Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Southern Europe

Number of immigrants in Southern Europe in 2024 — 20,146,594 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 266.8%.

2024 20.15M people +13.55% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 20.15M people2024
Period minimum 5.49M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Southern Europe, 1990–2024010M20M30M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 5,492,249 people1995: 7,270,700 people2000: 8,606,648 people2005: 11,918,402 people2010: 15,233,862 people2015: 15,533,314 people2020: 17,742,341 people2024: 20,146,594 people
Change over the period: +14.65M (+266.82%) Average annual rate: 3.9 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Europe 20.15M people
World 303M people
Number of immigrants — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 20.15M
2020 17.74M
2015 15.53M
2010 15.23M
2005 11.92M
2000 8.61M
1995 7.27M
1990 5.49M

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.