Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Northern Europe

Number of immigrants in Northern Europe in 2024 — 18,548,859 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 178.3%.

2024 18.55M people +14.13% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 18.55M people2024
Period minimum 6.67M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Northern Europe, 1990–20245M10M15M20M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 6,665,564 people1995: 7,244,142 people2000: 7,970,540 people2005: 9,674,704 people2010: 11,959,345 people2015: 13,961,282 people2020: 16,252,749 people2024: 18,548,859 people
Change over the period: +11.88M (+178.28%) Average annual rate: 3.06 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Europe

Northern Europe 18.55M people
World 303M people
Number of immigrants — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 18.55M
2020 16.25M
2015 13.96M
2010 11.96M
2005 9.67M
2000 7.97M
1995 7.24M
1990 6.67M

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.