CHILE
September 15, 2006
Major countries of destination
for Chilean migrants are
Argentina, Australia, Canada, Sweden, the United States, and Venezuela.
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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 |
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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.
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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
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