Global Immigration Tracker
Monitoring population shifts across nations - from modern immigration patterns to historical colonization movements.
Tracking demographic change across 39 Western and allied nations. Immigrant population shown as percentage of total population. Sort and filter by region, time period, or demographic change.
🇨🇦
Canada
Foundational population: White British/French Christian
Long-established minorities: Indigenous/First Nations (~1.5-3%)
Foundational population share:
96%
1970
68%
2025
100%82%63%
1970
96%
1980
95%
1990
93.4%
2000
85.8%
2010
78.5%
2020
75.6%
2025
68%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
India6.0%
China4.8%
Philippines3.0%
Jamaica1.5%
Haiti1.0%
🇦🇺
Australia
Foundational population: White British/European Christian
Long-established minorities: Indigenous Aboriginal (~1.5%)
Foundational population share:
95%
1970
72%
2025
99%84%68%
1970
95%
1980
94.1%
1990
89.3%
2000
88.9%
2010
80.5%
2020
74%
2025
72%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
China5.5%
India4.5%
Philippines2.0%
Vietnam1.5%
Lebanon1.0%
🇳🇿
New Zealand
Foundational population: White British/European Christian + Maori
Long-established minorities: Maori (~8%)
Foundational population share:
92%
1970
70%
2025
96%81%66%
1970
92%
1980
87.3%
1990
87.4%
2000
82.7%
2010
78.1%
2020
71.8%
2025
70%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
China5.5%
India5.2%
Philippines2.8%
Samoa1.8%
Fiji1.3%
🇺🇸
United States
Foundational population: Caucasian European Christian (Protestant/Catholic)
Long-established minorities: Black (~11%), Hispanic (~5%), Jewish (~2.5%), Native American (<1%)
Foundational population share:
88%
1970
69%
2025
91%79%66%
1970
88%
1980
85.4%
1990
82.4%
2000
76.8%
2010
73.7%
2020
72.3%
2025
69%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
Mexico11.2%
China1.8%
India1.6%
Philippines1.4%
Haiti0.90%
🇸🇪
Sweden
Foundational population: White Swedish Lutheran/Secular
Long-established minorities: Sami, Finnish Tornedalians, Roma, small Jewish community.
Foundational population share:
99%
1970
82%
2025
100%90%79%
1970
99%
1980
98%
1990
96.1%
2000
93.2%
2010
89.4%
2020
82.6%
2025
82%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
Syria3.2%
Iraq2.8%
Somalia2.0%
Iran1.6%
Afghanistan1.4%
🇳🇱
Netherlands
Foundational population: White Dutch Protestant/Secular
Long-established minorities: Indo-Dutch/Indonesian (~2.5%)
Foundational population share:
99%
1970
83%
2025
100%90%80%
1970
99%
1980
96.9%
1990
91.6%
2000
88.9%
2010
87.6%
2020
84.8%
2025
83%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
Turkey3.0%
Morocco2.8%
Suriname2.5%
Indonesia2.2%
Curacao1.0%
🇫🇷
France
Foundational population: White French Catholic/Secular
Long-established minorities: Italian/Spanish/Portuguese-descent (~5%), Jewish (~1%), Armenian (~0.5%)
Foundational population share:
93%
1970
82%
2025
95%88%80%
1970
93%
1980
91.1%
1990
90.3%
2000
90.3%
2010
88.7%
2020
83.3%
2025
82%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
Algeria3.0%
Morocco2.5%
Tunisia0.80%
Turkey0.80%
Senegal0.60%
🇧🇪
Belgium
Foundational population: White Belgian Catholic/Secular
Long-established minorities: Flemish, Walloon, German-speaking; small Italian/Polish post-WWII miners; small Jewish community.
Foundational population share:
95%
1970
84%
2025
97%90%82%
1970
95%
1980
93.2%
1990
93.1%
2000
91.9%
2010
87.3%
2020
86.7%
2025
84%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
Morocco5.5%
Turkey2.5%
Congo (DRC)1.2%
Algeria0.60%
Syria0.60%
🇬🇧
United Kingdom
Foundational population: White British Christian/Secular
Long-established minorities: Welsh, Scottish, Cornish, Irish Celtic peoples; Black Caribbean Windrush (since 1948); Jewish community (since 1656).
