The number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over a period, divided by the person-years lived by the population of the receiving country over that period. It is expressed as net number of migrants per 1,000 population.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 6.73 | 3.95 | 3.96 | 4.20 | 4.52 | 4.59 | 4.65 | 4.72 | 4.79 | 4.86 | 4.93 | 5.01 | 5.08 | 5.15 | 5.23 |
| El Salvador | 13.14 | 8.10 | 6.77 | 6.72 | 6.85 | 6.87 | 6.89 | 6.91 | 6.94 | 6.96 | 6.98 | 7.01 | 7.04 | 7.07 | 7.10 |
| Guatemala | 14.45 | 8.54 | 6.24 | 5.59 | 5.15 | 5.07 | 5.00 | 4.93 | 4.88 | 4.83 | 4.79 | 4.76 | 4.74 | 4.72 | 4.71 |
| Honduras | 14.95 | 6.68 | 5.24 | 4.81 | 4.53 | 4.50 | 4.47 | 4.45 | 4.43 | 4.42 | 4.42 | 4.43 | 4.44 | 4.45 | 4.47 |
| Nicaragua | 13.41 | 7.34 | 5.34 | 5.10 | 5.06 | 5.05 | 5.04 | 5.03 | 5.03 | 5.03 | 5.04 | 5.05 | 5.06 | 5.08 | 5.09 |
| Panama | 7.53 | 4.95 | 4.78 | 4.84 | 4.93 | 4.94 | 4.95 | 4.97 | 4.99 | 5.00 | 5.02 | 5.05 | 5.08 | 5.11 | 5.14 |