World Migration Map - CZECH REPUBLIC

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CZECH REPUBLIC

Major countries of destination of migrants from the Czech Republic are
Austria, Canada, Germany, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Note: The countries are listed in alphabetical order
Source: Composite Matrix, the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty.

Top Five Countries of Origin of the Foreign-Born Population Living in the Czech Republic in 2001

Countries of birth	Number	Percent of total foreign-born population
Slovakia	285,372	63.6
Ukraine	33,303	7.4
Poland	24,707	5.5
Vietnam	14,639	3.3
Russian Federation	13,334	3.0
All other countries	77,122	17.2
TOTAL	448,477	100.0

Note: Many long-term residents in the Czech Republic who are counted as "foreign born" today were born in Slovakia before Czechoslovakia underwent a "velvet divorce" in 1993 and became two countries: the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Therefore, the number of foreign born in the contemporary Czech Republic may reflect the country's changed geopolitical status rather than its immigration trends.
Source: Czech Statistical Office, Population and Housing Census 2001.
The data are provided by the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty

According to UN Population Division estimates, the foreign born represented 4.4 percent (453,265) of the total population of the Czech Republic in 2005.

Note:Many long-term residents in the Czech Republic who are counted as "foreign born" today were born in Slovakia before Czechoslovakia underwent a "velvet divorce" in 1993 and became two countries: the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Therefore, the number of foreign born in the contemporary Czech Republic may reflect the country's changed geopolitical status rather than its immigration trends.
Source: UN Population Division. 2006. Trends in Total Migrant Stock: The 2005 Revision. POP/DB/MIG/Rev.2005

For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html

Migration Information Source:
Czech Republic country resource page: http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/czech_republic.cfm

Czech Republic's Resources:
Czech Statistical Office http://www.czso.cz/eng/redakce.nsf/i/home