How many Mexican migrants in the United States are undocumented? BBVA reveals the figure

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¿How many Mexican migrants in the United States They are undocumented? The Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bank (BBVA) issued a report in which it revealed the figure.

It was through the special report entitled “Profile of Mexican migrants in the United States”, which BBVA revealed several data around the population that has left the country.

Among the figures that the bank presented in its report, highlights the number of Mexican migrants who currently reside in the United States, even though they are undocumented.

Migrants (Darkroom / Omar Martinez Noyola)

Mexico, the second largest country in the world to expel migrants

BBVA issued a report through which it released various figures and data on the population of Mexican migrants in the United States and around the world.

In the report, the institution noted that Mexico is the second nation only behind the Indica, with the higher figures of migrants living in another territory.

To provide context for the above, the BBVA report asserts that it is currently confirmed that 1 in 23 migrants worldwideare of Mexican origin.

The above is because statistics indicate that at this time there are a total of 12.3 million Mexican migrantsthose that exist around the world.

How many Mexican migrants in the United States are undocumented? BBVA reveals the figure

Migrants (Juan Ortega Solis / Juan Ortega Solis)

This is the number of Mexican migrants in the United States who are undocumented

However, the vast majority of Mexican citizens who left the country and are residing in another nation, near the 97.0%are found in the United States.

That is to say, it is estimated that of the 12.3 million Mexican citizens who do not live in Mexico, There are 12 million those who are residing in the United States.

Within that particular group, just over a third left the country to reach the United States without carrying out the regular migration process that corresponds.

Specifically, the report issued BBVA He says that of the 12 million Mexican migrants in the United States, 4.1 million are undocumented citizens.

In addition to the above, the figures published by BBVA offer details regarding the demographic characteristics of Mexicans residing in the United States:

  • 52.6% of the Mexican migrant population in the United States are men
  • 47.4% of the Mexican migrant population in the United States are women
  • The median age of male Mexican migrants in the United States was 44 years old in 2022
  • The median age of female Mexican migrants in the United States was 46 years old in 2022
  • More than 20% have primary school education or lower
  • 31% of Mexican migrant men work in the construction sector
  • 20.7% of migrant women work in educational and health services
Migrants in the United States

Migrants in the United States (Esteban Biba / EFE)

2024-08-30 13:04:40

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