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ARGENTINA

Major countries of destination for Argentinean migrants are
Chile, Israel, Italy, Paraguay, Spain, 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 Foreign-Born Population Living in Argentina in 2001

Countries of birth	Number	Percent of total foreign-born population
Paraguay	325,046	21.2
Bolivia	233,464	15.2
Italy	216,718	14.1
Chile	212,429	13.9
Spain	134,417	8.8
All other countries	409,866	26.8
TOTAL	1,531,940	100.0

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos de la Republica Argentina (INDEC) (Argentina National Institute of Statistics and Censuses). Census of Population, 2001.
The data are provided by the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty

According to Census 2001, the foreign born represented 4.2 percent (1,531,940) of the total population of Argentina.

Source: Argentina National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, Census of Population, 2001

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:
Argentina country resource page http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/argentina.cfm

Argentinean Resources:
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos de la Republica Argentina (Argentina National Institute of Statistics and Censuses) http://www.indec.mecon.ar/