{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"europe-immigration-by-country","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/europe-immigration-by-country","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/europe-immigration-by-country/","title":"Immigration to Europe by Country (2024)","description":"Gross immigration inflows into 32 European countries in 2024: Spain received 1,288.6 thousand arrivals, the most in Europe, ahead of Germany at 1,078.5 thousand. Eurostat data.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Migration","Immigration","Europe","Eurostat"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","temporal_coverage":"2008/2024","unit":"thousand people","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Immigration inflows","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/MIGR_IMM8/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Reference year","value":"2024"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2008–2024"},{"label":"Countries","value":"32"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Combined arrivals (2024)","value":"5,570.4","unit":"thousand people, 28 countries","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-386.8 thousand vs 2023"}},{"label":"Most arrivals","value":"1,288.6","unit":"Spain (thousand)"},{"label":"Fewest arrivals","value":"1.3","unit":"Liechtenstein (thousand)"},{"label":"Countries ranked","value":"32","unit":"with a published figure"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Combined immigration, 28 countries"}],"observation_count":17,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":3338.8},{"period":"2009","value":2719.4},{"period":"2010","value":2715.3},{"period":"2011","value":2764.5},{"period":"2012","value":2896.2},{"period":"2013","value":2981.1},{"period":"2014","value":3244.2},{"period":"2015","value":4109.3},{"period":"2016","value":3773},{"period":"2017","value":3777},{"period":"2018","value":3918.5},{"period":"2019","value":4127.4},{"period":"2020","value":3224.3},{"period":"2021","value":4064.4},{"period":"2022","value":6854.4},{"period":"2023","value":5957.2},{"period":"2024","value":5570.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"rank","label":"#"},{"key":"country","label":"Country"},{"key":"value","label":"thousand people"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change vs 2023"}],"rows":[{"rank":"1","country":"Spain","value":"1,288.6","yoyChange":"+37.6"},{"rank":"2","country":"Germany","value":"1,078.5","yoyChange":"-224.7"},{"rank":"3","country":"Italy","value":"451.6","yoyChange":"+11.9"},{"rank":"4","country":"France","value":"438.6","yoyChange":"-28.9"},{"rank":"5","country":"Poland","value":"300.5","yoyChange":"-2.8"},{"rank":"6","country":"Romania","value":"286.5","yoyChange":"-37.6"},{"rank":"7","country":"Netherlands","value":"257.7","yoyChange":"-16.9"},{"rank":"8","country":"Switzerland","value":"212.6","yoyChange":"-50.5"},{"rank":"9","country":"Belgium","value":"162.9","yoyChange":"-6.7"},{"rank":"10","country":"Greece","value":"132.1","yoyChange":"+15.6"},{"rank":"11","country":"Austria","value":"128.8","yoyChange":"-18.8"},{"rank":"12","country":"Ireland","value":"127.7","yoyChange":"-8.0"},{"rank":"13","country":"Czechia","value":"123.9","yoyChange":"-18.2"},{"rank":"14","country":"Sweden","value":"116.2","yoyChange":"+21.7"},{"rank":"15","country":"Denmark","value":"101.7","yoyChange":"+3.4"},{"rank":"16","country":"Hungary","value":"88.4","yoyChange":"-7.8"},{"rank":"17","country":"Croatia","value":"70.4","yoyChange":"+1.0"},{"rank":"18","country":"Norway","value":"66.1","yoyChange":"-20.5"},{"rank":"19","country":"Finland","value":"64.0","yoyChange":"-9.3"},{"rank":"20","country":"Bulgaria","value":"52.2","yoyChange":"-4.6"},{"rank":"21","country":"Lithuania","value":"51.8","yoyChange":"-14.8"},{"rank":"22","country":"Cyprus","value":"40.5","yoyChange":"-0.3"},{"rank":"23","country":"Malta","value":"34.0","yoyChange":"-8.2"},{"rank":"24","country":"Slovenia","value":"33.0","yoyChange":"-0.9"},{"rank":"25","country":"Luxembourg","value":"25.7","yoyChange":"-1.2"},{"rank":"26","country":"Montenegro","value":"20.0","yoyChange":"+1.7"},{"rank":"27","country":"Estonia","value":"18.6","yoyChange":"-7.8"},{"rank":"28","country":"Latvia","value":"14.7","yoyChange":"-0.9"},{"rank":"29","country":"Iceland","value":"9.9","yoyChange":"-1.3"},{"rank":"30","country":"North Macedonia","value":"7.5","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"rank":"31","country":"Slovakia","value":"6.8","yoyChange":"+0.9"},{"rank":"32","country":"Liechtenstein","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"+0.6"}]},"qa":[{"question":"Which European country receives the most immigrants?","answer":"Spain, with 1,288.6 thousand arrivals in 2024, ahead of Germany, Italy and France. These are gross inflows: they count everyone who arrives with the intention of staying at least twelve months, before subtracting anyone who leaves. Net migration, which is the figure that changes the population, is considerably smaller."},{"question":"What is the difference between immigration and net migration?","answer":"Immigration counts arrivals only. Net migration subtracts departures — including returning nationals and immigrants who move on or go home. Germany illustrates the gap: it is among the largest gross receivers in Europe but records a far smaller net figure because emigration from Germany is also large. Rankings built on gross inflows and on net migration therefore look quite different."},{"question":"Who counts as an immigrant in these figures?","answer":"Eurostat applies the UN definition: a person who establishes usual residence in a country for at least twelve months, having previously been resident elsewhere. That includes returning citizens of the country itself, which in several eastern European countries makes up a large share of recorded arrivals. It excludes short-term seasonal workers, tourists and most students on courses shorter than a year."}]}