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Where were most residents born abroad?

One figure, the same definition in all 27 member states, ranked high to low.

The highest figure is Luxembourg at 51.5%, the lowest Poland at 2.6%. The EU27 figure is 14.4%.

Maps Latest available · 2024–20252.6%51.5%No data / outside the EUEqual intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year.

All 27 countries

  1. LU51.5%
  2. MT32.0%
  3. CY27.6%
  4. IE23.3%
  5. AT22.5%
  6. SE20.8%
  7. DE20.5%
  8. BE20.2%
  9. ES19.3%
  10. EE17.8%
  11. NL16.8%
  12. PT16.0%
  13. SI15.5%
  14. DK14.4%
  15. HR14.1%
  16. FR14.0%
  17. IT11.8%
  18. LV11.6%
  19. GR11.0%
  20. CZ10.0%
  21. FI10.0%
  22. LT9.7%
  23. HU7.3%
  24. RO6.2%
  25. SK4.0%
  26. BG3.8%
  27. PL2.6%

Countries with a figure: 27 of 27.

Fifteen years: the three highest, the three lowest, and the EU27

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2011–2025

Lines: EU27, Luxembourg, Malta, Cyprus, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Poland. Hover a year to read the figures. Eurostat · Born abroad & Born outside the EU · 2025.

Source

Share of residents born in another country. Eurostat records country of birth, not ethnicity. Eurostat · Born abroad & Born outside the EU · 2025.

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