How many Americans move to Mexico to live each year?

Question

Retirees, etc?

Answer 1

I am planning on moving there and I believe I read that they estimate over 2 million Americans are currently living there (but who knows for sure?)

Where I am moving to also has a large American population.

Answer 2

Hmmm.... there are a number of categories that you need to consider.  First, there are retirees.  Then you have expats (US citizen working in Mexico, often with their families), missionaries of all types, teachers of English in the numerous bilingual schools, plus US citizens with Mexican heritage who return to Mexico because of family connections or other reasons.

A 2002 article by Carl Franz and Lorena Havens (cited below) talked about 1 million US citizens being in Mexico!  But the US government actually has little idea of the total numbers -- as the second article points out.  The US does not keep track of expats very well, so it is difficult to give an exact total.

But in brief.... it is most likely MUCH higher than many of us think!

Answer 3

Im spending the summer in Querétaro and im seeing more and more american each time

Answer 4

Well, I'm moving there this week. My wife is Mexican, and she has a great job out there, so I decided to do something different. So add 1 to any stats you discover.

Answer 5

millions of them do... that is why so many Mexicans are coming here to get away from them....

Answer 6

Millions, many people don't know but the second country with more americans after USA is Mexico

Answer 7

Very few ,  If there was anything in Mexico to go to, Why would they all be coming here ?