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Factbook 2012 - ISSN  - © OECD 2012

Foreign-born and foreign populations
‌‌
As a percentage of total population
As a percentage of all foreign-born
Foreign-born population
Foreign population
Foreign-born nationals
‌1995‌
‌2000‌
‌2005‌
‌2010‌
‌1995‌
‌2000‌
‌2005‌
‌2010‌
2010 or latest available year
Australia
23.0
 
23.0
 
24.2
 
26.8
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Austria
..
 
10.4
 
14.5
 
16.7
 
8.5
 
8.8
 
9.7
 
10.4
 
41.9
 
Belgium
9.7
 
10.3
 
12.1
 
14.4
 
9.0
 
8.4
 
8.6
 
9.2
 
44.6
 
Canada
17.2
 
18.1
 
19.5
 
21.3
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Chile
0.9
 
1.2
 
1.4
 
1.9
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Czech Republic
..
 
1.2
 
1.5
 
2.9
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
1.1
 
63.1
 
Denmark
4.8
 
5.8
 
6.5
 
9.6
 
4.2
 
4.8
 
5.0
 
5.4
 
46.7
 
Estonia
..
 
18.4
 
17.5
 
16.6
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
17.6
 
35.7
 
Finland
2.1
 
2.6
 
3.4
 
3.7
 
1.3
 
1.8
 
2.2
 
2.1
 
47.2
 
France
..
 
10.1
 
11.0
 
12.6
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
5.9
 
53.4
 
Germany
11.5
 
12.5
 
12.6
 
16.4
 
8.8
 
8.9
 
8.8
 
9.0
 
55.1
 
Greece
..
 
..
 
..
 
8.7
 
..
 
2.9
 
5.2
 
7.0
 
22.1
 
Hungary
2.7
 
2.9
 
3.3
 
1.9
 
1.4
 
1.1
 
1.5
 
0.6
 
69.6
 
Iceland
..
 
..
 
..
 
7.9
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
3.7
 
54.7
 
Ireland
..
 
8.7
 
12.6
 
15.5
 
2.7
 
3.3
 
6.3
 
11.2
 
29.9
 
Israel
..
 
32.2
 
29.1
 
31.2
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Italy
..
 
..
 
..
 
8.8
 
1.7
 
2.4
 
4.6
 
6.5
 
26.9
 
Japan
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
1.1
 
1.3
 
1.6
 
1.7
 
..
 
Korea
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
0.2
 
0.4
 
1.1
 
2.0
 
..
 
Luxembourg
30.9
 
33.2
 
35.0
 
42.4
 
33.4
 
37.3
 
39.6
 
41.8
 
13.2
 
Mexico
0.5
 
0.5
 
0.6
 
0.9
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Netherlands
9.1
 
10.1
 
10.6
 
11.2
 
4.7
 
4.2
 
4.2
 
3.6
 
70.5
 
New Zealand
..
 
17.2
 
20.3
 
23.2
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Norway
5.5
 
6.8
 
8.2
 
10.0
 
3.8
 
4.0
 
4.8
 
5.6
 
49.0
 
Poland
..
 
..
 
..
 
0.9
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
0.1
 
87.1
 
Portugal
5.2
 
5.1
 
6.3
 
7.3
 
1.7
 
2.1
 
4.1
 
3.5
 
53.9
 
Slovak Republic
..
 
..
 
4.6
 
0.7
 
0.4
 
0.5
 
0.5
 
0.2
 
74.4
 
Slovenia
..
 
..
 
..
 
9.1
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
1.3
 
85.5
 
Spain
..
 
4.9
 
11.1
 
14.9
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
12.3
 
18.3
 
Sweden
10.6
 
11.3
 
12.5
 
16.8
 
6.0
 
5.4
 
5.3
 
5.6
 
67.7
 
Switzerland
21.4
 
21.9
 
23.8
 
27.8
 
18.9
 
19.3
 
20.3
 
21.6
 
32.1
 
Turkey
..
 
1.9
 
..
 
3.8
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
United Kingdom
6.9
 
7.9
 
9.4
 
12.9
 
3.4
 
4.0
 
5.2
 
7.4
 
41.9
 
United States
10.1
 
11.5
 
13.3
 
13.1
 
6.1
 
6.5
 
7.5
 
7.1
 
54.0
 
EU 27
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
OECD
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Brazil
0.4
 
0.4
 
0.4
 
0.4
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
China
0.0
 
0.0
 
0.0
 
0.1
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
India
0.7
 
0.6
 
0.5
 
0.4
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Indonesia
0.1
 
0.1
 
0.1
 
0.1
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Russian Federation
7.9
 
8.1
 
8.4
 
8.7
 
..
 
8.2
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
South Africa
2.7
 
2.3
 
2.6
 
3.7
 
..
 
1.0
 
..
 
..
 
57.1
 
..
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