Based on a comparison of 39 countries in 2011, Luxembourg ranked the highest in foreign-born population as a percentage of total population with 42.1% followed by Switzerland and Australia. On the other end of the scale was China with 0.100%, Indonesia with 0.100% and Brazil with 0.400%.
Data for more countries are available at Foreign-born Population (As % of Total Population) indicator page.
| Foreign-born Population (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Australia | % | 24.2% | 24.6% | 25.1% | 25.7% | 26.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.5% | 14.7% | 15.0% | 15.3% | 15.5% | |||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | 12.1% | 12.5% | 13.0% | 13.5% | 13.9% | |||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 18.7% | 19.0% | 19.2% | 19.4% | 19.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.0% | 16.9% | 16.7% | 16.5% | 16.3% | |||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.6% | 12.7% | 12.8% | 12.9% | 12.9% | ||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.6% | 14.2% | 15.7% | 16.7% | 17.2% | |||||||||||
| Israel | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29.1% | 28.3% | 27.6% | 26.9% | 26.2% | |||||||
| Latvia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | 36.5% | 37.4% | 38.6% | 40.2% | 40.0% | |||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.3% | 21.0% | 21.6% | 22.3% | 22.7% | |||||||||||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.1% | 11.9% | 13.5% | 14.2% | 14.4% | ||||||||||
| Sweden | % | ... | 12.5% | 12.9% | 13.4% | 13.9% | 14.4% | |||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | 23.8% | 24.2% | 24.9% | 25.8% | 26.3% | |||||||||||||
| USA | % | 12.1% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.5% |
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