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Which Country Has the Largest Foreign-born Population?

Foreign-born Population (As % of Total Population) (%), 2011 or latest

Society | February 23, 2018

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Based on a comparison of 39 countries in 2011, Luxembourg ranked the highest in foreign-born population as a percentage of total population with 42.1% followed by Switzerland and Australia. On the other end of the scale was China with 0.100%, Indonesia with 0.100% and Brazil with 0.400%.

Data for more countries are available at Foreign-born Population (As % of Total Population) indicator page.

Foreign-born Population (As % of Total Population)	Unit	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Australia	%															24.2%	24.6%	25.1%	25.7%	26.2%
Austria	%	...	...	...	...	...	...	...								14.5%	14.7%	15.0%	15.3%	15.5%
Belgium	%	...	...	...												12.1%	12.5%	13.0%	13.5%	13.9%
Canada	%															18.7%	19.0%	19.2%	19.4%	19.6%
Estonia	%	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...						17.0%	16.9%	16.7%	16.5%	16.3%
Germany	%	...	...	...											...	12.6%	12.7%	12.8%	12.9%	12.9%
Ireland	%	...	...	...	...	...										12.6%	14.2%	15.7%	16.7%	17.2%
Israel	%	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...						29.1%	28.3%	27.6%	26.9%	26.2%
Latvia	%	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...		...
Luxembourg	%	...	...	...												36.5%	37.4%	38.6%	40.2%	40.0%
New Zealand	%	...	...	...	...	...										20.3%	21.0%	21.6%	22.3%	22.7%
Spain	%	...	...	...	...	...	...									11.1%	11.9%	13.5%	14.2%	14.4%
Sweden	%	...														12.5%	12.9%	13.4%	13.9%	14.4%
Switzerland	%	...	...	...												23.8%	24.2%	24.9%	25.8%	26.3%
USA	%															12.1%	12.6%	12.6%	12.5%	12.5%