CZECH REPUBLIC

November 15, 2006

Major countries of destination of migrants from the Czech Republic are
Austria, Canada, Germany, Slovakia, 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-Born Population Living in the Czech Republic in 2001

Countries of birth
Number
Percent of total foreign-born population
Slovakia
285,372
63.6
Ukraine
33,303
7.4
Poland
24,707
5.5
Vietnam
14,639
3.3
Russian Federation
13,334
3.0
All other countries
77,122
17.2
TOTAL
448,477
100.0
Note: Many long-term residents in the Czech Republic who are counted as "foreign born" today were born in Slovakia before Czechoslovakia underwent a "velvet divorce" in 1993 and became two countries: the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Therefore, the number of foreign born in the contemporary Czech Republic may reflect the country's changed geopolitical status rather than its immigration trends.
Source: Czech Statistical Office, Population and Housing Census 2001.
The data are provided by the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty



According to UN Population Division estimates, the foreign born represented 4.4 percent (453,265) of the total population of the Czech Republic in 2005.

Note:Many long-term residents in the Czech Republic who are counted as "foreign born" today were born in Slovakia before Czechoslovakia underwent a "velvet divorce" in 1993 and became two countries: the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Therefore, the number of foreign born in the contemporary Czech Republic may reflect the country's changed geopolitical status rather than its immigration trends.
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

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Czech Statistical Office http://www.czso.cz/eng/redakce.nsf/i/home

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