Immigration to Mexico
Foreign-born population by country of birth
Most foreigners in Mexico counted in the Census come from the United States or other Hispanophone countries, with smaller numbers from Europe, East Asia, and the non-Hispanophone Americas.

Immigration to Mexico

Section Title: Foreign-born population by country of birth
Table Section Text: Most foreigners in Mexico counted in the Census come from the United States or other Hispanophone countries, with smaller numbers from Europe, East Asia, and the non-Hispanophone Americas.

Place	Country	2017	2010	2000	1990

1	United States	899,311	738,103	343,591	194,619

2	Guatemala	54,508	35,322	23,597	46,005

3	Spain	27,608	18,873	21,024	24,783

4	Colombia	20,658	13,922	6,465	4,635

5	Argentina	19,214	13,696	6,215	4,964

6	Cuba	18,111	12,108	5,537	5,217

7	Venezuela	16,373	10,063	2,823	1,533

8	Honduras	15,417	10,991	3,722	1,997

9	Canada	14,488	7,943	5,768	3,011

10	France	12,212	7,163	5,723	4,195

11	El Salvador	10,315	8,088	6,647	2,979

12	China	10,203	6,655	2,100	1,161

13	Germany	9,975	6,214	5,595	4,499

14	Peru	9,083	5,886	3,749	1,633

15	South Korea	8,593	3,960	2,079	1,161

16	Chile	7,389	5,267	3,848	2,501

17	Brazil	6,359	4,532	2,320	1,293

18	Nicaragua	5,508	3,572	2,522	1,521

19	Italy	5,064	4,964	3,904	2,397

Other countries	46,030	43,799	37,126	32,487

TOTAL	1,224,169	961,121	492,617	340,246

Source: INEGI (2000), CONAPO (1990) and INEGI (2010)

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