The yearly record
| Fiscal year | K-1 | K-2 | Rank | World K-1 share | Rank movement, positive is up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 549 | 104 | seventh | 4.54% | Unavailable |
| 1998 | 613 | 91 | eighth | 4.73% | -1 |
| 1999 | 955 | 146 | sixth | 5.61% | 2 |
| 2000 | 1,050 | 184 | seventh | 4.89% | -1 |
| 2001 | 1,099 | 206 | seventh | 4.40% | 0 |
| 2002 | 1,267 | 245 | sixth | 4.47% | 1 |
| 2003 | 874 | 180 | eighth | 3.45% | -2 |
| 2004 | 1,096 | 247 | sixth | 3.70% | 2 |
| 2005 | 1,363 | 280 | fifth | 4.02% | 1 |
| 2006 | 1,228 | 301 | fifth | 4.02% | 0 |
| 2007 | 1,547 | 339 | fourth | 4.66% | 1 |
| 2008 | 1,381 | 274 | fifth | 4.56% | -1 |
| 2009 | 1,374 | 286 | third | 4.96% | 2 |
| 2010 | 1,586 | 274 | third | 5.12% | 0 |
| 2011 | 1,165 | 224 | third | 4.74% | 0 |
| 2012 | 1,261 | 230 | fourth | 4.55% | -1 |
| 2013 | 1,166 | 239 | third | 4.43% | 1 |
| 2014 | 1,670 | 390 | third | 4.65% | 0 |
| 2015 | 1,357 | 296 | fourth | 4.38% | -1 |
| 2016 | 1,786 | 440 | fourth | 4.65% | 0 |
| 2017 | 1,657 | 357 | third | 4.76% | 1 |
| 2018 | 1,129 | 261 | third | 4.58% | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,676 | 348 | third | 4.67% | 0 |
| 2020 | 1,005 | 230 | second | 5.96% | 1 |
| 2021 | 1,357 | 285 | first | 7.06% | 1 |
| 2022 | 1,216 | 276 | second | 5.70% | -1 |
| 2023 | 1,696 | 400 | second | 8.55% | 0 |
| 2024 | 4,180 | 990 | second | 8.79% | 0 |
| 2025 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
| 2026 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
For FY2024, Mexico ranks second with 4,180 K-1 issuances. A year earlier it ranked second, with 1,696 visas. The latest share for Mexico is 8.79% of the 47,579 K-1 visas issued worldwide.
The FY2020 to FY2024 sum is 9,454 for Mexico. The worldwide share for Mexico over that period is 7.57%. Within the recent window for Mexico, FY2020 recorded 1,005 and FY2022 recorded 1,216.
Highs, lows and annual changes
Mexico has a visible low of 549 K-1 visas in FY1997, compared with a high of 4,180 in FY2024. The first publishable row for Mexico, FY1997, lists 549, and the latest lists 4,180.
The sharpest increase for Mexico was 2,484 K-1 visas, from 1,696 in FY2023 to 4,180 in FY2024. The sharpest decline for Mexico ran from 1,676 in FY2019 to 1,005 in FY2020, a loss of 671.
Rank, volume and worldwide share
Mexico first attained its best publishable position of first in FY2021, with 1,357 K-1 issuances and a 7.06% world share. Its lowest position is eighth in FY1998, when 613 issuances gave it 4.73% worldwide. The FY2024 position is second.
Mexico has a 149.40% K-1 change between FY2019 and FY2024, moving from 1,676 to 4,180 issuances. Its FY2014 count of 1,670 gives a 150.30% endpoint change through FY2024. The annual row immediately before the latest has 1,696 visas in FY2023.
Mexico holds its highest visible worldwide share at 8.79% in FY2024, receiving 4,180 of 47,579 K-1 visas. The volume peak is 4,180 in FY2024. For FY2024, the Mexico figures are 4,180 of 47,579 worldwide, a 8.79% share.
Mexico received 9,454 K-1 visas across FY2020 to FY2024, with 44.21% arriving in the latest year. Its FY2020 count of 1,005 accounts for 10.63% of the period sum. The Mexico annual path also includes 1,216 in FY2022 and 1,696 in FY2023.
The combined recent K-1 world share for Mexico is 7.57%. Its latest 8.79% leaves a difference of 1.21 percentage points after subtracting the period share. Other Mexico share checkpoints are 4.54% in FY1997, when there were 549 K-1 visas, and 8.55% in FY2023.
The first published observations for Mexico include 549 K-1 and 104 K-2 visas in FY1997, rank seventh with 4.54% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 613 K-1 and 91 K-2 visas in FY1998, rank eighth with 4.73% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 955 K-1 and 146 K-2 visas in FY1999, rank sixth with 5.61% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 1,050 K-1 and 184 K-2 visas in FY2000, rank seventh with 4.89% of worldwide K-1 issuances.
Children and the latest comparison
Alongside the latest K-1 total, Mexico has 990 K-2 visas in FY2024. The child-visa maximum for Mexico is 990 in FY2024. With 4,180 K-1 visas then, the child-to-principal ratio for Mexico is 23.7 per 100.
Mexico sits alongside Vietnam in the selected recent-volume list. The period totals for Mexico and Vietnam are 9,454 and 4,978, respectively, for FY2020 to FY2024. In FY2024, the peer received 2,208 K-1 visas while Mexico received 4,180.
The Las Vegas connection
Mailing addresses in Mexico appeared on 346 Las Vegas licenses issued in 2025. Visa nationality and license mailing country have no individual record link. See the source definitions.