The U.S. government’s 2023 fiscal year ended on September 30. Here’s a comparison of migration at the U.S.-Mexico border, by migrants’ nationalities, over the past three fiscal years.

Data table

From 2021 to 2023,

• The three nationalities that saw the largest aggregate increases in migration:
  • Venezuela +217,393
  • “Other Countries” not specifically named in CBP’s data releases +155,007
  • Colombia +153,334
• The three nationalities that saw the largest percentage increases in migration:
  • China +5,303%
  • Colombia +2,472%
  • Peru +2,268%
• The three nationalities that saw the largest aggregate decreases in migration:
  • Honduras -105,638
  • Guatemala -62,950
  • El Salvador -37,175
• The three nationalities that saw the largest percentage decreases in migration:
  • Ukraine -64%
  • Brazil -51%
  • Romania -49%