Migration

The European countries home to the most migrants

The latest figures on migrant populations from the United Nations reveal a lot about the movement of people around the world and how this has evolved over the years. This infographic focuses on the share of the population accounted for by migrants in European countries in 2017. When looking at nations with a population of over 500,000, Luxembourg is top of the list with 45.3 percent. The UK, currently negotiating its exit from the EU based in large part on the public's dissatisfaction with the perceived levels of immigration, has 13.4 percent of its people classed as 'foreign-born'.

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This chart shows the European countries which have the largest proportion of migrants in their population in 2017.

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Share of the population of countries of the European Union who are migrants in 2024, by country and by origin of the migrants
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European Union countries by the share of foreigners within their population in 2021
Share of the population of European Union member states who are citizens of other EU countries in 2023, by country
Total number of citizens of other European Union member states living in EU countries in 2023, by country
Total number of immigrants to European Union member states in 2021, by citizenship group
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Immigration in the European Union (EU), in 2016, by country (in 1,000s)

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