Based on a comparison of 31 countries in 2018, Malta ranked the highest in annual immigration as a percentage of total population with 6.19% followed by Luxembourg and Iceland. On the other end of the scale was Slovakia with 0.133%, Bulgaria with 0.421% and Portugal with 0.423%.
Data for more countries are available at Total Immigration, Annual (As % of Population) indicator page.
| Total Immigration, Annual (As % of Population) | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Austria | % | 1.08% | 1.20% | 1.37% | 1.96% | 1.52% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | 1.17% | 1.09% | 1.11% | 1.32% | 1.11% | ||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | % | 1.55% | 1.16% | 0.805% | 1.32% | 1.50% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 0.973% | 1.07% | 1.21% | 1.38% | 1.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | % | ... | ... | 0.205% | 0.321% | 0.306% | 1.21% | 1.17% | ||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 0.534% | 0.536% | 0.549% | 0.604% | 1.10% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 1.53% | 1.95% | 1.62% | 1.69% | 2.59% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 1.33% | 1.42% | 1.58% | 1.72% | 1.79% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 3.92% | 3.99% | 4.19% | 4.42% | 4.21% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.93% | 2.55% | 3.38% | 3.96% | 3.99% | |||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 0.743% | 0.770% | 0.861% | 0.985% | 1.11% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 0.728% | 0.672% | 0.671% | 0.748% | 0.807% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 0.650% | 0.602% | 0.657% | 0.737% | 0.893% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 1.08% | 1.21% | 1.31% | 1.37% | 1.64% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 1.85% | 1.97% | 1.90% | 1.84% | 1.77% |
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