Data Set
Migration Indicators: Inflows of foreign population by nationality
Description
OECD countries seldom have tools specifically designed to measure the inflows and outflows of the foreign population, and national estimates are generally based either on population registers or residence permit data. Population registers can usually produce inflow and outflow data for both nationals and foreigners. To register, foreigners may have to indicate possession of an appropriate residence and/or work permit valid for at least as long as the minimum registration period. Statistics on permits are generally based on the number of permits issued during a given period and depend on the types of permits used.
If you use this indicator, please cite as: OECD (2021), "International migration database", OECD International Migration Statistics (database), https://doi.org/10.1787/data-00342-en. Data retrieved from the Social Policy Archive for SHARE (SPLASH) (distributor). Retrieved from: www.splash-db.eu on Day/Month/Year.
Please see the Notes and the Metadata for details regarding definition, country-specific remarks, and other relevant information about the indicator.
This data was downloaded on 30.08.2021. Please check the original source for further information on the use of the data and proper citation.
Values
Unit: Thousands
| Region | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 87,428.00 | 115,674.00 | 104,551.00 | 90,855.00 | 98,251.00 | - 1 | 127,877.00 | 119,080.00 | 123,411.00 | 146,441.00 | 161,734.00 | 176,205.00 | 189,490.00 | 203,874.00 | 219,400.00 | 202,212.00 | 206,362.00 | 235,993.00 | 244,849.00 | 233,908.00 | 223,654.00 | 218,488.00 | 224,220.00 | 186,640.00 | 155,817.00 | - 1 |
| Austria | - 1 | 57,100.00 | 56,895.00 | 59,229.00 | 72,379.00 | - 1 | 74,786.00 | 86,144.00 | 93,341.00 | 104,246.00 | 97,995.00 | 82,899.00 | 91,546.00 | 94,368.00 | 91,660.00 | 96,896.00 | 109,921.00 | 125,605.00 | 135,228.00 | 154,260.00 | 198,658.00 | 158,746.00 | 139,329.00 | 131,724.00 | 134,966.00 | - 1 |
| Belgium | 53,138.00 | 51,884.00 | 49,240.00 | 50,693.00 | 57,784.00 | - 1 | 65,974.00 | 70,230.00 | 68,800.00 | 72,446.00 | 77,411.00 | 83,433.00 | 93,387.00 | 106,012.00 | 102,714.00 | 113,582.00 | 117,948.00 | 128,948.00 | 117,595.00 | 106,345.00 | 128,762.00 | 103,187.00 | 109,515.00 | 116,768.00 | - 1 | - 1 |
| Canada | 212,871.00 | 226,071.00 | 216,038.00 | 174,198.00 | 189,952.00 | - 1 | 250,640.00 | 228,919.00 | 221,349.00 | 235,822.00 | 262,244.00 | 251,641.00 | 236,751.00 | 247,242.00 | 252,170.00 | 280,686.00 | 248,701.00 | 257,763.00 | 259,034.00 | 260,283.00 | 271,808.00 | 296,385.00 | 286,485.00 | 321,045.00 | 341,175.00 | - 1 |
| Chile | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | 28,924.00 | 29,942.00 | 29,835.00 | 32,099.00 | 40,793.00 | 37,035.00 | 53,071.00 | 43,577.00 | 35,892.00 | 41,431.00 | 50,651.00 | 65,247.00 | 84,352.00 | 83,549.00 | 101,911.00 | 135,490.00 | 207,200.00 | 339,350.00 | 254,080.00 | - 1 |