Foundational population share:
95%
1970
84%
2025
97%90%82%
1970
95%
1980
94.4%
1990
93.6%
2000
91.9%
2010
87.6%
2020
84.8%
2025
84%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
India3.1%
Pakistan2.7%
Nigeria1.3%
Bangladesh1.1%
Somalia0.60%
🇪🇸
Spain
Foundational population: White Spanish Catholic
Long-established minorities: Catalan, Basque, Galician; Roma/Gitano; small modern Sephardi Jewish community.
Foundational population share:
99.5%
1970
89%
2025
100%94%87%
1970
99.5%
1980
99.1%
1990
99%
2000
97%
2010
90.2%
2020
89.8%
2025
89%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
Morocco2.8%
Colombia1.6%
Venezuela1.0%
China0.70%
Ecuador0.70%
🇳🇴
Norway
Foundational population: White Norwegian Lutheran/Secular
Long-established minorities: Sami indigenous, Kven Finnish-speaking minority; small Jewish community.
Foundational population share:
99%
1970
90%
2025
100%94%88%
1970
99%
1980
98.5%
1990
97.4%
2000
95.9%
2010
93.2%
2020
91.2%
2025
90%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
Somalia1.5%
Pakistan1.2%
Syria1.0%
Iraq0.80%
Eritrea0.70%
🇵🇹
Portugal
Foundational population: White Portuguese Catholic
Long-established minorities: Mirandese-speaking minority, Roma/Cigano; tiny modern Jewish community.
Foundational population share:
99%
1970
90%
2025
100%94%88%
1970
99%
1980
98.4%
1990
98.3%
2000
94.9%
2010
91.9%
2020
92.8%
2025
90%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
Brazil4.1%
Cape Verde1.0%
Angola0.80%
China0.50%
🇩🇰
Denmark
Foundational population: White Danish Lutheran/Secular
Long-established minorities: German South Jutland, Faroese, Greenlandic Inuit; small Jewish community.
Foundational population share:
99%
1970
91%
2025
100%95%89%
1970
99%
1980
98.5%
1990
97.2%
2000
95.9%
2010
93.8%
2020
92.7%
2025
91%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
Turkey2.0%
Syria1.0%
Iraq0.90%
Lebanon0.70%
Pakistan0.70%
🇩🇪
Germany
Foundational population: White German Christian/Secular
Long-established minorities: Sorbian Slavs, Danish, Frisian; Jewish community (greatly reduced post-Holocaust).
Foundational population share:
96%
1970
89%
2025
98%93%87%
1970
96%
1980
94.8%
1990
94.7%
2000
94%
2010
92.6%
2020
90.6%
2025
89%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
Turkey4.5%
Syria1.2%
Afghanistan0.70%
Iraq0.60%
Iran0.30%
🇲🇹
Malta
Foundational population: White Maltese Catholic
Long-established minorities: Essentially ethnically homogeneous Maltese-speaking Catholic since the medieval period. British colonial-era residents largely departed after the 1964 independence
Foundational population share:
99%
1970
93%
2025
100%96%92%
1970
99%
1980
98.8%
1990
98.7%
2000
98.5%
2010
97.6%
2020
94.5%
2025
93%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
Philippines2.8%
India2.0%
Libya0.60%
Eritrea0.40%
Somalia0.30%
🇦🇹
Austria
Foundational population: White Austrian Catholic
Long-established minorities: Slovenian, Croat, Hungarian border minorities; Roma; small post-Holocaust Jewish community.
Foundational population share:
98%
1970
92%
2025
99%95%91%
1970
98%
1980
96.9%
1990
96.7%
2000
95.3%
2010
93.6%
2020
93.1%
2025
92%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
Turkey2.8%
Syria0.90%
Afghanistan0.80%
Iran0.30%
Iraq0.30%
🇮🇸
Iceland
Foundational population: White Icelandic Lutheran
Long-established minorities: Essentially ethnically homogeneous since the 9th-century Norse settlement, with extreme geographic isolation preserving genetic and cultural continuity. No significant pre-1970 minority groups
Foundational population share:
100%
1970
94%
2025
100%97%93%
1970
100%
1980
99.6%
1990
99.3%
2000
98.5%
2010
96.8%
2020
95.5%
2025
94%
1970198019902000201020202025
Where the change has come from (% of population):
Minimal non-European immigration to date. Most immigration is intra-European - switch to Ethnic view to see the country-by-country breakdown.
