As of December 2021, Mexico was home to 230,598 refugees and asylum seekers, which exceeded the total number of refugees in all of the listed countries from Central America. By contrast, El Salvador had merely 164 refugees and asylum seekers.
Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Central America and Mexico in 2022, by country
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UNHCR. (October 15, 2022). Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Central America and Mexico in 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265030/refugees-asylum-seekers-central-america-mexico/
UNHCR. "Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Central America and Mexico in 2022, by country." Chart. October 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265030/refugees-asylum-seekers-central-america-mexico/
UNHCR. (2022). Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Central America and Mexico in 2022, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265030/refugees-asylum-seekers-central-america-mexico/
UNHCR. "Number of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Central America and Mexico in 2022, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265030/refugees-asylum-seekers-central-america-mexico/
UNHCR, Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Central America and Mexico in 2022, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265030/refugees-asylum-seekers-central-america-mexico/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Central America and Mexico in 2022, by country [Graph], UNHCR, October 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265030/refugees-asylum-seekers-central-america-mexico/