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Mexico City leads Latin America as a digital nomad destination
Mexico City is Latin America's most popular destination for digital nomads, ranking 11th worldwide in data from the Nomad platform.
Digital nomads work remotely for employers based in another country and may move between destinations.
The platform’s ranking draws on 424,718 trips by 16,142 people surveyed; Mexico City accounted for 0.98% of recorded trips.
Many are difficult to count because they enter Mexico as tourists, and may stay for up to six months without applying for temporary or permanent residence.
Gabriela Rodríguez Ramírez of Mexico’s National Population Council said the city’s popularity does not necessarily mean it has a large number of foreign residents.
Their long stays can be missing from migration statistics, even as they work from the city.
The national statistics agency says it has no specific figures on digital nomads, so their presence remains hard to measure.
Mexico City is Latin America’s most visited destination for digital nomads, according to the Nomad platform.
The city ranks 11th worldwide among cities preferred by this community.
It accounts for 0.98% of trips recorded by Nomad, ahead of Buenos Aires and Medellín.
The number of digital nomads in Mexico is difficult to measure because many enter as tourists and do not apply for residency.
Mexico’s National Population Council says some stay for up to six months and may not appear in migration statistics as foreign residents.
- Who
- Digital nomads, including remote-working professionals, and Mexico City.
- What
- Mexico City leads Latin America as a destination for digital nomads and ranks 11th worldwide.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- Mexico City, Mexico.
- Why
- The sources do not explain why digital nomads choose the city.
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- Worldwide ranking
- 11th
- Share of Nomad-recorded trips
- Mexico City: 0.98%
- Regional comparison
- Buenos Aires: 0.69%; Medellín: 0.62%
- Nomad report sample
- 424,718 trips by 16,142 surveyed people
- Possible visitor stay
- Up to six months under visitor status
What people are saying
There is probably a hidden figure