As of July 2020, there were about 14.8 million migrants in Latin American and the Caribbean. The vast majority, around 75 percent, originated from that very same region. By contrast, there were less than 5,700 immigrants from Oceania residing in Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Number of migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, by region of origin
International migrant stock is an estimation of the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained from population censuses. Additionally, population registers and nationally representative surveys provided
information on the number and composition of international migrants. More methodological information can be found here.
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (December 15, 2020). Number of migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, by region of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273148/number-migrants-lac-region-origin/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Number of migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, by region of origin ." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273148/number-migrants-lac-region-origin/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (2020). Number of migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, by region of origin . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273148/number-migrants-lac-region-origin/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Number of Migrants in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2020, by Region of Origin ." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273148/number-migrants-lac-region-origin/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Number of migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, by region of origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273148/number-migrants-lac-region-origin/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, by region of origin [Graph], United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273148/number-migrants-lac-region-origin/
