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Geographical origin: Mexico
Foreign population of selected origin
(1) Total
popul.
(2) Foreign
popul.
total
% of (1)
% of (2)
abs. var.
% var.
2022
4,938,404
783,185
6,149
0.12
0.79
242
4.10
2021
4,931,245
769,878
5,907
0.12
0.77
-788
-11.77
2020
4,963,975
783,097
6,695
0.13
0.85
575
9.40
2019
4,895,876
711,445
6,120
0.13
0.86
266
4.54
2018
4,849,691
657,951
5,854
0.12
0.89
-168
-2.79
2017
4,823,361
630,275
6,022
0.12
0.96
602
11.11
2016
4,793,592
608,078
5,420
0.11
0.89
103
1.94
2015
4,776,107
605,316
5,317
0.11
0.88
-418
-7.29
2014
4,774,561
644,119
5,735
0.12
0.89
-655
-10.25
2013
4,788,422
679,347
6,390
0.13
0.94
-7
-0.11
2012
4,798,143
696,112
6,397
0.13
0.92
192
3.09
2011
4,777,042
696,843
6,205
0.13
0.89
-184
-2.88
2010
4,763,715
708,013
6,389
0.13
0.90
-24
-0.37
2009
4,744,774
705,131
6,413
0.14
0.91
204
3.29
2008
4,686,681
656,030
6,209
0.13
0.95
-37
-0.59
2007
4,621,395
591,245
6,246
0.14
1.06
-1,618
-20.57
2006
4,611,469
572,531
7,864
0.17
1.37
900
12.92
2005
4,548,844
506,405
6,964
0.15
1.38
1,719
32.77
2004
4,461,975
418,504
5,245
0.12
1.25
1,521
40.84
2003
4,414,514
356,321
3,724
0.08
1.05
1,718
85.64
2002
4,288,128
245,399
2,006
0.05
0.82
697
53.25
2001
4,203,553
161,442
1,309
0.03
0.81
435
49.77
2000
4,147,357
106,952
874
0.02
0.82
..
..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
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