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  • Population.....................................................................116,220,947 (July 2013 est.)
  • Population growth rate ..............................................................1.086% (July 2012 est.)
  • Birth rate....................................................18.87 births/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
  • Death rate...................................................4.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
  • Net migration rate...............................-3.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
  • Ethnic groups..........Mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%
Country Profile
Mexico: The New Migration Narrative
Fundamental demographic, economic, and educational changes have set Mexico on a new path, significantly altering its migration-related priorities and concerns vis-a-vis the United States and Central America. This article examines new migration trends, Mexico's role as a country of transit and increasingly of destination, the 2011 migration law, remittances, government policies on the Mexican diaspora, and more.

Mexico: A Crucial Crossroads

Mexican Immigrants in the United States

The 2012 Mexican Presidential Election and Mexican Immigrants of Voting Age in the United States

Mexico page on the World Migration Map

Time to Temper the Faith: Comparing the Migration and Development Experiences of Mexico and Morocco

In Mexico, Mother's Education and Remittances Matter in School Outcomes

Uncovering the Emigration Policies of the Catholic Church in Mexico

Women Migrants in Detention in Mexico: Conditions and Due Process

Migration and Development: Lessons from the Mexican Experience

Women Migrants in Transit and Detention in Mexico

Women Migrants in Transit and Detention in Mexico (in Spanish)

Mexico's Presidential Election: Implications for US Immigration Policy

America's Emigrants: US Retirement Migration to Mexico and Panama

Special Issue: US-Mexico Migration

•The Mexico Factor in US Immigration Reform

•From Traitors to Heroes: 100 Years of Mexican Migration Policies

•Mexico-United States Migration: A Long Way To Go

•US Temporary Worker Programs: Lessons Learned

•Mexican Immigration to the US: The Latest Estimates

•Mexican Immigrants in the US Labor Force

Mexico: Caught Between the United States and Central America

The Oaxaca-US Connection and Remittances

Consular ID Cards: Mexico and Beyond

Converging Realities of the US-Mexico Relationship

The US-Mexico Border
Related Articles
Mexico: A Crucial Crossroads

On the Other Side of the Fence: Changing Dynamics of Migration in the Americas

Hidden in Plain Sight: Indigenous Migrants, Their Movements, and Their Challenges

Committed to the Diaspora: More Developing Countries Setting Up Diaspora Institutions

Immigrants in the United States and the Current Economic Crisis

Canada's Temporary Migration Program: A Model Despite Flaws

Migrant Hometown Associations and Opportunities for Development: A Global Perspective

A New Surge of Interest in Migration and Development

Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants in the United States

Second-Generation Mexicans: Getting Ahead or Falling Behind?

How Los Angeles Deflected Mexican Immigrants to the American Heartland

Second-Generation Latinos in Nebraska: A First Look

From Horseback to High-Tech: US Border Enforcement

Bilingualism Persists, But English Still Dominates

Central America: Crossroads of the Americas

A New Century: Immigration and the US

 Unauthorized Migrants Living in the United States: A Mid-Decade Portrait

 The Global Struggle with Illegal Migration: No End in Sight

 Evaluating Enhanced US Border Enforcement

Security at US Borders: A Move Away from Unilateralism?

Spotlight on Temporary Admissions of Nonimmigrants to the United States

Interview with Doris Meissner

Fostering Cooperation Between Source and Destination Countries

Remittances, the Rural Sector, and Policy Options in Latin America

Understanding the Importance of Remittances

Latino Remittances Swell Despite US Economic Slump

Migration as a Factor in Development and Poverty Reduction

Transnational Migrants: When "Home" Means More Than One Country

Citizenship in a Globalized World
Neighboring Countries
United States
Guatemala
Belize
Cuba
Other Resources

Mexican National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Informatics
http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi/default.aspx

Consejo Nacional de Población (National Population Council) (in Spanish)
http://www.conapo.gob.mx

National Migration Institute of Mexico
http://www.inm.gob.mx

Institute for Mexicans Abroad
http://www.ime.gob.mx

US Census Bureau International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb
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