International migrant stock in North America
International migrants made up 16.0% of the population of North America in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
North America is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
North America, 2024
16.0%
Change from 2020
+0.3percentage points
World, 2024
3.7%
International migrant stock in North America over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North America | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.0% | 3.7% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | 3.5% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | 2.9% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | 2.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 15.6% in 2020, a change of +0.3 percentage points.
- Since 1990, when it was 9.8%, the figure has changed by +6.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 3.7%.