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Born outside the EU across Europe

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

The highest figure is Malta at 24.6%, the lowest Slovakia at 1.1%. The EU27 figure is 10.4%.

Maps Latest available · 2024–20251.1%24.6%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. MT24.6%
  2. LU19.0%
  3. CY18.4%
  4. IE16.6%
  5. ES16.0%
  6. EE15.9%
  7. SE15.5%
  8. DE13.0%
  9. AT12.8%
  10. SI12.6%
  11. HR12.4%
  12. NL12.4%
  13. PT12.4%
  14. BE12.1%
  15. FR11.1%
  16. LV10.4%
  17. DK9.7%
  18. IT9.1%
  19. LT9.0%
  20. GR8.8%
  21. FI7.6%
  22. CZ7.2%
  23. RO4.5%
  24. HU3.6%
  25. BG2.7%
  26. PL1.9%
  27. SK1.1%

Countries with a figure: 27 of 27.

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

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2015–2025

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

Source

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

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