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KIDSDATA: - Demographische Entwicklungen
Demographic statistics are among the most popular data Eurostat produces, and they are important for almost every area of policy.
This publication shows what official European statistics can tell us about how the population is developing, ageing, and much more. It provides possibilities to investigate EU and country level data and compare trends over several years.
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Migration to and from the EU
In 2021, 2.3 million immigrants came to the EU from non-EU countries. This is an increase of nearly 18% compared with 1.9 million in 2020, but still below the pre-COVID-19 level of 2.7 million in 2019.
In 21 out of 27 EU countries, 50% or more immigrants came from outside the EU in 2021. The largest shares were observed in Lithuania (81% of all its immigrants), Spain (80%) and Slovenia (79%). In contrast, the lowest share was recorded in Luxembourg, where immigrants from outside the EU made up 9% of all its immigrants.
In absolute numbers, the most popular countries of destination for immigrants from outside the EU in 2021 were Germany (439 000 persons or 19% of all immigrants who came to the EU from non-EU countries) and Spain (421 000 or 19%), ahead of Italy (248 000 or 11%) and France (238 000 or 11%). People who migrated to these 4 EU members represented 60% of all immigrants who entered the EU from non-EU countries in 2021.