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GERMANY

Major countries of destination of migrants from Germany are
Canada, France, Switzerland, Turkey, 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 Population Living in Germany in 2002

Countries of nationality	Number	Percent of total foreign population
Turkey	1,912,169	26.1
Italy	609,784	8.3
Yugoslavia	591,492	8.1
Greece	359,361	4.9
Poland	317,603	4.3
All other countries	3,545,183	48.3
TOTAL	7,335,592	100.0

Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Federal Statistical Office), http://www.destatis.de/e_home.htm.

According to the Federal Statistical Office, the foreign population represented 8.9 percent (7,335,592) of the total population of Germany in 2002.

Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Federal Statistical Office), http://www.destatis.de/e_home.htm.

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:
Germany country resource page: http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/germany.cfm

Germany's Resources:
Federal Statistics Office: http://www.destatis.de/e_home.htm
More official statistics: http://www.statistikportal.de/Statistik-Portal/en