SWITZERLAND
November 15, 2006
Major countries of destination of migrants
from Switzerland are
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United States.
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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 the Foreign Population
Living in Switzerland in 2000
Countries of nationality |
Number |
Percent
of total foreign population |
| Italy |
321,600 |
23.2 |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
190,731 |
13.8 |
| Portugal |
140,200 |
10.1 |
| Germany |
110,700 |
8.0 |
| Spain |
83,800 |
6.1 |
| All other countries |
537,351 |
38.8 |
| TOTAL |
1,384,382 |
100.0 |
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Source: Organization
for Economic Co-operation and Development, Switzerland. 2000.
The data are provided by the Development
Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty
| According to UN Population
Division estimates, the foreign born represented 22.9 percent (1,659,686)
of the total population of Switzerland 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:
Switzerland country resource page: http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/switzerland.cfm
Switzerland's Resources:
Swiss Federal Statistical Office: http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index.html
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