| Czech Republic | 5,903.00 | 7,408.00 | 9,949.00 | 7,943.00 | 6,810.00 | - 1 | 11,323.00 | 43,648.00 | 57,438.00 | 50,804.00 | 58,576.00 | 66,125.00 | 102,511.00 | 76,151.00 | 38,199.00 | 28,046.00 | 20,673.00 | 28,607.00 | 27,843.00 | 38,490.00 | 31,589.00 | 34,808.00 | 43,527.00 | 55,872.00 | 63,340.00 | - 1 |
| Denmark | 32,970.00 | 24,747.00 | 20,425.00 | 21,176.00 | 20,265.00 | - 1 | 24,642.00 | 21,485.00 | 18,385.00 | 18,706.00 | 20,146.00 | 23,979.00 | 31,430.00 | 37,018.00 | 31,957.00 | 33,442.00 | 34,572.00 | 35,490.00 | 41,342.00 | 49,039.00 | 58,695.00 | 54,641.00 | 49,046.00 | 45,267.00 | - 1 | - 1 |
| Estonia | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | 759.00 | 981.00 | 1,488.00 | 1,952.00 | 1,929.00 | 2,229.00 | 1,199.00 | 1,675.00 | 1,107.00 | 1,633.00 | 1,347.00 | 7,370.00 | 7,693.00 | 9,067.00 | 9,711.00 | 10,994.00 | - 1 |
| Finland | 7,345.00 | 7,539.00 | 8,147.00 | 8,340.00 | 7,937.00 | - 1 | 11,037.00 | 9,972.00 | 9,432.00 | 11,511.00 | 12,744.00 | 13,868.00 | 17,504.00 | 19,906.00 | 18,087.00 | 18,212.00 | 20,416.00 | 23,334.00 | 23,873.00 | 23,647.00 | 21,414.00 | 27,274.00 | 23,735.00 | 23,146.00 | 24,178.00 | - 1 |
| France | 48,822.00 | 48,410.00 | 74,455.00 | 110,728.00 | 82,753.00 | - 1 | 106,877.00 | 124,232.00 | 136,370.00 | 141,554.00 | 135,866.00 | 228,693.00 | 145,876.00 | 146,964.00 | 149,603.00 | 145,831.00 | 142,125.00 | 151,599.00 | 251,299.00 | 251,767.00 | 242,707.00 | 245,663.00 | 245,902.00 | 248,916.00 | - 1 | - 1 |
| Germany | 792,701.00 | 707,954.00 | 615,298.00 | 605,500.00 | 673,873.00 | - 1 | 685,259.00 | 658,341.00 | 601,759.00 | 602,182.00 | 579,301.00 | 558,467.00 | 574,752.00 | 573,815.00 | 606,314.00 | 683,529.00 | 841,695.00 | 965,908.00 | 1,108,068.00 | 1,342,529.00 | 2,016,241.00 | 1,719,075.00 | 1,384,018.00 | 1,383,580.00 | - 1 | - 1 |
| Greece | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | 38,151.00 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | 65,318.00 | 63,216.00 | 46,333.00 | 42,901.00 | 46,534.00 | 33,368.00 | 23,206.00 | 17,732.00 | 31,302.00 | 29,510.00 | 33,986.00 | 86,120.00 | 80,504.00 | 87,290.00 | - 1 | - 1 |
| Hungary | 14,008.00 | 13,734.00 | 13,283.00 | 16,052.00 | 20,151.00 | - 1 | 20,308.00 | 17,972.00 | 19,365.00 | 22,164.00 | 25,582.00 | 23,569.00 | 22,607.00 | 35,547.00 | 25,582.00 | 23,884.00 | 22,514.00 | 20,340.00 | 21,250.00 | 26,004.00 | 25,787.00 | 23,803.00 | 36,453.00 | 49,312.00 | - 1 | - 1 |
| Iceland | 938.00 | 1,258.00 | 1,406.00 | 1,774.00 | 1,918.00 | - 1 | 2,515.00 | 1,855.00 | 1,353.00 | 2,512.00 | 4,680.00 | 7,070.00 | 9,318.00 | 7,471.00 | 3,392.00 | 2,988.00 | 2,754.00 | 2,827.00 | 3,932.00 | 4,348.00 | 4,963.00 | 7,859.00 | 11,758.00 | 11,537.00 | - 1 | - 1 |
| Ireland | 13,600.00 | 21,500.00 | 23,700.00 | 21,700.00 | 22,200.00 | - 1 | 32,700.00 | 39,900.00 | 42,400.00 | 41,800.00 | 66,100.00 | 88,900.00 | 120,400.00 | 89,700.00 | 50,700.00 | 23,900.00 | 33,700.00 | 37,200.00 | 41,000.00 | 43,700.00 | 49,300.00 | 53,900.00 | 57,200.00 | 61,900.00 | - 1 | - 1 |
