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El Salvador → Mexico

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
El Salvador
To
Mexico
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
4,697
Change since 2018
+65.6%
Share of all arrivals in Mexico, 2023
6.72%
Inflow 20234,697OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from El Salvador to Mexico

Inflows of nationals of El Salvador recorded by Mexico; stock of nationals of El Salvador living there; and acquisitions of Mexico's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

2,3494,6972007201020132016201920222023
2,3494,6972007201020132016201920222023
Data table
200786
2008457
2009796
2010708
2011694
2012361
20131,613
20141,210
20151,136
20161,772
20172,260
20182,837
20192,458
20203,613
20214,009
20224,640
20234,697
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
20234,697——
20224,64030,95811
20214,00923,78426
20203,61317,34047
20192,45815,27979
20182,83712,184100
20172,2608,96973
20161,7727,16775
20151,1366,17866
20141,210—66
20131,6135,714109
20123615,99399
20116945,02782
20107084,78981
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in El Salvador who live in Mexico: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

28k55k19901995200020052010201520202024
28k55k19902000201020202024
Data table
19907,223
19957,179
20007,592
20058,433
20108,433
201514,048
202038,533
202455,410
Estimate, 2024
55,410
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
3.2%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
7
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Mexico in El Salvador, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassySan Salvadorembamex.sre.gob.mx
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Mexico, 2023; El Salvador ranks 6.

Inflows to Mexico, 2023
  1. Honduras12,522
  2. Guatemala8,628
  3. United States7,656
  4. Venezuela6,082
  5. Colombia5,333
  6. El Salvador4,697
  7. Cuba4,100
  8. Canada2,948
  9. China1,979
  10. Haiti1,789
  11. Argentina1,587
  12. Spain1,112
Other destinations for people from El Salvador, 2023
  1. United States27,280
  2. Italy2,014
  3. Canada555
  4. Germany444
  5. Belgium142
  6. Japan94
  7. Netherlands85
  8. Chile73
  9. Sweden63
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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