Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Mexico: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
493,239
in 2025
Mexico
152,002
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
37th
Mexico rank
39th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 493,239 against 152,002 in Mexico, a difference of 341,237.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.2 times Mexico's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Mexico ranks 39th of 44 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 93,707 3,877 89,830 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 428,631 194,685 233,946 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 289,929 133,532 156,397 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 131,709 6,764 124,945 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 297,299 7,127 290,172 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 375,697 107,014 268,684 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Mexico?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 493,239 against 152,002 in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mexico?
341,237, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mexico?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mexico rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Mexico ranks 39th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,579 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.