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ECUADOR

Major countries of destination for Ecuadorian migrants are
Canada, Italy, Spain, 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 Ecuador in 1990

Countries of birth	Number	Percent of total foreign-born population
Colombia	37,553	51.3
United States	8,021	11.0
Chile	4,948	6.7
Peru	2,396	3.3
Venezuela	2,379	3.3
All other countries	17,882	24.4
TOTAL	73,179	100.0

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (INEC) (National Institute of Statistics and Censuses) .
The data are provided by the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty

According to UN Population Division estimates, the foreign born represented 0.86 percent (114,370) of the total population of Ecuador in 2005.

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:
More information about Ecuador: http://migrationinformation.org/

Ecuadorian Resources:
Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (INEC) (National Institute of Statistics and Censuses) http://www.inec.gov.ec/default.asp