ARGENTINA

September 15, 2006

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/

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