🇫🇮
Finland
Foundational population: White Finnish Lutheran/Secular
Long-established minorities: Swedish-speaking Finns (~5%), Sami indigenous, Roma; tiny Jewish community.
Foundational population share:
99%
1970
94%
2025
100%97%93%
1970
99%
1980
99%
1990
98.5%
2000
97.8%
2010
96.6%
2020
95.3%
2025
94%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
Iraq0.70%
Somalia0.60%
Afghanistan0.50%
China0.40%
Thailand0.30%
🇨🇾
Cyprus
Foundational population: White Greek Cypriot Orthodox
Long-established minorities: Turkish Cypriot (~18%, pre-1974 partition)
Foundational population share:
82%
1970
77%
2025
83%80%76%
1970
82%
1980
81.6%
1990
81.2%
2000
80.1%
2010
77.9%
2020
77.3%
2025
77%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
Philippines1.2%
Sri Lanka0.90%
India0.40%
Vietnam0.30%
🇮🇹
Italy
Foundational population: White Italian Catholic
Long-established minorities: German-speaking South Tyrol, French-speaking Aosta, Slovene Trieste, Arbëreshë; small Jewish community.
Foundational population share:
99.5%
1970
95%
2025
100%97%94%
1970
99.5%
1980
99.1%
1990
99.1%
2000
98.1%
2010
96.4%
2020
95%
2025
95%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
Morocco1.2%
China0.80%
Philippines0.50%
India0.40%
Bangladesh0.40%
🇮🇪
Ireland
Foundational population: White Irish Catholic
Long-established minorities: Anglo-Irish Protestant (~5%), Travellers (Pavee); small Jewish community.
Foundational population share:
99%
1970
95%
2025
100%97%94%
1970
99%
1980
98.2%
1990
98.2%
2000
97.6%
2010
96%
2020
95.6%
2025
95%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
Brazil1.5%
India1.2%
Nigeria0.50%
China0.40%
Philippines0.30%
🇰🇷
South Korea
Foundational population: Korean (East Asian) Buddhist/Christian
Long-established minorities: Essentially homogeneous; small historical Chinese minority.
Foundational population share:
99.5%
1970
96%
2025
100%98%95%
1970
99.5%
1980
98.9%
1990
99.4%
2000
98.4%
2010
97.1%
2020
96.1%
2025
96%
1970198019902000201020202025
Where the change has come from (% of population):
China2.0%
Vietnam0.60%
Thailand0.40%
United States0.30%
Uzbekistan0.30%
🇯🇵
Japan
Foundational population: Japanese (East Asian) Shinto/Buddhist
Long-established minorities: Ainu, Ryukyuan, Korean Zainichi, Burakumin.
Foundational population share:
99%
1970
97%
2025
100%98%96%
1970
99%
1980
99%
1990
98.8%
2000
98.3%
2010
97.9%
2020
97.6%
2025
97%
1970198019902000201020202025
Where the change has come from (% of population):
China0.90%
Vietnam0.50%
South Korea0.50%
Philippines0.30%
Brazil0.20%
🇨🇭
Switzerland
Foundational population: White Swiss/European Christian
Long-established minorities: Italian-speaking, Romansh-speaking; small Jewish community.
Foundational population share:
92%
1970
91%
2025
93%92%90%
1970
92%
1980
92%
1990
91.9%
2000
91.6%
2010
91.3%
2020
91%
2025
91%
1970198019902000201020202025
Where the change has come from (% of population):
Minimal non-European immigration to date. Most immigration is intra-European - switch to Ethnic view to see the country-by-country breakdown.
