Caribbean emigrants live in the U.S % of people born in a Latin American or Caribbean country people who live in Other
The destinations of emigrants from Latin American and Caribbean countries have changed somewhat since 1990, though the United States remains the overwhelming destination of choice. The U.S. was home to 67% of the region’s emigrants in 2017, almost unchanged from 62% in 1990.
In 2017, 16% of emigrants lived in other Latin American-Caribbean countries, down from 26% in 1990. Argentina was the top destination country for this group of emigrants, with 1.8 million people from other Latin American countries living there in 2017, up from 830,000 in 1990.
Meanwhile, the share of Latin American and Caribbean emigrants living in Europe reached 12% in 2017, up from 7% in 1990.
Majority of Latin American and  | Caribbean emigrants live in the U.S  | % of people born in a Latin American or Caribbean  | country people who live in  | Other  | 12  | Europe  | 62  | United States  | 67  | Latin America and  | 26  | the Caribbean  | 16  | 1990  | 2017  | Note: Latin America and the Caribbean includes Mexico. Other  | includes countries not in Europe, Latin America fand the Caribbean,  | or the U.S. See methodology for more on region classification.  | Source: Pew Research Center analysis fof United Nations fand US  | government data. See methodology for details.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 