With over 15 million foreign persons residing in Germany in 2021, the country had the highest number of foreign-born people living in its territory among the 27 Member States of the European Union. Followed by France with around 8.67 million and Spain at over seven million.
Foreign-born population of the European Union as of 2021, by country
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Eurostat. (2022). Foreign-born population of the European Union as of 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549292/foreign-born-population-of-eu/
Eurostat. "Foreign-born Population of The European Union as of 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549292/foreign-born-population-of-eu/
Eurostat, Foreign-born population of the European Union as of 2021, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549292/foreign-born-population-of-eu/ (last visited February 02, 2023)
Foreign-born population of the European Union as of 2021, by country [Graph], Eurostat, June 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/549292/foreign-born-population-of-eu/