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Foreign population of selected origin
(1) Total
popul.
(2) Foreign
popul.
total
% of (1)
% of (2)
abs. var.
% var.
2022
4,938,404
783,185
2,964
0.06
0.38
181
6.50
2021
4,931,245
769,878
2,783
0.06
0.36
-57
-2.01
2020
4,963,975
783,097
2,840
0.06
0.36
184
6.93
2019
4,895,876
711,445
2,656
0.05
0.37
128
5.06
2018
4,849,691
657,951
2,528
0.05
0.38
94
3.86
2017
4,823,361
630,275
2,434
0.05
0.39
59
2.48
2016
4,793,592
608,078
2,375
0.05
0.39
105
4.63
2015
4,776,107
605,316
2,270
0.05
0.38
30
1.34
2014
4,774,561
644,119
2,240
0.05
0.35
9
0.40
2013
4,788,422
679,347
2,231
0.05
0.33
67
3.10
2012
4,798,143
696,112
2,164
0.05
0.31
39
1.84
2011
4,777,042
696,843
2,125
0.04
0.30
-225
-9.57
2010
4,763,715
708,013
2,350
0.05
0.33
-71
-2.93
2009
4,744,774
705,131
2,421
0.05
0.34
141
6.18
2008
4,686,681
656,030
2,280
0.05
0.35
222
10.79
2007
4,621,395
591,245
2,058
0.04
0.35
173
9.18
2006
4,611,469
572,531
1,885
0.04
0.33
256
15.72
2005
4,548,844
506,405
1,629
0.04
0.32
217
15.37
2004
4,461,975
418,504
1,412
0.03
0.34
52
3.82
2003
4,414,514
356,321
1,360
0.03
0.38
306
29.03
2002
4,288,128
245,399
1,054
0.02
0.43
185
21.29
2001
4,203,553
161,442
869
0.02
0.54
138
18.88
2000
4,147,357
106,952
731
0.02
0.68
..
..
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(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
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