| Israel | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | 56,722.00 | 76,996.00 | - 1 | 43,473.00 | 33,570.00 | 23,273.00 | 20,899.00 | 21,183.00 | 19,269.00 | 18,131.00 | 13,701.00 | 14,574.00 | 16,633.00 | 16,892.00 | 16,558.00 | 16,884.00 | 24,112.00 | 27,908.00 | 25,977.00 | 26,357.00 | 28,099.00 | 33,247.00 | - 1 |
| Italy | 68,238.00 | - 1 | - 1 | 110,966.00 | 152,900.00 | - 1 | 172,836.00 | 161,914.00 | 424,856.00 | 394,756.00 | 282,780.00 | 254,588.00 | 515,201.00 | 496,549.00 | 406,725.00 | 424,499.00 | 354,327.00 | 321,305.00 | 279,021.00 | 248,360.00 | 250,465.00 | 262,929.00 | 301,071.00 | 285,500.00 | 261,030.00 | - 1 |
| Japan | 209,869.00 | 225,384.00 | 274,810.00 | 265,455.00 | 281,889.00 | - 1 | 351,187.00 | 343,811.00 | 373,918.00 | 371,983.00 | 372,329.00 | 325,621.00 | 336,646.00 | 344,509.00 | 297,092.00 | 287,071.00 | 266,867.00 | 303,926.00 | 306,742.00 | 336,525.00 | 391,160.00 | 427,585.00 | 474,996.00 | 519,683.00 | 591,961.00 | - 1 |
| South Korea | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | 163,898.00 | 158,941.00 | 168,875.00 | 178,530.00 | 253,729.00 | 302,963.00 | 300,360.00 | 302,174.00 | 232,844.00 | 293,070.00 | 307,249.00 | 300,177.00 | 360,473.00 | 407,063.00 | 372,935.00 | 402,203.00 | 452,657.00 | 495,079.00 | 438,220.00 | - 1 |
| Latvia | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | 1,886.00 | 2,801.00 | 3,541.00 | 3,465.00 | 2,688.00 | 2,790.00 | 2,861.00 | 3,666.00 | 3,525.00 | 4,501.00 | 4,505.00 | 3,448.00 | 5,136.00 | 6,563.00 | 6,645.00 | - 1 |
| Luxembourg | 9,591.00 | 9,235.00 | 9,457.00 | 10,605.00 | 11,776.00 | - 1 | 11,055.00 | 10,988.00 | 12,554.00 | 12,245.00 | 13,759.00 | 13,731.00 | 15,766.00 | 16,803.00 | 14,635.00 | 15,814.00 | 19,108.00 | 19,439.00 | 19,797.00 | 21,024.00 | 22,608.00 | 21,557.00 | 23,147.00 | 23,317.00 | - 1 | - 1 |
| Mexico | - 1 | - 1 | 4,127.00 | 4,369.00 | 5,371.00 | - 1 | 8,053.00 | 5,828.00 | 6,945.00 | 8,513.00 | 9,172.00 | 6,874.00 | 7,186.00 | 15,913.00 | 23,852.00 | 26,180.00 | 21,992.00 | 18,153.00 | 62,990.00 | 43,481.00 | 34,406.00 | 35,906.00 | 32,778.00 | 38,675.00 | - 1 | - 1 |
| Netherlands | 66,972.00 | 77,177.00 | 76,736.00 | 81,701.00 | 78,365.00 | - 1 | 94,507.00 | 86,619.00 | 73,566.00 | 65,121.00 | 63,415.00 | 67,657.00 | 80,258.00 | 103,356.00 | 104,410.00 | 110,235.00 | 118,457.00 | 115,678.00 | 122,321.00 | 139,348.00 | 159,483.00 | 182,160.00 | 183,856.00 | 191,005.00 | 215,228.00 | - 1 |
| New Zealand | 55,892.00 | 42,709.00 | 32,899.00 | 27,376.00 | 31,010.00 | - 1 | 85,965.00 | 102,337.00 | 86,011.00 | 71,647.00 | 73,296.00 | 80,184.00 | 83,984.00 | 90,072.00 | 75,657.00 | 69,686.00 | 71,358.00 | 71,640.00 | 77,191.00 | 91,692.00 | 102,859.00 | 105,599.00 | 105,275.00 | 111,798.00 | - 1 | - 1 |
| Norway | 16,482.00 | 17,196.00 | 22,026.00 | 26,747.00 | 32,230.00 | - 1 | 25,412.00 | 30,788.00 | 26,787.00 | 27,864.00 | 31,355.00 | 37,425.00 | 53,498.00 | 58,820.00 | 56,682.00 | 65,065.00 | 70,759.00 | 70,012.00 | 66,934.00 | 61,429.00 | 59,068.00 | 58,508.00 | 49,774.00 | 44,406.00 | 44,570.00 | - 1 |
