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People > Immigration Stats: compare key data on Germany & United Kingdom

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STAT
Germany
United Kingdom
HISTORY
Commitment to Development Index (immigration) 6.9
Ranked 6th. 47% more than United Kingdom
4.7
Ranked 15th.
Country of birth of Australian resident population 114,921
Ranked 9th.
1.15 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Germany
Country of birth of Australian resident population per thousand people 1.4
Ranked 31st.
19.03
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Germany
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Arab population 500,000
Ranked 16th. The same as United Kingdom
500,000
Ranked 15th.
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Jews > Enlarged Jewish population 250,000
Ranked 9th.
360,000
Ranked 7th. 44% more than Germany

Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Russians 1.09 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
300,000
Ranked 14th.
Foreign-born population 9.81 millions
Ranked 1st. 40% more than United Kingdom
7.01 millions
Ranked 3rd.
Foreign-born population per million people 0.12 millions
Ranked 5th. 7% more than United Kingdom
0.113 millions
Ranked 6th.
Nationality compositions of > Norway 26,398
Ranked 7th. 82% more than United Kingdom
14,504
Ranked 17th.
Nationality compositions of Canada, share of immigrants 2.8%
Ranked 9th.
9.4%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Germany
Population born in another EU state 3.4 millions
Ranked 1st. 51% more than United Kingdom
2.25 millions
Ranked 3rd.
Refugees and asylum seekers > Accepted asylum applications 22,165
Ranked 1st. 52% more than United Kingdom
14,570
Ranked 3rd.
Refugees and asylum seekers > Accepted asylum applications per million people 270.67
Ranked 10th. 17% more than United Kingdom
230.44
Ranked 11th.
Refugees and asylum seekers > Natives per Refugee 144
Ranked 130th.
319
Ranked 109th. 2 times more than Germany
Visa overstay rate > Australia 0.36
Ranked 137th.
0.58
Ranked 120th. 61% more than Germany

Nationality compositions of > Canada 171,405
Ranked 9th.
579,620
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Share of foreign born people in the EU 7.8%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than United Kingdom
7.7%
Ranked 7th.
Population born outside EU per million people 0.0784 million
Ranked 5th. 2% more than United Kingdom
0.0766 million
Ranked 7th.
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Lebanese 97,000
Ranked 12th. 8% more than United Kingdom
90,000
Ranked 13th.
Nationality compositions of > Greater London 55,476
Ranked 18th.
5.18 million
Ranked 1st. 93 times more than Germany
Nationality compositions of > US foreign born population by country of birth 712 thousand
Ranked 5th. 11% more than United Kingdom
640 thousand
Ranked 6th.

Nationality compositions of > Ghana 3,900
Ranked 5th.
7,000
Ranked 4th. 79% more than Germany
Nationality compositions of > Sweden 48,442
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
21,883
Ranked 15th.
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Jews > Percent Jewish 0.305%
Ranked 17th.
0.57%
Ranked 12th. 87% more than Germany
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Iraqis 150,000
Ranked 8th.
250,000
Ranked 5th. 67% more than Germany
Nationality compositions of > Norway per million people 325.31
Ranked 29th. 42% more than United Kingdom
228.79
Ranked 35th.
Nationality compositions of > Ghana per million people 47.62
Ranked 4th.
110.71
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Germany
Nationality compositions of > London per thousand people 0.678
Ranked 22nd.
82.48
Ranked 1st. 122 times more than Germany
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Jews > Enlarged Jewish population per thousand people 3.05
Ranked 16th.
5.69
Ranked 12th. 87% more than Germany

Population born outside EU 6.42 million
Ranked 1st. 35% more than United Kingdom
4.77 million
Ranked 3rd.
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Jews > Core Jewish population per thousand people 1.46
Ranked 10th.
4.69
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Germany
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Canadians 13,390
Ranked 7th.
73,000
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Germany
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > German ancestry 64.64 million
Ranked 1st. 247 times more than United Kingdom
262,000
Ranked 7th.
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Centres of Iraqi population Berlin , Cologne , Hamburg London , Birmingham , Manchester , Leeds , Derby , Cardiff and Glasgow .
Nationality compositions of > London 55,476
Ranked 18th.
5.18 million
Ranked 1st. 93 times more than Germany
Nationality compositions of > Canada, share of Canadian population 0.5%
Ranked 10th.
1.9%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Germany
Visas > Visa requirements for > Dutch > Length of stay Freedom of Movement Freedom of Movement
Visas > Visa requirements for > Australian citizens > Conditions of access Visa not required visa-free
Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Jews > Core Jewish population 119,000
Ranked 3rd.
292,000
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Germany
Nationality compositions of > Greater London per thousand people 0.678
Ranked 22nd.
82.48
Ranked 1st. 122 times more than Germany
Nationality compositions of > Canada per thousand people 2.08
Ranked 59th.
9.57
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Germany
Nationality compositions of > Sweden per thousand people 0.592
Ranked 18th. 70% more than United Kingdom
0.349
Ranked 20th.
Nationality compositions of > Maastricht per million people 42.46 Jan
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than United Kingdom
8.86 Jan
Ranked 4th.

Nationality compositions of > US foreign born population by country of birth per million people 8.96 thousand
Ranked 7th.
11.18 thousand
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Germany

Population born in another EU state per million people 0.0415 millions
Ranked 5th. 15% more than United Kingdom
0.0361 millions
Ranked 6th.
Nationality compositions of > Maastricht 3,477 Jan
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than United Kingdom
560 Jan
Ranked 4th.

