This statistic shows the share of foreign nationals in the total population of European Union member states in 2022. Foreign nationals are people who do not possess the nationality of the country they are residing in permanently. This includes stateless. In 2022, the share of foreign nationals in Luxembourg's population amounted to 47.1 percent.
Share of foreign nationals in the total population of EU member states in 2022
Characteristic
Share of foreign nationals in the total population
Luxembourg
47.1%
Malta
20.61%
Cyprus
18.8%
Austria
17.51%
Estonia
15.22%
Ireland
13.27%
Germany
13.09%
Latvia
13.06%
Belgium
12.82%
Spain
11.4%
Denmark
9.57%
Italy
8.52%
Sweden
8.31%
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*regarding Latvia and Estonia, the share of third-country nationals, and thus the figures presented here, are remarkably high due to the "recognized non-citizens". recognized non-citzizens are mainly previous Soviet Union nationals who reside permanently in these two countries but do not possess neither Latvian or Estonian nationality, nor the nationality of any other country.
**Preliminary data.
***Estimate.
According to the source, no data were available for the EU member country Romania. Data for Latvia, Poland and the United Kingdom are provisional
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Eurostat. (March 30, 2023). Share of foreign nationals in the total population of EU member states in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/266170/share-of-foreign-nationals-in-eu-member-states/
Eurostat. "Share of foreign nationals in the total population of EU member states in 2022." Chart. March 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266170/share-of-foreign-nationals-in-eu-member-states/
Eurostat. (2023). Share of foreign nationals in the total population of EU member states in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266170/share-of-foreign-nationals-in-eu-member-states/
Eurostat. "Share of Foreign Nationals in The Total Population of Eu Member States in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266170/share-of-foreign-nationals-in-eu-member-states/
Eurostat, Share of foreign nationals in the total population of EU member states in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266170/share-of-foreign-nationals-in-eu-member-states/ (last visited February 23, 2025)
Share of foreign nationals in the total population of EU member states in 2022 [Graph], Eurostat, March 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/266170/share-of-foreign-nationals-in-eu-member-states/
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