🇲🇽
Mexico
Foundational population: Mestizo/Indigenous Mexican Catholic
Foundational population share:
99.6%
1970
99%
2025
100%99%98%
1970
99.6%
1980
99.5%
1990
99.6%
2000
99.5%
2010
99%
2020
99.1%
2025
99%
1970198019902000201020202025
Where the change has come from (% of population):
United States0.50%
Guatemala0.10%
Honduras0.10%
Venezuela0.10%
🇬🇷
Greece
Foundational population: White Greek Orthodox Christian
Long-established minorities: Pomak Muslims, Turkish Muslims (Western Thrace), Vlach; small post-Holocaust Jewish community.
Foundational population share:
100%
1970
100%
2025
100%100%99%
1970
100%
1980
100%
1990
100%
2000
100%
2010
100%
2020
100%
2025
100%
1970198019902000201020202025
Where the change has come from (% of population):
Minimal non-European immigration to date. Most immigration is intra-European - switch to Ethnic view to see the country-by-country breakdown.
🇱🇺
Luxembourg
Foundational population: Luxembourgish/European Christian
Long-established minorities: Three foundational language communities (Luxembourgish, French, German). Italian and Portuguese miners from early 20th-century labor recruitment. Small Jewish community (~2-3K, present since the Middle Ages)
Foundational population share:
83%
1970
84%
2025
85%84%82%
1970
83%
1980
84%
1990
84%
2000
84%
2010
84%
2020
84%
2025
84%
1970198019902000201020202025
Where the change has come from (% of population):
Minimal non-European immigration to date. Most immigration is intra-European - switch to Ethnic view to see the country-by-country breakdown.
🇷🇴
Romania
Foundational population: White Romanian Orthodox Christian
Long-established minorities: Hungarian (~6%), Roma (~9%).
Foundational population share:
96%
1970
97%
2025
98%97%95%
1970
96%
1980
97%
1990
97%
2000
97%
2010
97%
2020
97%
2025
97%
1970198019902000201020202025
Where the change has come from (% of population):
Minimal non-European immigration to date. Most immigration is intra-European - switch to Ethnic view to see the country-by-country breakdown.
🇧🇬
Bulgaria
Foundational population: White Bulgarian Orthodox Christian
Long-established minorities: Turkish (~10%, Ottoman-era), Roma (~5%).
Foundational population share:
95%
1970
97%
2025
98%96%94%
1970
95%
1980
97%
1990
97%
2000
97%
2010
97%
2020
97%
2025
97%
1970198019902000201020202025
Where the change has come from (% of population):
Minimal non-European immigration to date. Most immigration is intra-European - switch to Ethnic view to see the country-by-country breakdown.
🇭🇺
Hungary
Foundational population: White Hungarian Christian
Long-established minorities: Roma (~7%), small German/Slovak/Croat/Romanian historical communities.
Foundational population share:
97%
1970
100%
2025
100%98%96%
1970
97%
1980
100%
1990
100%
2000
100%
2010
100%
2020
100%
2025
100%
1970198019902000201020202025
Where the change has come from (% of population):
Minimal non-European immigration to date. Most immigration is intra-European - switch to Ethnic view to see the country-by-country breakdown.
🇵🇱
Poland
Foundational population: White Polish Catholic
Long-established minorities: Small historical European minorities (German, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Lithuanian).
Foundational population share:
96%
1970
100%
2025
100%98%95%
1970
96%
1980
100%
1990
100%
2000
100%
2010
100%
2020
100%
2025
100%
1970198019902000201020202025
Where the change has come from (% of population):
Minimal non-European immigration to date. Most immigration is intra-European - switch to Ethnic view to see the country-by-country breakdown.
🇨🇿
Czech Republic
Foundational population: White Czech Secular/Catholic
Long-established minorities: Small historical European minorities (German, Polish, Slovak).
Foundational population share:
97%
1970
100%
2025
100%98%96%
1970
97%
1980
100%
1990
100%
2000
100%
2010
100%
2020
100%
2025
100%
1970198019902000201020202025
Where the change has come from (% of population):
Minimal non-European immigration to date. Most immigration is intra-European - switch to Ethnic view to see the country-by-country breakdown.
