November 2006
Major countries of destination of migrants
from France are
Belgium, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United
States.
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Note: The countries are listed in alphabetical order
Source: Composite
Matrix, the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation
and Poverty.
Top Five Countries of Origin of the Foreign Population
Living in France in 1999
Countries of nationality |
Number |
Percent
of total foreign population |
| Portugal |
553,663 |
17.0 |
| Morocco |
504,096 |
15.4 |
| Algeria |
477,482 |
14.6 |
| Turkey |
208,049 |
6.4 |
| Italy |
201,670 |
6.2 |
| All other countries |
1,318,226 |
40.4 |
| TOTAL |
3,263,186 |
100.0 |
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Source: Institut
National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (National
Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies), 1999 Population Census (Étrangers
Selon La Nationalité Détaillée; Foreign Population by
Detailed Nationality)
According to the 1999 Population Census, the
foreign population represented 5.6 percent (3,263,186) of the total population
of France in 1999.
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Source: Institut
National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (National
Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies), 1999 Population Census (Étrangers
Selon La Nationalité Détaillée; Foreign Population by
Detailed Nationality)
For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre
on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html
Migration Information Source:
France country resource page: http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/france.cfm
France's Resources:
National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE): http://www.insee.fr/
National Institute for Demographic Studies (INED): http://www.ined.fr/englishversion/index.html
