Migration and integration Foreign population by selected citizenships and years

Foreign population, 2017 to 20241 by selected citizenships
Citizenship20242023202220212020201920182017
1: As at 31 December.
2: The United Kingdom is included in the EU-states up to and including reporting date December 31, 2019. As of the reporting date December 31, 2020, the United Kingdom is included in the categories other Europe and EU-Third Countries.
3: Ukraine belongs to the category other Europe up to and including 2021. As of the reporting year 2022, Ukraine belongs to the category of EU-candidate countries.

Source: Central Register of Foreigners.
Total14,061,64013,895,86513,383,91011,817,79011,432,46011,228,30010,915,45510,623,940
Europe9,620,4709,581,8959,322,0758,099,5557,928,6757,789,8257,636,6157,507,310
EU-states25,051,2255,113,8755,064,5154,985,4904,895,9054,882,4954,789,7554,701,290
Romania909,755909,795883,670844,535799,180748,225 696,275622,780
Poland864,980887,715880,780870,995866,690862,535 860,145866,855
Italy636,730644,035644,970646,845648,360646,460 643,530643,065
Bulgaria432,080436,860429,665410,885388,700360,170 337,015310,415
Croatia425,810434,045436,325434,610426,845414,890 395,665367,900
Greece353,730359,045361,270362,565364,285363,650 363,205362,245
Hungary216,140220,345214,695212,735211,460211,740 212,360207,025
Spain201,810199,005193,460187,865181,645177,755 176,020178,010
Austria181,510184,330185,755186,695186,910186,725 187,370191,305
Netherlands148,560149,770150,295150,435150,530151,145 151,260154,630
Portugal140,185140,275139,435138,730138,555138,410 138,890146,810
France138,250140,400140,320140,495140,590140,290 140,900149,025
EEA -States/Switzerland49,52050,15550,14050,34549,59549,100 48,24049,290
Rest of Europe24,519,7254,417,8654,207,4253,063,7252,983,1752,858,2302,798,6202,756,730
Turkey1,544,4801,548,0951,487,1101,458,3601,461,9101,472,3901,476,4101,483,515
Ukraine31,334,0051,239,7051,164,200155,310145,515143,545 141,350138,045
Kosovo313,615299,685280,850262,005242,855232,075 218,150208,505
Russian Federation302,315308,015290,615268,620263,300260,395 254,325249,205
Serbia272,690270,750263,065252,335242,620237,755 231,230225,535
Africa791,430755,170710,165650,665615,830600,925 570,115539,385
America355,400348,075328,150306,065294,280296,710 283,585271,425
United States120,385122,475121,420119,255117,450121,645 119,645117,730
Asia3,152,6753,066,6702,879,0352,620,8452,457,5352,408,3202,297,9702,184,410
Syria975,060972,460923,805867,585818,460789,465 745,645698,950
Afghanistan442,020419,410377,240309,820271,805263,420 257,110251,640
India277,455246,125210,385171,895150,840143,725124,095108,965
Iraq268,785281,340284,595276,925259,500255,050 247,800237,365
China163,000155,955149,550146,450145,610149,195 143,135136,460
Australia and Oceania17,55517,67017,20517,05017,42518,345 17,79517,360
Stateless, unknown or not specified, across continents124,105126,380127,275123,610118,710114,170 109,375104,055
including:
EU-candidate countries33,832,7253,738,7903,518,3802,004,5001,973,1951,966,7551,946,2351,935,460

As at 15 April 2025

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