Immigration
People who established their usual residence in the country during the year, having previously lived elsewhere, regardless of citizenship.
Highest in 2024
1,288,562 immigrants
Spain
Lowest in 2024
1,300 immigrants
Liechtenstein
European Union, 2024
5,684,984 immigrantsip (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies, provisional)
Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2024
33
Updated by the source on 29 May 2026
33 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period in the data.
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | European Union | Germany | France | Spain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,684,984 immigrantsip (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies, provisional) | 1,078,504 immigrantse (estimated) | 438,626 immigrantsp (provisional) | 1,288,562 immigrants |
| 2023 | 6,011,360 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) | 1,303,251 immigrantse (estimated) | 467,548 immigrantsp (provisional) | 1,250,991 immigrants |
| 2022 | 6,997,284 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) | 1,977,121 immigrantse (estimated) | 490,655 immigrantsp (provisional) | 1,258,894 immigrants |
| 2021 | 4,132,213 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) | 801,361 immigrantse (estimated) | 388,513 immigrants | 887,960 immigrantsb (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 3,279,673 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) | 666,639 immigrantse (estimated) | 331,137 immigrants | 467,918 immigrants |
| 2019 | 4,206,293 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) | 834,338 immigrantse (estimated) | 385,596 immigrants | 750,480 immigrants |
| 2018 | 3,936,055 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) | 855,708 immigrantse (estimated) | 387,160 immigrants | 643,684 immigrants |
| 2017 | 3,766,413 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) | 900,291 immigrantse (estimated) | 369,621 immigrants | 532,132 immigrants |
| 2016 | 3,735,536 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) | 1,042,484 immigrantse (estimated) | 377,709 immigrants | 414,746 immigrants |
| 2015 | 4,097,244 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) | 1,595,865 immigrantse (estimated) | 364,221 immigrants | 342,114 immigrants |
| 2014 | 3,187,841 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) | 898,840 immigrantse (estimated) | 340,383 immigrants | 305,454 immigrants |
| 2013 | 2,901,962 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) | 692,713 immigrants | 338,752 immigrants | 280,772 immigrants |
| 2012 | – | 592,175 immigrants | 327,431 immigrants | 304,053 immigrants |
| 2011 | – | 489,422 immigrants | 319,816 immigrants | 371,331 immigrants |
| 2010 | – | 404,055 immigrants | 307,111 immigrantsb (break in time series) | 360,705 immigrants |
| 2009 | – | 346,216 immigrantsb (break in time series) | 296,970 immigrants | 392,962 immigrants |
| 2008 | – | 682,146 immigrants | 296,608 immigrants | 599,075 immigrantsb (break in time series) |
| 2007 | – | 680,766 immigrants | 293,980 immigrants | 958,266 immigrants |
| 2006 | – | 661,855 immigrants | 301,544 immigrantsb (break in time series) | 840,844 immigrants |
| 2005 | – | 707,352 immigrants | – | 719,284 immigrants |
| 2004 | – | 780,175 immigrants | – | 684,561 immigrants |
| 2003 | – | 768,975 immigrants | – | 470,010 immigrants |
| 2002 | – | 842,543 immigrants | – | 483,260 immigrants |
| 2001 | – | 879,217 immigrants | – | 414,772 immigrants |
| 2000 | – | 841,158 immigrants | – | 362,468 immigrants |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional; ip value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies, provisional; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- Among the 33 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Spain (1,288,562 immigrants) and the lowest Liechtenstein (1,300 immigrants).
- Half of the countries are above 88,418 immigrants and half below.
- From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 10 countries and fell in 22.
- The figure for the European Union was 5,684,984 immigrants in 2024, against 4,206,293 immigrants in 2019 (+35.2%). The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
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All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.
- 1 Spain 1,288,562 immigrants
- 2 Germany 1,078,504 immigrantse (estimated)
- 3 Italy 451,583 immigrants
- 4 France 438,626 immigrantsp (provisional)
- 5 Poland 300,496 immigrantse (estimated)
- 6 Romania 286,538 immigrants
- 7 Netherlands 257,714 immigrants
- 8 Switzerland 212,578 immigrants
- 9 Belgium 162,926 immigrants
- 10 Greece 132,149 immigrants
- 11 Austria 128,805 immigrants
- 12 Ireland 127,664 immigrants
- 13 Czechia 123,910 immigrants
- 14 Sweden 116,197 immigrants
- 15 Moldova 105,804 immigrants
- 16 Denmark 101,724 immigrants
- 17 Hungary 88,418 immigrants
- 18 Croatia 70,391 immigrants
- 19 Norway 66,077 immigrants
- 20 Finland 63,965 immigrants
- 21 Bulgaria 52,189 immigrants
- 22 Lithuania 51,845 immigrants
- 23 Cyprus 40,471 immigrants
- 24 Malta 34,033 immigrants
- 25 Slovenia 33,023 immigrants
- 26 Luxembourg 25,725 immigrants
- 27 Montenegro 20,016 immigrants
- 28 Estonia 18,634 immigrants
- 29 Latvia 14,701 immigrants
- 30 Iceland 9,946 immigrants
- 31 North Macedonia 7,458 immigrants
- 32 Slovakia 6,824 immigrants
- 33 Liechtenstein 1,300 immigrants
- European Union 5,684,984 immigrantsip (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies, provisional)
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- EmigrationEurostat
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Grey: no value for 2024. Colour groups split countries into roughly equal numbers. Boundaries: Natural Earth.