| Poland | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | 5,181.00 | 17,323.00 | - 1 | 21,466.00 | 30,243.00 | 30,325.00 | 36,851.00 | 38,512.00 | 34,210.00 | 40,637.00 | 41,834.00 | 41,277.00 | 41,061.00 | 41,336.00 | 47,131.00 | 46,614.00 | 31,977.00 | 86,087.00 | 107,038.00 | 127,997.00 | 137,588.00 | - 1 | - 1 |
| Portugal | 5,025.00 | 3,644.00 | 3,298.00 | 6,485.00 | 10,541.00 | - 1 | 151,433.00 | 71,974.00 | 31,754.00 | 34,096.00 | 28,092.00 | 22,457.00 | 32,599.00 | 72,826.00 | 61,445.00 | 50,747.00 | 45,369.00 | 38,537.00 | 33,246.00 | 35,265.00 | 37,851.00 | 46,921.00 | 61,413.00 | 93,154.00 | - 1 | - 1 |
| Slovakia | 6,706.00 | 5,432.00 | 6,102.00 | 6,445.00 | 5,861.00 | - 1 | 4,723.00 | 4,784.00 | 4,562.00 | 7,919.00 | 7,665.00 | 4,287.00 | 7,207.00 | 7,415.00 | 5,141.00 | 4,161.00 | 3,751.00 | 2,940.00 | 2,475.00 | 2,418.00 | 3,774.00 | 3,610.00 | 2,911.00 | 2,869.00 | 2,486.00 | - 1 |
| Slovenia | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | 3,746.00 | 3,579.00 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | 27,504.00 | 28,062.00 | 27,393.00 | 12,705.00 | 10,765.00 | 12,281.00 | 11,621.00 | 11,311.00 | 12,665.00 | 13,760.00 | 15,520.00 | 24,101.00 | - 1 | - 1 |
| Spain | 19,538.00 | 16,686.00 | 35,616.00 | 57,195.00 | 99,122.00 | - 1 | 394,048.00 | 443,085.00 | 429,524.00 | 645,844.00 | 682,711.00 | 802,971.00 | 920,534.00 | 567,372.00 | 365,367.00 | 330,286.00 | 335,893.00 | 272,489.00 | 248,350.00 | 264,485.00 | 290,005.00 | 352,174.00 | 454,424.00 | 559,998.00 | - 1 | - 1 |
| Sweden | 36,079.00 | 29,318.00 | 33,443.00 | 35,701.00 | 34,573.00 | - 1 | 43,833.00 | 47,603.00 | 47,988.00 | 47,580.00 | 51,297.00 | 80,398.00 | 83,536.00 | 83,318.00 | 83,763.00 | 79,036.00 | 75,852.00 | 82,597.00 | 95,361.00 | 106,100.00 | 113,868.00 | 142,986.00 | 124,976.00 | 114,431.00 | 98,235.00 | - 1 |
| Switzerland | 87,894.00 | 79,708.00 | 72,796.00 | 74,949.00 | 85,838.00 | - 1 | 101,353.00 | 101,876.00 | 94,049.00 | 96,270.00 | 94,357.00 | 102,657.00 | 139,685.00 | 157,271.00 | 132,444.00 | 134,171.00 | 142,471.00 | 143,783.00 | 155,401.00 | 152,106.00 | 150,432.00 | 143,100.00 | 137,803.00 | 140,087.00 | 140,554.00 | - 1 |
| Turkey | 80,408.00 | 101,511.00 | 128,480.00 | 142,984.00 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | 29,905.00 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | - 1 | 273,869.00 | 364,561.00 | 466,890.00 | 578,488.00 | - 1 |
| United Kingdom | 150,000.00 | 164,000.00 | 182,000.00 | 214,000.00 | 239,479.00 | - 1 | 262,239.00 | 288,770.00 | 327,405.00 | 434,322.00 | 405,111.00 | 451,702.00 | 455,000.00 | 456,000.00 | 430,000.00 | 459,000.00 | 453,000.00 | 383,000.00 | 406,000.00 | 504,000.00 | 481,000.00 | 455,000.00 | 520,000.00 | 486,452.00 | - 1 | - 1 |
| United States | 720,177.00 | 915,560.00 | 797,847.00 | 653,206.00 | 644,787.00 | - 1 | 1,058,902.00 | 1,059,356.00 | 703,542.00 | 957,883.00 | 1,122,257.00 | 1,266,129.00 | 1,052,415.00 | 1,107,126.00 | 1,130,818.00 | 1,042,625.00 | 1,062,040.00 | 1,031,631.00 | 990,553.00 | 1,016,518.00 | 1,051,031.00 | 1,183,505.00 | 1,127,167.00 | 1,096,611.00 | 1,030,990.00 | - 1 |
| 1 | missing |
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