Recent immigrants by citizenship by country
Countries reporting
32
Highest
8.2%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.0%
Greece
Median
0.6%
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
501
What the numbers show
Recent immigrants by citizenship is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 8.2% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.0% in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6%, and the mean is 1.1%.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 733.3%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 100.0%).
Recent immigrants by citizenship: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 8.2% | 2025 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 2 | Switzerland | 4.8% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 3 | Malta | 2.5% | 2020 | up 733.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Austria | 2.3% | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 1.7% | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 1.7% | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 1.4% | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 7 | Cyprus | 1.4% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 9 | Iceland | 1.3% | 2025 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 1.1% | 2025 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 10 | Ireland | 1.1% | 2025 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2025 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2025 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Germany | 0.9% | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 16 | Denmark | 0.7% | 2020 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 0.4% | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Finland | 0.3% | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 19 | France | 0.2% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 19 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 19 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 23 | Poland | 0.1% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 23 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 23 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Poland | 0.1% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Italy | 0.1% | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 32 | Greece | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.