🇱🇹
Lithuania
Foundational population: White Lithuanian Catholic
Long-established minorities: Small historical Slavic minorities (Polish, Russian, Belarusian).
Foundational population share:
97%
1970
100%
2025
100%98%96%
1970
97%
1980
100%
1990
100%
2000
100%
2010
100%
2020
100%
2025
100%
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Where the change has come from (% of population):
Minimal non-European immigration to date. Most immigration is intra-European - switch to Ethnic view to see the country-by-country breakdown.
🇸🇰
Slovakia
Foundational population: White Slovak Catholic
Long-established minorities: Hungarian minority (~10%), Roma (~9%).
Foundational population share:
95%
1970
100%
2025
100%97%94%
1970
95%
1980
100%
1990
100%
2000
100%
2010
100%
2020
100%
2025
100%
1970198019902000201020202025
Where the change has come from (% of population):
Minimal non-European immigration to date. Most immigration is intra-European - switch to Ethnic view to see the country-by-country breakdown.
🇭🇷
Croatia
Foundational population: White Croatian Catholic
Long-established minorities: Serbian, Italian, Hungarian historical minorities.
Foundational population share:
96%
1970
100%
2025
100%98%95%
1970
96%
1980
100%
1990
100%
2000
100%
2010
100%
2020
100%
2025
100%
1970198019902000201020202025
Where the change has come from (% of population):
Minimal non-European immigration to date. Most immigration is intra-European - switch to Ethnic view to see the country-by-country breakdown.
🇷🇸
Serbia
Foundational population: White Serbian Orthodox Christian
Long-established minorities: Hungarian minority in Vojvodina (~3.5%), Bosniak/Muslim (~2%), Albanian, Roma (~2%), Romanian, Slovak. Serbian Jewish community ~33K pre-WWII, ~85% killed in the Holocaust
Foundational population share:
86%
1970
95%
2025
97%91%84%
1970
86%
1980
95%
1990
95%
2000
95%
2010
95%
2020
95%
2025
95%
1970198019902000201020202025
Where the change has come from (% of population):
Minimal non-European immigration to date. Most immigration is intra-European - switch to Ethnic view to see the country-by-country breakdown.
🇸🇮
Slovenia
Foundational population: White Slovenian Catholic
Long-established minorities: Italian, Hungarian, Roma.
Foundational population share:
97%
1970
100%
2025
100%98%96%
1970
97%
1980
100%
1990
100%
2000
100%
2010
100%
2020
100%
2025
100%
1970198019902000201020202025
Where the change has come from (% of population):
Minimal non-European immigration to date. Most immigration is intra-European - switch to Ethnic view to see the country-by-country breakdown.
🇱🇻
Latvia
Foundational population: White Latvian Lutheran/Catholic
Long-established minorities: Russian minority (Soviet-era).
Foundational population share:
97%
1970
100%
2025
100%98%96%
1970
97%
1980
100%
1990
100%
2000
100%
2010
100%
2020
100%
2025
100%
1970198019902000201020202025
Where the change has come from (% of population):
Minimal non-European immigration to date. Most immigration is intra-European - switch to Ethnic view to see the country-by-country breakdown.
🇪🇪
Estonia
Foundational population: White Estonian Lutheran
Long-established minorities: Russian minority (Soviet-era).
Foundational population share:
97%
1970
100%
2025
100%98%96%
1970
97%
1980
100%
1990
100%
2000
100%
2010
100%
2020
100%
2025
100%
1970198019902000201020202025
Where the change has come from (% of population):
Minimal non-European immigration to date. Most immigration is intra-European - switch to Ethnic view to see the country-by-country breakdown.
Sources
Western Immigration Data:
Historical Colonization Data:
- Britannica: Pieds-Noirs (Algeria)
- Britannica: Morocco - French Protectorate
- Britannica: Egypt - Modern History
- Britannica: Portugal - The Carnation Revolution (Angola/Mozambique)
- Britannica: Dutch East Indies (Indonesia)
- Britannica: Belgian Congo
- Britannica: Namibia - German Colonization
- INED: French Institute for Demographic Studies
Country-by-Country Sources
Click a country to view the primary data sources used for its demographic profile.