15,722.98%) Average annual rate: 18.39 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Mexico 39,241 people
World computed 30.69M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 928,888 people
Central America computed 279,071 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.11M people
Refugees by country of origin — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 39,241 +17,372 +79.44%
2023 21,869 +4,234 +24.01%
2022 17,635 +1,232 +7.51%
2021 16,403 +1,005 +6.53%
2020 15,398 +777 +5.31%
2019 14,621 +1,751 +13.61%
2018 12,870 +1,191 +10.2%
2017 11,679 +1,292 +12.44%
2016 10,387 −953 −8.4%
2015 11,340 +668 +6.26%
2014 10,672 +1,276 +13.58%
2013 9,396 +958 +11.35%
2012 8,438 +967 +12.94%
2011 7,471 +662 +9.72%
2010 6,809 +376 +5.84%
2009 6,433 +273 +4.43%
2008 6,160 +592 +10.63%
2007 5,568 +2,267 +68.68%
2006 3,301 +992 +42.96%
2005 2,309 +569 +32.7%
2004 1,740 +90 +5.45%
2003 1,650 −18 −1.08%
2002 1,668 +76 +4.77%
2001 1,592 +304 +23.6%
2000 1,288 −70 −5.15%
1999 1,358 +347 +34.32%
1998 1,011 +348 +52.49%
1997 663 +143 +27.5%
1996 520 +159 +44.04%
1995 361 +113 +45.56%
1994 248

Central America, 2024

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About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.