People > Migration > Foreign population inflow: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Inflows of foreign population into selected OECD countries in 2000. Data from population registers are not fully comparable because the criteria governing who gets registered differ from country to country. Counts for the Netherlands, Norway and especially Germany include substantial numbers of asylum seekers. For more details on sources, refer to the notes at the end of the Annex to the OECD statistics.
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Interesting observations about People > Migration > Foreign population inflow
- All of the bottom 17 countries by migration > foreign population inflow are High income OECD.
- All of the top 2 countries by migration > foreign population inflow are Heavily indebted.
- France ranked last for migration > foreign population inflow amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2000.
- 14 of the bottom 15 countries by migration > foreign population inflow are European.
- Germany ranked first for migration > foreign population inflow amongst European Union in 2000.
- 12 of the top 16 countries by migration > foreign population inflow are Christian.
- Italy ranked second for migration > foreign population inflow amongst Eurozone in 2000.
- Japan ranked first for migration > foreign population inflow amongst Non-religious countries in 2000.
- United Kingdom ranked second for migration > foreign population inflow amongst Western Europe in 2000.
- 5 of the top 6 countries by migration > foreign population inflow are NATO.
