Recent immigrants by citizenship by country

Countries reporting
26
Highest
8.1%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.0%
Greece
Median
0.8%
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
436

What the numbers show

Recent immigrants by citizenship is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 8.1% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.0% in Greece.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 1.2%.

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 11 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Luxembourg 8.1% 2025 down 16.5% 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
6 Belgium 1.4% 2025 down 17.6% falling
6 Cyprus 1.4% 2025 down 30.0% falling
8 Iceland 1.3% 2025 up 116.7% rising
9 Norway 1.1% 2025 down 54.2% falling
9 Ireland 1.1% 2025 down 45.0% volatile
11 Netherlands 1.0% 2025 up 233.3% volatile
12 Germany 0.9% 2025 down 25.0% rising
13 Sweden 0.8% 2025 up 14.3% rising
14 Denmark 0.7% 2020 up 75.0% rising
15 Spain 0.4% 2025 up 33.3% volatile
16 Finland 0.3% 2025 down 25.0% rising
17 Estonia 0.2% 2022 down 33.3% falling
17 France 0.2% 2025 down 33.3% falling
17 Czechia 0.2% 2025 unchanged rising
20 Hungary 0.1% 2025 unchanged falling
20 Italy 0.1% 2025 down 50.0% volatile
20 Croatia 0.1% 2025 volatile
20 Poland 0.1% 2020 volatile
20 Portugal 0.1% 2025 unchanged falling
20 Slovenia 0.1% 2024 unchanged volatile
26 Greece 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Recent immigrants by citizenship
Unit
Percentage of total population
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
28 places, 436 data points, 2008–2025
Last refreshed