Salvadoran Mexicans
Ethnic group
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Salvadoran Mexicans (Spanish: salvadoreño-mexicanos) are people of Salvadoran descent living in Mexico.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 10,315 El Salvador-born residents (2017)[1] Unknown number of Mexicans of Salvadoran descent | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Chiapas, Baja California and Nuevo León[2] | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Salvadorans, Salvadoran diaspora |
Migration history
The largest wave of Salvadorans arrived in Mexico as refugees during the Salvadoran Civil War.
Demographics
During the 2010 Census, there were 8,088 El Salvador-born individuals registered as living in Mexico.[3] According to the Salvadoran consul in Mexico José Antonio Domínguez Mena, as of December 2016 only 10% to 15% of Salvadoran nationals were registered with the Instituto Nacional de Migración.[4]
Institutions
- Asociación Salvadoreña Mexicana, A. C.
- Asociación de Salvadoreños residentes en Jalisco