SOURCES: cgdev.org/cdi; Australian Bureau of Statistics, "Migration, Australia, 2011-12 and 2012-13" (XLS), "Estimated resident population, Country of birth, State/territory, Age and sex - 30 June 2011", 18 December 2013; Australian Bureau of Statistics, "Migration, Australia, 2011-12 and 2012-13" (XLS), "Estimated resident population, Country of birth, State/territory, Age and sex - 30 June 2011", 18 December 2013. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Arab people (Arab diaspora) (Intra-Regional Labour Mobility in the Arab World , International Organization for Migration (IOM) Cairo); https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Rv2hLhme008J:www.jewishdatabank.org/Reports/World_Jewish_Population_2010.pdf+world+jewish+population+2010&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShFmlEo2XYeBjYVUGgz_STm8ZXvaFqIMHdpfxUC8uWpDuLqb9l7GvJbF2piXHqxgDaGkOY3jfCA_RkpUlKLSByoSQC3cLV-5LcpxgXggqUIYwzK9hdfmwVv4Sz0BdeFMxJ_-2To&sig=AHIEtbT5tVUek4PSi_N_5f0Dwe-11sBzMg, Number 2 - 2010. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Sergio DellaPergola. p. 60.; Wikipedia: Russian diaspora (Statistics); http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-11-034/EN/KS-SF-11-034-EN.PDF, eurostat, Statistics in focus, 34/2011, Katya Vasileva. p. 2.; http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-11-034/EN/KS-SF-11-034-EN.PDF, eurostat, Statistics in focus, 34/2011, Katya Vasileva. p. 2. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.ssb.no/en/innvbef; Wikipedia: Immigration to Canada (Canadian permanent resident population by country of birth) ([1] , Place of birth for the immigrant population by period of immigration, 2006 counts and percentages [1] , Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories); http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_in_the_European_Union
Mona W. Claussen (27 November 2013) Slik håndterer Europa asylstrømmen Aftenposten based on numbers from Eurostat . Retrieved 5 December 2013
http://open-data.europa.eu/en/data/dataset?q=asylum&op=&ext_boolean=all
; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_in_the_European_Union
Mona W. Claussen (27 November 2013) Slik håndterer Europa asylstrømmen Aftenposten based on numbers from Eurostat . Retrieved 5 December 2013
http://open-data.europa.eu/en/data/dataset?q=asylum&op=&ext_boolean=all
. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by refugee population (By Country of Asylum); Wikipedia: Visa policy of Australia (Modified Non-Return Rate) (Modified Non-Return Rate Quarterly Report Ending at 30 June 2013, ); http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-557/T404-eng.cfm?Lang=E&T=404&GH=4&GF=1&SC=1&S=1&O=D; Wikipedia: Lebanese people (Diaspora); "A summary of countries of birth in London". Census Update (Office for National Statistics) 2011.; Wikipedia: History of immigration to the United States (Immigration summary since);

; Wikipedia: Immigration to Sweden (25 largest immigrant populations by country of origin); http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/jewpop.html, Jewish Population of the World. 2012.; Wikipedia: Iraqi diaspora (Current number of Iraqis in all countries); http://www.ssb.no/en/innvbef. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; . Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: London (United Kingdom Census) ("A summary of countries of birth in London" . Census Update (Office for National Statistics) 2011 : page 1. 11 December 2012 . Retrieved 12 December 2011 ., , ). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Rv2hLhme008J:www.jewishdatabank.org/Reports/World_Jewish_Population_2010.pdf+world+jewish+population+2010&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShFmlEo2XYeBjYVUGgz_STm8ZXvaFqIMHdpfxUC8uWpDuLqb9l7GvJbF2piXHqxgDaGkOY3jfCA_RkpUlKLSByoSQC3cLV-5LcpxgXggqUIYwzK9hdfmwVv4Sz0BdeFMxJ_-2To&sig=AHIEtbT5tVUek4PSi_N_5f0Dwe-11sBzMg, Number 2 - 2010. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Sergio DellaPergola. p. 60. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Canadian diaspora; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_diaspora#Distribution; Wikipedia: Iraqi diaspora in Europe (Current number of Iraqis in all countries); Wikipedia: London (United Kingdom Census) ("A summary of countries of birth in London" . Census Update (Office for National Statistics) 2011 : page 1. 11 December 2012 . Retrieved 12 December 2011 ., , ); http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-557/T404-eng.cfm?Lang=E&T=404&GH=4&GF=1&SC=1&S=1&O=D; Wikipedia: Visa requirements for Dutch citizens (Africa); Wikipedia: Visa requirements for Australian citizens (Africa); "A summary of countries of birth in London". Census Update (Office for National Statistics) 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-557/T404-eng.cfm?Lang=E&T=404&GH=4&GF=1&SC=1&S=1&O=D. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Immigration to Sweden (25 largest immigrant populations by country of origin). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Maastricht (Inhabitants by nationality) (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Bevolking; geslacht, leeftijd, nationaliteit en regio, 1 januari" . Retrieved 9 April 2013 .). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: History of immigration to the United States (Immigration summary since). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Maastricht (Inhabitants by nationality) (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Bevolking; geslacht, leeftijd, nationaliteit en regio, 1 januari" . Retrieved 9 April 2013 .)

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