People born in the United States, whatever passport they hold now — censuses count birthplace.
Countries with this data
64 of 99
publish us-born figures — the rest don't release them
Recorded total
2.4M
US-born residents · total
Top country
🇲🇽 Mexico
797,266 · 33.8% of recorded
Most US-connected
🇮🇱 Israel
2.13% of population
Global US Presence by Country
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US-born residents · total
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Where the Recorded Total Sits · US-born residents · total
2.36M recorded · select a country to open its profile
North America
1.05M · 45%
🇲🇽 Mexico 797K · 🇨🇦 Canada 256K · 2 of 2 countries publish
Western Europe
513K · 22%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 173K · 🇩🇪 Germany 130K · 🇫🇷 France 59K · 10 of 11 countries publish
Southern Europe
157K · 7%
🇪🇸 Spain 69K · 🇮🇹 Italy 54K · 🇬🇷 Greece 20K · 6 of 7 countries publish
Middle East
120K · 5%
🇮🇱 Israel 90K · 🇹🇷 Türkiye 30K · 2 of 9 countries publish
Australia & New Zealand
119K · 5%
🇦🇺 Australia 119K · 1 of 2 countries publish
Southern Asia
79K · 3%
🇧🇩 Bangladesh 62K · 🇮🇳 India 17K · 2 of 3 countries publish
Nordics
71K · 3%
🇸🇪 Sweden 25K · 🇳🇴 Norway 21K · 🇩🇰 Denmark 15K · 5 of 5 countries publish
Central & Eastern Europe
63K · 3%
🇵🇱 Poland 19K · 🇨🇿 Czechia 11K · 🇭🇺 Hungary 10K · 13 of 13 countries publish
Eastern Asia
55K · 2%
🇨🇳 China 55K · 1 of 6 countries publish
South America
46K · 2%
🇨🇴 Colombia 20K · 🇦🇷 Argentina 14K · 🇨🇱 Chile 12K · 3 of 5 countries publish
Caribbean
35K · 1%
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 10K · 🇧🇸 Bahamas 8,382 · 🇯🇲 Jamaica 6,286 · 8 of 10 countries publish
Central America
28K · 1%
🇬🇹 Guatemala 13K · 🇵🇦 Panama 8,511 · 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 3,918 · 4 of 6 countries publish
South-Eastern Asia
6,554 · 0%
🇻🇳 Vietnam 3,335 · 🇮🇩 Indonesia 3,219 · 2 of 6 countries publish
Southern Africa
5,727 · 0%
🇿🇦 South Africa 5,727 · 1 of 1 countries publish
Western Africa
1,647 · 0%
🇸🇳 Senegal 847 · 🇬🇭 Ghana 800 · 2 of 3 countries publish
Balkans
1,367 · 0%
🇦🇱 Albania 1,367 · 1 of 3 countries publish
Central Asia & Caucasus
112 · 0%
🇬🇪 Georgia 112 · 1 of 3 countries publish
Top Movers
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Top Concentrations
The largest recorded us-born populations.
🇲🇽 Mexico
797K
🇨🇦 Canada
256K
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
173K
🇩🇪 Germany
130K
🇦🇺 Australia
119K
🇮🇱 Israel
90K
🇪🇸 Spain
69K
Most US-Connected
Not sheer size — the highest share of residents who are US-connected, relative to each country's population.
🇮🇱 Israel
2.13%
🇧🇸 Bahamas
2.09%
🇧🇿 Belize
0.72%
🇮🇸 Iceland
0.72%
🇮🇪 Ireland
0.65%
Who Doesn't Publish This
Subregions ranked by how many countries release no us-born figures — the uncoloured ones, counted.
Middle East
7
Eastern Asia
5
South-Eastern Asia
4
Northern Africa
2
Caribbean
2
Central America
2
South America
2
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Each dot's area matches the recorded count — concentration at a glance. Click a dot to open the country.
US-born residents · total
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Figures on this page come from national statistical authorities, Eurostat, the UN DESA International Migrant Stock and the US State Department. Every country page lists its exact publishers, with links to the datasets.
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