Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — European Union

Number of immigrants in the European Union in 2024 — 63,315,939 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 156.9%.

2024 63.32M people +16.38% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 63.32M people2024
Period minimum 24.65M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — European Union, 1990–202420M30M40M50M60M70M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 24,649,984 people1995: 29,023,930 people2000: 31,944,954 people2005: 38,186,192 people2010: 43,690,985 people2015: 47,117,669 people2020: 54,404,693 people2024: 63,315,939 people
Change over the period: +38.67M (+156.86%) Average annual rate: 2.81 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union

European Union 63.32M people
World 303M people
Number of immigrants — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 63.32M
2020 54.4M
2015 47.12M
2010 43.69M
2005 38.19M
2000 31.94M
1995 29.02M
1990 24.65M

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.