With over 15 million foreign persons residing in Germany in 2020, 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 8.5 million and Spain with almost 7 million. as of 2020, all Member states accommodated at least 100,000 people not citizen of the respective country. Malta having the lowest total number with around 120,000.
Foreign-born population of the European Union as of 2020, by country
*Provisional data.
**Estimated data.
***Estimated and provisional data.
Number of persons born abroad, (according to present time borders), whether in other EU Member States or non-EU countries, who are usually resident in the reporting country on 1 January of the respective year.
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