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CHILE

Major countries of destination for Chilean migrants are
Argentina, Australia, Canada, Sweden, the United States, and Venezuela.

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 Chile in 2002

Countries of birth	Number	Percent of total foreign-born population
Argentina	48,176	26.1
Peru	37,860	20.5
Bolivia	10,919	5.9
Ecuador	9,393	5.1
Spain	9,084	4.9
All other countries	69,032	37.5
TOTAL	184,464	100.0

Source: United Nations Statistics Division Demographic Yearbook, Volume 3 International Migration Characteristics, Table 2 “Foreign-born population by country or area of birth, age and sex”.

According to Census 2002, the foreign born represented 1.2 percent (184,464) of the total population of Chile.

Source: United Nations Statistics Division Demographic Yearbook, Volume 3 International Migration Characteristics, Table 1 “Native and foreign-born population by age, sex and urban/rural residence”.

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:
Chile country resource page http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/chile.cfm

Chilean Resources:
Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE) (National Institute of Statistics) http://www.ine.cl