Annex A. Characteristics of immigrant populations and households

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Table A A.1. Size and composition, 2006 and 2017
Total population

.

Foreign-born population

Native-born population

Foreign-born - Change since 2006 (% points)

 

Total population (thousands)

% of the total population

0-14

65+

Women

Household size (Nb of persons)

0-14

65+

Women

Household size (Nb of persons)

% of the total population

Women

% of the foreign-born population

% of the native-born population

% of the foreign-born population

Australia

6 873

28

6

20

51

3

24

14

50

..

4

1

Austria

1 656

19

6

12

51

2

16

19

50

2

4

-1

Belgium

1 893

17

7

17

51

-

19

19

51

2

4

-1

Bulgaria

145

2

16

15

51

2

14

21

51

2

..

-4

Canada

7 433

20

6

21

52

3

20

14

50

..

1

0

Chile

465

3

13

4

52

3

21

13

53

3

1

-7

Croatia

540

13

1

28

54

3

16

19

52

3

..

..

Cyprus1,2

174

20

6

9

56

2

19

17

50

3

1

0

Czech Republic

798

7

4

21

40

2

16

19

51

2

2

-3

Denmark

641

11

8

8

50

2

18

20

50

2

5

-1

Estonia

136

10

2

42

58

2

18

16

52

2

-6

-2

Finland

358

6

8

6

49

2

17

21

51

2

3

-2

France

8 210

12

5

22

52

2

21

18

51

2

1

0

Germany

12 738

16

5

21

49

2

15

21

51

..

3

-1

Greece

648

6

3

7

54

3

15

22

51

3

..

2

Hungary

514

5

4

20

50

2

15

18

52

2

2

-5

Iceland

47

14

..

..

49

2

..

..

49

2

4

4

Ireland

810

17

11

6

51

3

24

15

50

3

3

3

Israel

1 818

22

..

..

55

2

..

..

50

4

-6

0

Italy

6 054

10

5

5

54

2

15

24

51

2

0

0

Japan

2 383

2

9

8

52

..

13

27

51

..

0

-1

Korea

1 143

2

4

4

43

..

14

14

50

..

1

0

Latvia

251

13

2

46

61

2

17

16

53

2

-3

1

Lithuania

127

4

6

35

58

2

15

18

54

2

-1

3

Luxembourg

270

46

..

..

49

3

..

..

52

2

9

-1

Malta

70

15

6

13

46

2

15

19

50

3

8

-2

Mexico

1 007

1

51

4

49

2

26

8

52

4

0

0

Netherlands

2 137

13

5

11

52

2

18

19

50

2

2

0

New Zealand

1 169

24

..

..

52

3

..

..

51

3

3

0

Norway

800

15

..

..

48

2

..

..

49

2

6

-3

Poland

1 649

4

8

48

56

2

15

17

52

3

3

-1

Portugal

893

9

4

8

54

3

15

22

52

3

1

3

Romania

422

2

43

1

46

-

15

17

51

3

..

..

Slovak Republic

186

3

7

32

49

-

15

14

51

3

..

..

Slovenia

350

16

6

17

44

2

16

19

51

2

4

0

Spain

6 025

13

4

7

52

3

17

20

51

2

1

4

Sweden

1 784

18

..

..

50

2

..

..

49

2

5

-2

Switzerland

2 480

29

..

..

51

2

..

..

51

2

5

-1

Turkey

1 777

2

..

..

53

..

..

..

51

..

..

-3

United Kingdom

9 369

14

8

11

52

3

20

19

50

2

5

1

United States

43 739

13

5

15

51

3

21

15

51

2

1

2

OECD total

128 507

10

6

15

51

3

19

17

51

3

1

1

EU total

58 851

12

6

15

51

2

17

20

51

2

2

0

Source: Totals: Indicator 2.1, Age: Indicator 2.3; Women: Indicator 6.1; Recent migrants: Indicator 2.8; Household size: Indicator 2.5.

Table A A.2. Defining characteristics of immigrant populations, 2015-16
15-64, total = 100

 

Region of birth

Duration of stay

Advanced host-country language proficiency (%)

 

Europe

Of which: EU

Africa

Asia

Latin America

United States, Canada, Oceania

<5 years

5 to 9 years

≥10 years

Australia

34

..

6

45

2

13

21

19

60

70

Austria

82

42

3

12

2

1

23

15

62

63

Belgium

55

41

31

10

3

1

21

21

58

63

Bulgaria

100

24

0

0

0

0

36

14

51

62

Canada

22

..

9

51

13

4

14

16

70

..

Chile

5

..

0

2

90

3

46

20

34

..

Croatia

100

12

0

0

0

0

1

4

95

97

Cyprus1,2

62

51

4

32

0

2

27

27

46

42

Czech Republic

87

58

1

10

1

1

15

17

67

76

Denmark

54

38

7

33

3

3

30

21

49

..

Estonia

92

8

0

7

0

0

3

4

93

21

Finland

65

38

7

23

2

2

16

27

56

58

France

32

23

53

9

5

1

12

13

75

65

Germany

74

42

3

20

2

1

22

9

69

58

Greece

79

19

2

15

1

2

7

15

79

63

Hungary

90

70

1

7

0

1

14

14

73

92

Iceland

72

68

2

15

4

7

13

26

61

..

Ireland

65

62

8

16

6

5

24

28

47

..

Israel

..

..

..

..

..

..

6

7

87

..

Italy

56

35

17

15

11

2

9

25

66

66

Japan

5

..

1

80

10

4

..

..

..

..

Korea

3

..

1

92

0

4

59

26

14

..

Latvia

92

11

0

8

0

0

4

2

94

37

Lithuania

89

10

0

10

0

0

3

3

94

56

Luxembourg

86

80

7

4

2

1

28

18

53

90

Malta

..

..

..

..

..

..

11

17

72

24

Mexico

10

..

0

4

35

50

..

..

..

..

Netherlands

39

24

19

19

19

2

8

11

81

..

New Zealand

25

..

9

42

2

23

16

16

68

..

Norway

52

41

12

28

5

3

33

20

47

46

Poland

100

29

0

0

0

0

..

..

..

70

Portugal

36

29

41

2

18

2

7

11

81

90

Romania

..

..

..

..

..

..

-

-

-

56

Slovak Republic

93

70

1

4

0

2

16

9

75

87

Slovenia

100

22

0

0

0

0

10

18

72

51

Spain

34

30

21

7

37

1

9

25

66

76

Sweden

44

27

10

39

5

2

23

21

56

65

Switzerland

77

58

6

8

6

2

26

17

57

63

Turkey

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

United Kingdom

41

37

16

33

4

5

26

22

52

68

United States

11

..

5

30

52

2

13

11

76

..

OECD total

32

..

11

28

26

3

16

15

69

65

EU total

53

35

18

18

9

2

17

17

66

66

Source: Indicator 2.8; Language proficiency: Indicator 3.2.

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