Based on a comparison of 32 countries in 2018, Germany ranked the highest in annual immigration with 893,886 persons followed by Spain and United Kingdom. On the other end of the scale was Liechtenstein with 649 persons, Slovakia with 7,253 persons and Latvia with 10,909 persons.
Data for more countries are available at Immigration (Annual) indicator page.
| Immigration (Annual) | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Austria | persons | 91,557 | 101,866 | 116,262 | 166,323 | 129,509 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | persons | ... | ... | 129,477 | 120,078 | 123,158 | 146,626 | 123,702 | ||||||||||||||
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 327,431 | 338,752 | 340,383 | 364,221 | 377,709 | ||||||||
| Germany | persons | 592,175 | 692,713 | 884,893 | 1,571,047 | 1,029,852 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | persons | 58,200 | 57,946 | 59,013 | 64,446 | 116,867 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | persons | 33,702 | 38,968 | 54,581 | 58,344 | 53,618 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | persons | 61,324 | 65,539 | 73,519 | 80,792 | 85,185 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | persons | 350,772 | 307,454 | 277,631 | 280,078 | 300,823 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | persons | 124,566 | 129,428 | 145,323 | 166,872 | 189,232 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | persons | 217,546 | 220,311 | 222,275 | 218,147 | 208,302 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 167,266 | 153,646 | 136,035 | 132,795 | 137,455 | ||||||
| Spain | persons | 304,053 | 280,772 | 305,454 | 342,114 | 414,746 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | persons | 103,059 | 115,845 | 126,966 | 134,240 | 163,005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | persons | 149,051 | 160,157 | 156,282 | 153,627 | 149,305 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | 498,040 | 526,046 | 631,991 | 631,452 | 588,993 |
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