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Born abroad in United Kingdom

1990 – 2024 · 8 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated 10 Nov 2026
people · United Kingdom

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 17.1% +1.5 pp section.change_since
Countries · 2024 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since +4.9 pp
vs section.levels.world +13.4 pp section.levels.world: 3.7% · 2024
Born abroad, 1990 – 2024 percent · United Kingdom · section.levels.world
+4.9 pp section.change_since
United Kingdom section.levels.world

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

section.compare Born abroad · percent
United Kingdom
17.1%
section.levels.world
3.7%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 17.1% · 2024
First value 6.4% · 1990
Highest 17.1% · 2024
Lowest 6.4% · 1990
Data points 8

By year

section.all_years · 1990 – 2024

YearUnited KingdomChange section.levels.world
2024 17.1% +1.5 pp 3.7%
2020 15.6% +1.7 pp 3.5%
2015 13.9% +1.7 pp 3.3%
2010 12.2% +2.3 pp 3.2%
2005 9.9% +1.9 pp 2.9%
2000 8.0% +0.8 pp 2.8%
1995 7.2% +0.8 pp 2.8%
1990 6.4% 2.9%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2020 2015 2010 2005 2000 1995 1990
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBorn abroad
1 Hong Kong SAR China 41.3%
2 Saudi Arabia 40.3%
3 Lebanon 24.5%
4 Canada 22.2%
5 Germany 19.8%
6 Spain 18.5%
7 Norway 18.2%
8 Gabon 17.7%
9 United Kingdom 17.1%
10 Netherlands 16.2%
11 United States 15.2%
12 Greece 14.2%
13 France 13.8%
14 Italy 11.0%
15 Czechia 9.5%
16 Finland 9.2%
17 Türkiye 8.1%
18 Chile 7.8%
19 Congo - Brazzaville 6.1%
20 Lithuania 6.1%
21 Colombia 5.8%
22 Russia 5.3%
23 Poland 4.5%
24 Bulgaria 4.4%
25 Argentina 4.3%
26 Ecuador 4.1%
27 South Korea 3.5%
28 Romania 3.4%
29 Bangladesh 1.7%
30 Liberia 1.3%
31 Mexico 1.3%
32 Congo - Kinshasa 1.0%
33 Egypt 1.0%
34 Yemen 1.0%
35 Brazil 0.7%
36 Algeria 0.6%
37 Sierra Leone 0.6%
38 Honduras 0.4%
39 India 0.3%
40 Indonesia 0.2%
41 China 0.1%
42 Philippines 0.1%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024

section.what

The share of residents who were born in another country.

section.how

Residents born outside the country divided by the total population (some countries count foreign citizens instead).